2015 BMW ACTIVE HYBRID 7 oil type

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dealer's service center or another service
center or repair shop that employs trained
personnel that can perform maintenance
and repair work on your vehicle in accor-
dance with BMW specifications.
10. At page 107, under the heading:  “Special
windshield,” the paragraph beginning,
“Therefore, have the special windshield …”
should be disregarded and the following
text should be read in lieu thereof:   “BMW
recommends that you have the special
windshield replaced by the service center.”
11. At page 191 under the heading: “Objects
within the range of movement of the ped-
als” and at page 240 under the heading:
“Carpets and floor mats,” the paragraph
that begins: “Only use floor mats …” should
be disregarded and the following language
should be read in lieu thereof: “The manu-
facturer of your vehicle recommends that
you use floor mats that have been identified
by it as appropriate for use in your vehicle
and that can be properly fixed in place.”
12. At page 197, under the heading: “Have
maintenance carried out,” the sentence
beginning, “The maintenance should be
carried out …” should be disregarded and
the following text should be read in lieu
thereof:   “BMW recommends that you have
the maintenance carried out by your service
center.”
13. At page 206, under the heading “Tire infla-
tion specifications,” the sentence begin-
ning, “Tire inflation pressure specifications
apply to approved tire sizes … .” should be
disregarded.
14. At page 211, under the heading: “Mount-
ing,” the paragraph beginning, “Have
mounting and balancing …” should be dis-
regarded and the following text should be
read in lieu thereof: “BMW recommends
that you have mounting and balancing per-
formed by your service center or a tire
mounting specialist.”
15. At page 211, under the heading: “Approved
wheels and tires,” the term “Approved”
should be disregarded and in lieu thereof,
the term “Recommended” should be read
in its place. In addition, the text of that sec-
tion should be disregarded and the follow-
ing text should be read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle strongly
suggests that you use wheels and tires that
have been recommended by the vehicle
manufacturer for your vehicle type; other-
wise, for example, despite having the same
official size ratings, variations can lead to
body contact and with it, the risk of severe
accidents.
The manufacturer of your vehicle does not
evaluate non-recommended wheels and
tires to determine if they are suitable for use
on your vehicle.
16. At page 215, under the heading: “Snow
Chains,” the text should be disregarded and
the following text should be read in lieu
thereof:
Only certain types of fine-link snow chains
have been tested by the manufacturer of
your vehicle and are determined by the
manufacturer of your vehicle to be road safe
and are recommended by the manufacturer
of your vehicle.
Information about recommended snow
chains is available from a service center.
17. At page 216, under the heading “Hood,” the
sentence beginning, “If you are unfamiliar”
should be disregarded.
18. At page 220, under the heading: “Engine Oil
Change,” the text should be disregarded
and in lieu thereof should be read as follows:
BMW recommends that you have the oil
changed at your BMW dealer's service cen-
ter or at another service center that has
trained personnel that can perform the work
in accordance with BMW specifications.
19. At page 223, under the heading: “Service
and Warranty Information Booklet for US
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Detailed measurement
The concept In the detailed measurement the engine oil
level is checked and displayed via a scale.
Gasoline engine:
If the engine oil level reaches the minimum
level, a check control message is displayed.
Diesel engine:
During the measurement, the idle speed is in‐
creased somewhat.
General information
A detailed measurement is only possible with
certain engines.
Requirements▷Vehicle is on level road.▷Steptronic transmission: selector lever in
selector lever position N or P and accelera‐
tor pedal not depressed.▷Engine is running and is at operating tem‐
perature.
Performing a detailed measurement
In order to perform a detailed measurement of
the engine oil level:
1."Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Measure engine oil level"4."Start measurement"
The engine oil level is checked and displayed
via a scale.
Time: approx. 1 minute.
Adding engine oil General information
Switch off the ignition and safely park the vehi‐
cle before engine oil is added.
Oil filler neck
Only add engine oil when the message is dis‐
played in the instrument cluster. The quantity
to be added is indicated in the message dis‐
played in the instrument cluster.
Adding engine oil
Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km;
otherwise, this may cause engine damage.◀
Do not add too much engine oil
When too much engine oil is added, im‐
mediately have the vehicle checked, otherwise,
this may cause engine damage.◀
Protect children
Keep oil, grease, etc., out of reach of chil‐
dren and observe the warnings on the contain‐
ers to prevent health risks.◀
Engine oil types to add Hints No oil additives
Oil additives may lead to engine dam‐
age.◀
Viscosity grades for engine oils
When selecting an engine oil, ensure that
the engine oil belongs to one of the viscosity
grades SAE 0W-40, SAE 0W-30, SAE 5W-40,
and SAE 5W-30 or malfunctions or engine
damage may occur.◀
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The engine oil quality is critical for the life of
the engine.
