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.

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    Loading
    Overloading the vehicle To avoid exceeding the approved carrying capacity of the tires, never overload the vehicle. Overloading can lead to overheating and increases the rate at which damage d ...

    Exterior
    Visual updates for 2012 affect the 128i more than the 135i. The 128i carries revised circular fog lamps, replacing last year's horizontal lamps. Outboard of the fog lights, vertical slats improve ...

    Fuel quality
    Refuel with unleaded fuel only Do not use leaded fuel as this would permanently damage the catalytic converter. Do not refuel with ethanol Do not refuel with E85, i.e., fuel with an ethanol c ...