BMW I8 2014 I12 User Guide

fuel consumption (EU)
2.1 l /100 km
CO² emissions
49 g / km
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FOR THE BMW i8 WE NOT ONLY
PIONEER NEW MATERIALS, WE ALSO
TAKE CARE OF THEIR RECYCLING.
Recycling is a given at BMW i. Excess material from carbon fiber pro-
duction, carbon components and body parts, for instance, are valu-
able materials. That’s why they are either reused as secondary raw
materials for the in-house BMW i production cycle or recycled for other
automotive and non-automotive applications. At the start of production
for a BMW i8, more than 5 % of the carbon fiber required is already
recycled material. Together with its partners, BMW i is pioneering closed
loops for up to 100 % of carbon fiber from production residues or end-
of-life vehicles.
The BMW Group is always looking for innovative solutions, and this is
also the case when it comes to recycling high-voltage batteries. For
example, the batteries could serve as temporary storage cells for rene-
wable energy. A particularly effective application is to use the batteries
to store solar and wind energy so that generated power can be used
when it is actually needed.
04. RECYCLING
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of old batteries can
be used again as
temporary storage
units in solar power
plants and wind
farms, for example.
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For more information about BMW i
and its sustainability philosophy, visit:
www.bmw-i.com/sustainability
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i8Owner's Manual for Vehicle
Thank you for choosing a BMW i.
The more familiar you are with your vehicle, the better control
you will have on the road. We therefore strongly suggest:
Read this Owner's Handbook before starting off in your new
BMW i. Also use the Integrated Owner's Manual in your vehicle.
It contains important information on vehicle operation that will
help you make full use of the technical features available in your
BMW i. The manual also contains information designed to en‐
hance operating reliability and road safety, and to contribute to
maintaining the value of your BMW i.
Any updates made after the editorial deadline can be found in
the appendix of the Owner's Handbook for Vehicle.
We wish you a safe and enjoyable ride.
BMW AG
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Addendum
ADDENDUM TO BMW i8 OWNER’S
MANUAL 1402957072
We wanted to provide you with some
updates and clarifications with respect to
the printed BMW Owner’s Manual.
These updates and clarifications will
supersede the materials contained in
that document.
1.Where the terms “service center,”
“the service center,” “your service
center,” “service specialist,’ or
“service” are used in the Owner’s
Manual, we wanted to clarify that
the terms refer to a BMW dealer’s
service center or another service
center or repair shop that employs
trained personnel that can perform
maintenance and repair work on
your vehicle in accordance with
BMW specifications.
2.Where the text of the Owner’s
Manual contains an affirmative
instruction to contact a “service
center” or “your service center,” we
wanted to clarify that BMW
recommends that, if you are faced
with one of the situations addressed
by that text, you contact or seek the
assistance of a BMW dealer’s
service center or another service
center or repair shop that employs
trained personnel that can perform
maintenance and repair work on
your vehicle in accordance with
BMW specifications.
While BMW of North America LLC,
at no cost to you, will pay for repairs
required by the limited warranties
provided with respect to your
vehicle and for maintenance under
the Maintenance Program during
the applicable warranty and
maintenance coverage periods, you
are free to elect, both during those
periods and thereafter, to have
maintenance and repair work
provided by other service centers or
repair shops.
3.Where the Owner’s Manual makes
reference to parts and accessories
having been approved by BMW,
those references are intended to
reflect that those parts and
accessories are recommended by
BMW of North America LLC. You
may elect to use other parts and
accessories, but, if you do, we
recommend that you make sure that
any such parts and/or accessories
are appropriate for use on your
vehicle.
4.At page 7, under the warranty
section’s discussion of
homologation, where it states that
you “cannot lodge warranty claims
for your vehicle there,” the text
should read that you “may not be
able to lodge warranty claims for
your vehicle there.”
5.At page 7, under the heading “Body
work and working on the high-
voltage system,” the text of that
section should be disregarded and
the following text should be read in
lieu thereof: “BMW recommends to
have modifications and work on the

