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DisplayingtheengineoillevelViaiDrive:1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclestatus"3."Engineoillevel"
Theengineoillevelisdisplayed.
Systemlimits Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsorusingadynamicdrivingstyle,itmaynotbepos#jsibletocalculateameasuredvalue.Inthiscase,
themeasuredvalueforthelast,sufficientlylong tripisdisplayed.
Detailedmeasurement
Concept Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicleisstationaryanddisplayedviaascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible
operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Generalinformation
Duringthemeasurement,theidlespeedisin#j creasedsomewhat.
Functionalrequirements
'xVehicleisparkedinahorizontalposition.'xSteptronictransmission:selectorleverinse#j
lectorleverpositionNorPandaccelerator pedalnotdepressed.'xEngineisrunningandisatoperatingtemper#jature.
Performingadetailedmeasurement
ViaiDrive:
1."MyVehicle"2."Vehiclestatus"3."Engineoillevel"4."Measureengineoillevel"5."Startmeasurement"
Theengineoillevelischeckedanddisplayedvia
ascale.
Addingengineoil
GeneralinformationOnlyaddengineoilwhenthemessageisdis#j
playedintheinstrumentcluster.Thequantityto beaddedisindicatedinthemessageshownontheControlDisplay.
Onlyaddsuitabletypesofengineoil.
Safelyparkthevehicleandswitchoffdrive-ready
statebeforeaddingengineoil.
Takecarenottoaddtoomuchengineoil.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Operatingmaterials,forinstanceoils,greases,
coolants,fuels,cancontainharmfulingredients. Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Fol#j
lowtheinstructionsonthecontainers.Avoid
thecontactofarticlesofclothing,skinoreyes
withoperatingmaterials.Donotrefilloperating
materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesen#j
ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Immediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Donotaddtoomuchengine
oil.Whentoomuchengineoilisadded,have
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theengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealer#ssserv#jicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Overview
Theoilfillerneckislocatedintheenginecom#j
partment,refertopage 317.
Addingengineoil1.Openthehood,refertopage 318.2.Openthelidcounterclockwise.3.Addengineoil.4.Closethelid.
Engineoiltypestoadd
Generalinformation
Theengineoilqualityiscriticalforthelifeofthe
engine.
Onlyaddthetypesofengineoilwhicharelisted.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotuseoiladdi#j
tives.
NOTICE
Incorrectengineoilcancausemalfunctionsin theengineordamageit.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty.Whenselectinganengineoil,
makesurethattheengineoilhasthecorrectoil
rating.
Suitableengineoiltypes
Addengineoilsthatmeetthefollowingoilrating
standards:
GasolineengineBMWLonglife-01FE.BMWLonglife-14FE+.BMWLonglife-17FE+.
Alternativeengineoiltypes
Ifanengineoilsuitableforcontinuoususeisnot
available,upto1USquart/literofanengineoil
withthefollowingoilratingcanbeadded:
OilratingAPISL.APISM.APISN.
Viscositygrades
ViscositygradesSAE0W-20.SAE0W-30.
Moreinformationaboutsuitableoilratingsand viscositygradesofengineoilscanberequested
fromadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Engineoilchange
NOTICE
Engineoilthatisnotchangedintimelyfashion
cancauseincreasedenginewearandthusen#j
ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Itisrecommendedthatyoudonot
exceedtheserviceintervalsindicatedintheve#j
hicle.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopchangetheen#j
gineoil.
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CoolantVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Generalinformation
Coolantconsistsofwaterandadditives.
Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuita#j
bleforthevehicle.Donotmixadditivesofdiffer#j
entcolors.Observethewater-additivemixing
ratioof50:50.Informationaboutsuitableaddi#j tivesisavailablefromadealer#ssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Withtheenginehotandthecoolingsystem
open,coolantcanescapeandleadtoscalding.
Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthecooling
systemwiththeenginecooleddown.
Warning
Additivesareharmfulandincorrectadditives candamagetheengine.Thereisariskofinjury
andriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotallow
additivestocomeintocontactwithskin,eyes
orarticlesofclothing.Usesuitableadditives
only.
Coolantlevel
Generalinformation Dependingonthemotorization,thereareuptotwocoolantreservoirsintheenginecompart#j
ment.Checkandtopupthecoolantlevelsona
regularbasis.
Thecoolantlevelisindictedusingminimumand maximummarkings.Dependingonthecoolant
reservoir,theminimumandmaximummarkings
arelocatedatdifferentlocations.
Additionalinformation:
Enginecompartment,refertopage 317.
Checkingthecoolantlevelinthe
fillerneck
1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openthehood,refertopage 318.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
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5.Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbetweentheminimumandmaximummarksinthefiller
neck.6.Closethelid.
Addingcoolant
1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openthehood,refertopage 318.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Ifthecoolantislow,slowlyaddcoolantupto
thespecifiedlevel;donotoverfill.6.Closethelid.7.Havethecauseofthecoolantlosseliminated assoonaspossible.
Disposal
Complywiththerelevantenvironmental
protectionregulationswhendisposingof
coolantandcoolantadditives.
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MaintenanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
BMWmaintenancesystem
Themaintenancesystemprovidesservicenotifi#j
cationsandtherebyprovidessupportinmain#j
tainingroadsafetyandtheoperationalreliability ofthevehicle.
Insomecases,scopesandintervalsofthemain#j
tenancesystemmayvaryaccordingtothecoun#j
tryversion.Replacementwork,spareparts,fuels
andlubricants,andwearmaterialsarecalculated
separately.Furtherinformationisavailablefroma
dealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedserv#j
icecenterorrepairshop.
