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EnginecompartmentVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryvariant.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Pleasecomplywiththerelevantlaws
andregulationswhenusingthecorresponding
functionsandsystems.
Overview
1Fillerneckforwashingfluid2Startingassistance,positivebatteryterminal3Chargeaircoolanttank4Enginecoolanttank5Oilfillerneck6Startingassistance,negativebatteryterminal7VehicleidentificationnumberSeite351EnginecompartmentMOBILITY351
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Bonnet
Safetynotes
WARNING
Incorrectlyperformedworkintheenginecomj
partmentcandamagecomponentsandposes asafetyrisk.Thereisariskofaccidentsormajterialdamage.HaveworkintheenginecomjpartmentundertakenbyaServicePartnerof
themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
WARNING
Theenginecompartmentcontainsmoving
components.Certaincomponentsintheenj
ginecompartmentcanalsomovewhenthevej hicleisswitchedoff,forexampletheradiator
fan.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotreachinto
anareawheretherearemovingparts.Keeparj
ticlesofclothingandhairawayfrommoving
parts.
WARNING
Thebonnethasprotrudingpartsontheinside, forexamplelockinghooks.Thereisariskofinj
jury.Whenthebonnetisopen,watchoutfor protrudingpartsandkeeptheseareasclear.
WARNING
Ifthebonnetisnotcorrectlylocked,itcan comeopenduringthejourneyandimpairvisij
bility.Thereisariskofaccident.Stopimmedij
atelyandclosethebonnetcorrectly.
WARNING
Partsofthebodycanbecometrappedwhen openingandclosingthebonnet.Thereisarisk
ofinjury.Whenopeningandclosing,makesure
thattheareaofmovementofthebonnetis
keptclear.
NOTE
Wipersthatarefoldedawayfromthewindj screencanbecometrappedifthebonnetis opened.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Bej
foreopeningthebonnet,makesurethatthe wipers,withwiperbladesfitted,areincontactwiththewindscreen.
NOTE
Whenclosing,thebonnetmustlockintoplace
onbothsides.Applyingadditionalpressurecan
damagethebonnet.Thereisariskofmaterial damage.Openthebonnetagainandcloseit
firmly.Avoidapplyingadditionalpressure.
Opening
1.Pullthelever,arrow1.
Thebonnetisreleased.2.Afterreleasingthelever,pulltheleveragain, arrow2.
Thebonnetisopened.3.Watchoutforanyprotrudingpartsofthe
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Closing
Allowthebonnettodropfromaheightofapj
proximately50cm,20in.
Thebonnetmustengageonbothsides.
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OperatingfluidsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryvariant.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfunctionsand
systems.Pleasecomplywiththerelevantlaws
andregulationswhenusingthecorresponding
functionsandsystems.
Fuelquality
General
Dependingontheregion,manyfillingstations
sellfuelthatisadaptedtowinterorsummerconj
ditions.Fuelthatissoldinwinterhelpswithcold
starting,forexample.
Petrol GeneralForoptimalfuelconsumption,thepetrolshould
besulphur-freeorhavealowsulphurcontent.
Fuelslabelledonthepumpascontainingmetal
mustnotbeused.
Youcanfillupwithfuelswithamaximumethanol contentof25%,forexampleE10orE25.
Theenginehasknockcontrol.Thismeansthat
differentpetrolgradescanbeused.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Inaddition,thecatalyticconj
verterwillbepermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofmaterialdamage.Donotusethe
followingfueloradditiveswithpetrolengines:
'xLeadedpetrol.'xMetallicadditives,forexamplemanganese oriron.
Afterfillingwiththewrongfuel,donotpress thestart/stopbutton.ContactaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
NOTE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand engine.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Do
notrefuelwithfuelwithahigherethanolconj
tentthanrecommended.Donotrefuelwithfuel
containingmethanol,forexampleM5toM100.
NOTE
Fuelbelowthespecifiedminimumqualitycan
adverselyaffectenginefunctionorleadtoenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofmaterialdamjage.Donotrefuelwithpetrolbelowthespecij
fiedminimumquality.
Petrolgrade
TheengineisdesignedtorunonpetroltoDINEN228.
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SuperPlus,RON98.
Usethisfueltoachievethenominalperformance
andconsumptionfigures.
MinimumgradeSuper,RON95.
