F45/F46 · 2015–2016
Built from 2015 to 2016, the 214d uses the 70 kW B37 three-cylinder diesel engine, in both the Active Tourer and the Gran Tourer. Identify it by the kW figure on the registration document; an oil change takes 4.4 l, and the car itself calculates its service dates.
Figures apply to the cited configuration and market; equipment and transmissions may vary by production date.
Specification source : [5] BMW Group
1,496 cc three-cylinder diesel turbo, B37 family (ADAC engine code B37C15A): 70 kW (95 PS) and 220 Nm. Gearbox: six-speed manual. Bodies: Active Tourer (01/2015–03/2016) and Gran Tourer (07/2015–03/2016), production dates from ADAC. The least powerful diesel, manual only, sold for little more than a year. BMW’s Gran Tourer sheet gives no 0–100 km/h time; ADAC lists 12.9 s (Active Tourer) and 13.5 s (Gran Tourer).
Oil change: 4.4 l according to BMW’s specification sheets (Gran Tourer 07/2015, “oil change”). For top-ups, the Active Tourer (II/17) and Gran Tourer (VI/16) handbooks allow BMW Longlife-04 or Longlife-12 FE (the latter only for certain diesel engines), SAE 0W-40, 0W-30, 5W-40 or 5W-30, or up to 1 litre of ACEA C3 if none is available; no additives. There is no dipstick: the detailed measurement (car level, engine warm and running) is under Vehicle info › Vehicle status › Measure engine oil level; on diesels it also reports overfilling. Add oil only when the car asks for it, within 200 km.
The car calculates each due date from how it is used (Condition Based Service) and briefly shows the distance or time to the next service when the ignition is switched on; details are under Vehicle info › Vehicle status › Service required. BMW’s regular maintenance covers engine oil, brake fluid, a vehicle check, the air filter, the cabin microfilter and the fuel filter. Brake fluid (and where applicable oil and microfilter) is counted in time and periods with the battery disconnected are not counted: have the workshop update these items. Neither the handbook nor BMW’s list sets a mileage or period: the dates are the ones your car displays.
Chain (ADAC: “Steuerkette”). BMW’s parts catalogue for the F45 splits the timing drive into a lower and an upper chain; the lower part includes chain, sprocket, guide rail, two tensioners and an oil spray nozzle. No scheduled replacement in the documents consulted: the chain is a repair item, not maintenance. A metallic noise at start-up deserves a diagnosis.
ADAC lists for this version: March 2021: extension of the EGR cooler recall to certain BMW diesels, with the F45/F46 of both phases listed and no build period specified (EGR module checked, faulty parts replaced). Not every car is affected: have a BMW workshop check your VIN.
Check the power on the registration document (70 kW) and the first-registration date. Note the items and dates shown under “Service required”. Give the service advisor the key the car was last driven with: the car stores its service data in it. Ask for 4.4 l of an oil with a BMW Longlife approval listed in the handbook, then check that the work is entered in the electronic service history, which a later owner can view.
Due date calculated by CBS
Oil change at the date the car displays; do not run past it. Top-up: BMW Longlife-04 or Longlife-12 FE (the latter only for certain diesel engines), SAE 0W-40, 0W-30, 5W-40 or 5W-30; if unavailable, up to 1 litre of ACEA C3. No additives.
Source [6]As the service requirement dictates
BMW lists as regular maintenance: brake fluid, a vehicle check to BMW specifications, air filter, cabin microfilter and fuel filter. Each item is triggered by the service requirement the car calculates.
Source [1]Calendar-based (CBS)
Counted in time, not kilometres. Periods with the battery disconnected are not counted: have the workshop update the time-based items (brake fluid, and where applicable oil and microfilter/activated-charcoal filter). The handbook does not state the period.
Source [6]Regular check, engine cold
Level correct between the yellow Min and Max marks in the filler neck, engine cold; first open the cap slightly to release the pressure. Top up slowly without overfilling, then have the cause of the loss found. Not every additive is suitable: ask the workshop.
Source [6]Same B37 engine and the same ADAC code (B37C15A), but 70 kW and 220 Nm instead of 85 kW and 270 Nm. Gearboxes: six-speed manual for the 214d; six-speed manual or six-speed Steptronic automatic (from 11/2015) for the 216d. Both take 4.4 l of oil at an oil change on BMW’s sheets.
Not long: from 01/2015 (Active Tourer) or 07/2015 (Gran Tourer) until 03/2016 according to ADAC. After that, the entry diesel is the 216d, with the same B37C15A raised to 85 kW and 270 Nm.
Yes. ADAC lists the 214d as an Active Tourer from 01/2015 to 03/2016 and as a Gran Tourer from 07/2015 to 03/2016. Engine and servicing are the same; the Gran Tourer is 4,556 mm long (2,780 mm wheelbase) and can have seven seats.
DIN EN 590 diesel only. The pre-facelift handbook rules out biodiesel, rapeseed methyl ester (RME), petrol and diesel additives. After misfuelling, do not press the Start/Stop button.
No. The oil level is measured electronically: a status is available after about 30 minutes of driving, and a detailed measurement of about one minute runs with the car level and the engine warm and running, under Vehicle info › Vehicle status › Measure engine oil level. If the car reports low oil, add some within 200 km, by the quantity shown.
BMW AG · DE · Germany · Section “Die Leistungen von BMW Service Inclusive” · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · EN · Europe (ACEA) · pp. 1–2; footnote 1) “oil change”; consumption in the ECE (NEDC) cycle · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · EN · Europe (ACEA) · p. 2 (seven seats, luggage space), p. 4 (wheelbase 2,780 mm), p. 14 (216d from 7/2015), p. 16 (216i and 220d from summer 2015) · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group (English sheet on PressClub Czech Republic) · EN · Europe (ACEA) · pp. 1–2; footnote 1) “oil change”; consumption in the ECE (NEDC) cycle · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW Group · EN · Europe (ACEA) · pp. 1–2; footnote 1) “oil change” · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW AG (online copy: Kfz-Handbuch.de) · DE · Germany · p. 96 (Servicebedarf), pp. 214–215 (Kraftstoffqualität), pp. 231–234 (Motoröl), pp. 235–236 (Kühlmittel), pp. 237–238 (Condition Based Service, Service Historie) · Accessed 08/10/2026
BMW AG (online copy: Kfz-Handbuch.de) · DE · Germany · p. 97 (Servicebedarf), pp. 212–213 (Kraftstoffqualität), pp. 228–231 (Motoröl), p. 232 (Kühlmittel), p. 234 (Wartung) · Accessed 08/10/2026
bmwfans.info (copy of the BMW ETK parts catalogue) · EN · Europe · Group 11 · timing chain, sprocket, guide rail, two chain tensioners, oil spray nozzle; continues with the upper timing chain · Accessed 08/10/2026
ADAC · DE · Germany · Model list with production periods per version · Accessed 08/10/2026
ADAC · DE · Germany · Technische Daten: Motorcode, Leistung, Drehmoment, Getriebe, Modellstart/-ende, Baureihenende, Schadstoffklasse; Rückrufe & Mängel · Accessed 08/10/2026
ADAC · DE · Germany · Technische Daten: Motorcode, Leistung, Drehmoment, Getriebe, Modellstart/-ende, Baureihenende, Schadstoffklasse; Rückrufe & Mängel · Accessed 08/10/2026
ADAC · DE · Germany · Technische Daten: Motorcode, Leistung, Drehmoment, Getriebe, Modellstart/-ende, Baureihenende, Schadstoffklasse; Rückrufe & Mängel · Accessed 08/10/2026