Adding Engine Oil - BMW Z4 sDrive30i Owner's Manual

Possible displays
Too much engine oil
Have the vehicle checked immediately;
otherwise, surplus oil can lead to engine dam‐
age.◀
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 at minimum: add engine oil as soon
as possible, but no more than 1 US quart/
1 liter.
4 Oil level is too high.
5 The oil level sensor is defective. Do not add
engine oil. It is possible to continue driving.
Note the newly calculated remaining mile‐
age until the next oil service. Have the sys‐
tem checked as soon as possible.
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Adding engine oil

Add a maximum quantity of 1 US quart/1 liter of
oil only after the following warning lamp lights up
in the instrument cluster or the oil level monitor
shows "+1qt" or "+1l".
Add oil promptly
Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km;
otherwise, engine damage could result.◀
Protect children
Keep oil, grease, etc., out of reach of chil‐
dren and heed the warnings on the containers
to prevent health risks.◀
Oil change
Have oil changed only at your service center or
at a workshop that works according to BMW re‐
pair procedures with correspondingly trained
personnel.
Oil types
Note
No oil additives
Oil additives may lead to engine dam‐
age.◀
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