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Closing
WARNING
Theretainingstrapofthefuelcapcanbejamj
medandcrushedduringclosing.Thecapcanj notbecorrectlyclosed.Fuelorfuelvaporscan
escape.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Payattentionthattheretaining
strapisnotjammedorcrushedwhenclosing
thecap.
1.Fitthecapandturnitclockwiseuntilyou
clearlyhearaclick.2.Closethefuelfillerflap.
Manuallyunlockingfuelfillerflap
Itmaybenecessaryincertainsituationstounj
lockthefuelfillerflapmanually,e.g.withanelecj
tricalfault.
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,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssellfuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinterorsummerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwinjter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline Generalinformation
Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould
besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpasconj
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof10%,
i.e.,E10,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystanj dards:
US:ASTM4806mxx
CAN:CGSB-3.511mxx
xx:complywiththecurrentstandardineach
case.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsysj
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotrefueloradd thefollowinginthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese
oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuelj
ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealerssservj
icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetopropj erty.Donotusefuelswithahigherpercentage
ofethanolthanrecommended.Donotrefuel
withfuelscontainingmethanol,e.g.M5to
M100.
NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoes
notcomplywiththeminimumquality.
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CAUTION
Theuseofpoor-qualityfuelsmayresultin
harmfulenginedepositsordamage.Additionj
ally,problemsrelatingtodrivability,startingand stalling,especiallyundercertainenvironmentalconditionssuchashighambienttemperature
andhighaltitude,mayoccur.
Ifdrivabilityproblemsareencountered,werecj
ommendswitchingtoahighqualitygasoline
brandandahigheroctanegradenAKInumj
bernforafewtankfills.Toavoidharmfulenj
ginedeposits,itishighlyrecommendedtopurj
chasegasolinefromTopTierretailers.
Failuretocomplywiththeserecommendations
mayresultintheneedforunscheduledmaintej
nance.
Recommendedfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen
startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife.
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WheelsandtiresVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Tireinflationpressure
Generalinformation Thetireinflationpressureandtirecharacteristics
influencethefollowing:
'xTheservicelifeofthetires.'xRoadsafety.'xDrivingcomfort.'xDrivingdynamics.'xFuelconsumption.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Atirewithtoolittleornotireinflationpressure
mayheatupsignificantlyandsustaindamage.
Thiswillhaveanegativeimpactonaspectsof handling,suchassteeringandbrakingrej
sponse.Thereisariskofanaccident.Regularly
checkthetireinflationpressure,andcorrectit asneeded,forinstancetwiceamonthandbej
forealongtrip.
Tireinflationpressure
specifications
Inthetireinflationpressuretable Thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 245,containsalltireinflationpressure
specificationsforthespecifiedtiresizesatthe
ambienttemperature.Thetireinflationpressure
valuesapplytotiresizesapprovedbythemanuj
facturerofthevehicleforthevehicletype.
Toidentifythecorrecttireinflationpressure,
pleasenotethefollowing:'xTiresizesofyourvehicle.'xMaximumpermitteddrivingspeed.
Checkingthetireinflation
pressure
Generalinformation
Tiresheatupwhiledriving.Thetireinflation
pressureincreaseswiththetiretemperature.
Tireshaveanatural,consistentlossoftireinflajtionpressure.
Thedisplaysofinflationdevicesmayunder-read
byupto0.1bar/2psi.
Checkingusingtireinflation
pressurespecificationsinthetire
inflationpressuretable
Thetireinflationpressurespecificationsinthe tireinflationpressuretableonlyrelatetocold
tiresortiresatthesametemperatureastheamj bienttemperature.
Onlycheckthetireinflationpressurelevelswhen
thetiresarecold,i.e.:
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Alsocheckthetireinflationpressureofthe
emergencywheelinthecargoarearegularly,and
correctitasneeded.1.Determine,refertopage 244,theintended
tireinflationpressurelevelsforthemounted
tires.2.Checkthetireinflationpressureinallfour
tires,usingapressuregage,forexample.3.Correctthetireinflationpressureifthecurj
renttireinflationpressurevaluedeviatesfrom thespecifiedvalue.4.Checkwhetherallvalvecapsarescrewed
ontothetirevalves.
Aftercorrectingthetireinflation
pressure
Forrun-flattires:reinitializerun-flattires.
