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OperatingmaterialsVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spe#jcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesandfunctionsthatare
notnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,due totheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsandsys#j
tems.Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,
theapplicablelawsandregulationsmustbeob#j
served.
Fuelrecommendation
Generalinformation
Dependingontheregion,manyfillingstations
sellfuelthathasbeencustomizedtowinteror summerconditions.Fuelthatisavailableinwin#j
ter,forinstancehelpsmakeacoldstarteasier.
Gasoline
Generalinformation
Forthebestfuelefficiency,thegasolineshould besulfur-freeorverylowinsulfurcontent.
Fuelsthataremarkedonthegaspumpascon#j
tainingmetalmustnotbeused.
Fuelswithamaximumethanolcontentof25%, i.e.E10orE25,maybeusedforrefueling.
Ethanolshouldmeetthefollowingqualitystan#jdards:
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
mayresultintheneedforadditionalmainte#j
nance.
NOTICE
Evensmallquantitiesofthewrongfuelor wrongfueladditivescandamagethefuelsys#j
temandengine.Furthermore,thecatalytic
converterispermanentlydamaged.Thereisa
riskofdamagetoproperty,amongotherpoten#j
tialdamage.Donotrefueloraddthefollowing
inthecaseofgasolineengines:
'xLeadedgasoline.'xMetallicadditives,forinstancemanganese
oriron.
DonotpresstheStart/Stopbuttonafterrefuel#j ingwiththewrongfuel.Contactadealer#ssserv#j icecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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NOTICE
Fuelthatdoesnotcomplywiththeminimum qualitycancompromiseenginefunctionor
causeenginedamage.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty,amongotherpotentialdam#j
age.Donotfillwithfuelthatdoesnotcomply withtheminimumquality.
NOTICE
Incorrectfuelscandamagethefuelsystemand
theengine.Thereisariskofdamagetoprop#j erty,amongotherpotentialdamage.Donot
usefuelswithahigherethanolcontentthan
recommended.Donotrefuelwithfuelscon#j
tainingmethanol,e.g.M5toM100.
Recommendedgasquality
BMWrecommendsAKI91.
MPerformancemodel:
BMWrecommendsAKI93.
Refuelwiththisgasolinetoachievetherated performanceandconsumptionvalues.
Minimumfuelgrade BMWrecommendsAKI89.
IfyouusegasolinewiththisminimumAKIRating,
theenginemayproduceknockingsoundswhen startingathighexternaltemperatures.Thishas
noeffectontheenginelife.
Engineoil
Generalinformation
Theengineoilconsumptionisdependenton
yourdrivingstyleanddrivingconditions.
Therefore,regularlychecktheengineoillevelaf#jterrefuelingbytakingadetailedmeasurement.
Theengineoilconsumptioncanincreaseinthe followingsituations,forinstance:
'xSportydrivingstyle.'xBreak-inoftheengine.'xIdleoperationoftheengine.'xWithuseofengineoiltypesthatareclassified
asnotsuitable.
DifferentCheckControlmessagesappearonthe ControlDisplaydependingontheengineoil
level.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesen#j ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto property,amongotherpotentialdamage.Im#jmediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor
thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty,amongotherpotentialdam#j age.Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.Whentoo
muchengineoilisadded,havetheengineoil levelcorrectedbyadealer#ssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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Electronicoilmeasurement
Generalinformation Theelectronicoilmeasurementhastwomeasur#j
ingprinciples:'xMonitoring.'xDetailedmeasurement.
Whenmakingfrequentshort-distancetripsor
usingasportydrivingstyle,forinstancewhen takingcurvesaggressively,regularlyperforma
detailedmeasurement.
Monitoring Principle
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
usingasportydrivingstyle,itmaynotbepossi#j
bletocalculateameasuredvalue.Inthiscase,
themeasuredvalueforthelast,sufficientlylong
tripisdisplayed.
Detailedmeasurement
Principle
Theengineoillevelischeckedwhenthevehicle isstationaryanddisplayedviaascale.
