engine oil BMW X6M 2013 E71 User Guide

Alternative oil types
If the approved engine oils are not available, up
to 1 US quart/liter of an oil with the following
specification can be used:
Gasoline engineAPI SM or a higher quality standard
Coolant
General information
Danger of burns from hot engine
Do not open the cooling system while
the engine is hot; otherwise, escaping coolant
may cause burns.◀
Suitable additives
Only use suitable additives; otherwise,
engine damage may occur. The additives are
harmful to your health.◀
Coolant consists of water and additives.
Not all commercially available additives are
suitable for your vehicle. Ask your service cen‐
ter for suitable additives.
Checking the coolant level1.Do not open the hood until the engine has
cooled down.
2.Turn the expansion tank cap counterclock‐
wise slightly to allow any accumulated
pressure to escape; then continue turning
to open.
3.The filling level indicator 1 in the filler neck
indicates the coolant level. The coolant
level is correct if it is between the arrows of
the respective reservoir label 2.
4.If the coolant is low, slowly add coolant up
to the specified level; do not overfill.
5.Turn the cap until there is an audible click.6.Have the cause of the coolant loss elimi‐
nated as soon as possible.
Disposal
Comply with the appropriate environ‐
mental protection regulations when dis‐
posing of coolant additives.
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Engine oil change
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends
having the engine oil changed by your service
center.

MaintenanceVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
BMW Maintenance System
The maintenance system provides information
on required maintenance measures and thus
provides support in maintaining road safety
and the operational reliability of the vehicle.
Condition Based Service
CBS
Sensors and special algorithms take into ac‐
count the driving conditions of your vehicle.
Based on this, Condition Based Service deter‐
mines the maintenance requirements.
The system makes it possible to adapt the
amount of maintenance you need to your user
profile.
Details on the service requirements, refer to
page 74, can be displayed on the Control Dis‐
play.
On the Control Display, the remaining distan‐
ces and times for selected maintenance re‐
quirements and any legally required deadlines
can be displayed individually, refer to page 74.
Service data in the remote control Information on the required maintenance is
continuously stored in the remote control. Your service center will read out this data and
suggest the right array of service procedures
for your vehicle.
Therefore, hand your service specialist the re‐
mote control that you used most recently.
Setting the correct date
Make sure the date is set correctly, refer
to page 78; otherwise, the effectiveness of
CBS Condition Based Service is not ensured.◀
Storage periods Storage periods during which the vehicle bat‐
tery was disconnected are not taken into ac‐
count.
If this occurs, have a service center update the
time-dependent maintenance procedures,
such as checking brake fluid and, if necessary,
changing the engine oil and the microfilter/
activated-charcoal filter.
Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for US
models and Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models
Please consult your Service and Warranty In‐
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and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian mod‐
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CareVehicle equipmentThis chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
Car washes
Notes Steam jets or high-pressure washers
When using steam jets or high-pressure
washers, hold them a sufficient distance away
and use a maximum temperature of
140 ℉/60 ℃.
Holding them too close or using excessively
high pressures or temperatures can cause
damage or preliminary damage that may then lead to long-term damage.
Follow the operating instructions for the high-
pressure washer.◀
Cleaning sensors/cameras with high-
pressure washers
When using high-pressure washers, do not
spray the exterior sensors and cameras, for
Park Distance Control or the backup camera,
for instance, for extended periods of time and
only from a distance of at least 12 in/30 cm.◀
Regularly remove foreign bodies, such as
leaves, from the area below the windshield
when the hood is open.
Wash your vehicle frequently, particularly in
winter.
Intense soiling and road salt can damage the
vehicle.Washing in automatic car washes
Give preference to cloth car washes or those
that use soft brushes in order to avoid paint
damage.
Notes
Note the following:▷Make sure that the wheels and tires are not
damaged by the transport mechanisms.▷Fold in the exterior mirrors; otherwise, they
may be damaged, depending on the width
of the vehicle.▷Deactivate rain sensor, refer to page 66, to
prevent unintentional wiper action.▷Remove additional attachments, for in‐
stance a spoiler or telephone antenna, if
there is a risk that these may be damaged.
Guide rails in car washes
Avoid car washes with guide rails higher
than 4 in/10 cm; otherwise, the vehicle body
could be damaged.◀
Before driving into a car wash The vehicle is able to roll if the following steps
are taken.