Suitable engine oil types
You can add engine oils that meet the follow‐
ing oil rating standards:Gasoline engineBMW Longlife-01.BMW Longlife-01 FE.
Further information regarding the oil specifica‐
tions and viscosities of engine oils can be in‐
quired with the service center.
Alternative engine oil types If an engine oil suitable for continuous use is
not available, up to 1 US quart/liter of an en‐
gine oil with the following oil rating can be
added:
Gasoline engineAPI SM or superior oil rating.
Engine oil change:
The vehicle manufacturer recommends that
you let the service center change the motor oil.
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 140
ACC, Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go 146
Accessories and parts 7
Activated-charcoal filter 170
Activate drive readiness 77
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 135
Active Cruise Control with Stop & Go, ACC 146
ActiveHybrid, system 31
Active Protection 137
Active seat, front 59
Active seat ventilation, front 60
Active seat ventilation, rear 63
Adapting to the course of the road, hybrid system 94
Adaptive brake assistant 140
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 137
Adaptive Light Control 109
Adaptive Light Control, bulb replacement 227
Additives, oil 219
Adjusting, steering wheel 70
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 57
After washing vehicle 238
Airbags 113
Airbags, indicator/warning light 114
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 169
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 169
Air distribution, manual 168 Air flow, automatic climate
control 168
Air outlets, see ventila‐ tion 170
Air pressure, tires 206
Alarm system 51
Alarm, unintentional 52
All around the center con‐ sole 16
All around the roofliner 17
All around the steering wheel 14
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 211
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 176
Alternative oil types 220
Ambient light 112
Animal detection, see Night Vision 131
Antifreeze, washer fluid 87
Antilock Brake System, ABS 140
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 140
Approved axle load 245
Approved engine oils, see Suitable engine oil
types 220
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 182
Arrival time 103
Ashtray 177
Assistance for the combus‐ tion engine, ASSIST 80
Assistance for the combus‐ tion engine, eBOOST 80
Assistance when driving off 140
ASSIST, assistance for the combustion engine 80 Attentiveness assistant 137
AUTO H button 81
AUTO H button, refer to Au‐ tomatic Hold 81
AUTO intensity 168
Automatic car wash 237
Automatic climate con‐ trol 167
Automatic Cruise Control with Stop & Go 146
Automatic Curb Monitor 69
Automatic deactivation, front- seat passenger airbags 115
Automatic deactivation of the hybrid system 34
Automatic headlight con‐ trol 109
Automatic Hold 81
Automatic locking 50
Automatic recirculated-air control 169
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 44
Automatic Soft Closing, trunk lid 45
Automatic transmission, see Steptronic transmission 88
Automatic trunk lid 45
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 168
AUTO program, intensity 168
Auto Start/Stop function 78
Auxiliary air conditioning 174
Average fuel consump‐ tion 103
Average speed 103
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DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐trol 141
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 142
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 140
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 141
E
eBOOST, assistance for the combustion engine 80
ECO PRO 197
ECO PRO, bonus range 198
ECO PRO display 197
ECO PRO driving mode 197
ECO PRO mode 197
ECO PRO Tip - driving in‐ struction 199
eDRIVE, electric driving 79
Electric drive readiness, Si‐ lent Start 77
Electric driving, eDRIVE 79
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 91
Electronic oil measure‐ ment 218
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 140
Emergency detection, remote control 39
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 203
Emergency release, parking brake 83
Emergency Request 232
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 39
Emergency unlocking, trans‐ mission lock 90
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 47
Energy recovery, CHARGE 80
Engine, automatic stop 78 Engine compartment 216
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 216
Engine coolant 221
Engine oil 218
Engine oil, adding 219
Engine oil additives 219
Engine oil change 220
Engine oil filler neck 219
Engine oil temperature 98
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 220
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 220
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 39
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 233
Engine temperature 98
Entering/exiting vehicle, as‐ sistance, steering wheel 71
Entering a car wash 237
Equipment, interior 175
Error displays, see Check Control 94
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 140
Exchanging wheels/tires 211
Exhaust system 190
Exterior mirror, automatic dimming feature 69
Exterior mirrors 68
External start 233
External temperature dis‐ play 98
External temperature warn‐ ing 98
Eyes for securing cargo 194
F
Failure message, see Check Control 94
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 52
Fan, refer to Air flow 168 Filler neck for engine oil 219
Fine wood, care 239
First aid kit 233
Fitting for towing, see Tow fit‐ ting 236
Flat tire, changing wheels 229
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 116
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 118
Flat tire, warning lamp 117, 119
Flooding 191
Floor carpet, care 240
Floor mats, care 240
Fold-out position, wiper 87
Foot brake 191
Front airbags 113
Front-end collision warning with braking function 125
Front-end collision warning with City Braking func‐
tion 123
Front fog lights 111
Front fog lights, bulb replace‐ ment 228
Front passenger seat, adjust‐ ing 59
front-seat passenger airbags, automatic deactivation 115
Front-seat passenger airbags, indicator lamp 115
Front seats 57
