2004 BMW 525I SEDAN oil

Everything from A to Z
206 Directory for navigation,
refer to Address
book 120
Disc brakes 107
Displacement, refer to
Engine data 198
Display lighting 88
Displays
Ð refer to Cockpit 10
Ð refer to Control Display 17
Ð refer to Instrument
cluster 12
Displays on the windshield,
refer to Head-Up
Display 85
Disposal
Ð brake fluid 180
Ð coolant 179
Ð engine oil 179
Ð vehicle battery 189
Distance, refer to
Computer 71
Distance cruise control,
refer to Active cruise
control 59
"Distance to destin.Ò 71
Distance to destination,
refer to Computer 71
Distance warning, refer to
Park Distance Control 76
Divided rear seat back,
refer to Fold down rear
seat 101
Door entry lighting 89
Door keys 26
Door lock 29
"Door locks" 28
Doors
Ð manual operation 29
Ð remote control 28
DOT Quality Grades 173
Draft-free ventilation 94
"Driver" 42
"Driver's door only" 28
Driving light, refer to
Parking lamps/low
beams 87
Driving notes 106
Driving stability control 78
Driving tips, refer to Driving
notes 106Dry air, refer to Cooling
function 91
Drying the air, refer to
Cooling function 91
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 78
Ð indicator lamp 78
DTC Dynamic Traction
Control 79
Ð indicator lamp 79
DVD for navigation 114
Dynamic Brake Control 79
Ð indicator lamp 79
Dynamic Driving Control 54
"Dynamic route" for
navigation 121
Dynamic Stability
Control 78
Ð indicator lamp 78
Dynamic Traction
Control 79
Ð indicator lamp 79
E
EBV Electronic Brake Force
Distribution 78
"Edit" on the portable
phone 154
Electrical malfunction
Ð door lock 29
Ð fuel filler door 168
Ð glass roof 35
Ð luggage compartment
lid 31
Electrical power windows,
refer to Windows 33
Electronic Brake
Force Distribution EBV 78
Electronic Stability
Program ESP, refer to
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 78
Emergency assistance,
refer to Roadside
Assistance 191
Emergency call 190
Emergency operation, refer
to Manual operationEmergency release of
luggage compartment lid
from luggage
compartmentÕs interior 32
Emergency services, refer
to Roadside
Assistance 191
"Emission inspect." 67, 67
"Enable services" 162
"End call" 154
Energy-conscious driving,
refer to Energy Control 66
Energy Control 66
Engine
Ð breaking-in
procedure 106
Ð data 198
Ð speed 198
Ð starting 49
Engine compartment 178
Engine coolant 179
Engine hood 177
Engine oil
Ð adding 179
Ð checking the oil level 178
Ð prescribed oils 179
Engine output, refer to
Engine data 198
Engine speed 198
"Enter address" 116
Entering destination 117
Entering house number or
intersection 117
Entering switch-on times of
independent ventilation/
heating 95
Entering the address 116
Entering the
intersection 117
Entering the town/city for
navigation 117
Entering zip code for
navigation 117
"Entertainment" 130
"Entertainment
settings" 131
"Equalizer" 133
"Equalizer", audio
systems 131

Everything from A to Z
210 Music track
Ð find 142, 145
"Mute on / off" 44
MW, waveband 134
N
"Navigation" 44, 114
Navigation, refer to
Navigation system 114
Navigation CD/DVD 114
Navigation computer,
installation location 114
Navigation destination
Ð manual entry 116
Navigation system 114
Ð address book 120
Ð current position 115
Ð destination guidance in
assistance window 115
Ð destination input 116
Ð destination list 119
Ð entering a destination
manually 116
Ð navigation CD/DVD 114
Ð recent destinations 119
Ð route display 123
Ð route list 124
Ð selecting destination
using information 118
Ð selecting route
criteria 121
Ð starting 114
Ð starting destination
guidance 123
Ð switching off, refer to
Terminating/continuing
destination guidance 126
Ð terminating/continuing
destination guidance 126
Ð voice instructions 124
Ð volume adjustment 125
"Navigation voice
instructions on" 124
Neck support, refer to Head
restraints 39
"New destination" 116, 118
"New route" 125
"Next entertainment
source" 44North alignment of map for
navigation 124
Nozzles, refer to
Windshield washer
nozzles 57
"Number" on portable
phone 153
O
OBD connector 183
Octane numbers, refer to
Fuel quality 169
Odometer 65
Oil
Ð additives 179
Ð capacity 201
Ð dipstick 178
Ð specified engine oils 179
Oil change interval,
refer to Service
requirement display 66
Oil consumption 178
Oil level 178
Old batteries, refer to
Disposal 189
"On a new destination" for
navigation 119
"Onboard info" 71
Onboard monitor, refer to
Control Center 16
Onboard tool kit 184
"On destination" 119
"On location" 119
Opening and closing
Ð from inside 30
Ð from outside 27
Ð using the door lock 29
Ð using the remote
control 27Operation via voice for
portable phone 157
Ð adjusting volume 158
Ð canceling 157
Ð correcting phone
number 158
Ð correcting unlock
code 158
Ð dialing phone number 158
Ð entering unlock code 158
Ð placing a call 158
Ð redialing 159
Ð switching on phone 158
Ð voice commands 157
Ð voice phone book 158
Orientation menu, refer to
Start menu 17
Output, refer to Engine
data 198
Outside air, refer to
Recirculated-air mode 91
Outside temperature
display 65
Ð changing the
measurement unit 74
Ð in the computer 74
P
Panic mode 28
Park Distance Control
PDC 76
Parking
Ð vehicle 50
Parking aid, refer to Park
Distance Control PDC 76
Parking brake, refer to
Handbrake 50
Parking lamp
Ð replacing the bulbs 185
Parking lamps/low
beams 87
Ð replacing the bulbs 185
"Parking lamps on!" 69
Parts and accessories,
refer to Your individual
vehicle 5
"Passenger" 42
Passenger-side mirror tilt
function 39
"Pathway lighting" 87