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vehicle only be carried out by an
authorized BMW i service center or
one that operates according to
BMW i specifications with personnel
trained accordingly. If work is not
carried out properly, there is the risk
of fire and fatal injury from
electrocution due to the high-
voltage system's high voltage.”
6.At page 8, under the “Parts and
Accessories” section, in the sixth
sentence, the word “cannot” should
read “does not.”
7.At page 51, in the “Check and
replace safety belts” section, the
text beginning, “This should only be
done by your service center . . .”
should be disregarded and the
following text should be read in lieu
thereof: “BMW recommends having
this work performed by a service
center as it is important that this
safety feature functions properly.”
8.At page 88, under the heading:
“Special windshield,” the paragraph
beginning, “Therefore, have the
special windshield . . .” should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof:
“BMW recommends that you have
the special windshield replaced by
the service center.”
9.At page 137 under the heading:
“Objects in the range of movement
of the pedals” and at page 182 and
page 183 under the heading:
“Carpets and floor mats,” the
paragraph that begins: “Only use
floor mats . . .” should be
disregarded and the following
language should be read in lieu
thereof: “The manufacturer of your
vehicle recommends that you use
floor mats that have been identified
by it as appropriate for use in your
vehicle and that can be properly
fixed in place.”
10.At page 141, under the heading:
“Have maintenance carried out,” the
sentence beginning, “The
maintenance should be carried out .
. .” should be disregarded and the
following text should be read in lieu
thereof: “BMW recommends that
you have the maintenance carried
out by your service center.”
11.At page 147, under the heading
“Make sure that the charging device
is in flawless operating condition,”
the word “flawless” should read
“proper.”
12.At page 159, under the heading
“Tire inflation pressure
specifications,” the sentence
beginning, “Tire inflation pressure
specifications apply to approved tire
sizes . . . .” should be disregarded.
13.At page 163, under the heading:
“Mounting,” the paragraph
beginning, “Have mounting and
balancing . . .” should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof:
“BMW recommends that you have
mounting and balancing performed
by your service center or a tire
mounting specialist.”
14.At page 163, under the heading:
“Approved wheels and tires,” the

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term “Approved” should be
disregarded and in lieu thereof, the
term “Recommended” should be
read in its place. In addition, the
text of that section should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle
strongly suggests that you use
wheels and tires that have been
recommended by the vehicle
manufacturer for your vehicle type;
otherwise, for example, despite
having the same official size ratings,
variations can lead to body contact
and with it, the risk of severe
accidents.
The manufacturer of your vehicle
does not evaluate non-
recommended wheels and tires to
determine if they are suitable for
use on your vehicle.
15.At page 164, under the heading:
“Snow Chains,” the text should be
disregarded and the following text
should be read in lieu thereof:
Only certain types of fine-link snow
chains have been tested by the
manufacturer of your vehicle and
are determined by the manufacturer
of your vehicle to be road safe and
are recommended by the
manufacturer of your vehicle.
Information about recommended
snow chains is available from a
service center.
16.At page 166, under the heading
“Engine compartment access,” the
sentence beginning, “If you are
unfamiliar” should be disregarded.
17.At page 167, under the heading:
“Approved oil types,” the references
to “Approved” should be read as
“Suitable.” Where it reads: “You
can add oils with the following
specifications,” that text should be
disregarded, and the following text
read in lieu thereof: “Add engine
oils that meet the following oil rating
standards: . . .”
18.At page 168, under the heading:
“Alternative oil types,” the text
preceding the chart should be
disregarded, and in lieu thereof
should be read as follows: “If an
engine oil suitable for continuous
use is not available, up to 1 US
quart/liter of an engine oil with the
following oil rating can be added: . .
.” The reference to “specification”
should be read as “rating.”
19.At page 168, under the heading:
“Engine oil change,” the text should
be disregarded and in lieu thereof
should be read as follows:
BMW recommends that you have
the oil changed at your BMW
dealer’s service center or at another
service center that has trained
personnel that can perform the work
in accordance with BMW
specifications.
20.At page 170 and page 171, under
the heading: “Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for US models
and Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models,” the

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second paragraph should be
disregarded and the following text
read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you have
maintenance and repair performed
by your BMW dealer’s service
center or another service center or
repair shop that employs trained
personnel that can perform
maintenance and repair work on
your vehicle in accordance with
BMW specifications. The
manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you maintain
records of all maintenance and
repair work performed on your
vehicle.
21.At page 173 where it reads: “Have
any work on the lighting system . . .
,” the following words should be
read as preceding that passage: “It
is strongly suggested that you . . . .”
22.At page 173, under the “Battery
replacement” section, the text
should be disregarded and in lieu
thereof the following text should be
read:
Use of recommended vehicle
batteries
The manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you use vehicle
batteries that it has tested and
recommends for use in your vehicle;
otherwise the vehicle could be
damaged and systems or functions
may not be fully available.
After a battery replacement, the
manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you have the
battery registered on your vehicle
by a service center to ensure that all
comfort functions are fully available,
and that any “check control”
messages of these comfort
functions are no longer displayed.