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Th e B M W M aint e n a n c e S yst e m h a s
b e e n d e sig n e d a s a relia ble m e a ns of
providin g m a xim u m driving a n d o p erat-
in g s af ety – a n d a s c ost- e ff e ctively a s
p ossible for y o u.
Pl e as e k e e p in min d th at re g ular m ain -
te n a n c e is n ot o nly n e c e ss ary for th e
saf ety of yo ur v e hicle, b ut als o pla ys a
sig nific a nt role in m aintaining th e r e s al e
valu e of th e v e hicle .
Service Interval Display
A d v a n c e d t e c hn olo gy is e m plo y e d
to c alc ula t e th e o ptim al m aint e n a n c e
int e rv als. T h e s e are th e n in d ic at e d in
th e S ervi c e Interv al Dis pl a y. W hile
c o n v e ntio n al syste ms rely o n dista n c e
trav ele d alon e to d e t ermin e w h e n
s e rvic e is d u e , th e B M W M ainte n a n c e
S yst e m h a s for y e ars c o nsid ere d th e
46 c us 0 1 8
a ctu al c o n ditio n s u n d er w hic h th e
v e hicle o p e rate s, b e c a us e mile s c a n b e
trav ele d in m a n y diff ere nt w ays:
Fro m a m ainte n a n c e p oint of vie w ,
62, 0 0 0 m ile s (1 0 0, 0 0 0 k m) of sh ort-
dista n c e urb a n driving ar e n ot e q uiva -
le nt to th e sa m e dista n c e c ov ere d at
m o d e rate s p e e d s in lo ng - dista n c e
hig h w ay tra v el.
Th e B M W M aint e n a n c e S yst e m
in clu d e s th e E ngin e O il S ervi c e a n d
In s p e ctio n s I a n d II.
D e terminin g th e m ainte n a n c e interv als
a c c or din g to th e a c tu al us e of th e
v e hicle c o v ers e v ery kin d of o p eratin g
situ a tio n. H o w ev er, e v e n th o s e w h o
driv e o nly sh ort dista n c e s – sig nific a ntly
le s s th a n 6, 0 00 mil e s (1 0, 00 0 k m) a n n u-
ally – sh o uld h a v e th e e n gin e oil
c h a n g e d a t le a st e v ery 2 ye ars, sin c e oil
d e t eriorate s o v er tim e, re g ardle s s of
us e.
Service and Warranty Information
Booklet (U S models)/ Warranty
and Service Guide B ooklet
(C anadian models)
F or a d ditio n al inf orm a tio n o n m ainte -
n a n c e interv als a n d pro c e d ure s, pl e as e
re f e r t o th e S ervic e a n d W arra nty
Inform atio n B o okl e t (U S m o d e ls), or th e
W arra nty a n d S ervic e G uid e B o o kl e t
( C a n a d ia n m o d els).
A s a pre c a utio n a g ainst rust, it is a d vis-
a ble to h a v e th e b o dy c h e c k e d for
d a m a g e fro m ro c ks or gra v el at th e
sa m e tim e , d e p e n din g u p o n o p e rating
c o n ditio ns.
H ave yo ur B M W c e nter p erf orm
m aint e n a n c e a n d re p air.
Yo ur B M W c e nter is al w a y s inform e d o n
th e la t e st m ainte n a n c e w ork a n d r e p air
te c h ni q u e s a n d e q ui p p e d with th e
re q uire d s p e cial to ols. In a d ditio n,
c h e c kin g p arts k n o w n fro m e x p erie n c e
to b e su bje ct to w e ar is a p erm a n e nt
p art of th e m aint e n a n c e s p e cific a tio ns.
B e s ur e th a t all m ainte n a n c e w ork is
c o nfirm e d in th e S ervi c e a n d W arra nty
Inform atio n B o o kl e t (U S m o d els), or in
th e W arra nty a n d S ervic e G uid e
B oo klet ( C a n a dia n m o d els). T h e s e e n-
tri e s are y o ur v erific a tio n f or th e re g ular
m aint e n a n c e of y o ur v e hicle a n d are
re q uire d f or th e p erf orm a n c e of
w arra nty re p airs. <
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