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'xMonitoring.'xDetailedmeasurement.
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingadynamicdrivingstyle,forinstancewhen
takingcurvesaggressively,regularlyperforma
detailedmeasurement.
Monitoring Concept
Theengineoillevelismonitoredelectronically
whiledrivingandcanbeshownontheControl Display.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Aredindicatorlightindicatesthattheen#j
gineoilpressureistoolow.
Functionalrequirements
Acurrentmeasuredvalueisavailableafterap#j
prox.30minutesofnormaldriving.
Displayingtheengineoillevel
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."Engineoillevel"
Theengineoillevelisdisplayed.
Systemlimits
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingadynamicdrivingstyle,itmaynotbepos#j sibletocalculateameasuredvalue.Inthiscase,
themeasuredvalueforthelast,sufficientlylong
tripisdisplayed.
Detailedmeasurement Concept
Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicle isstationaryanddisplayedviaascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissibleoperatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Generalinformation
Duringthemeasurement,theidlespeedisin#j creasedsomewhat.
Functionalrequirements'xVehicleisparkedinahorizontalposition.'xSelectorleverinselectorleverpositionNorP
andacceleratorpedalnotdepressed.'xThedrive-readystateisswitchedonby
pressingtheStart/Stopbutton.'xEngineisrunningandisatoperatingtemper#j ature.
Performingadetailedmeasurement
1."CAR"2."Vehiclestatus"3."Engineoillevel"4."Engineoilmeasurement"5."Startmeasurement"
Theengineoillevelischeckedanddisplayedvia
ascale.
Addingengineoil
Generalinformation
Onlyaddengineoilwhenthemessageisdis#j
playedintheinstrumentcluster.Thequantityto
beaddedisindicatedinthemessageshownon
theControlDisplay.
Onlyaddsuitabletypesofengineoil.
Safelyparkthevehicleandswitchoffdrive-ready statebeforeaddingengineoil.
Takecarenottoaddtoomuchengineoil.
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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 theengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealer#ssserv#jicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Overview
Theoilfillerneckislocatedintheenginecom#j
partment.
Additionalinformation:
Foranoverview,refertopage 356.
Addingengineoil
1.Openingthehood.Opening,refertopage 357.2.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:
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OilratingBMWLonglife-01FE.
AlternativeengineoiltypesIfanengineoilsuitableforcontinuoususeisnot
available,upto1USquart/literofanengineoil withthefollowingoilratingcanbeadded:
OilratingAPISL.APISM.APISN.
Viscositygrades
ViscositygradesSAE0W-30.
Moreinformationaboutsuitableoilratingsandviscositygradesofengineoilscanberequested
fromadealer#ssservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Engineoilchange
NOTICE
Engineoilthatisnotchangedintimelyfashion
cancauseincreasedenginewearandthusen#j
ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Itisrecommendedthatyoudonot exceedtheserviceintervalsindicatedintheve#j
hicle.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopchangetheen#j
gineoil.
Coolant
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.
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Coolantlevel
Generalinformation Dependingonthemotorization,thereareuptotwocoolantreservoirsintheenginecompart#j
ment.Checkandtopupthecoolantlevelsona
regularbasis.
Thecoolantlevelisindicatedusingminimum andmaximummarkingsinthefillerneckofthe
coolantreservoir.
Additionalinformation: Foranoverview,refertopage 356.
Checkingthecoolantlevel1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openingthehood.
Opening,refertopage 357.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbetween theminimumandmaximummarksinthefiller
neck.6.Closethelid.
Addingcoolant
1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openingthehood.
Opening,refertopage 357.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Ifthecoolantislow,slowlyaddcoolantupto
thespecifiedlevel;donotoverfill.6.Closethelid.7.Havethecauseofthecoolantlosseliminated assoonaspossible.
Disposal
Complywiththerelevantenvironmental
protectionregulationswhendisposingof coolantandcoolantadditives.
