BMW 5 E60 E61 owners manual page 8

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For your own safety Parts and accessories For your own safety, use genuine Fuels parts and accessories approved by Use unleaded gasoline only. Fuels BMW. Notes containing up to and including When you purchase accessories tested 10% ethanol or other oxygenates with up and approved by BMW and Genuine BMW to 2.8% oxygen by weight – that is, Parts, you simultaneously acquire the 15% MTBE or 3% methanol plus an equiv- assurance that they have been thoroughly alent amount of co-solvent – will not void tested by BMW to ensure optimum perfor- the applicable warranties with respect to mance when installed on your vehicle. defects in materials or workmanship. Field BMW warrants these parts to be free from experience has indicated significant differ-defects in material and workmanship. ences in fuel quality – volatility, composi-BMW will not accept any liability for dam- tion, additives, etc. – among gasolines age resulting from installation of parts and offered for sale in the United States and accessories not approved by BMW. Canada. The use of poor-quality fuels may BMW cannot test every product made by result in driveability, starting and stalling other manufacturers to verify if it can be problems, especially under certain environ- used on a BMW safely and without risk to mental conditions such as high ambient either the vehicle, its operation, or its occu- temperature and high altitude. pants. Should you encounter driveability prob- Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories lems which you suspect could be related to and other products approved by BMW, the fuel you are using, we recommend that together with professional advice on using you respond by switching to a recognized these items, are available from all BMW high-quality brand. centers. Failure to comply with these recommenda- Installation and operation of non-BMW tions may result in unscheduled mainte- approved accessories such as alarms, nance. radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, Follow the relevant safety rules when you suspension components, brake dust are handling gasoline.< shields, telephones – including operation of any portable phone from within the vehicle Maintenance and repair without using an externally mounted Advanced technology, e.g. the use of antenna – or transceiver equipment, for modern materials and high-perform- instance, CBs, walkie-talkie, ham radio or ance electronics, requires specially similar accessories, may cause extensive adapted maintenance and repair methods. damage to the vehicle, compromise its Therefore, only have corresponding work safety, interfere with the vehicle's electrical on your BMW carried out by a BMW center system or affect the validity of the BMW or a workshop that works according to Limited Warranty. Consult your BMW cen- BMW repair procedures with correspond- ter for additional information.< ingly trained personnel. If work is carried Maintenance, replacement, or repair out improperly there is a danger of conse- of the emission control devices and quential damage and the related safety systems may be performed by any automo- risks.< tive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.< 6 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 647 - © 07/03 BMW AG

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