BMW 2011 328i Coupe Owner's Manual
Under the hood
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Possible displays
1 Oil level OK
2 Oil level is being checked.
2 Oil level is being checked.
This can take about 3 minutes if the car is at
a standstill on a level surface, or about
5 minutes while the car is on the move.
a standstill on a level surface, or about
5 minutes while the car is on the move.
3 Oil level down to minimum:
Add engine oil as soon as possible, but no
more than 1 US quart/1 liter, refer also to
Adding engine oil on page
more than 1 US quart/1 liter, refer also to
Adding engine oil on page
4 Oil level is too high.
Too much oil will harm the engine.
Have the vehicle checked without
Have the vehicle checked without
delay.
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5 The oil level sensor is defective.
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
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
Do not add 1 US quart/1 liter of engine oil until
the following warning lamp lights up in the
instrument cluster, or until the oil level monitor
shows "+1qt" or "+1l".
the following warning lamp lights up in the
instrument cluster, or until the oil level monitor
shows "+1qt" or "+1l".
Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km;
otherwise, the engine could be dam-
otherwise, the engine could be dam-
aged.
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Keep oils, greases, etc. out of the reach of
children and comply with the relevant
children and comply with the relevant
warnings on the containers. Otherwise, health
hazards may result.
hazards may result.
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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.
a workshop that works according to BMW
repair procedures with correspondingly trained
personnel.
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