Coolant Temperature; Engine Oil Temperature; Fuel Gauge - BMW 2007 M3 Owner's Manual

Never drive at engine speeds in the red warning
field. In this range, the engine speed is limited to
protect the engine.

Coolant temperature

A warning lamp will come on if the coolant, and
therefore the engine, becomes too hot. In addi-
tion, a message will appear on the Control Dis-
play.
Check coolant level, refer to page 206.

Engine oil temperature

When the engine is at normal operating temper-
ature, the engine oil temperature is between
approx. 1757/806and approx. 2507/
1206.
If the engine oil temperature is too high, a mes-
sage appears on the Control Display.

Fuel gauge

Fuel tank capacity: approx. 16.6 US gal/
63 liters.
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You can find information on refueling on
page 194.
If the tilt of the vehicle varies for a longer period,
when you are driving in mountainous areas, for
example, the indicator may fluctuate slightly.
Reserve
Once the fuel level has fallen to the reserve
zone, a message briefly appears on the Control
Display and the cruising range for the remaining
amount of fuel is displayed on the computer.
Under a cruising range of approx. 30 miles/
50 km, the message remains in the Control Dis-
play.
Refuel as soon as possible once your
cruising range falls below 30 miles/
50 km, otherwise engine functions are not
ensured and damage can
Computer
Displays in the instrument cluster
Calling up information
Press the button in the turn indicator lever.
The following items of information are dis-
played in the order listed:
> Cruising range
> Oil level, refer to Checking oil level on
page 203
>
Average fuel consumption
> Speed
> No information
To set the corresponding units of measure,
refer to Units of measure on page 65.
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