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6nFu e l s p e c ific a tio n s
Tire in fla tio n p re s s u re
Us e u nle a d e d g a s oline o nly.
Che c k tire in fla tio n p re s s ure s re g-
ula rly – a t le a s t e ve ry tw o w e e ks
a nd b e fore b e ginning a lo nge r trip . In -
c orre c t tire p re s s ure c a n oth e rw is e le a d
to tire d a m a ge a nd a c c id e nts .<
Min im um o c ta ne ra tin g: 9 1 AKI.
BMW e ngine s a re e q uip p e d w ith kn oc k
s e ns ors a nd w ill a d a p t a uto m a tic a lly
to d iffe re nt o c ta ne ra tin gs , p ro vid e d
th a t th e m inim um o c ta ne re q uire m e nt
(8
9 AKI) is m e t.
Fu e ls w ith h ighe r o c ta ne ra tin gs w ill
p ro vid e e nha nc e d p e rfo rm a nc e a nd
lowe r fu e l c ons um p tio n, w hile th e u s e
of fu e ls w ith lo w o c ta ne ra tin gs w ill
ha ve th e o p p os ite e ffe c t.
The infla tio n p re s s ure s a re ind ic a te d o n
a la b e l a tta c he d to th e B -p illa r b e hind
th e d rive r's d oor (vis ib le w ith d oor
op e n).
Do n ot u s e le a d e d fu e ls . Th e u s e
of le a d e d fu e ls w ill c a us e p e rm a -
ne nt d a m a ge to th e s ys te m 's o xyg e n
s e ns or a nd th e c a ta lytic c onve rto r.<
Ch e c k tire p re s s u re s
All p re s s ure s p e c ific a tio ns a re ind ic a te d
in p s i (kilo p a s c a l) for tire s a t a m b ie nt
te m p e ra tu re (re fe r a ls o to th e n e xt
p a ge ).
AKI = An ti Kn oc k In d e x
Fo llowing a c orre c tio n o f th e tire
infla tio n p re s s ure , re a c tiva te th e
Tire P re s s ure Wa rn ing (RDW) s ys te m .
Re fe r to p a ge 7 7.<
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