Iftheengineoillevelisoutsideitspermissible
operatingrange,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.
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Takecarenottoaddtoomuchengineoil.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Operatingmaterials,forinstanceoils,greases,
coolants,fuels,cancontainharmfulingredients.
Thereisariskofinjuryordangertolife.Follow theinstructionsonthecontainers.Avoidthe
contactofarticlesofclothing,skinoreyeswith
operatingmaterials.Donotrefilloperatingma#j
terialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
NOTICE
Anengineoillevelthatistoolowcausesen#j ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamageto property,amongotherpotentialdamage.Im#jmediatelyaddengineoil.
NOTICE
Toomuchengineoilcandamagetheengineor thecatalyticconverter.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty,amongotherpotentialdam#j age.Donotaddtoomuchengineoil.Whentoo
muchengineoilisadded,havetheengineoil levelcorrectedbyadealer#ssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Overview
Theoilfillerneckislocatedintheenginecom#j partment.
Additionalinformation:
Foranoverview,refertopage 388.
Addingengineoil
1.Openingthehood.Opening,refertopage 390.2.Openthelidcounterclockwise.3.Addengineoil.4.Closethelid.
Engineoiltypestoadd
Generalinformation
Theengineoilgradeiscriticalforthelifeofthe
engine.
Onlyaddwiththetypesofengineoilwhichare listed.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Oiladditivescandamagetheengine.Thereisa riskofdamagetoproperty,amongotherpoten#jtialdamage.Donotuseoiladditives.
NOTICE
Incorrectengineoilcancausemalfunctionsin
theengineordamageit.Thereisariskofdam#j
agetoproperty,amongotherpotentialdam#j
age.Whenselectinganengineoil,makesure thattheengineoilhasthecorrectoilspecifica#j
tion.
Suitableengineoiltypes
Addengineoilsthatmeetthefollowingoilrating
standards:
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GasolineengineBMWLonglife-01FE.BMWLonglife-14FE+.BMWLonglife-17FE+.
TheBMWLonglife-14FE+andBMWLong#j
life-17FE+oilspecificationsarenotsuitablefor
the50igasolineengine.
Alternativeengineoiltypes
Ifanengineoilsuitableforcontinuoususeisnot
available,upto1USquart/literofanengineoil withthefollowingoilratingcanbeadded:
OilspecificationAPISL.APISM.APISN.
Viscositygrades
Whenselectinganengineoil,makesurethatthe
engineoilhasasuitableviscositygrade.The suitableviscositygradeisindicatedonalabelintheenginecompartment.
ViscositygradesSAE0W-20.SAE0W-30.
TheviscositygradeSAE0W-20isnotsuitable
forgasolineengine50i.
Moreinformationaboutsuitableoilspecifications
andviscositygradesofengineoilscanbere#j
questedfromadealer#ssservicecenteroranother
qualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Engineoilchange
NOTICE
Engineoilthatisnotchangedintimelyfashion
cancauseincreasedenginewearandthusen#j ginedamage.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Itisrecommendedthatyoudonotexceedtheserviceintervalsindicatedintheve#j
hicle.
Thevehiclemanufacturerrecommendsthatyou
haveadealer'sservicecenteroranotherquali#j
fiedservicecenterorrepairshopchangetheen#j
gineoil.
Coolant
Generalinformation
Coolantconsistsofwaterandcoolantadditive.Notallcommerciallyavailableadditivesaresuita#j
bleforthevehicle.Donotmixadditivesofdiffer#j
entcolors.Observethewater-additivemixture
ratioof50:50.Informationaboutsuitableaddi#j
tivesisavailablefromadealer#ssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
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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.Checkandaddthecoolantlevelsonareg#j
ularbasis.
Thecoolantlevelisindicatedusingminimum andmaximummarkingsinthefillerneckofthe
coolantreservoir.
Dependingontheengineinstallation,thecoolant
reservoirislocatedontherightsideortheleft
sideoftheenginecompartment.
Additionalinformation:
Foranoverview,refertopage 388.
