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Too much oil will harm the engine.
Have the vehicle checked without

delay.

"Measurement inactive. Have this
checked."
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

. Have the system checked as

soon as possible.

Adding engine oil

Add up to 1 US quart/1 liter of engine oil only
after a corresponding message is shown on the
Control Display.

Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km;
otherwise, the engine could be dam-

aged.

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.

Oil types

Do not use oil additives as this could
result in engine damage.

Specified engine oils

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:

Approved oils belong to the following viscosity
classes: SAE 0W-40, SAE 0W-30, SAE 5W-40
and SAE 5W-30.

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:
API SM or higher

Gasoline engine
Preferred:

BMW Longlife-01
BMW Longlife-01 FE

Alternatively:

BMW Longlife-98