Maintenance, The bmw maintenance system, The bmw maintenance – BMW M3 Coupe 2004 User Manual

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Maintenance

The BMW Maintenance System

The BMW Maintenance System has
been designed as a reliable means of
providing maximum driving and operat-
ing safety – and as cost-effectively for
you as possible.

Please keep in mind that regular main-
tenance is not only necessary for the
safety of your vehicle, but also plays a
significant role in maintaining the resale
value of the vehicle.

Service interval display

While conventional systems rely on dis-
tance traveled alone to determine when
service is due, the BMW Maintenance
System has for years taken the actual

conditions under which the vehicle
operates into consideration, because
miles can be traveled in many different
ways:

For example, 62,000 miles/100,000 km
short-distance driving are not equal to
the same 62,000 miles/100,000 km of
long-distance travel.

The BMW Maintenance System
includes the Engine Oil Service and
Inspections I and II.

Have a break-in inspection per-
formed at approx. 1,250 miles/

2,000 km regardless of the service
interval indicated on the display.

Determining the maintenance intervals
according to the actual loads on the
vehicle covers every kind of operating
situation. Minimaluse-drivers – those
who drive significantly fewer than
6,200 miles/10,000 km annually –
should have the engine oil changed at
least every 2 years regardless of what
the service interval display indicates,
since oil deteriorates over time, irre-
spective of use.

Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models/Warranty
and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models

For additional information on required
maintenance intervals and procedures,
please refer to the Service and War-
ranty Information Booklet for US mod-
els, or the Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models.

As a precaution against corrosion, it is
advisable to have the body checked for
damage from rocks or gravel at the
same time, depending upon operating
conditions.

Have your BMW center perform
maintenance and repair.

Be sure that all maintenance work is
recorded in the Service and Warranty
Information Booklet for US models, or
in the Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models. These
entries are your verification for the reg-
ular maintenance of your vehicle and
are required for the performance of
warranty repairs.