Checkingthecoolantlevel
1.Lettheenginecooldown.2.Openingthehood.
Opening,refertopage 390.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Thecoolantleveliscorrectifitliesbetween theminimumandmaximummarksinthefiller
neck.6.Closethelid.
Addingcoolant
1.Lettheenginecooldown.2.Openingthehood.
Opening,refertopage 390.3.Turnthelidofthecoolantreservoirslightly
counterclockwisetoallowanyexcesspres#j
suretodissipate,thenopenit.4.Openthecoolantreservoirlid.5.Ifthecoolantislow,slowlyaddcoolantupto
thespecifiedlevel;donotoverfill.6.Closethelid.7.Havethecauseofthecoolantlosseliminated assoonaspossible.
Disposal
Complywiththerelevantenvironmental
protectionregulationswhendisposingof coolantandcoolantadditives.
Washerfluid
Generalinformation Allwindshieldwasherjetsaresuppliedfromone
tank.
Useamixtureoftapwaterandwindshield washerconcentrate.Ifdesired,awindshield
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washerconcentratecontainingantifreezecanbe
used.
Recommendedminimumfillquantity:
0.2USgal/1liter.
Safetyinformation
Warning
Sometypesofantifreezecancontainharmful
substancesandareflammable.Thereisarisk
offireandaninjuryhazard.Followtheinstruc#jtionsonthecontainers.Keepantifreezeawayfromignitionsources.Donotrefilloperating
materialsintodifferentbottles.Storeoperating
materialsoutofreachofchildren.
UnitedStates:thewasherfluidmixtureratiois regulatedbytheU.S.EPAandmanyindividualstates;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,among
otherpotentialdamage.Donotaddsilicon-
containingadditivestothewasherfluid.
NOTICE
Mixingdifferentwindshieldwasherconcen#j tratesorantifreezecandamagethewashing
system.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty,
amongotherpotentialdamage.Donotmixdif#j
ferentwindshieldwasherconcentratesoranti#j
freeze.Followtheinformationandmixturera#j
tiosprovidedonthecontainers.
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
Principle
Sensorsandspecialalgorithmstakeintoaccount thedrivingconditionsofthevehicle.CBSuses
thesetoprovidemaintenancerecommendations.
Thesystemmakesitpossibletoadapttheamountofmaintenancecorrespondingtoyour
userprofile.
Generalinformation
Informationonservicenotificationscanbedis#j
playedontheControlDisplay.
Additionalinformation:
Servicenotifications,refertopage 175.
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.
MaintenanceBookletfor USModels
PleaseconsultyourMaintenanceBookletforad#j
ditionalinformationontheperformanceofserv#j iceandmaintenancework.
Themanufacturerofyourvehiclerecommends
thatmaintenanceandrepairbeperformedbya servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Recordsofregularmaintenanceandrepairworkshouldberetained.
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SocketforOBDOnboardDiagnosis
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,themanufactureofyourvehiclestronglyrecommendsthataccesstothesocket
forOnboardDiagnosisbelimitedtoadealer's
servicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecen#j
terorrepairshoporotherpersonsthathave
thespecializedtrainingandequipmentforpur#j
posesofproperlyutilizingthesocketforOn#j
boardDiagnosis.
Position
Locatedonthedriver'ssideisanOBDsocketfor readingthevehicledata.
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,among
otherpotentialdamage.Holdthewiperfirmly whenchangingthewiperblade.Donotfoldor
switchonthewiperwithoutawiperbladein#jstalled.
NOTICE
Folded-awaywiperscanbejammedwhenthe hoodisopened.Thereisariskofdamageto
property,amongotherpotentialdamage.Make
surethatthewiperswiththewiperblades
mountedarefoldeddownontothewindshield beforeopeningthehood.
Replacingthefrontwiperblades
1.Tochangethewiperblades,foldupthewiper
arms.
Fold-awaypositionofthewipers,referto page 156.2.Liftthewiperoffofthewindshieldandhold.3.Pressthebutton,arrow1,andpulloutthe
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