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Engine oil Coolant
Alw ays o b s e rv e all e nviro n m e ntal
prote ctio n la w s w h e n dis p o sin g of
us e d oil. <
R e c o m m e n d atio n: h a v e th e oil c h a n g e d
by yo ur B M W c e nter o nly.
C o ntinu ou s e x p o sure to us e d oil
h a s c a u s e d c an c er in la b ora tory
te stin g.
F or this r e as on, th oro u g hly w a sh a n y
are as of s kin th a t c o m e into c o nt a ct
with oil usin g s o a p a n d w ater.
Alw ays st ore oils, gre a s e a n d similar
m aterials s o th at th e y ar e in a c c e s si ble
to c hil dre n. C o m ply with w arnin g la b els
a n d inf orm atio n o n c o ntain ers. <
D o n ot a d d c o ola nt to th e c o olin g
sy ste m w h e n th e e n gin e is hot. If
yo u att e m pt to d o s o , e s c a pin g c o ola nt
c a n c a us e b urn s.
T o av oid th e p ossibility of d a m a g e l at er
on, n e v er u s e a nythin g oth e r th a n
fa ctory - a p prov e d , nitrite a n d a min o -
fre e e xte n d e d - d uty a ntifr e e z e with
c orrosio n inhibitor. Y o ur B M W c e nter is
fa miliar with th e official s p e cific atio ns.
A ntifre e z e a n d a ntic orro sio n a g e nts are
h a z ard o u s to h e alth. Yo u sh o ul d al w a ys
store it in its origin al c o ntain er a n d in a
lo c a tio n th at is in a c c e ssibl e to c hildre n.
E xte n d e d - d uty a ntifr e e z e w ith c orro -
sio n inhibitor c o nt ain s ethyle n e gly c ol, a
fla m m a bl e su b sta n c e. F or this re a so n,
d o n ot s pill a ntifre e z e with c orro sio n
inhi bit or o n h ot e ngin e p arts. It c o uld
ig nit e a n d c aus e b urns. <
C o m ply with th e a p pli c a bl e e nvi-
ro n m e ntal la w s re gulatin g th e
dis p o s al of e xte n d e d - d uty a ntifre e z e
with c orro sio n inhi bitor. <
Checking coolant level
C orre ct c o ola nt l e v el f or c old e n gin e
(a p pro x. 6 8 7 or + 20 6):
U ns cre w th e c a p fro m th e e x p a nsio n
ta n k.
Th e c o ola nt le v el is c orre c t w h e n th e
u p p er e n d of th e re d flo at is a t le ast
e v e n with th e u p p er e d g e of th e filler
n e c k (re f e r t o th e arro w in th e illustra -
tio n), b ut n o m ore th a n 0. 8 in (2 c m)
a b o v e it – th at is, u p to th e s e c on d m ark
on th e flo a t (re f er als o to th e s c h e m atic
dia gra m n e xt to th e fille r n e ck).
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