2006 BMW 5 SERIES TOURING maintenance

California Emission Control
Warranty Statement*
Your Warranty Rights and
Obligations
The California Air Resources Board and
BMW of North America (BMW NA) are
pleased to explain the emission control
system warranty on your 2006 vehicle. In
California, new motor vehicles must be
designed, built and equipped to meet the
State’s stringent anti-smog standards.
BMW NA must warrant the emission control
system on your vehicle for the periods of
time listed below provided there has been no
abuse, neglect or improper maintenance of
your vehicle.
Your emission control system may include
parts such as the fuel injection system, the
ignition system, catalytic converter, and
engine computer. Also included may be
hoses, belts, connectors and other
emission-related assemblies.
Where a warrantable condition exists, BMW
NA will repair your vehicle at no cost to you
including diagnosis, parts and labor.
Manufacturer’s Warranty Coverage:
– For 3 years or 50,000 miles whicheveroccurs first:
1. If your vehicle fails a Smog Check inspec- tion, all necessary repairs and adjust-
ments will be made by BMW NA to
ensure that your vehicle passes the
inspection. This is your emission control
system PERFORMANCE WARRANTY.
2. If any emission-related part on your vehicle is defective, the part will be
repaired or replaced by BMW NA. This is
your short-term emission control system
DEFECTS WARRANTY.
– For 7 years or 70,000 miles whichever occurs first:
If an emission-related part specially noted on
page 42 as having coverage for 7 years or
70,000 miles is defective, the part will be
repaired or replaced by BMW NA. This is
your long-term emission control system DEFECTS WARRANTY.
Owner’s Warranty Responsibilities:
– As the vehicle owner, you are responsible
for the performance of the required
maintenance listed in your Owner’s
Manual. BMW NA recommends that you
retain all receipts covering maintenance
on your vehicle, but BMW NA cannot
deny warranty solely for the lack of
receipts or for your failure to ensure the
performance of all scheduled mainte-
nance.
– You are responsible for presenting your vehicle to an authorized BMW center as
soon as a problem exists. The warranty
repairs should be completed in a reason-
able amount of time, not to exceed 30
days.
– As the vehicle owner, you should also be aware that BMW NA may deny your
warranty coverage if your vehicle or part
has failed due to abuse, neglect, improper
maintenance or unapproved modifica-
tions.
If you have any questions regarding your
warranty rights and responsibilities, you
should contact:
BMW of North America, LLC Customer Relations and Services
Department
PO. Box 1227
Westwood, N.J. 07675-1227
Telephone: 1-800-831-1117
Website: www.bmwusa.com
or the California Air Resources Board
9528 Telstar Avenue
El Monte, CA 91731
*The California Emissions Control System Limited Warranty applies to all 2006 U.S. specification
BMW vehicles sold, leased, and/or registered in
California, Maine, Massachusetts or Vermont.
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California Emission Control
System Limited Warranty*
This warranty applies to California certified
vehicles distributed by BMW of North
America (BMW NA) or sold through the
BMW NA European Delivery Program, regis-
tered and operated primarily in California.
BMW NA warrants to the original purchaser
and each subsequent owner that the vehicle
is:
(a) designed, built and equipped so as to conform with the applicable California
Air Resources Board emission
standards.
(b) free from defects in materials and workmanship which cause any part that
can affect emissions to fail to conform
with applicable requirements or to fail a
California Smog Check test or EPA
approved short test for a period of 3
years or 50,000 miles, whichever
occurs first.
(c) free from defects in materials and workmanship in emission related parts,
which are contained in the California
Emission Warranty Parts List on page
42, for a period of 7 years or 70,000
miles, whichever occurs first.
This warranty begins on the date of first retail
sale, or the date the vehicle is first placed in
service as a demonstrator or company
vehicle, whichever is earlier.
To obtain service under this warranty, the
vehicle must be brought, upon failure of a
Smog Check test or upon discovery of the
defect, to the workshop of any authorized
BMW center, during normal business hours.
The BMW center will honor or deny your
claim within 30 days. If the claim is denied,
the BMW center will notify you in writing of
the reason(s). The BMW center is required
by law to honor the claim if notice is not
given to the owner within 30 days.
The BMW center will, without charge for
parts or labor (including diagnosis), either
adjust, repair or replace the defective part
and other parts affected by the failure of the
warranted part, if any. If your vehicle failed the California Smog Check test or an EPA
approved short test, then BMW NA will repair
your vehicle so that it will pass this test.