FortheTirePressureMonitorTPM:resetthe TirePressureMonitorTPM.
Tireinflationpressuresupto
100mph/160km/h
Forspeedsofupto100mph/160km/handforoptimumdrivingcomfort,notethetireinflation
pressurevaluesinthetireinflationpressuretaj ble,refertopage 245,andadjustasnecessary.
Thesetireinflationpressurevaluescanalsobe
foundonthetireinflationpressurelabelonthe
driver'sdoorpillar.
Donotexceedaspeedof100mph/160km/h.
Tireinflationpressurevaluesup
to100mph/160km/h
X6sDrive35i,X6xDrive35iTiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires255/50R19107H
M+SXLA/SRSC
255/50R19107H
M+SXLRSC2.2/322.6/38Front:255/50R19
107WXLRSC2.2/32-Rear:285/45R19
111WXLRSC-2.4/35Front:275/40R20
106WXLRSC2.2/32-Rear:315/35R20
110WXLRSC-2.4/35Front:275/40R20
106VM+SXL
RSC2.2/32-Rear:315/35R20
110VM+SXL
RSC-2.4/35Front:285/35R21
105YXLRSC2.4/35-Rear:325/30R21
108YXLRSC-2.6/38Emergencywheel:
T155/90D18113
M
T155/90R18113
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
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X6xDrive50iTiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires255/50R19107H
M+SXLA/SRSC
255/50R19107H
M+SXLRSC2.3/332.8/41Front:255/50R19
107WXLRSC2.3/33-Rear:285/45R19
111WXLRSC-2.6/38Front:275/40R20
106WXLRSC2.3/33-Rear:315/35R20
110WXLRSC-2.6/38Front:275/40R20
106VM+SXL
RSC2.3/33-Rear:315/35R20
110VM+SXL
RSC-2.6/38Front:285/35R21
105YXLRSC2.5/36-Rear:325/30R21
108YXLRSC-2.8/41Emergencywheel:
T155/90D18113
M
T155/90R18113
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60Tireinflationpressuresatmax.
speedsabove100mph/160km/h
WARNING
Inordertodriveatmaximumspeedsinexcess of100mph/160km/h,pleaseobserve,and,if necessary,adjusttirepressuresforspeedsexjceeding100mph/160km/hfromtherelevanttableonthefollowingpages.Otherwise,tire
damageandaccidentscouldoccur.
Forspeedsover100mph/160km/handforoptij
mumdrivingcomfort,notethepressurevaluesin
thetireinflationpressuretable,referto
page 246,andadjustasnecessary.
Tireinflationpressurevalues
over100mph/160km/h
X6sDrive35i,X6xDrive35i
TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires255/50R19107H
M+SXLA/SRSC
255/50R19107H
M+SXLRSC2.5/362.9/42Front:255/50R19
107WXLRSC2.5/36-Rear:285/45R19
111WXLRSC-2.8/41Front:275/40R20
106WXLRSC2.7/39-Rear:315/35R20
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TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSIFront:275/40R20
106VM+SXL
RSC2.7/39-Rear:315/35R20
110VM+SXL
RSC-3.0/44Front:285/35R21
105YXLRSC2.7/39-Rear:325/30R21
108YXLRSC-3.1/45Emergencywheel:
T155/90D18113
M
T155/90R18113
MSpeeduptoamax.of
50mph/80km/h
4.2/60
X6xDrive50i
TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSISpecificationsin
bar/PSIwithcold
tires255/50R19107H
M+SXLA/SRSC
255/50R19107H
M+SXLRSC2.8/413.2/46Front:255/50R19
107WXLRSC2.8/41-Rear:285/45R19
111WXLRSC-3.1/45Front:275/40R20
106WXLRSC3.0/44-Rear:315/35R20
110WXLRSC-3.2/46TiresizePressurespecificaj
tionsinbar/PSIFront:275/40R20
106VM+SXL
RSC3.0/44-Rear:315/35R20
110VM+SXL
RSC-3.2/46Front:285/35R21
105YXLRSC3.0/44-Rear:325/30R21
108YXLRSC-3.4/49Emergencywheel:
T155/90D18113
M
T155/90R18113
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
thecertificationlabelonthedriverssdoorpillar.