Reference 213
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
"Shortest route" for
navigation 121
Shortest route for
navigation 121
Shoulder support 37
"Show current
position" 118
"Show destination
position" 118
Side airbags 83
Side marker lamps,
replacing the bulbs 186
Side turn signal indicators,
replacing the bulbs 186
Side window blind, refer to
Roller sun blinds 97
Sitting safely
Ð with airbags 36
Ð with safety belts 36
Ski bag 101
Sliding/tilt sunroof, refer to
Glass roof, electric 34
SMG Sequential manual
transmission 51
"SMS" 156
Snow chains 176
Socket
Ð for Onboard Diagnosis
interface 183
Ð in front passenger
footwell 100
Ð in luggage
compartment 100
Ð refer to Lighter
socket 100
SOS, refer to Starting an
emergency call 190
Sound control, refer to
Tone control 131
Spare fuses 189
Spare key 26
Spare wheel, refer to
Compact wheel 187
Special oils, refer to
Specified engine oils 179
Specified engine oils 179
Speed
Ð winter tires 175
Ð with compact wheel 188
Speed-dependent
volume 132Speedometer 12
"Speed volume", audio
systems 132
Sport program
Ð Dynamic Driving
Control 54
Sports seat 37
Stability control,
refer to Driving stability
control 77
Standard default settings,
audio systems 133
Standing lamps 88
"Start" for stopwatch 73
"Start guidance" 118
Starting, refer to Starting
the engine 49
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump-starting 192
Starting destination
guidance 123
Starting difficulties
Ð at very low
temperatures 49
Starting the engine 49
Start menu on the Control
Display 17
"Start service" 163
Start-up difficulties
Ð jump-starting 192
Station, refer to Radio 134
"Status" 66
Status 67
Status of this Owner's
Manual at time of
printing 5
Steering wheel 11
Ð adjustment 43
Ð buttons on the steering
wheel 11
Ð heating 44
Ð individual button
assignment options 44
Ð memory 38
"Steering wheel
buttons" 44
Steering with variable ratio,
refer to Active steering 82
Steptronic, refer to
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 54"Stop" for stopwatch 73
"Stopwatch" 73
Stopwatch 73
Storage compartments 99
"Store address" for
navigation 120
"Store" on the radio 136
Storing sitting position,
refer to Seat, mirror and
steering wheel
memory 38
Storing tires 175
Straps, refer to
Loading 109
"Street" for destination
entry 117
Stroke, refer to Engine
data 198
Summer tires, refer to
Wheels and tires 170
Sun blinds 97
SW, waveband 134
Switches, refer to
Cockpit 10
Switching off engine 50
Switching off the tilt alarm
sensor 28
Switching on/off
Ð audio 130
Ð CD changer 130
Ð CD player 130
Ð cooling function 91
Ð navigation voice
instructions 124
Ð portable phone 151
Ð radio 130
Swiveling headlamps, refer
to Adaptive Head Light 88
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 65
Tail lamps
Ð replacing the bulbs 186
Target cursor for
navigation 118
Technical data 198
Telematic 161
Telephone, refer to
Portable phone 150

Refueling
To ensure that you always have all the
essential data at hand when refueling, we
recommend that you fill in the following
tables with the specifications and informa-
tion that apply to your vehicle. Consult the
index for individual specifications. Fuel
Engine oil
The oil quantity between the two marks
on the dipstick is approx. 1.6 US quarts/
1.5 liter.
Tire inflation pressures
Designation
Please enter your preferred fuel here.
Quality
Summer tires
FrontRearWinter tires
FrontRear
Up to 4 persons
5 persons or 4 plus luggage