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Theroadsymbolizestheefficiencyofthedrivingstyle.Themoreefficientthedrivingstyle,the
smootherthedepictedroutebecomes,arrow1.
Thetableofvaluescontainsstars.Themoreeffi#j cientthedrivingstyle,themorestarsarein#j
cludedinthetable,arrow2,andthefasterthe
bonusrangeincreases.
If,ontheotherhand,thedrivingstyleisineffi#j cient,amorewavyroadandareducednumberofstarsaredisplayed.Seite281SavingfuelDRIVINGTIPS281
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RefuelingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Followthefuelrecommendation,referto
page 284,priortorefueling.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Withadrivingrangeoflessthan
30miles/50kmtheenginemaynolongerhave
sufficientfuel.Enginefunctionsarenoten#j suredanymore.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Refuelpromptly.
Fuelcap
Opening
1.Toopenthefuelfillerflap,pressontherear
edge,arrow.Thefuelfillerflapopens.2.Turnthefuelcapcounterclockwise.3.Placethefuelcapinthebracketattachedto
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Closing
Warning
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejam#j
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcan#j notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Pressonthefuelfillerflapuntilitengages.
Emergencyunlocking
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstoun#j
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,forinstancewith anelectricalfault.
Havefuelfillerflapunlockedbyadealer#ssservice centeroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorre#j
pairshop.
Followthefollowingwhen refueling
Generalinformation Whenrefueling,insertthefillernozzlecompletelyintothefillerpipe.Liftingupthefuelpumpnozzle
duringrefuelingcauses:
'xPrematureswitchingoff.'xReducedreturnofthefuelvapors.
Thefueltankisfullwhenthefillernozzleclicks
offthefirsttime.
Makesurethatthefuelcapisclosedproperlyaf#j terrefueling,otherwisetheemissionswarning
lightmaylightup.
Followsafetyregulationspostedatthegassta#j
tion.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Fuelsaretoxicandaggressive.Overfillingofthe fueltankcandamagethefuelsystem.Painted
surfacesmaybedamagedbycontactwithfuel.
Escapingfuelcanharmtheenvironment.There
isariskofdamagetoproperty.Avoidoverfilling.
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FuelVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation
Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssell
fuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror
summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwin#j
ter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline
Generalinformation
Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould
besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpascon#j
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof25%,
i.e.E10orE25,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystan#j
dards:
US:ASTM4806#mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511#mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
Safetyinformation
CAUTION
Theuseofpoor-qualityfuelsmayresultin
harmfulenginedepositsordamage.Addition#j
ally,problemsrelatingtodrivability,startingand stalling,especiallyundercertainenvironmentalconditionssuchashighambienttemperature
andhighaltitude,mayoccur.
Ifdrivabilityproblemsareencountered,werec#j
ommendswitchingtoahighqualitygasoline
brandandahigheroctanegrade#nAKInum#j
ber#nforafewtankfills.Toavoidharmfulen#j
ginedeposits,itishighlyrecommendedtopur#j
chasegasolinefromTopTierretailers.
Failuretocomplywiththeserecommendations
mayresultintheneedforunscheduledmainte#j
nance.
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsys#j
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd
thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuel#jingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealer#ssserv#j icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentageofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuelwithfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
MPerformancemodel:
BMWrecommendsAKI93.
Refuelwiththisgasolinetoachievetherated performanceandconsumptionvalues.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife.
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetirecharacteristicsandtireinflationpressure
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingre#j
sponse.Thereisariskofaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbe#j
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 288,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanu#j
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
OntheControlDisplay
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevaluesandthe
intendedtireinflationpressurevaluesforthe
mountedtirescanbedisplayedontheControl Display.
Toensurethattheyaredisplayedcorrectly,the tiresizesmustbestoredinthesystemandmust havebeenset,refertopage 302,forthe
mountedtires.
Thecurrenttireinflationpressurevalueislo#j catedoneachtire.
Thereferencetireinflationpressurevalueislo#j
catedinthelowerareaoftheControlDisplay.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinfla#jtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read byupto0.1bar/2psi.
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Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe
tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheam#j
bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:'xDrivingrangeofmax.1.25miles/2kmhasnot
beenexceeded.'xIfthevehiclehasnotmovedagainforatleast 2hoursafteratrip.
Checkthetireinflationpressureoftheemer#j
gencywheelinthecargoarearegularly,andcor#j rectitasneeded.
