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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.
Forfurtherinformation:
Overview,seepage 357.
Addingengineoil1.Openthebonnet.
Opening,seepage 358.2.Turnthecapanticlockwisetoopen.3.Addengineoil.4.Tightencap.
Engineoilgradesfortoppingup
General Engineoilqualityisacriticalfactorintheservicelifeoftheengine.
Onlyreplenishwiththetypesofengineoilthat
arelisted.
Someengineoilgradesmaynotbeavailablein
allcountries.
Safetynotes
NOTE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofmaterialdamage.Donotuseoiladdij
tives.
NOTE
Usingthewrongengineoilcanresultinengine
malfunctionsanddamage.Thereisariskof
materialdamage.Whenselectingtheengine
oil,makesurethatitisthecorrectspecification.
Suitableengineoilgrades
Replenishwithengineoilswiththefollowingoilspecifications.
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
fromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranj
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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.
Opening,seepage 358.3.Turncaponcoolanttankslightlyanticlockj
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5.ThecoolantleveliscorrectifitisbetweentheMin.andMax.marksinthefillerneck.6.Tightencap.
Replenishingthecoolant
1.Allowtheenginetocooldown.2.Openbonnet.
Opening,seepage 358.3.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
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MaintenanceVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
BMWMaintenanceSystem
Themaintenancesystemindicateswhatmaintej
nancemeasuresarerequiredandtherebyassists inmaintainingtheroadsafetyandoperationalsafetyofthevehicle.
Theexactworkrequiredandthemaintenanceinj tervalsmayvarydependingonthenational-marj
ketversion.Labour,spareparts,operatingmatej rialsandwearmaterialsarechargedseparately.AdditionalinformationisavailablefromaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop.
ConditionBasedServiceCBS
Principle Sensorsandspecialalgorithmsmonitortheconjditionsinwhichthevehicleisused.CBSuses
thisinformationtodeterminewhatmaintenance
isrequired.
Thesystemthereforeallowsthescopeofthe maintenanceworktobeadaptedtotheindividual
usageprofile.
General
Informationonservicerequirementscanbe shownonthecontroldisplay.
Forfurtherinformation:
Servicerequirements,seepage 166.
Servicedatainthevehiclekey Informationonmaintenancerequirementsiscontinuouslystoredinthevehiclekey.TheServjicePartnercanreadoutthisdataandsuggestaprogrammeofmaintenanceforyourvehicle.
Itisthereforeimportanttogivetheserviceadvij
sorthevehiclekeythatwaslastusedtodrivethe
vehicle.
Periodsoutofuse Periodswhenthevehicleisoutofusewithits
batterydisconnectedarenottakenintoaccount.
Insuchcases,haveanytime-dependentmaintej
nanceprocedures,forexamplethoseconcerning thebrakefluidand,whereapplicable,theengineoilandmicrofilter/activatedcharcoalfilter,updajtedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureror
anotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist workshop.
Servicehistory
Maintenanceandrepairs
Havemaintenanceandrepairscarriedoutbya
ServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
Entries Themaintenanceworkcarriedoutisenteredinthemaintenancerecordsandthevehicledata.
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Aswithaservicebooklet,theentriesprovideevij
denceofregularmaintenance.
Ifanentryismadeintheelectronicservicehisj toryofthevehicle,service-relevantdataissaved
bothinthevehicleandinthecentralITsystems ofBMWAG,Munich.
Afterachangeofvehicleownership,thenewvej
hicleownerwillbeabletoviewthedataentered intheelectronicservicehistory.Similarly,aServj
icePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualij
fiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshopcan
alsoviewthedataenteredintheelectronicservj
icehistory.
Objection Thevehicleownerhastherighttocontacta
ServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop
andrequestthatnoentriesaremadeintheelecj
tronicservicehistoryandthatnodatarelatingto his/hertimeasownerissubsequentlystoredin
thevehicleortransmittedtothevehiclemanuj
facturer.Insuchcases,noentrieswillbemadein
theelectronicservicehistoryofthevehicle.
Displays
Servicesthathavebeenenteredcanbedisj
playedonthecontroldisplay.
Forfurtherinformation:
Servicerequirements,seepage 166.
ForAustralia/NewZealand: maintenance
Nomaintenanceworkotherthannormalmaintej
nanceisrequiredtokeeptheemissionlevelsof
yourvehiclewithinthedesignlimits.
Socketforon-board
diagnosisOBD
General
DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettrigger
thealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.Rej moveanydevicesconnectedtotheOBDsocketbeforelockingthevehicle.
Safetynote
NOTE
IncorrectuseoftheOBDon-boarddiagnosis
socketcancausemalfunctionsinthevehicle. Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Onlyhave
serviceandmaintenanceworkinvolvingthe OBDon-boarddiagnosissocketcarriedoutbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranjotherqualifiedServicePartneroraspecialist
workshoporotherauthorisedpersons.Only connectdevicesthathavebeentestedand
foundtobesafeforusewiththeOBDon-
boarddiagnosissocket.
Position
TheOBDsocketforcheckingemissions-relej
vantcomponentsislocatedonthedriver'sside.
Enginewarninglight
'xWhenthewarninglightflashes:
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Havethevehiclecheckedassoonas
possible.'xWhenthewarninglightilluminates:
Highexhaustgasvalue.Havethevehicle
checkedassoonaspossible.
Vehiclerecycling
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
handingthevehicleinatatake-backpointnomij
natedbythemanufacturerattheendofitslife cycle.Theregulationsconcerningthereturning
ofend-of-lifevehiclesmayvaryfromcountryto
country.Additionalinformationisavailablefroma ServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranother
qualifiedServicePartneroraspecialistworkj
shop.
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ReplacingpartsVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalequipmentavailableforthe
modelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountofthespejcialequipmentselectedorthecountryspecificaj
tion.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
On-boardtoolkit
Theon-boardtoolkitislocatedintheleftstorage
compartmentoftheboot.
Wiperblades
Safetynotes
NOTE
Thewindscreenmaysustaindamageifawiper
fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladefitted.There
isariskofmaterialdamage.Holdthewiper
firmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Donot
foldinorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiper bladeinstalled.
NOTE
Wipersthatarefoldedawayfromthewindj screencanbecometrappedifthebonnetis
opened.Thereisariskofmaterialdamage.Bej
foreopeningthebonnet,makesurethatthe
wipers,withwiperbladesfitted,areincontact
withthewindscreen.
Replacing
1.Toreplacethewiperblades,movethewipers
tothefold-outposition.
Fold-outpositionofthewipers,see page 145.2.Liftthewipersawayfromthewindscreenand
holdthemsecurely.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpulloutwiper
blade,arrow2.4.Insertthenewwiperbladeandpressintothe holderuntilitengages.5.Foldinthewipers.Seite370MOBILITYReplacingparts370
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