BMW 520D BROCHURE 2009, Owner'S Handbook Manual

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The BMW Maintenance System is
designed to uphold the car's road
safety and operating reliability – and to
save the customer as much money as
possible.
Please remember that regular mainte-
nance is not only essential to ensure
that your car remains safe, but also to
enhance its resale value.
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Service Interval indicator
Whereas conventional systems call for
maintenance when a fixed distance in
kilometres/miles has been covered, the
BMW Maintenance System has for
many years now taken the car's oper-
ating conditions into account as well,
since one kilometre is by no means the
same as another.
100,000 kilometres completed exclu-
sively in the form of short journeys
cannot be equated the same distance
made up of long main-road journeys
only.
The maintenance routines based on
actual use of the car consist of the Oil
Service and Inspections I and II.
The principle of determining mainte-
nance intervals according to load effec-
tively covers all the operating
conditions to which the car is likely to
be exposed. Drivers who cover only
very short annual distances – well
below 10,000 km (approx. 6,000 miles)
– should none the less have an engine
oil change carried out every two years,
since engine oil ages regardless of the
loads imposed on it.
Service Booklet
For further information on maintenance
points and the scope of maintenance
work, please refer to the car's Service
Booklet.
Depending on the circumstances in
which the car is used, it may be worth-
while to inspect it for damage caused
by stones flung up from the road, in
order to guard against subsequent
corrosion.
Have maintenance and repair
work carried out by BMW Service.
Make sure that maintenance work is
confirmed in the Service Booklet after it
has been carried out. These entries are
evidence that your car has been serv-
iced regularly and correctly, and are
also the basis of any warranty claims.<
The BMW Maintenance System
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