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Under the hood M dual clutch transmission: the oil level appears in the top display.< The oil level must be between the two markings. A new measurement is taken automatically each time the engine is started. 5 Have the vehicle checked immediately, otherwise the excess oil may lead to engine damage.< A value cannot be read at this time. The engine is not yet warm. Quick measurement In addition to the automatic measurement, you can also determine the current oil level manually, e.g. after adding engine oil, but such measurements are less accurate. 1. Park the vehicle with a warm engine, i.e. after an uninterrupted drive of at least 6 miles/10 km, on a horizontal surface. 2. Let the engine idle. 3. Press the computer button in the turn indicator lever repeatedly until the oil level display appears in the instrument cluster. 4. Press the computer button for at least 2 seconds. The oil level is determined. A clock symbol appears during measurement. 5. After approx. 1 minute, the current oil level is displayed. Possible displays Adding engine oil 1 2 Oil level OK. Oil level is being checked. This can take about 1 minute if the car is at a standstill on a level surface, or about 5 minutes while the car is moving. If engine oil was added, it can take up to 30 minutes to get an oil level reading. Oil level down to minimum: Add engine oil at the next opportunity, but no more than 1 US quart/1 liter, refer also to Adding engine oil on page 118. Add at least 0.5 US quart/0.5 liters, otherwise the oillevel monitor will be unable to display the new value reliably. If the oil level is below the minimum value, add engine oil immediately to avoid engine damage. Oil level is too high. 3 Do not add 1 US quart/1 liter of engine oil until the display shows an oil level measurement of "+1qt" or "+1l". Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km, otherwise the engine could be damaged. Add no more than 1 US quart/1 liter of oil, otherwise too much engine oil can lead to engine damage. Add at least 0.5 US quart/0.5 liters, otherwise the oil-level monitor will be unable to display the new value reliably.< 4 118 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 960 - © 02/08 BMW AG

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Under the hood
118
M dual clutch transmission: the oil level
appears in the top display.
<
The oil level must be between the two mark-
ings.
A new measurement is taken automatically
each time the engine is started.
Possible displays
1
Oil level OK.
2
Oil level is being checked.
This can take about 1 minute if the car is at
a standstill on a level surface, or about
5 minutes while the car is moving.
If engine oil was added, it can take up to
30 minutes to get an oil level reading.
3
Oil level down to minimum:
Add engine oil at the next opportunity, but
no more than 1
US quart/1
liter, refer also to
Adding engine oil on page
118
. Add at least
0.5 US quart/0.5 liters, otherwise the oil-
level monitor will be unable to display the
new value reliably.
If the oil level is below the minimum value,
add engine oil immediately to avoid engine
damage.
4
Oil level is too high.
Have the vehicle checked immedi-
ately, otherwise the excess oil may
lead to engine damage.
<
5
A value cannot be read at this time. The
engine is not yet warm.
Quick measurement
In addition to the automatic measurement, you
can also determine the current oil level manu-
ally, e.g. after adding engine oil, but such mea-
surements are less accurate.
1.
Park the vehicle with a warm engine, i.e.
after an uninterrupted drive of at least
6 miles/10 km, on a horizontal surface.
2.
Let the engine idle.
3.
Press the computer button in the turn indi-
cator lever repeatedly until the oil level dis-
play appears in the instrument cluster.
4.
Press the computer button for at least
2 seconds.
The oil level is determined. A clock symbol
appears during measurement.
5.
After approx. 1 minute, the current oil level
is displayed.
Adding engine oil
Do not add 1 US quart/1 liter of engine oil until
the display shows an oil level measurement of
"+1qt" or "+1l".
Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km,
otherwise the engine could be damaged.
Add no more than 1 US quart/1 liter of oil, oth-
erwise too much engine oil can lead to engine
damage. Add at least 0.5 US quart/0.5 liters,
otherwise the oil-level monitor will be unable to
display the new value reliably.
<
Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 960 - © 02/08 BMW AG