Washerfluid
Generalinformation Allwashernozzlesaresuppliedfromonereser#j
voir.
Useamixtureoftapwaterandwindshield washerconcentrate.Ifdesired,awindshield
washerconcentratecontainingantifreezecanbe
used.
Recommendedminimumfillquantity:
0.2USgal/1liter.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Someantifreezeagentscancontainharmful substancesandareflammable.Thereisariskoffireandariskofinjury.Followtheinstruc#j
tionsonthecontainers.Keepantifreezeaway fromignitionsources.Donotrefilloperating
materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
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UnitedStates:thewasherfluidmixtureratioisregulatedbytheU.S.EPAandmanyindividual states;donotexceedtheallowablewasherfluid
dilutionratiolimitsthatapply.Followtheusage
instructionsonthewasherfluidcontainer.
UseofBMW#ssWindshieldWasherConcentrate
ortheequivalentisrecommended.
Warning
Washerfluidcanigniteandcatchfireoncon#j
tactwithhotengineparts.Thereisariskofin#j
juryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Onlyadd
washerfluidwhentheengineiscooleddown.
Next,fullyclosethelidofthewasherfluidres#j
ervoir.
NOTICE
Silicon-containingadditivesinthewasherfluid
forthewater-repellingeffectonthewindows
canleadtodamagetothewashingsystem.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donot addsilicon-containingadditivestothewasher
fluid.
NOTICE
Mixingdifferentwindshieldwasherconcen#j tratesorantifreezecandamagethewashing
system.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Donotmixdifferentwindshieldwasherconcen#j tratesorantifreeze.Followtheinformationand
mixingratiosprovidedonthecontainers.
Overview
Thewasherfluidreservoirislocatedintheen#j
ginecompartment.
Malfunction
Theuseofundilutedwindshieldwasherconcen#j trateoralcohol-basedantifreezecanleadtoin#jcorrectreadingsattemperaturesbelow
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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
Informationonservicenotificationscanbedis#j
playedontheControlDisplay.
Additionalinformation:
Servicenotifications,refertopage 159.
Servicedatainthevehiclekey
Informationontheservicenotificationsiscontin#j
uouslystoredinthevehiclekey.Theservice centercanreadthisdataoutandsuggestamaintenancescopeforthevehicle.
Therefore,handtheserviceadvisorthevehicle
keywithwhichthevehiclewasdrivenmostre#j cently.
Storageperiods
Storageperiodsduringwhichthevehiclebattery
wasdisconnectedarenottakenintoaccount.
Ifthisoccurs,haveadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop
updatethetime-dependentmaintenanceproce#j dures,suchascheckingbrakefluidand,ifneces#j
sary,changingtheengineoilandthemicrofilter/
activated-charcoalfilter.
MaintenanceManualand ServiceandWarrantyInformationBookletforUSmodelsandWarrantyand ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels
PleaseconsultyourMaintenanceManualand
ServiceandWarrantyInformationBookletforUS modelsandWarrantyandServiceGuideBooklet
forCanadianmodelsforadditionalinformationon
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theperformanceofserviceandmaintenancework.
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
notfoldorswitchonthewiperwithoutawiperbladeinstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Makesurethatthewiperswiththewiperbladesmountedarefoldeddownonto
thewindshieldbeforeopeningthehood.
Replacefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms.
Fold-awaypositionofthewipers,referto page 138.2.Liftthewiperoffofthewindshieldandhold.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpulloutthe
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4.Insertthenewwiperbladeandpressitonun#j
tilityouhearitsnapintotheholder.5.Folddownthewipers.
Replacingtherearwiperblade
Thewiperbladeisengagedattheendofthewiperarm.
1.Liftoffthewiperfullyandpulloffthewiperblade,arrow.2.Attachanewwiperblade.Thewiperblademustengageaudibly.3.Folddownthewipers.
Lightsandbulbs
Generalinformation
Lightsandbulbsmakeanessentialcontribution
tovehiclesafety.