1.Insert the remote control into the ignition
lock, even with Comfort Access.2.Engage transmission position N.3.Release the parking brake.4.Deactivating Automatic Hold, refer to
page 62.5.Switch the engine off.6.Leave the remote control in the ignition
lock so that the vehicle can roll.
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IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 96
ACC Active Cruise Con‐ trol 102
Accident, refer to Emergency Request, initiating 286
Acoustic signal, refer to Check Control 76
Activated-charcoal filter 126
Active Cruise Control ACC 102
Active cruise control, indica‐ tor lamp 106
Active Cruise Control, radar sensor 106
Active Cruise Control, select‐ ing the distance 104
Active Cruise Control, warn‐ ing lamps 106
Active seat 47
Active seat ventilation 46
Active steering 101
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 95
Adaptive Drive 100
Adaptive fixing system 140
Adaptive Light Control 82
Additional telephone 226
Additives, coolant 273
Additives, engine oil 272
After washing vehicle 292
Airbags 86
Airbags, indicator/warning light 88
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated air mode 124
Air distribution, auto‐ matic 122, 127
Air distribution, manual 124 Air drying, refer to Cooling
function 124
Air flow rate 123
Air flow rate, blower, refer to Air volume 127
Airing, refer to Ventila‐ tion 125
Air pressure, refer to Tire in‐ flation pressure 262
Air vents 121
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 125
Alarm system 39
Alarm system– Avoiding unintentional
alarms 40– Ending an alarm 40– Interior motion sensor 40– Tilt alarm sensor 40
All around the headliner 17
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 268
All-wheel drive, refer to
xDrive 98
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 130
AM/FM station 182
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions 171
Antifreeze, coolant 273
Antifreeze, washer fluid 66
Antilock Brake System, ABS 96
Anti-slip control, refer to Dy‐ namic Stability Control
DSC 96
Anti-theft protection 32
Appointments 244
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights 298
Approved engine oils 272
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to
Weights 298
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 138
Arrival time, refer to Com‐ puter 73
Ashtray 133
Ashtray, front 133
Ashtray, rear 133
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 287
Assistance with driving off, refer to Drive-off assis‐
tant 100
Assistance with starting en‐ gine, refer to Jump-start‐
ing 287
Audio CD with rear DVD sys‐ tem 216
Audio device, external 138
Audio playback 191
Audio playback, Blue‐ tooth 205
Automatic, air distribu‐ tion 122, 127
Automatic air distribu‐ tion 127
Automatic, air flow rate 122
Automatic car wash 291
Automatic climate con‐ trol 121
Automatic climate control, automatic air distribu‐
tion 122, 127
Automatic climate control, in rear 126
Automatic climate control in rear, activating on Control
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DVD system in rear 210
DVD, video 192
Dynamic destination guid‐ ance 176
Dynamic Performance Con‐ trol 98
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 96
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 97
E
Easy entry/exit 53
EfficientDynamics, refer to Saving fuel 153
Electrical malfunction– Door lock 34– Driver's door 34– Fuel filler flap 258
Electrical malfunction, park‐
ing brake 63
Electric seat adjustment 45
Electric steering wheel ad‐
justment 53
Electronic brake-force distri‐ bution 96
Electronic engine oil level check 271
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to Dynamic Sta‐
bility Control DSC 96
Emergency operation
– Door lock, refer to Manual
operation 34
Emergency operation, fuel
filler flap, unlocking man‐
ually 258
Emergency Request 286
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 287
Energy-conscious driving, re‐ fer to Current fuel consump‐
tion 71
Energy, saving, refer to Sav‐ ing fuel 153
Engine, breaking in 146
Engine compartment 270
Engine coolant, refer to Cool‐ ant 273
Engine oil, adding 272
Engine oil, additives, refer to Approved engine oils 272
Engine oil, alternative oil types 273
Engine oil, BMW maintenance system 274
Engine oil change intervals, refer to Service require‐
ments 74
Engine oil, checking the level 271
Engine oil, filling ca‐ pacity 299
Engine oil temperature 71
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 272
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 272
Engine, overheating, refer to Coolant temperature 71
Engine start, assistance 287
Engine, starting 60
Engine, starting– Comfort Access 37
Engine, starting, Start/Stop
button 59
Engine, stopping, Start/Stop button 59
Engine, switching off 60
Environmentally friendly driv‐ ing, refer to Current fuel
consumption 71
Equalizer 180
Equipment, interior 129
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to Dynamic Sta‐
bility Control DSC 96
Exchanging wheels/tires 267
