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Adding, Engine oil, Adding engine oil on – BMW 335is Convertible 2011 User Manual

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

delay.

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"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

80

. 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.

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Keep oils, greases, etc. out of the reach of
children and comply with the relevant

warnings on the containers. Otherwise, health
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.

Oil types

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

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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

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