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Engine oil
Checking the oil level
1 P ark th e v e hicl e o n a le v el surf a c e.
2 S hut th e e ngin e off after it h a s
re a c h e d n orm al o p eratin g te m p era -
ture .
3 A fter a p prox. 5 minut e s, p ull th e
di p stic k o ut a n d wip e it off with a
cl e an lint-fre e cloth, p a p er to w e l, or
simil ar m a t erial.
4 C aref ully p us h th e dip stic k all th e w ay
into th e g uid e tu b e a n d p ull it o ut
a g ain.
5 Th e oil le v el sh o uld b e b e t w e e n th e
tw o m ark s o n th e dip stic k.
A s w ith f u el e c on o m y, oil c o n s u m ptio n
is dire c tly influ e n c e d b y y o ur driving
style a n d v e hicl e o p eratin g c o n ditio n s.
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Th e oil volu m e b et w e e n th e tw o m ark s
on th e dip stic k c orre s p o n d s to a p prox.
1. 1 U S q u arts (1 lit er). D o not fill b e y o n d
th e u p p er m ark o n th e dip stic k. E x c e ss
oil w ill d a m a g e th e e n gin e .
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To add oil
W ait until th e l e v el h as dro p p e d to just
a b o v e th e lo w er m ark b e f or e a d ding oil.
H o w e v er, n e v er let th e oil dro p b elo w
th e lo w er m ark.
B M W e n gin e s are d e sig n e d to
o p erate with o ut oil a d ditiv e s; th e
us e of a d ditiv e s c o uld le a d to d a m a g e
in so m e c as e s. This is als o tru e f or th e
m a nu al tra n s missio n, th e a uto m atic
tra n smissio n, th e diff ere ntial a n d th e
p o w er ste ering. <
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