Do n ot fill b e yo nd th e u p p e r m a rk o n th e
d ip s tic k. Exc e s s o il c a n d a m a ge th e
e ngine .
If yo u a re u na b le to o b ta in B MW Hig h P e r-
form a nc e S yn th e tic O il, yo u c a n a d d s m a ll
a m ounts o f a noth e r s yn th e tic o il b e tw e e n
oil c ha nge s . Us e o nly o ils w ith th e AP I S H
s p e c ific a tio n o r h ighe r.
Ad d in g e n g in e o il
As k yo ur BMW S p orts Ac tivity Ve hic le
Ce nte r fo r d e ta ils c onc e rn ing th e s p e -
c ific BMW Hig h P e rfo rm a nc e S yn th e tic O il
or s yn th e tic o ils w hic h h a ve b e e n
a p p ro ve d .<
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www.b m wus a .c om to o b ta in th is in form a -
tio n.
Wh ile yo u s hould w a it u ntil th e le ve l h a s
d ro p p e d to ju s t a b ove th e lo we r m a rk
b e fore a d d ing o il, yo u s hould n e ve r a llow
th e o il le ve l to fa ll b e low th is m a rk.
Vis c o s ity ra tin g s
Vis c os ity is th e o il flow ra tin g a s d e fine d in
S AE c la s s e s .
The s e le c tio n o f th e c orre c t S AE c la s s
d e p e nd s o n th e c lim a te c ond itio ns in th e
a re a w he re yo u typ ic a lly d rive yo ur B MW.
BMW e ngine s a re d e s igne d to o p e r-
a te w ith out a d d itive s , a nd th e ir u s e
c ould e ve n le a d to d a m a ge in s om e c a s e s .
This a ls o a p p lie s to th e m a nua l tra ns m is -
s ion, a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion, th e d iffe re n-
tia l a nd th e p owe r s te e ring s ys te m .<
Ap p ro ve d o ils a re in S AE c la s s e s
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W- 40 a nd 5 W- 30.<
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The s e o ils m a y b e us e d for d rivin g in a ll
a m b ie nt te m p e ra tu re s .
Re c om m e nd a tio n: h a ve th e o il c ha nge
c ond uc te d b y yo ur B MW S p orts Ac tivity
Ve hic le C e nte r.
Co o la n t
Contin uous e xp os ure to u s e d o il ha s
c a us e d c a nc e r in la b ora to ry te s tin g.
Fo r th is re a s on, a ny s kin a re a s th a t c om e
into c onta c t w ith o il s hould b e th oro ughly
wa s he d w ith s oa p a nd w a te r.
Alwa ys s to re o ils , g re a s e a nd s im ila r m a te -
ria ls s o th a t th e y a re in a c c e s s ib le to c hil-
d re n. C om p ly w ith w a rn ing la b e ls a nd
inform a tio n o n c onta ine rs .<
In d ic a to r la m p
The in d ic a to r la m p lig hts u p :
Coola nt le ve l is to o lo w; to p u p a t
th e e a rlie s t o p p ortu nity.
Do not a d d c oola nt to th e c ooling s ys -
te m whe n th e e ngine is hot. Es c a p ing
c oola nt c a n c a us e b urn s .
Alwa ys o b s e rve a ll a p p lic a b le ru le s
a nd re gula tio ns fo r e nviro nm e nta l
p ro te c tio n w he n d is p os ing o f u s e d o il.<
Antifre e ze a nd a ntic orro s ion a ge nts a re
ha za rd ous to h e a lth . Yo u s hould a lwa ys
s to re th e m in th e ir o rig ina l c onta ine rs a nd
in a lo c a tio n w hic h is in a c c e s s ib le to c hil-
d re n. An tifre e ze a nd a ntic orro s ion a ge nts
a re fla m m a b le . Th e re fore , d o not p our o ve r
hot e ngine p a rts , a s o th e rw is e th e y c ould
c a tc h fire a nd c a us e b urn s . Alwa ys ob s e rve
th e in s tru c tio ns fo r u s e p ro vid e d o n th e
c onta ine rs .<
Ap p ro ve d e n g in e o ils
The q ua lity o f th e e ngine o il s e le c te d h a s
c ritic a l s ignific a nc e fo r th e o p e ra tio n a nd
s e rvic e life o f a n e ngine . B a s e d o n e xte n-
s ive te s tin g, B MW h a s a p p ro ve d o nly c e r-
ta in e ngine o ils .
Us e o nly a p p ro ve d B MW Hig h P e rfo r-
m a nc e S yn th e tic O il.
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