Too much oil will harm the engine.
Have the vehicle checked without
Oil types
Do not use oil additives as this could
delay.<
result in engine damage.<
>
"Measurement inactive. Have this
checked."
Specified engine oils
Do not add engine oil. You can continue
your journey. Note the newly calculated dis-
tance remaining to the next oil service, refer
to page 80. Have the system checked as
soon as possible.
Your service center can advise you on which
engine oils have been approved by the manu-
facturer of your vehicle.
The engine oil quality is critical for the life of the
engine.
Approved oils can be identified by the following
specification:
Adding engine oil
Gasoline engine
Preferred:
BMW Longlife-01
BMW Longlife-01 FE
Alternatively:
BMW Longlife-98
Approved oils belong to the following viscosity
classes: SAE 0W-40, SAE 0W-30, SAE 5W-40
and SAE 5W-30.
Add up to 1 US quart/1 liter of engine oil only
after a corresponding message is shown on the
Control Display.
Alternative oil types
If approved oils are not available, you can use
quantities of up to 1 US quart/1 liter of another
oil with the following specifications:
Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km;
otherwise, the engine could be dam-
aged.<
API SM or higher
Keep oils, greases, etc. out of the reach of
children and comply with the relevant
warnings on the containers. Otherwise, health
hazards may result.<
Oil change
Have oil changed only at your BMW center or at
a workshop that works according to BMW
repair procedures with correspondingly trained
personnel.
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