Items that require scheduled replacement
are warranted up to the replacement interval
specified in the Service section of this
Statement. BMW NA may repair a part in lieu
of replacing it when performing warranty
repairs. Parts for which replacements are
made become the property of BMW NA.
After 3 years or 50,000 miles, and in accor-
dance with paragraph (c) above, such repairs
are limited to the repair or replacement of
those parts identified in the California
Emissions Warranty List.
If your California registered vehicle is
between 7 and 8 years old and has been
driven less than 80,000 miles, then your
vehicle is eligible for additional warranty
coverage under the Federal Emissions
Warranty.
A repair performed as the result of a smog
check test failure due to a defect in a part,
which is warranted for 7 years/70,000 miles,
is covered.
In all cases, a reasonable time, not to exceed
30 days, must be allowed for a warranty
repair to be completed, after the car is
received by the BMW center.
It is the owner’s responsibility to have all
required maintenance services performed (at
the owner’s expense), as prescribed in the
maintenance schedule for the BMW
Emission Control System. Service intervals
are computed by the service interval indica-
tor and displayed on the instrument panel.
However, BMW NA will not deny your
warranty repair claims solely because you do
not have maintenance records or you did not
perform the required maintenance unless
BMW NA demonstrates that such lack of
required maintenance is a direct cause of the
emission control system failure. The instruc-
tions for required maintenance and use can
be found in the Owner’s Manual and in the
Service section of this Statement.
*The California Emissions Control System
Limited Warranty applies to all 2006 U.S.
specification BMW vehicles sold, leased,
and/or registered in California, Maine,
Massachusetts or Vermont.
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It is strongly recommended that any replace-
ment parts used for maintenance, repair or
replacement of emission control systems be
genuine BMW Service Parts or BMW
Authorized Remanufactured Parts. Without
invalidating this warranty, the owner may
elect to have maintenance, repair or replace-
ment of the emission control systems
performed by any automotive repair estab-
lishment, or elect to use parts other than
BMW Authorized Remanufactured or
genuine BMW Service Parts. However, the
cost of such service or parts will not be
covered under this warranty, except in
emergency situations. In an emergency
situation, where an authorized BMW center
is not reasonably available or a warranty
replacement part is not available within 30
days, repairs may be performed at any avail-
able service establishment or by any individ-
ual using any replacement part.
A repair not completed within 30 days
constitutes an emergency. BMW NA will
reimburse the owner for such emergency
repairs (including labor, parts and diagnosis
not to exceed BMW suggested retail price
for all warranted parts replaced and labor
charges based on the manufacturer’s recom-
mended time allowance for the warranty
repair and the geographically appropriate
hourly labor rate) that are covered under this
warranty. Replaced parts and paid invoices
must be presented to a BMW center as a
condition of reimbursement for emergency
repairs not performed by a BMW center.
The use of replacement parts, which are not
of equivalent quality, may impair the effec-
tiveness of emission control systems. If other
than genuine BMW Service Parts or
Authorized Remanufactured Parts are used
for maintenance, repair or replacement of
components affecting emission control, the
owner should obtain assurances that such
parts are warranted by their manufacturer to
be equivalent to genuine BMW parts in
performance and durability. BMW NA
assumes no liability under this warranty with
respect to parts other than genuine BMW
parts.
However, the use of non-BMW replacement
parts does not invalidate the warranty on other components, unless non-BMW parts
cause damage to warranted parts.
What is not covered
This warranty does not cover malfunctions
caused by any of the following: accident,
flood, misuse, modification, alteration,
tampering, disconnection, improper or
inadequate maintenance, except if
performed by an authorized BMW center
doing warranty repair work, use of leaded
fuel or fuel other than as specified in the
Owner’s Manual.
The replacement of maintenance parts, such
as spark plugs, filters and similar items used
in required maintenance services or the
repair or replacement of maintenance parts
beyond the first replacement interval.
Any car on which the odometer has been
replaced or altered and the true mileage
cannot be determined.
The car, if the vehicle identification number is
altered or cannot be determined, or if the car
has been declared a total loss or sold for
salvage purposes.
General
The warranty gives you specific legal rights,
and you may also have other rights which
vary from state to state.
THE DURATION OF ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED
WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, IS
LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THE
EXPRESS WARRANTIES HEREIN. BMW
OF NORTH AMERICA HEREBY EXCLUDES
INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF TIME,
INCONVENIENCE, OR LOSS OF USE OF
THE VEHICLE, FOR ANY BREACH OF ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY,
INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF
MERCHANTABILITY, APPLICABLE TO THIS
PRODUCT.
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