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NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentageofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuelwithfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife.
Diesel
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.
Followthefollowingfordieselengines:
'xUseonlyUltra-LowSulfurDiesel.'xDonotrefuelwithpuremethylester.'xOnlyrefuelwithbiodieselwithamaximum ofB5/5%accordingtoASTMD975.'xDonotusegasoline.'xThevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsonlyusingdieseladditiveswhichhave
beenclassifiedassuitable.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuelj
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Low-SulfurDiesel
TheengineofyourBMWisdesignedfordiesel
withlowsulfurcontent:
Ultra-LowSulfurDieselASTMD975-xx.
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
UseonlyUltra-LowSulfurDiesel.
Thefractionofbiodieselinthefuelmustnotexj
ceed5%,referredtoasB5.Donotusegasoj
line.Ifyoudofillthetankwiththewrongfuel,for
instancegasoline,donotstarttheengineasthis
maydamagetheengine.
Inthecaseofincorrectrefueling,contactadealj
erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice centerorrepairshoporRoadsideAssistance.
IfthefuelpumpnozzledoesnotfitinthefillerpipeofyourBMW,pleasechecktoensurethatyouarerefuelingatadieselfuelpumpthatisequippedwithadieselfuelpumpnozzle.
IntheeventtheUltra-LowSulfurDieselfuelcanj
notbefullyinsertedintothefuelfillerneck,
pleasecontactBMWRoadsideAssistanceforinj
structionsonhowtoaddfuel.Formoreinformaj tiononRoadsideAssistance,refertopage 345.
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BMWAdvancedDiesel
Concept
BMWAdvancedDieselreducesnitrogenoxides inthedieselemissionsbyinjectingdieselexj
haustfluidintotheexhaustsystem.Achemical
reactiontakesplaceinsidethecatalyticconverter thatminimizesnitrogenoxides.
Generalinformation Thevehiclehasatankthatmustberefilled.
Tobeabletoestablishthedrive-readystateas
usual,theremustbeanadequateamountofdiej
selexhaustfluid.
Dieselexhaustfluidcanberefilledatanytime.
Dieselexhaustfluidisavailableatmanygasstaj tions.
Ifpossible,refilldieselexhaustfluidusingafuel
pump,refertopage 293.
Dieselexhaustfluidatlow
temperatures
Duetoitsphysicalproperties,itispossiblethat
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Replenishingdieselexhaustfluid
yourselfinexceptionalcases
Generalinformation
YoucanreplenishDieselexhaustfluidyourselfin exceptionalcases,forinstancetogettoyourscheduledservice.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Smallamountsofammoniafumescanescape whenopeningthedieselexhaustfluidconj tainer.Ammoniafumeshaveapungentodorandirritateskin,mucousmembranes,andeyes.Thereisariskofinjury.Donotinhaleescaping
ammoniafumes.Avoidthecontactofarticlesof clothing,skinoreyeswithdieselexhaustfluid.
Donotswallowanydieselexhaustfluid.Keep childrenawayfromdieselexhaustfluids.
WARNING
Operatingmaterials,forinstanceoils,greases,
coolants,fuels,cancontainharmfulingredients.
Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Folj
lowtheinstructionsonthecontainers.Avoid
thecontactofarticlesofclothing,skinoreyes
withoperatingmaterials.Donotrefilloperating
materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
NOTICE
Thedieselexhaustfluidingredientsarevery aggressive.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj
erty.Avoidcontactofdieselexhaustfluidwith
surfacesofthevehicle.
Suitabledieselexhaustfluid
'xRecommended:BMWDieselExhaustFluid.
Withthisbottleanditsspecialadapter,dieselexhaustfluidcanbereplenishedsimplyand
safely.'xAlternativelyrecommended:NOxDieselexj
haustfluidAUS32.
Dieselexhaustfluidcanbepurchasedatadealj
erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice centerorrepairshop.
Refillquantity Whenthereservelevelindicatorstarts,addat
least1.3USgal/5liters.
Tankfordieselexhaustfluid
Thefuelcapfordieselexhaustfluidsisnextto
thefuelcapforthefueltank.