Engineoil
General
Engineoilconsumptiondependsonthedriving
styleandoperatingconditions.
Thereforechecktheengineoillevelregularly
eachtimeyoufillupwithfuelbytakingadetailed
measurement.
Engineoilconsumptionmayincreaseduetothe following,forexample:
'xDynamicdrivingstyle.'xRunningintheengine.'xEngineidling.'xUseofengineoilgradesratedasunsuitable.
DifferentCheckControlmessagesareshownon
theControlDisplay,dependingontheengineoil
level.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Toolittleengineoilcausesenginedamage.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Topupwith
engineoilimmediately.
NOTE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofmatej
rialdamage.Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.If thereistoomuchengineoil,havetheengine
oillevelcorrectedbyaServicePartnerofthe
manufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartj
neroraspecialistworkshop.
Electronicoilmeasurement
General Electronicoilmeasurementusestwomeasuring
methods:
'xMonitoring.'xDetailedmeasurement.
Whenfrequentlymakingshorttripsorusinga
dynamicdrivingstyle,forexampletakingcorners
athighspeed,performadetailedmeasurement
atregularintervals.
Monitoring Principle
Theengineoillevelismonitoredelectronically
duringthejourneyandcanbeshownonthe
ControlDisplay.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible
operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
shown.
Operatingrequirements
Acurrentmeasurementisavailableafterapproxij
mately30minutesofnormaldriving.
Displayingtheengineoillevel
ViaiDrive:
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Theengineoillevelisdisplayed.
Systemlimits
Whenfrequentlymakingshorttripsorusinga
dynamicdrivingstyle,itmaynotbepossibleto
measuretheoillevel.Inthiscase,themeasurej
mentforthelast,sufficientlylongjourneyisdisj
played.
Detailedmeasurement Principle
Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicle isstationaryandisshownonascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible
operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
shown.
General
Duringmeasurement,theidlespeedisincreased
slightly.
Operatingrequirements'xVehicleisstandingonlevelground.'xSelectorleverinselectorleverpositionNorP
andacceleratorpedalnotpressed.'xDrive-readystateisswitchedonbypressing thestart/stopbutton.'xEngineisrunningandisatoperatingtemperjature.
Carryingoutadetailedmeasurement
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.Engineoillevel4.Engineoillevelmeasurement5.Startmeasurement
Theengineoillevelischeckedandshownona
scale.
Addingengineoil
General Donottopupengineoilunlessamessageisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.Thetop-up amountisspecifiedinthemessageontheConj
trolDisplay.
Onlyreplenishwithsuitabletypesofengineoil. Safelystopthevehicleandswitchoffdrive-readystatebeforetoppingupwithengineoil.
Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Serviceproducts,forexampleoils,greases,
coolantsandfuels,cancontainsubstancesthat areharmfultohealth.Thereisariskofinjuryor
evendeath.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructions
onthecontainers.Donotallowserviceprodj
uctstocomeintocontactwithclothing,skinor
eyes.Donotpourserviceproductsintoother
bottles.Keepserviceproductsoutofthereach
ofchildren.
NOTE
Toolittleengineoilcausesenginedamage. Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Topupwith engineoilimmediately.
NOTE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofmatej
rialdamage.Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.If thereistoomuchengineoil,havetheengineoillevelcorrectedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartj
neroraspecialistworkshop.
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OverviewTheoilfillerneckisintheenginecompartment,
seepage 351.
Addingengineoil1.Openthebonnet,seepage 352.2.Turnthecapanticlockwisetoopen.3.Addengineoil.4.Tightencap.
Engineoilgradesfortoppingup
General Engineoilqualityisacrucialfactordeterminingthelifetimeoftheengine.
Onlyreplenishwiththetypesofengineoilthat
arelisted.
Someengineoilgradesmaynotbeavailablein
allcountries.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofmaterialdamage.Donotuseoiladdij
tives.
NOTE
Usingthewrongengineoilcanresultinengine
malfunctionsanddamage.Thereisariskof
materialdamage.Whenselectingtheengine
oil,makesurethattheengineoilcorresponds
totheoilspecification.
Suitableengineoilgrades
Replenishwithengineoilswiththefollowingoil
specifications.
OilspecificationBMWLonglife-04.BMWLonglife-12FE.