1.Determinetheintendedtireinflationpressure
levelsforthemountedtires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureiftheactual tireinflationpressuredeviatesfromthein#jtendedtireinflationpressure.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Checkingusingthetireinflation
pressurespecificationsonthe
ControlDisplay
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclestatus"3."TirePressureMonitor"4.Checkwhetherthecurrenttireinflationpres#j
surelevelsdeviatefromtheintendedtire
pressurevalue.5.Correctthetireinflationpressureiftheactual tireinflationpressuredeviatesfromthein#jtendedtireinflationpressure.Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Withrunflattires:
ReinitializetheFlatTireMonitor.
WithTirePressureMonitorTPM:
Thecorrectedtireinflationpressuresareapplied automatically.Makesurethatthecorrecttireset#j
tingshavebeenmade.
Withtiresthatcannotbefoundinthetirepres#j
surevaluesontheControlDisplay,resettheTire
PressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handfor
optimumdrivingcomfort,notethepressureval#j uesinthetireinflationpressuretable,refertopage 288,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesepressurevaluescanalsobefoundonthe
tireinflationpressurelabelonthedriver'sdoor
pillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
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Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
X3xDrive30i,X3sDrive30iTiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/60R18104
HXLA/S
225/60R18104
HXLM+S2.2/322.6/38245/50R19105
HXLA/S
245/50R19105
WXL
245/50R19105
VXLM+S2.2/322.6/38245/45R20103
VXLM+S2.2/322.7/39Front:245/45R
20103YXL2.2/32-Rear:275/40R
20106YXL-2.5/36Front:245/45R
20103WXL2.2/32-Rear:275/40R
20106WXL-2.5/36Front:245/40R
21100YXL2.4/35-Rear:275/35R
21103YXL-2.8/41Front:245/45R
20103VXLM
+S2.2/32-TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIRear:275/40R
20106VXLM
+S-2.5/36Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R18
104MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
X3M40i
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires245/50R19105
HXLA/S
245/50R19105
WXL
245/50R19105
VXLM+S2.2/322.5/36245/45R20103
VXLM+S2.2/322.7/39Front:245/45R
20103WXL2.2/32-Rear:275/40R
20106WXL-2.5/36Front:245/45R
20103YXL2.2/32-Rear:275/40R
20106YXL-2.5/36Front:245/40R
21100YXL2.4/35-Rear:275/35R
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIFront:245/45R
20103VXLM
+S2.2/32-Rear:275/40R
20106VXLM
+S-2.5/36Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R18
104MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
Warning
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess
of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsex#j
ceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevanttableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforopti#j
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 289,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
X3xDrive30i,X3sDrive30iWithouthigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/60R18104
HXLA/S
225/60R18104
HXLM+S
245/50R19105
HXLA/S
245/50R19105
WXL
245/50R19105
VXLM+S2.6/383.1/45245/45R20103
VXLM+S2.6/383.1/45Front:245/45R
20103YXL2.4/35-Rear:275/40R
20106YXL-2.7/39Front:245/45R
20103WXL2.7/39-Rear:275/40R
20106WXL-3.1/45Front:245/40R
21100YXL2.6/38-Rear:275/35R
21103YXL-2.9/42Front:245/45R
20103VXLM
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TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIRear:275/40R
20106VXLM
+S-2.7/39Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R18
104MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
Withhigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires225/60R18104
HXLM+S
245/50R19105
WXL
245/50R19105
VXLM+S2.6/383.2/46245/45R20103
VXLM+S2.8/413.3/48Front:245/45R
20103YXL2.4/35-Rear:275/40R
20106YXL-2.7/39Front:245/45R
20103WXL2.7/39-Rear:275/40R
20106WXL-3.1/45Front:245/40R
21100YXL2.6/38-Rear:275/35R
21103YXL-3.0/44TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSIFront:245/45R
20103VXLM
+S2.8/41-Rear:275/40R
20106VXLM
+S-3.0/44Emergency
wheel:
T135/80R18
104MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
X3M40i Withouthigh-speedtuningfeature
TiresizePressurespecifications
inbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires245/50R19105
HXLA/S
245/50R19105
WXL
245/50R19105
VXLM+S
245/45R20103
VXLM+S2.6/383.1/45Front:245/45R
20103YXL2.4/35-Rear:275/40R
20106YXL-2.7/39Front:245/45R
20103WXL2.7/39-Rear:275/40R
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