Addingdieselexhaustfluidatthe
fuelpump
Generalinformation
Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletely intothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzleduringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xOverflowofdieselexhaustfluid.
Thetankfordieselexhaustfluidisfullwhenthe
fillernozzleclicksoffthefirsttime.
Dependingonthefillingnozzle,itmaynotbe possibletofillthetankforthedieselexhaustfluid
completely.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegasstaj
tion.
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Addingdieselexhaustfluid1.Openthefuelfillerflap,refertopage288.2.Turnthefuelcapofthedieselexhaustfluid
tankcounterclockwiseandremove.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.4.Usingthefuelpumpnozzle,addatleastthe recommendedrefillingquantity,refertopage 293.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzle clicksoffthefirsttime.5.Replacethefuelcapandturnitclockwise.6.Closethefuelfillerflap.Addingdieselexhaustfluidusinga
bottle1.Openthefuelfillerflap,refertopage 288.2.Turnthefuelcapofthedieselexhaustfluid
tankcounterclockwiseandremove.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.4.Placethebottleonitandturnitclockwiseas farasitwillgo.5.Pressthebottledown.
Thevehicletankwillbefilled.
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6.Pullbackthebottleandunscrewit.7.Replacethefuelcapandturnitclockwise.8.Closethefuelfillerflap.
Fillingwithanincorrectfluid
Generalinformation
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenan
incorrectfluidisadded.
Inthecasethatanincorrectfluidwasrefilled,
contactadealerssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Afteraddinganincorrectfluid,forinstanceantij
freezeforwasherfluid,thesystemcanheat andignite.Thereisariskoffireandinjuries.Donotaddincorrectfluids.Donotstarttheengineafteraddinganincorrectfluid.
Afterfillingdieselexhaustfluid
Reservelevelindicator Thereservelevelindicatorwillstillappearalongwiththeremaining
rangeafterrefilling.
Thedrive-readystatecanbeesj tablished.
Afterseveralminutesofdriving,thereservelevel
indicatorgoesout.
Dieselexhaustfluidonminimum
Afterfilling,theindicatorisstill
displayed.
Thedrive-readystatecanonlybe
establishedaftertheindicator
goesout.1.PresstheStart/Stopbuttonthreetimes.
Theindicatorgoesoutafterapprox.1minute.2.PresstheStart/Stopbuttonandestablishthe drive-readystate.
Disposingofbottles
Havebottlesfordieselexhaustfluiddisj
posedofbyadealer'sservicecenteror anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shoportakethemtoacollectionpoint.
Donotdisposeofemptybottleswithhousehold wasteunlessthisispermittedbylocalregulajtions.
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetirecharacteristicsandtireinflationpressure
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofanaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 298,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevaluesandthe
intendedtireinflationpressurevaluesforthe
mountedtirescanbedisplayedontheControl Display.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tiresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeenset,refertopage 310,forthe
mountedtires.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevalueisloj catedoneachtire.
Theintendedtireinflationpressurevalueisloj catedinthelowerareaoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflajtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read
byupto0.1bar/2psi.
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Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe
tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheamj
bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:'xDrivingrangeofmax.1.25miles/2kmhasnot
beenexceeded.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafteratrip.
Checkthetireinflationpressureoftheemerj
gencywheelinthecargoarearegularly,andcorj rectitasneeded.