Front turn signals, refer to Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 227
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 116
Fuel 204
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 103
Fuel filler flap 202
Fuel gauge 98
Fuel lid 202
Fuel quality 204
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Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ing concept 19
Messages, see Check Con‐ trol 94
Microfilter 170
Minimum tread, tires 210
Mirror 68
Mirror memory 67
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 191
Mobility System 212
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlight 226
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint systems 72
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 64
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 65
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 239
New wheels and tires 211
Night Vision 131
Night Vision device, see Night Vision 131
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 235
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 224
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 224
Object detection, see Night Vision 131 Obstacle marking, rearview
camera 159
Octane rating, refer to Rec‐ ommended fuel grade 204
Odometer 98
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Officially use hybrid sys‐ tem 188
Oil 218
Oil, adding 219
Oil additives 219
Oil change 220
Oil change interval, service requirements 99
Oil filler neck 219
Oil types, alternative 220
Oil types, approved 220
Old batteries, disposal 231
On-board computer 102
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 225
Opening/closing via door lock 43
Opening and closing 38
Opening and closing, without remote control 43
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 41
Opening the trunk lid with no- touch activation 49
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 169
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 98
P Paint, vehicle 238
Parallel parking assistant 163 Park Distance Control
PDC 155
Parked-car ventilation 173
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 192
Parking aid, refer to PDC 155
Parking assistant 163
Parking brake 80
Parking lights 108
Parking lights and roadside parking lights, refer to Light-
emitting diodes, LEDs 227
Parking with Automatic Hold 81
Parts and accessories 7
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 69
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 158
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 155
Pedestrian detection, see Night Vision 131
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 128
Personal Profile 39
Personal Profile, exporting profiles 40
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 56
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 53
Plastic, care 239
Power failure 230
Power sunroof, glass 55
Power windows 52
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 206
Pressure warning FTM, tires 116
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 39
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 23
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Settings, storing for seat, mir‐rors, steering wheel 67
Shift paddles on the steering wheel 89
Shoulder support 59
Side airbags 113
Side View 160
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 50
Silent Start, electric drive readiness 77
Sitting safely 57
Size 244
Slide/tilt glass roof 55
Smallest turning radius 244
Smoker's package 177
Snow chains 215
Socket 179
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 224
SOS button 232
Spare fuse 231
Speaker lighting 112
Specified engine oil types 220
Speed, average 103
Speed limit detection, on- board computer 103
Speed limiter, display 100
Speed Limit Information 100
Speed warning 104
Split screen 23
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 144
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 104
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 144
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 89
Stability control systems 140
Standing air conditioning, re‐ mote control 51
Start/Stop button 76 Start function during malfunc‐
tion 39
Starting the combustion en‐ gine 78
Status control display, tires 118
Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering wheel, adjusting 70
Steering wheel heating 71
Steering wheel memory 67
Steptronic transmission 88
Storage compartments 181
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 181
Storage, tires 212
Storing the vehicle 240
Suitable engine oils 220
Summer tires, tread 210
Sun visor 177
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 97
Surround View 157
Suspension settings 142
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 142
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 173
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 22
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 169
T Tachometer 98
Tail and brake lights 228
Tail lights 228
Tail lights, bulb replace‐ ment 228
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 244 Telephone, see user's manual
for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 168
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 98
Temperature, engine oil 98
Terminal, starting aid 234
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 97
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 51
Theft protection, lug bolts 230
Thermal camera, see Night Vision 131
Thigh support 58
Tilt alarm sensor 52
Time of arrival 103
Tire damage 210
Tire identification marks 208
Tire inflation pressure 206
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 116
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 118
Tires, changing 211
Tire sealant 212
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 206
Tires, run-flat tires 212
Tire tread 210
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 225
Top View 161
Total vehicle weight 245
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 236
Towing 235
Tow lug, see Tow fitting 236
Tow-starting 235
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 118 Seite 254ReferenceEverything from A to Z254
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