Dividethetireloadby1.1.Itmustbegreater
thanone-halfofthevehiclessGrossAxleWeight
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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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ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperformj
ancewhichallpassengervehicletiresmustmeet
undertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigherlevelsofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthantheminimumrequiredbylaw.
WARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestabj lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedandnot
overloaded.Excessivespeed,underinflation,or
excessiveloading,eitherseparatelyorincomj
bination,cancauseheatbuildupandpossible
tirefailure.
RSCmRun-flattires
Run-flattires,refertopage 252,arelabeledwith
acircularsymbolcontainingthelettersRSC markedonthesidewall.
M+S
Winterandall-seasontireswithbettercold
weatherperformancethansummertires.
Tiretread
Summertires
Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.12in/3mm,otherwisethereisanincreased
riskofhydroplaning.
Wintertires Donotdrivewithatiretreadoflessthan
0.16in/4mm,assuchtiresarelesssuitablefor
winteroperation.
Minimumtreaddepth
Wearindicatorsaredistributedaroundthetire's
circumferenceandhavethelegallyrequiredminj imumheightof0.063inches/1.6mm.
Thepositionsofthewearindicatorsaremarked onthetiresidewallwithTWI,TreadWearIndicaj
tor.
Tiredamage
Generalinformation Inspectyourtiresregularlyfordamage,foreign
objectslodgedinthetread,andtreadwear.
Drivingoverroughordamagedroadsurfaces,as
wellasdebris,curbsandotherobstaclescan
causeseriousdamagetowheels,tiresandsusj
pensionparts.Thisismorelikelytooccurwith
low-profiletires,whichprovidelesscushioning
betweenthewheelandtheroad.Becarefulto
avoidroadhazardsandreduceyourspeed,esj
peciallyifyourvehicleisequippedwithlow-proj filetires.
Indicationsoftiredamageorothervehiclemalj
functions:
'xUnusualvibrations.'xUnusualtireorrunningnoises.'xUnusualhandlingsuchasastrongtendency
topulltotheleftorright.
Damagecanbecausedbythefollowingsituaj
tions,forinstance:
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'xTireinflationpressuretoolow.'xVehicleoverloading.'xIncorrecttirestorage.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Damagedtirescanlosetireinflationpressure,
whichcanleadtolossofvehiclecontrol.There isariskofanaccident.Iftiredamageissusj
pectedwhiledriving,immediatelyreducespeed
andstop.Havewheelsandtireschecked.For
thispurpose,drivecarefullytothenearestdealj erssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservice
centerorrepairshop.Havevehicletowedor
transportedasneeded.Donotrepairdamaged
tires,buthavethemreplaced.
WARNING
Tirescanbecomedamagedbydrivingoverobj
stacles,e.g.,curbsorroaddamage,athigh
speed.Largerwheelshaveasmallertirecross- section.Thesmallerthetirecross-section,the
highertheriskoftiredamage.Thereisadanj
gerofaccidentsandpropertydamage.Ifpossij
ble,drivearoundobstacles,ordriveoverthem
slowlyandcarefully.
Changingwheelsandtires
Mounting
Havemountingandwheelbalancingcarriedout
byadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshop.
WheelandtirecombinationGeneralinformation
Youcanaskthedealerssservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop
aboutthecorrectwheel/tirecombinationand wheelrimversionsforthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Wheelsandtireswhicharenotsuitableforyour vehiclecandamagepartsofthevehicle,forinj stanceduetocontactwiththebodyduetotoljerancesdespitethesameofficialsizerating.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Themanufacj turerofyourvehiclestronglysuggeststhatyou
usewheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecomj mendedbythevehiclemanufacturerforyour
vehicletype.
WARNING
Incorrectwheel/tirecombinationswillhavea
negativeimpactonthevehicle'shandlingand
onthefunctionofavarietyofsystems,suchas
theAnti-lockBrakeSystemorDynamicStabilj ityControl.Thereisariskofanaccident.Tomaintaingoodhandlingandvehicleresponse,useonlytireswithasingletreadconfiguration
fromasinglemanufacturer.Themanufacturer
ofthevehiclerecommendsthatyouuse
wheelsandtiresthathavebeenrecommended
bythevehiclemanufacturerforyourvehicle type.Followingtiredamage,havetheoriginal
wheel/tirecombinationremountedonthevehij
cleassoonaspossible.
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