1.Determine,refertopage 296,theintended
tireinflationpressurelevelsforthemounted
tires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom thespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Checkingusingthetireinflation
pressurespecificationsonthe
ControlDisplay
1.MyVehicle2.Vehiclestatus3.TirePressureMonitor4.Checkwhetherthecurrenttireinflationpresj
surelevelsdeviatefromtheintendedtire
pressurevalue.5.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom theintendedvalue.Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Withrunflattires:
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
WithTirePressureMonitorTPM:
Withtiresthatcannotbefoundinthetirepresj
surevaluesontheControlDisplay,resettheTire PressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handfor
optimumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevalj uesinthetireinflationpressuretable,refertopage 298,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesepressurevaluescanalsobefoundonthe
tireinflationpressurelabelonthedriver'sdoor
pillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
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Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
X3xDrive30i,X3sDrive30i,X3
xDrive30dTiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/60R18104H
M+SXLA/SRSC
225/60R18104H
M+SXLRSC2.2/322.5/36245/50R19105H M+SXLA/S
Std/RSC
245/50R19105
WXLRSC
245/50R19105V
M+SXLRSC2.2/322.4/35Front:245/45R20
103WXLRSC2.2/32-Rear:275/40R20
106WXLRSC-2.4/35Front:245/45R20
103YXLStd2.2/32-Rear:275/40R20
106YXLStd-2.4/35Front:245/40R21
100YXLRSC2.3/33-Rear:275/35R21
103YXLRSC-2.6/38Emergencywheel:
T135/80R18104
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60X3M40iTiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires245/50R19105
HM+SXLA/S
Std/RSC
245/50R19105
WXLRSC
245/50R19105V
M+SXLRSC2.2/322.4/35Front:245/45R20
103WXLRSC2.2/32-Rear:275/40R20
106WXLRSC-2.4/35Front:245/45R20
103YXLStd2.2/32-Rear:275/40R20
106YXLStd-2.4/35Front:245/40R21
100YXLRSC2.3/33-Rear:275/35R21
103YXLRSC-2.6/38Emergencywheel:
T135/80R18104
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
WARNING
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsexjceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevant
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tableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforoptij
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 299,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
X3xDrive30i,X3sDrive30i,X3
xDrive30dTiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/60R18104H
M+SXLA/SRSC
225/60R18104H
M+SXLRSC
245/50R19105H M+SXLA/S
Std/RSC
245/50R19105W
XLRSC
245/50R19105V
M+SXLRSC2.6/383.1/45Front:245/45R20
103WXLRSC2.7/39-Rear:275/40R20
106WXLRSC-3.1/45Front:245/45R20
103YXLStd2.4/35-Rear:275/40R20
106YXLStd-2.7/39TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSIFront:245/40R21
100YXLRSC2.6/38-Rear:275/35R21
103YXLRSC-2.9/42Emergencywheel:
T135/80R18104
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
X3M40i
TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires245/50R19105
HM+SXLA/S
Std/RSC
245/50R19105
WXLRSC
245/50R19105V
M+SXLRSC2.6/383.1/45Front:245/45R20
103WXLRSC2.7/39-Rear:275/40R20
106WXLRSC-3.1/45Front:245/45R20
103YXLStd2.4/35-Rear:275/40R20
106YXLStd-2.7/39Front:245/40R21
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TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSIRear:275/35R21
103YXLRSC-2.9/42Emergencywheel:
T135/80R18104
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Tireidentificationmarks
Tiresize
245/45R1896Y
245:nominalwidthinmm
45:aspectratioin%
R:radialtirecode
18:rimdiameterininches
96:loadrating,notforZRtires
Y:speedrating,beforetheRonZRtires
Maximumtireload
Maximumtireloadisthemaximumpermissible
weightforwhichthetireisapproved.
Locatethemaximumtireloadonthetiresidewall
andtheGrossAxleWeightRatingmGAWRmon
thecertificationlabelonthedriverdoorB-pillar. Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehiclessGrossAxleWeight RatingmGAWR.Note,frontvs.rearGAWRand
tireloads,respectively.
Speedletter
Qupto100mph/160km/h
Rupto106mph/170km/h
Supto112mph/180km/h
Tupto118mph/190km/h
Hupto131mph/210km/h
Vupto150mph/240km/h
Wupto167mph/270km/h
Yupto186mph/300km/h
TireIdentificationNumberDOTcode:DOTxxxxxxx3818
xxxx:manufacturercodeforthetirebrand
xxx:tiresizeandtiredesign
3818:tireage
TireswithDOTcodesmeettheguidelinesofthe
U.S.DepartmentofTransportation.
Tireage Recommendation
Regardlessofthetiretread,replacetiresatleast every6years.
Manufacturedate Youcanfindthemanufacturedateofthetireonthetire'ssidewall.DesignationManufacturedateDOT

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