Exhaust system 146
Exterior mirrors 51
Exterior mirrors, adjusting 51
Exterior mirrors, automatic dimming 52
Exterior mirrors, automatic
heating 52
Exterior mirrors, folding in and out 52
External audio device 138
External devices 202
External temperature dis‐ play 70
External temperature display, changing the units of meas‐
ure, changing the units of
measure on the Control Dis‐
play 79
External temperature warn‐ ing 70
Externel temperature dis‐ play 70
Eyes for securing cargo 151
F
Fader 180
Failure messages, refer to Check Control 76
False alarm– Avoiding unintentional
alarms 40– Ending an alarm 40
Fastening safety belts, refer
to Safety belts 47
Fault messages, refer to Check Control 76
Filling capacities 299
Filter, refer to Microfilter/acti‐ vated-charcoal filter 126
Fine wood, care 293
First aid kit 287
Fitting for towing 290
Fixing system, adaptive 140
Flashing when locking/ unlocking 33
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 88
Flat Tire Monitor FTM, snow chains 269
Flat tire, run-flat tires 268
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 90
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Lamps, automatic headlampcontrol 81, 82
Lamps, High-beam Assis‐ tant 83
Lamps, parking lamps/low beams 81
Lamps, replacing, refer to Lamp and bulb replace‐
ment 276
Lane departure warning 93
Lane margin, warning 93
Language, changing on Con‐ trol Display 79
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer to Safety belts 47
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 151
LATCH child restraint fixing system 55
Leather, care 292
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 277
Length, refer to Dimen‐ sions 298
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 23
License plate lamps, replac‐ ing bulbs 280
Light-alloy wheels, care 293
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 277
Lighter 133
Lighting– Instruments 85
Lighting, vehicle, refer to
Lamps 81
Light switch 81
Limit, refer to Speed limit 77
Load 151
Loading 150
Lock buttons, doors, refer to Locking 35
Locking– From the inside 35– From the outside 33– Setting the confirmation
signals 33– Without remote control, re‐
fer to Comfort Access 37
Locking the vehicle
– From the inside 35– From the outside 32
Locks, doors, and win‐
dows 57
Longlife oils, alternative oil types 273
Longlife oils, refer to Ap‐ proved engine oils 272
Low beams 81
Low beams
– Automatic 82
Low beams, automatic 81
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 83
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 45
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 152
Lumbar support 45
M
Main inspection, refer to Service requirements 74
Maintenance 274
Maintenance, refer to Service booklet
Maintenance, refer to Service requirements 74
Maintenance require‐ ments 274
Maintenance system BMW 274
Malfunction
– Door lock 34– Fuel filler flap 258
Malfunction, parking
brake 63
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control 76
Manual air distribution 124
Manual mode, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 68
Manual operation– Door lock 34– Driver's door 34
Manual operation, fuel filler
flap 258
Manual operation, Side View 118
Manual operation, Top View 116
Map, destination entry 165
Map display in black and white 174
Map in split screen 173
Map view 171
Marking on approved tires 268
Master key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 30
Maximum cooling 124
Maximum speed, winter tires 268
Medical kit, refer to First aid kit 287
Memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 50
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 19
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins 173
Messages 242
Microfilter 126
Minimum tread, tires 266
Mirror
– Mirror memory, refer to Seat
and mirror memory 50
Mirrors 51
Mirrors
– Automatic Curb Monitor 52
Mirrors, folding in and out 52
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Mirrors, heating 52
Mirrors, interior mirror 52
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 147
Mobile phone, installation lo‐ cation, refer to Center arm‐
rest 138
Mobile phone, refer to Tele‐ phone 226
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 6
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 19
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 54
MP3 player 202
Multimedia 190
Music collection 197
Music search 198
Music, storing 197
N
Navigation 158
Navigation data 158
Navigation data, updat‐ ing 158
Navigation system– Destination entry by
voice 166
Neck restraints, refer to Head
restraints 49
Nets, refer to Storage com‐ partments 138
Neutral cleaner, care 293
New wheels and tires 267
Notes 6, 245
Nozzles of automatic climate control 121
Nozzles, refer to Ventila‐ tion 125
O OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 275
OBD socket, refer to Socket
for OBD Onboard Diagno‐
sis 275
Octane number, refer to Fuel quality 260
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 260
Odometer 71
Office 239
