BMW X3 2020 Owners Manual

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MOBILITY
Refueling...................................................................................................292
Fuel............................................................................................................ 294
Wheelsandtires...................................................................................... 300
Enginecompartment.............................................................................. 331
Engineoil.................................................................................................. 334
Coolant...................................................................................................... 338
Maintenance.............................................................................................340
Replacingcomponents.......................................................................... 342
Breakdownassistance........................................................................... 351
Care........................................................................................................... 358291
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto
page 294,priortorefueling.
Invehicleswithadieselengine,thefillerneckis
designedforrefuelingatdieselfuelpumps.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan 30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenotenj suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Refuelpromptly.
Fuelcap
Opening
1.Toopenthefuelfillerflap,pressontherear
edge,arrow.Thefuelfillerflapopens.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
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Closing
Warning
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejamj
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcanj notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Havefuelfillerflapunlockedbyadealerssservice centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Followthefollowingwhen refueling
Generalinformation Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletelyintothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle
duringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyafj terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegasstaj
tion.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel.
Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
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FuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation
Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssell
fuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror
summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwinj
ter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline
Generalinformation
Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpasconj
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof25%, i.e.E10orE25,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystanjdards:
US:ASTM4806mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
Safetyinformation
CAUTION
Theuseofpoor-qualityfuelsmayresultin
harmfulenginedepositsordamage.Additionj
ally,problemsrelatingtodrivability,startingand stalling,especiallyundercertainenvironmentalconditionssuchashighambienttemperature
andhighaltitude,mayoccur.
Ifdrivabilityproblemsareencountered,werecj
ommendswitchingtoahighqualitygasoline
brandandahigheroctanegradenAKInumj
bernforafewtankfills.Toavoidharmfulenj
ginedeposits,itishighlyrecommendedtopurj
chasegasolinefromTopTierretailers.
Failuretocomplywiththeserecommendations
mayresultintheneedforunscheduledmaintej
nance.
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd
thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefueljingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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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.
Refuelwiththisgasolinetoachievetherated performanceandconsumptionvalues.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife.
Diesel Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.
Followthefollowingfordieselengines:
'xUseonlyUltra-LowSulfurDiesel.'xDonotrefuelwithpuremethylester.'xOnlyrefuelwithbiodieselwithamaximum ofB5/5%accordingtoASTMD975.'xDonotusegasoline.'xThevehiclemanufacturerrecommends onlyusingdieseladditiveswhichhave
beenclassifiedassuitable.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuelj
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Low-SulfurDiesel
TheengineofyourBMWisdesignedfordiesel
withlowsulfurcontent:
Ultra-LowSulfurDieselASTMD975-xx.
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
UseonlyUltra-LowSulfurDiesel.
Thefractionofbiodieselinthefuelmustnotexj ceed5%,referredtoasB5.Donotusegasojline.Ifyoudofillthetankwiththewrongfuel,for
instancegasoline,donotstarttheengineasthis maydamagetheengine.
Inthecaseofincorrectrefueling,contactaservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshoporRoadsideAssistance.
IfthefuelpumpnozzledoesnotfitinthefillerpipeofyourBMW,pleasechecktoensurethatyouarerefuelingatadieselfuelpumpthatisequippedwithadieselfuelpumpnozzle.
IntheeventtheUltra-LowSulfurDieselfuelcanj
notbefullyinsertedintothefuelfillerneck,
pleasecontactBMWRoadsideAssistanceforinj
structionsonhowtoaddfuel.Formoreinformaj
tiononRoadsideAssistance,refertopage 352.
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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 297.
Dieselexhaustfluidatlow
temperatures
Duetoitsphysicalproperties,itispossiblethat
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instanceifthevehicleisdriveninaparticularlysportystyleorifitisoperatedwithatrailer.
Thedieselexhaustfluidmustbereplenishedassoonasthereservelevelindicatorappearsinthe
instrumentclustertoavoidnotbeingabletorej
establishthedrive-readystate.
Replenishingdieselexhaustfluid
yourselfinexceptionalcases
Generalinformation
YoucanreplenishDieselexhaustfluidyourselfin
exceptionalcases,forinstancetogettoyour scheduledservice.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Smallamountsofammoniafumescanescape whenopeningthedieselexhaustfluidconj
tainer.Ammoniafumeshaveapungentodor andirritateskin,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,diesel
exhaustfluidcanbereplenishedsimplyand
safely.'xAlternativelyrecommended:NOxDieselexj
haustfluidAUS32.
Dieselexhaustfluidcanbepurchasedataservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Refillquantity Whenthereservelevelindicatorstarts,addat
least1.3USgal/5liters.
Tankfordieselexhaustfluid
Thefuelcapfordieselexhaustfluidsisnextto
thefuelcapforthefueltank.
Addingdieselexhaustfluidatthe
fuelpump
Generalinformation
Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletely intothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzleduringrefuelingcauses:
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'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xOverflowofdieselexhaustfluid.
Thetankfordieselexhaustfluidisfullwhenthe
fillernozzleclicksoffthefirsttime.
Dependingonthefillingnozzle,itmaynotbe possibletofillthetankforthedieselexhaustfluid
completely.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegasstaj
tion.
Addingdieselexhaustfluid
1.Openthefuelfillerflap,refertopage 292.2.Turnthefuelcapofthedieselexhaustfluid
tankcounterclockwiseandremove.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.4.Usingthefuelpumpnozzle,addatleastthe recommendedrefillingquantity,refertopage 297.Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzle
clicksoffthefirsttime.5.Replacethefuelcapandturnitclockwise.6.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Addingdieselexhaustfluidusinga
bottle
1.Openthefuelfillerflap,refertopage 292.2.Turnthefuelcapofthedieselexhaustfluid
tankcounterclockwiseandremove.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
thefuelfillerflap.4.Placethebottleonitandturnitclockwiseas farasitwillgo.5.Pressthebottledown.Seite298MOBILITYFuel298
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Thevehicletankwillbefilled.
Thetankisfullwhenthefilllevelinthebottle
nolongerchanges.Itisnotpossibletooverj fill.6.Pullbackthebottleandunscrewit.7.Replacethefuelcapandturnitclockwise.8.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Fillingwithanincorrectfluid
Generalinformation
ACheckControlmessageisdisplayedwhenan
incorrectfluidisadded.
Inthecasethatanincorrectfluidwasrefilled,
contactadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Afteraddinganincorrectfluid,forinstanceantij
freezeforwasherfluid,thesystemcanheat andignite.Thereisariskoffireandinjuries.Do
notaddincorrectfluids.Donotstarttheengine
afteraddinganincorrectfluid.
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/Stopbuttonandswitchonthe
drive-readystate.
Disposingofbottles
Havebottlesfordieselexhaustfluiddisj
posedofbyadealer'sservicecenteror anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepair
shoportakethemtoacollectionpoint.
Donotdisposeofemptybottleswithhousehold wasteunlessthisispermittedbylocalregulajtions.
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,forinstance,duetothe
selectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalso
appliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsystems. Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetirecharacteristicsandtireinflationpressure
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 302,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevaluesandthe
intendedtireinflationpressurevaluesforthe
mountedtirescanbedisplayedontheControl Display.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tiresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeenset,refertopage 315,forthe
mountedtires.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevalueisloj catedoneachtire.
Thereferencetireinflationpressurevalueisloj
catedinthelowerareaoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflajtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read byupto0.1bar/2psi.
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