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Closing
Energeticallyclosethehoodfromapprox.
20in/50cm.
Thehoodmustengageonbothsides.
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OperatingmaterialsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation
Dependingontheregion,manygasstationssell
fuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror
summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwinj
ter,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
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.
Minimumfuelgrade
BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife.
Engineoil
Generalinformation
Theengineoilconsumptionisdependenton
yourdrivingstyleanddrivingconditions.
Therefore,regularlychecktheengineoillevelafj terrefuelingbytakingadetailedmeasurement.
Theengineoilconsumptioncanincreaseinthe followingsituations,forexample:'xSportydrivingstyle.'xBreak-inoftheengine.'xIdlingoftheengine.'xWithuseofengineoiltypesthatareclassified
asnotsuitable.
DifferentCheckControlmessagesappearonthe ControlDisplaydependingontheengineoil
level.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto property.Immediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotaddtoomuchengine oil.Whentoomuchengineoilisadded,havetheengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealerssservjicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Electronicoilmeasurement
Generalinformation
Theelectronicoilmeasurementhastwomeasurj
ingprinciples:
'xMonitoring.'xDetailedmeasurement.
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingadynamicdrivingstyle,forinstancewhen
takingcurvesaggressively,regularlyperforma
detailedmeasurement.
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MonitoringConcept
Theengineoillevelismonitoredelectronically
whiledrivingandcanbeshownontheControl Display.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Aredindicatorlightindicatesthattheenj
gineoilpressureistoolow.
Functionalrequirements
Acurrentmeasuredvalueisavailableafterapj
prox.30minutesofnormaldriving.
Displayingtheengineoillevel
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.Engineoillevel
Theengineoillevelisdisplayed.
Systemlimits
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingadynamicdrivingstyle,itmaynotbeposj sibletocalculateameasuredvalue.Inthiscase,
themeasuredvalueforthelast,sufficientlylong
tripisdisplayed.
Detailedmeasurement Concept
Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicle isstationaryanddisplayedviaascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible
operatingrange,aCheckControlmessageis
displayed.
Generalinformation
Duringthemeasurement,theidlespeedisinj creasedsomewhat.
Functionalrequirements'xVehicleisparkedinahorizontalposition.'xSelectorleverinselectorleverpositionNorP
andacceleratorpedalnotdepressed.'xEngineisrunningandisatoperatingtemperj ature.
Performingadetailedmeasurement
ViaiDrive:
1.CAR2.Vehiclestatus3.Engineoillevel4.Engineoilmeasurement5.Startmeasurement
Theengineoillevelischeckedanddisplayedvia
ascale.
Addingengineoil
Generalinformation
Onlyaddengineoilwhenthemessageisdisj
playedintheinstrumentcluster.Thequantityto
beaddedisindicatedinthemessageshownon
theControlDisplay.
Onlyaddsuitabletypesofengineoil,referto
page 375.
Safelyparkthevehicleandswitchoffdrive-ready statebeforeaddingengineoil.
Takecarenottoaddtoomuchengineoil.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Operatingmaterials,forinstanceoils,greases,
coolants,fuels,cancontainharmfulingredients. Thereisariskofinjuriesordangertolife.Folj
lowtheinstructionsonthecontainers.Avoid
thecontactofarticlesofclothing,skinoreyes
withoperatingmaterials.Donotrefilloperating
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materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesenj ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Immediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotaddtoomuchengine
oil.Whentoomuchengineoilisadded,have theengineoillevelcorrectedbyadealerssservjicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenteror
repairshop.
Overview
Theoilfillerneckislocatedintheenginecomj
partment,refertopage 369.
Addingengineoil
1.Openthehood,refertopage 370.2.Openthelidcounterclockwise.3.Addengineoil.4.Closethecap.Engineoiltypestoadd
Generalinformation
Theengineoilqualityiscriticalforthelifeofthe
engine.
Onlyaddthetypesofengineoilwhicharelisted.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty.Donotuseoiladdij tives.
NOTICE
Incorrectengineoilcancausemalfunctionsin theengineordamageit.Thereisariskofdamj agetoproperty.Whenselectinganengineoil,
makesurethattheengineoilhasthecorrectoil rating.