Oil additives 272
Oil consumption 271
Oil level 271
Oil, refer to Engine oil 271
Oil types, alternative 272
Oil types, approved 272
Old batteries, disposal 284
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 275
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 19
Onboard vehicle tool kit 276
Opening and closing– Comfort Access 37– From the inside 35– From the outside 32– Using the door lock 34– Using the remote control 32
Opening height, adjusting 36
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Outside-air mode, automatic climate control 124
Outside air, refer to Recircu‐ lated air mode 124
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 71
P Paint, vehicle 292
Pairing, mobile phone 227
Panic mode 33
Park Distance Control PDC 111
Parked-car ventilation 127
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 148
Parking aid, refer to Park Dis‐
tance Control PDC 111
Parking assistant, refer to Park Distance Control
PDC 111
Parking brake 61
Parking brake, Automatic Hold 62
Parking brake, releasing man‐ ually 62, 63
Parking brake, setting man‐ ually 61
Parking lamps 81
Parking lamps/low beams 81
Parking with Automatic Hold 63
Passenger airbags, deactivat‐ ing 87
Passenger side mirror, tilt‐ ing 52
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 111
Personal information 239
Personal Profile 30
Pinch protection– Windows 41
Pinch protection, glass sun‐
roof 43
Plastic, care 293
Playing videos, rear DVD sys‐ tem 213
Pollen, refer to Microfilter/ activated-charcoal filter 126
Poor road operation 148
Position, storing 162
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 161
Power failure 283
Power windows
– Safety switch 42
Power windows, opening and
closing 41
Power windows, refer to Win‐ dows 41
Prescribed engine oils, refer to Approved engine oils 272
Pressure, tires 262
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Steering wheel 53
Steering wheel, adjusting 53
Steering wheel, easy entry/ exit 53
Steering wheel lock 59
Steering with variable transla‐ tion, refer to Active steer‐
ing 101
Steptronic, refer to Sport pro‐ gram and manual mode M/
S 68
Stopping, engine 60
Storage compartment nets 138
Storage compart‐ ments 137, 138
Storage, tires 268
Storing the seat position, re‐ fer to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory 50
Storing the vehicle 294
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 161
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 262
Summer tires, tread 266
Sunblinds, roller sun‐ blinds 42
Surround View 113
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12
Switching off, engine 60
Switching off, vehicle 60
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 128
Symbols 6
T Tachometer 71
Tailgate– Comfort Access 38– Remote control 33
Tailgate, adjusting the open‐
ing height 36
Tailgate, automatic opera‐ tion 36
Tail lamps 279
Tank gauge, refer to Fuel
gauge 72
Tasks 245
Technical changes, refer to Safety 6
Technical data 298
Telephone 226
Telephone, adjusting the vol‐ ume 230
Telephone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 138
TeleService 251
Temperature, adjusting in up‐ per body region 123
Temperature, coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 71
Temperature display– External temperature 70– External temperature warn‐
ing 70
Temperature display, setting
the units 79
Temperature, engine oil 71
Temperature, setting with au‐ tomatic climate con‐
trol 123 , 127
Temperature warning 70
Text messages 242
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 39
Thigh support adjustment 44
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 280
Tilting the passenger side mirror 52
Time, setting 78
Tire age 265
Tire identification marks 265
Tire inflation pressure 262
Tire inflation pressure, check‐ ing 262
Tire pressure monitor, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 88
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Tire Quality Grading 265
Tires– Inflation pressure 262
Tires, breaking in 146
Tires, changing 267
Tires, condition 266
Tires, damage 266
Tire size 265
Tires, minimum tread 266
Tires, retreaded tires 268
Tires, run-flat tires 268
Tires, storage 268
Tire tread 266
Toll roads, route 169
Tone 180
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 276
Tools, refer to Onboard vehi‐ cle tool kit 276
Top View 115
Tow bar 289
Tow fitting 290
Towing 289
Town/city, navigation 161
Tow rope 289
Tow-starting 289, 290
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 90
Traction control 97
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 173
Transmission, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 67
Transmission positions, auto‐ matic transmission with
Steptronic 67
Transporting children safely 54
Treble, tone 180
Trip computer, refer to Dis‐ plays on the Control Dis‐
play 73
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 71
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 65
Trip odometer 71
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