Adding Engine Oil; Oil Change - BMW 323i Owner's Manual

Possible displays
1 Oil level OK
2 Oil level is being checked.
This can take about 3 minutes if the car is at
a standstill on a level surface, or about
5 minutes while the car is on the move.
3 Oil level down to minimum:
Add engine oil as soon as possible, but no
more than 1 US quart/1 liter, refer also to
Adding engine oil on page 142.
4 Oil level is too high.
Too much oil will harm the engine.
Have the vehicle checked without
delay.<
5 The oil level sensor is defective.
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 68. Have the system checked as
soon as possible.
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Adding engine oil

Add a maximum of 1 US quart/1 liter of engine
oil no earlier than when the following warning
lamp lights up in the instrument cluster, or, if the
car has a gasoline engine, when the oil level
monitor shows "+1qt" or "+1l", or, if the car has
a diesel engine, when the oil level has dropped
to just above the lower marking on the dipstick,
refer to page 141.
Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km;
otherwise, the engine could be dam-
aged.<
Keep oils, greases, etc. out of the reach of
children and comply with the relevant
warnings on the containers. Otherwise, health
hazards may result.<

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.