Suitableengineoiltypes
Addengineoilsthatmeetthefollowingoilrating
standards:
GasolineengineBMWLonglife-01FE.BMWLonglife-14FE+.BMWLonglife-17FE+.
TheBMWLonglife-14FE+andBMWLongj
life-17FE+oilratingsarenotsuitableforthe50i
gasolineengine.
AlternativeengineoiltypesIfanengineoilsuitableforcontinuoususeisnotavailable,upto1USquart/literofanengineoilwiththefollowingoilratingcanbeadded:
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OilratingAPISL.APISM.APISN.
Viscositygrades
ViscositygradesSAE0W-20.SAE0W-30.
ViscositygradeSAE0W-20isnotsuitablefor
the50igasolineengine.
Moreinformationaboutsuitableoilratingsand viscositygradesofengineoilscanberequested
fromadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Engineoilchange
NOTICE
Engineoilthatisnotchangedintimelyfashion
cancauseincreasedenginewearandthusenj
ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto
property.Donotexceedtheservicedataindij
catedinthevehicle.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualij
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopchangetheenj
gineoil.
Coolant
Generalinformation
Coolantconsistsofwaterandadditives.
Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuitaj
bleforthevehicle.Informationaboutsuitableadj ditivesisavailablefromadealerssservicecenter
oranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Withtheenginehotandthecoolingsystem open,coolantcanescapeandleadtoscalding.
Thereisariskofinjury.Onlyopenthecooling
systemwiththeenginecooleddown.
WARNING
Additivesareharmfulandincorrectadditives
candamagetheengine.Thereisariskofinjury
andriskofdamagetoproperty.Donotallow
additivestocomeintocontactwithskin,eyes orarticlesofclothing.Usesuitableadditives
only.
Coolantlevel
Generalinformation
Vehicleswithgasolineenginefeaturetwocoolj
ingcircuits.Alwayscheckthecoolantlevelsof bothcoolantreservoirsandrefillasneeded.
Thecoolantlevelisindicatedusingminimum
andmaximummarkingsinthefillerneckofthe
coolantreservoir.
Dependingontheengineinstallation,thecoolant reservoirislocatedontherightsideortheleft sideoftheenginecompartment,referto
page 369.
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Checkingthecoolantlevel1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openthehood,refertopage370.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspresj
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbetween theminimumandmaximummarksinthefiller
neck.6.Closethecap.
Adding
1.Lettheenginecool.2.Openthehood,refertopage 370.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspresj
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Ifthecoolantislow,slowlyaddcoolantupto
thespecifiedlevel;donotoverfill.6.Closethecap.7.Havethecauseofthecoolantlosseliminated assoonaspossible.
Disposal
Complywiththerelevantenvironmental
protectionregulationswhendisposingof coolantandcoolantadditives.
Washerfluid
Generalinformation
Allwashernozzlesaresuppliedfromonereserj
voir.
Useamixtureoftapwaterandwindshield washerconcentrate.Ifdesired,awindshield
washerconcentratecontainingantifreezecanbe used.
Recommendedminimumfillquantity:
0.2USgal/1liter.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Someantifreezeagentscancontainharmful
substancesandareflammable.Thereisarisk offireandariskofinjury.Followtheinstrucj
tionsonthecontainers.Keepantifreezeaway fromignitionsources.Donotrefilloperating
materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
UnitedStates:thewasherfluidmixtureratiois
regulatedbytheU.S.EPAandmanyindividual states;donotexceedtheallowablewasherfluid
dilutionratiolimitsthatapply.Followtheusage
instructionsonthewasherfluidcontainer.
UseofBMWssWindshieldWasherConcentrate
ortheequivalentisrecommended.
WARNING
Washerfluidcanigniteandcatchfireonconj
tactwithhotengineparts.Thereisariskofinj
juryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Onlyadd
washerfluidwhentheengineiscooleddown.
Next,fullyclosethelidofthewasherfluidresj
ervoir.
