BMW 5 Series: Fuel
Vehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional equipment that is offered in the model series is described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment is also described that is not available in a vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional equipment or country variant. This also applies for safety-related functions and systems.
Fuel quality
Fuels that are marked on the gas pump as containing metal must not be used.
Refuel only with unleaded gasoline without
metallic additives.
Do not refuel with any leaded gasoline or gasoline
with metallic additives, e. g. manganese or
iron, or permanent damage to the catalytic converter
and other components.◀
Do not refuel with ethanol
Do not refuel with E85, i.e., fuel with an
ethanol content of 85 %, or with Flex Fuel, as this
would damage the engine and fuel supply system.◀
Required fuel
Super Premium Gasoline/AKI 91 or AKI 89
BMW recommends AKI 91 or 89.
Gasoline with lower AKI
The minimum AKI Rating is 89.
If you use gasoline with this minimum AKI Rating, the engine may produce knocking sounds when starting at high outside temperatures.
This has no effect on the engine life.
Minimum fuel grade
Do not use any gasoline below the minimum
specified fuel grade; otherwise, engine
damage may occur.◀
Use high-quality brands
Field experience has indicated significant differences in fuel quality: volatility, composition, additives, etc., among gasolines offered for sale in the United States and Canada.
Fuels containing up to and including 10 % ethanol or other oxygenates with up to 2.8 % oxygen by weight, that is, 15 % MTBE or 3 % methanol plus an equivalent amount of co-solvent, will not void the applicable warranties with respect to defects in materials or workmanship.
Minimum fuel grade
The use of poor-quality fuels may result in
driveability, starting and stalling problems especially
under certain environmental conditions
such as high ambient temperature and high altitude.
Should you encounter driveability problems which you suspect could be related to the fuel you are using, we recommend that you respond by switching to a recognized high-quality brand such as gasoline that is advertised as Top Tier Detergent Gasoline.
Failure to comply with these recommendations may result in unscheduled maintenance.◀
Observe the following when refueling
The fuel tank is full when the filler nozzle clicks off the first time. Handling fuels Obey safety regulations posted at the gas station.◀ ...Wheels and tires
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Attaching the combined cargo cover
and net to the rear seat backrest
•► Fold the left and right seat backrest
forwards
•► Insert combined cargo cover and net 2
into the two guides 1 and push it up to the
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Fuel quality - Petrol
Note: We recommend that you use onlyhigh quality fuel without additives or otherengine treatments.
CAUTION:
Do not use leaded petrol or petrolwith additives containing othermetallic compounds (e.g.
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Hood
Opening the hood
Working in the engine compartment
Never attempt to perform any service or
repair operations on your vehicle without the
necessary professional technical training.
If you are u ...