AllheadlightsandlightsaremadeusingLEDor
lasertechnology.
Someitemsofequipmentuselight-emittingdi#j odesinstalledbehindacoverasalightsource.
Theselight-emittingdiodesarerelatedtocon#j
ventionallasersandareofficiallydesignatedas
Class1light-emittingdiodes.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouletadealer'sservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshopperform
theworkincaseofamalfunction.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Focusedlaserlightcanirritateorpermanently
damagetheretinaoftheeye.Thereisariskof injury.Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecom#j
mendsthattheworkonthelightingsystemin#j
cludingbulbreplacementbeperformedbya dealer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
Warning
Intensivebrightnesscanirritateordamagethe
retinaoftheeye.Thereisariskofinjury.Donot lookdirectlyintotheheadlightsorotherlight
sources.DonotremovetheLEDcovers.
Headlightglass
Condensationcanformontheinsideofthe
headlightglassincoolorhumidweather.When drivingwiththelightsswitchedon,theconden#j
sationevaporatesafterashorttime.Thehead#j lightglassdoesnotneedtobechanged.
Ifdespitedrivingwiththeheadlightsswitchedon,
increasinghumidityforms,forinstancewater
dropletsinthelight,havetheheadlights
checked.
Vehiclebattery
Generalinformation Thebatteryismaintenance-free.
Moreinformationaboutthebatterycanbere#j questedfromadealer'sservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Safetyinformation
DANGER
Contactwithlivecomponentscanleadtoan electricshock.Thereisariskofinjuriesordan#j
gertolife.Donottouchanycomponentsthat
areundervoltage.
Warning
Vehiclebatteriesthatarenotcompatiblecan
damagevehiclesystemsandimpairvehicle
functions.Thereisariskofanaccidentand damagetoproperty.Onlyvehiclebatteriesthatarecompatiblewithyourvehicletypeshouldbe
installedinyourvehicle.Informationoncom#j
patiblevehiclebatteriesisavailableatyour
dealer#ssservicecenter.
Registerthebatterytothe
vehicle
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouhaveaservicecenteroranotherquali#j fiedservicecenterorrepairshopregistertheve#jhiclebatterytothevehicleafterthebatteryhasbeenreplaced.Oncethebatteryhasbeenregis#jteredagain,allcomfortfeatureswillbeavailablewithoutrestrictionandanyCheckControlmes#j
sagesdisplayedwhichrelatetocomfortfeatures
willdisappear.
Chargingthebattery GeneralinformationMakesurethatthebatteryisalwayssufficiently
chargedtoguaranteethatthebatteryremains
usableforitsfullservicelife.
Adischargedbatteryisindicatedbyared
indicatorlight.
Chargethebatteryinthefollowingsituations:
'xWhentheinspectionglassonthetopofthe
batteryisblack.'xWhenthetake-offperformanceisinsufficient.
Thefollowingcircumstancescanhaveanegative
effectontheperformanceofthebattery:
'xFrequentshort-distancedrives.'xThevehicleisnotusedformorethana
month.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Batterychargersforthevehiclebatterycan
workwithhighvoltagesandcurrents,which
meansthatthe12voltelectricalsystemcanbe
overloadedordamaged.Thereisariskofdam#j agetoproperty.Onlyconnectbatterychargers
forthevehiclebatterytothestartingaidtermi#j nalsintheenginecompartment.
Chargingthebattery
Chargethebatteryonlywhentheengineisoff
andviathestartingaidterminalsintheengine
compartment.
Additionalinformation:
Startingaidterminals,refertopage 376.
Powerfailure Afterapowerloss,someequipmentneedstobe
newlyinitializedorindividualsettingsupdated,for example:
'xWithMemoryfunction:storethepositions
again.'xTime:update.'xDate:update.'xGlasssunroof:initializethesystem.
Disposingofoldbatteries
Haveoldbatteriesdisposedofbyadeal#jer#ssservicecenteroranotherqualified
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