BMW X5: General
- Danger Of Poisoning If Oil Is Ingested/Absorbed Through The Skin
- Raising Vehicle With Trolley Jack
- Information On Replacing Shock Absorbers
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Danger Of Poisoning If Oil Is Ingested/Absorbed Through The Skin
Danger of poisoning!
Ingesting oil or absorbing through the skin may cause poisoning!
Possible symptoms are:
Headaches
Dizziness
Stomach aches
Vomiting
Diarrhoea
Cramps/fits
Unconsciousness
P
Raising Vehicle With Trolley Jack
IMPORTANT: Observe the following trolley-jack-related instructions:
1. Use only BMW-distributed/approved trolley jacks which have rubber
plate
contact points.
2. Trolley jacks must be regularly serv
Information On Replacing Shock Absorbers
Facts:
When a shock absorber is faulty on one side (leaking, noises, limit values
exceeded on the shock tester), often
both shock absorbers on the axle in question are replaced.
E32, E34, E38, E39 :
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Replacing Rear Cover Gasket On Rear Differential (188K)
IMPORTANT: To avoid leaks from the rear differential cover, do not use
a paper gasket in
cars with liquid gaskets!
To prevent the differential oil from foaming over, make sure that no remnants
of the liquid gasket are pressed into the rear differential housing.
Release screws (1).
Tightening torqu
xDrive
Principle
xDrive is the all-wheel-drive system of the vehicle.
Concerted action by the xDrive and and
other suspension control systems, such as Dynamic Stability Control (DSC),
further optimizes
traction and driving dynamics.
General information
xDrive variably distributes the driving power to
the
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