ConditionBasedServiceCBS
Concept
Sensorsandspecialalgorithmstakeintoaccount
thedrivingconditionsofthevehicle.CBSuses
thesetoprovidemaintenancerecommendations.
Thesystemmakesitpossibletoadapttheamountofmaintenancecorrespondingtoyour
userprofile.
Generalinformation
Informationonservicenotifications,referto
page 141,canbedisplayedontheControlDis#j
play.
Servicedatainthevehiclekey Informationontheservicenotificationsiscontin#j
uouslystoredinthevehiclekey.Theservice centercanreadthisdataoutandsuggestamaintenancescopeforthevehicle.
Therefore,handtheserviceadvisorthevehicle
keywithwhichthevehiclewasdrivenmostre#j cently.
Storageperiods
Storageperiodsduringwhichthevehiclebattery wasdisconnectedarenottakenintoaccount.
Ifthisoccurs,haveadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop updatethetime-dependentmaintenanceproce#jdures,suchascheckingbrakefluidand,ifneces#j
sary,changingtheengineoilandthemicrofilter/ activated-charcoalfilter.
MaintenanceManualand ServiceandWarranty InformationBookletforUSmodelsandWarrantyand ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels
PleaseconsultyourMaintenanceManualand
ServiceandWarrantyInformationBookletforUS
modelsandWarrantyandServiceGuideBooklet
forCanadianmodelsforadditionalinformationon
theperformanceofserviceandmaintenance work.
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Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregularmaintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
SocketforOBDOnboard Diagnosis
Generalinformation DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettriggerthealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.Re#jmoveanydevicesconnectedattheOBDsocket
beforelockingthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ThesocketforOnboardDiagnosisisanintri#j catecomponentintendedtobeusedincon#j
junctionwithspecializedequipmenttocheck
thevehicle#ssprimaryemissionssystem.Im#j
properuseofthesocketforOnboardDiagno#j
sis,orcontactwiththesocketforOnboardDi#j
agnosisforotherthanitsintendedpurpose,
cancausevehiclemalfunctionsandcreates
risksofpersonalandpropertydamage.Given
theforegoing,themanufactureofyourvehicle
stronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocket
forOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecen#j
terorrepairshoporotherpersonsthathave
thespecializedtrainingandequipmentforpur#j
posesofproperlyutilizingthesocketforOn#j
boardDiagnosis.
Position
ThereisanOBDsocketonthedriver'ssidefor checkingtheprimarycomponentsinthevehi#j
cle'semissions.
Emissions
'xThewarninglightlightsup:
Emissionsaredeteriorating.Havethe vehiclecheckedassoonaspossible.'xThewarninglightflashesundercertaincir#j
cumstances:
Thisindicatesthatthereisexcessivemisfiring intheengine.
Reducethevehiclespeedandhavethesys#j
temcheckedimmediately;otherwise,serious
enginemisfiringwithinabriefperiodcanseri#j
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ReplacingcomponentsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Vehicletoolkit
Theonboardvehicletoolkitislocatedunderthe
cargofloorpanel.
Wiperblades
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Thewindowmaysustaindamageifthewiper fallsontoitwithoutthewiperbladeinstalled. Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Holdthewiperfirmlywhenchangingthewiperblade.Do
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiper bladeinstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththewiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
Replacefrontwiperblades1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms,refertopage 125.2.Liftthewiperallthewayoffofthewindshield.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpulloutthe
wiperblade,arrow2.4.Insertthenewwiperbladeandpressitonun#j
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ReplacingtherearwiperbladeThewiperbladeisengagedattheendofthewiperarm.1.Liftoffthewiperfullyandpulloffthewiperblade,arrow.2.Attachanewwiperblade.Thewiperblademustengageaudibly.3.Folddownthewipers.
Lightsandbulbs
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbs
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdi#j
odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtocon#j
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealer'sservicecenteroranother qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
Asparelightboxisavailablefromadealer'sserv#j
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 329.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,theconden#j
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Thehead#j lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Bulbscangethotduringoperation.Contact
withthebulbscancauseburns.Thereisarisk ofinjury.Onlychangebulbsaftertheyhave
cooledoff.
Warning
Workonswitched-onlightingsystemscan
causeshortcircuits.Thereisariskofinjuryor
riskofdamagetoproperty.Whenworkingon
thelightingsystem,switchoffthelightsin
question.Ifnecessary,heedthebulbmanufac#j
turer'sinstructions.
Warning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
NOTICE
Dirtybulbshaveareducedservicelife.Thereis ariskofdamagetoproperty.Donotholdnew
bulbswithyourbarehands.Useacleancloth
orsomethingsimilar,orholdthebulbbyits
base.
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Frontlights
LEDheadlights Generalinformation
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 329.
Thelow-beamheadlights,sidelights,andday#j
timerunninglightsandtheturnsignalsintheex#j
teriormirrorfeatureLEDtechnology.
Inthecaseofamalfunction,contactadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenter orrepairshop.
Overview1Highbeams/headlightflasher2Lowbeams3Turnsignal4Daytimerunninglights/parkinglights
Turnsignal,bulbreplacement
Generalinformation
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 329.
24-wattbulb,PY24W
Replacingabulb1.Inthewheelhouse,pressthetworetainer tabsandfolddownthecover.2.Unscrewandremovethebulbholder.3.Pressthebulbgentlyintothebulbholder,turncounterclockwiseandremoveit.4.Insertthenewbulb.5.Mountthebulbholder.6.Mountthelid.
Highbeams,bulbreplacement
Generalinformation
Followthesafetyinformation,refertopage 329.
55-wattbulb,H7.
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