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NOTICE
Silicon-containingadditivesinthewasherfluid
forthewater-repellingeffectonthewindows
canleadtodamagetothewashingsystem.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Donot addsilicon-containingadditivestothewasherfluid.
NOTICE
Mixingdifferentwindshieldwasherconcenj tratesorantifreezecandamagethewashing
system.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.
Donotmixdifferentwindshieldwasherconcenj tratesorantifreeze.Followtheinformationand
mixingratiosprovidedonthecontainers.
Overview
Thewasherfluidreservoirislocatedintheenj
ginecompartment.
Malfunction
Theuseofundilutedwindshieldwasherconcenj trateoralcohol-basedantifreezecanleadtoinjcorrectreadingsattemperaturesbelow
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MaintenanceVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsysj
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj
served.
BMWmaintenancesystem
Themaintenancesystemindicatesrequired
maintenancemeasures,andtherebyprovides
supportinmaintainingroadsafetyandtheoperaj tionalreliabilityofthevehicle.
Insomecases,scopesandintervalsofthemainj
tenancesystemmayvaryaccordingtothecounj
tryversion.Replacementwork,spareparts,fuels
andlubricants,andwearmaterialsarecalculated
separately.Furtherinformationisavailablefroma
dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservj
icecenterorrepairshop.
ConditionBasedServiceCBS
Concept
Sensorsandspecialalgorithmstakeintoaccount thedrivingconditionsofthevehicle.CBSuses
thesetocalculatetheneedformaintenance.
Thesystemmakesitpossibletoadapttheamountofmaintenancecorrespondingtoyour
userprofile.
Generalinformation
Informationonservicerequirements,referto
page 166,canbedisplayedontheControlDisj
play.
Servicedataintheremote
control
Informationontherequiredmaintenanceisconjtinuouslystoredintheremotecontrol.Thedealjerssservicecentercanreadthisdataoutand
suggestamaintenancescopeforthevehicle.
Therefore,handtheserviceadvisortheremote
controlwithwhichthevehiclewasdrivenmost recently.
Storageperiods Storageperiodsduringwhichthevehiclebattery
wasdisconnectedarenottakenintoaccount.
Ifthisoccurs,haveadealer'sservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop updatethetime-dependentmaintenanceprocejdures,suchascheckingbrakefluidand,ifnecesj
sary,changingtheengineoilandthemicrofilter/ activated-charcoalfilter.
ServiceandWarranty InformationBookletforUSmodelsandWarrantyand ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels
PleaseconsultyourServiceandWarrantyInforj
mationBookletforUSmodelsandWarrantyand ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodelsfor
additionalinformationonservicerequirements.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya dealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservj
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icecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregular
maintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
SocketforOBDOnboard Diagnosis
Generalinformation
DevicesconnectedtotheOBDsockettrigger
thealarmsystemwhenthevehicleislocked.Rej moveanydevicesconnectedattheOBDsocket
beforelockingthevehicle.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
ThesocketforOnboardDiagnosisisanintrij
catecomponentintendedtobeusedinconj
junctionwithspecializedequipmenttocheck thevehiclessprimaryemissionssystem.Imj
properuseofthesocketforOnboardDiagnoj
sis,orcontactwiththesocketforOnboardDij
agnosisforotherthanitsintendedpurpose, cancausevehiclemalfunctionsandcreatesrisksofpersonalandpropertydamage.Giventheforegoing,themanufactureofyourvehiclestronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocketforOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenj
terorrepairshoporotherpersonsthathave
thespecializedtrainingandequipmentforpurj
posesofproperlyutilizingthesocketforOnj
boardDiagnosis.
Position
ThereisanOBDsocketonthedriver'ssidefor checkingtheprimarycomponentsinthevehij
cle'semissions.
Emissions
'xThewarninglightlightsup:
Emissionsaredeteriorating.Havethe vehiclecheckedassoonaspossible.'xThewarninglightflashesundercertaincirj
cumstances:
Thisindicatesthatthereisexcessivemisfiring intheengine.
Reducethevehiclespeedandhavethesysj
temcheckedimmediately;otherwise,serious
enginemisfiringwithinabriefperiodcanserij
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