Alternativeengineoilgrades
Ifsuitableengineoilsarenotavailable,upto1lij
tre,2pints,ofanengineoilwiththefollowingoil
specificationcanbeusedfortoppingup:
OilspecificationACEAC2.ACEAC3.
Viscosityclasses
Whenselectinganengineoil,makesurethatthe engineoilbelongstooneofthefollowingviscosj
ityclasses:
ViscosityclassesSAE0W-30.SAE5W-30.SAE0W-40.SAE5W-40.
Viscosityclasseswithahighviscositygradecan increasefuelconsumption.
Furtherinformationonsuitableengineoilspecifij
cationsandviscosityclassescanbeobtained
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fromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
otherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshop.
Oilchange
NOTE
Iftheengineoilisnotchangedatthecorrect
time,enginewearmayincreasewhichcould causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofmatej
rialdamage.Donotexceedtheservicedateinj dicatedinthevehicle.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
havingtheengineoilchangedbyaServicePartj nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
Coolant
General
Coolantisamixtureofwaterandanadditive.
Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuitaj bleforthevehicle.Donotmixadditivesofdifferjentcolours.Complywiththe50:50mixingratioofwatertoadditive.Informationregardingsuitaj
bleadditivesisavailablefromaServicePartnerof themanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthecoolingsystemisopenedwhentheenj gineishot,coolantcanescapeandcause
scalding.Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthe coolingsystemwhentheenginehascooled
down.
WARNING
Additivesareharmfultohealthandusingthe wrongadditivescandamagetheengine.There isariskofinjuryandmaterialdamage.Donot
allowadditivestocomeintocontactwithclothj ing,skinoreyes,anddonotswallowthem.Onlyusesuitableadditives.
Coolantlevel
General Thevehiclehastwocoolingcircuits.Alwayscheckthecoolantlevelsofbothcoolanttanksandtopupifnecessary.
ThecoolantlevelisshownbyMinandMax
marksinthefillerneckofthecoolanttank.
Tocheckthecoolantlevel
1.Allowtheenginetocooldown.2.Openthebonnet,seepage 352.3.Turncaponcoolanttankslightlyanticlockj
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5.ThecoolantleveliscorrectifitisbetweentheMin.andMax.marksinthefillerneck.6.Tightencap.
Toppingup
1.Allowtheenginetocooldown.2.Openthebonnet,seepage 352.3.Turncaponcoolanttankslightlyanticlockj
wise,thenallowthepressuretoescape.4.Opencaponcoolanttank.5.Ifnecessary,slowlytopuptothecorrect
level;donotoverfill.6.Tightencap.7.Havethecauseofcoolantlossrectifiedas
soonaspossible.
Disposal
Whendisposingofcoolantandcoolant
additives,complywiththerelevantenvij
ronmentalprotectionregulations.
Washerfluid
General Allwasherjetsaresuppliedfromonereservoir.
Useamixtureoftapwaterandscreenwashconj centrateforthewindscreenwashersystem,if
necessarywiththeadditionofantifreeze.
Recommendedminimumfilllevel:1litre,
1.7Imp.pints.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Someantifreezescancontaintoxicsubstances, andareflammable.Thereisariskoffireandinj jury.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructionsonthe
containers.Keepantifreezesawayfromsourj
cesofcombustion.Donotpourserviceprodj
uctsintootherbottles.Keepserviceproducts
outofthereachofchildren.
WARNING
Washerfluidcanigniteoncontactwithhot
partsoftheengineandcatchfire.Thereisa riskofinjuryormaterialdamage.Onlytopupwasherfluidwhentheenginehascooleddown.Thenfullyclosethecapofthewasherfluidresjervoir.
NOTE
Siliconeadditivesmixedwiththewasherfluid fortheirwaterbeadingeffectonthewindows
maydamagethewashersystem.Thereisarisk ofmaterialdamage.Donotaddsiliconeaddijtivestothewasherfluid.
NOTE
Mixingdifferentscreenwashconcentratesor
antifreezesmaydamagethewashersystem.
Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Donotmix
differentscreenwashconcentratesorantifreej zes.Pleasecomplywiththeinstructionsandmixingratiosstatedonthecontainers.
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Overview
Thereservoirforthewasherfluidislocatedintheenginecompartment.
Malfunction
Usingundilutedcleaningfluidconcentrateoranj
tifreezebasedonalcoholmayresultinfalse
readingsatlowtemperaturesbelow
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