MOBILITY -> Maintenance for your BMW 4 Series 2013-2020

Maintenance  
MOBILITY  
Maintenance  
General information  
Information on service requirements, refer to  
page 130, can be displayed on the Control Dis‐  
play.  
Vehicle features and  
options  
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐  
cific and optional features offered with the series.  
It also describes features that are not necessarily  
available in your vehicle, e. g., due to the selected  
options or country versions. This also applies to  
safety-related functions and systems. When us‐  
ing these functions and systems, the applicable  
laws and regulations must be observed.  
Service data in the remote  
control  
Information on the required maintenance is con‐  
tinuously stored in the remote control. The deal‐  
er’s service center can read this data out and  
suggest a maintenance scope for the vehicle.  
Therefore, hand the service advisor the remote  
control with which the vehicle was driven most  
recently.  
BMW maintenance system  
The maintenance system indicates required  
maintenance measures, and thereby provides  
support in maintaining road safety and the opera‐  
tional reliability of the vehicle.  
Storage periods  
Storage periods during which the vehicle battery  
was disconnected are not taken into account.  
If this occurs, have a dealer's service center or  
another qualified service center or repair shop  
update the time-dependent maintenance proce‐  
dures, such as checking brake fluid and, if neces‐  
sary, changing the engine oil and the microfilter/  
activated-charcoal filter.  
In some cases, scopes and intervals of the main‐  
tenance system may vary according to the coun‐  
try version. Replacement work, spare parts, fuels  
and lubricants, and wear materials are calculated  
separately. Further information is available from a  
dealer’s service center or another qualified serv‐  
ice center or repair shop.  
Service and Warranty  
Information Booklet for US  
models and Warranty and  
Service Guide Booklet for  
Canadian models  
Condition Based Service  
CBS  
Concept  
Sensors and special algorithms take into account  
the driving conditions of the vehicle. CBS uses  
these to calculate the need for maintenance.  
Please consult your Service and Warranty Infor‐  
mation Booklet for US models and Warranty and  
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models for  
additional information on service requirements.  
The system makes it possible to adapt the  
amount of maintenance corresponding to your  
user profile.  
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends  
that maintenance and repair be performed by a  
dealer’s service center or another qualified serv‐  
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Maintenance  
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ice center or repair shop. Records of regular  
maintenance and repair work should be retained.  
Position  
Socket for OBD Onboard  
Diagnosis  
General information  
Devices connected at the OBD socket trigger  
the alarm system when the vehicle is locked. Re‐  
move any devices connected at the OBD socket  
before locking the vehicle.  
There is an OBD socket on the driver's side for  
checking the primary components in the vehi‐  
cle's emissions.  
Safety information  
Emissions  
NOTE  
The warning light lights up:  
The socket for Onboard Diagnosis is an intri‐  
cate component intended to be used in con‐  
junction with specialized equipment to check  
the vehicle’s primary emissions system. Im‐  
proper use of the socket for Onboard Diagno‐  
sis, or contact with the socket for Onboard Di‐  
agnosis for other than its intended purpose,  
can cause vehicle malfunctions and creates  
risks of personal and property damage. Given  
the foregoing, the manufacture of your vehicle  
strongly recommends that access to the socket  
for Onboard Diagnosis be limited to a dealer's  
service center or another qualified service cen‐  
ter or repair shop or other persons that have  
the specialized training and equipment for pur‐  
poses of properly utilizing the socket for On‐  
board Diagnosis.  
Emissions are deteriorating. Have the  
vehicle checked as soon as possible.  
The warning light flashes under certain cir‐  
cumstances:  
This indicates that there is excessive misfiring  
in the engine.  
Reduce the vehicle speed and have the sys‐  
tem checked immediately; otherwise, serious  
engine misfiring within a brief period can seri‐  
ously damage emission control components,  
in particular the catalytic converter.  
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