You can replenish reducing agent yourself in exceptional cases, e.g., to get to the service center.
Avoid contact with Diesel exhaust fluid
Do not come into contact with the reducing agent. Otherwise, skin or eye irritations may result.
Handling Diesel exhaust fluid
When working with reducing agent in closed spaces, ensure good ventilation. When the bottle or container is opened, acrid smelling fumes may eslide.
Keeping Diesel exhaust fluid out of reach of children
Keep reducing agent out of reach of children.
Avoid contact with surfaces
Avoid contact of reduction agent with surfaces of the vehicle; otherwise, damage could occur.
Suitable Diesel exhaust fluid
Refill quantity When the Reserve display starts, add at least 3 bottles of reducing agent.
This corresponds to approx. 1.5 US gal/6 liters.
Tank for reducing agent
The tank for the reducing agent is located next to the fuel tank.
Adding the reducing agent Add the reducing agent when the ignition is switched on.
1. Open the fuel filler flap.
2. Turn the tank lid counterclockwise and remove.
3. Place the bottle on it and turn it as far as it will go, see arrow.
4. Press the bottle down, see arrow.
The vehicle tank will be filled.
The tank is full when the fill level in the bottle no longer changes. It is not possible to overfill.
5. Pull back the bottle, see arrow, and unscrew it.
6. Replace the tank lid and turn it clockwise.
7. Close the fuel filler flap.
After adding Diesel exhaust fluid
Note
Incorrect fluids
After filling with incorrect fluids, such as antifreeze for washer fluid, do not start the engine, otherwise there is risk of fire.
Contact your service center.
Disposing of bottles
You take your empty Diesel
exhaust
fluid bottles to your service center for
disposal.
Do not dispose of empty bottles with household waste unless this is permitted by local regulations.
Reserve indication
The Reserve display will still
appear
along with the remaining
range after refilling.
Engine can be started.
After several minutes of driving, the Reserve indication goes out.
Diesel exhaust fluid on minimum
After filling, the indication --
is
still displayed.
Only after the display goes out can the engine -- be started.
1. Switch on the ignition.
Display -- goes out after approx. 1 minute.
2. Engine can be started.
BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual > Center console assembly: Replacing grooved ball bearing in propeller shaft center bearing
Special tools required:
23 1 160
33 3 202
33 3 203
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Replace PROPELLER SHAFT CENTER BEARING
Press grooved ball bearing using special tool 23 1 160 out of center mount (1).
NOTE: Illustration shows E46.
Coat rubber-coated bearing seat of center mo ...