2011 BMW 535i GT xDrive Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2011 BMW 535i GT xDrive is written around one drivetrain and one body: a turbocharged, double-overhead-cam 3.0L inline-six burning gasoline, all-wheel drive, and a four-door hatchback that carries a long tailgate in place of a trunk lid. A single Base trim means nothing branches by equipment level. Torque values, clearances and wiring diagrams apply to the car as it was built, and the six-cylinder engine, the transfer case and the rear hatch hardware each have their own place in the coverage.

Engines covered

• 3.0L inline-six — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door hatchback

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2011 535i GT xDrive. What this manual gives a technician is a route through the systems that make the car specific: the turbocharger and its charge-air plumbing, the high-pressure fuel supply feeding the inline-six, the cooling circuit that serves both, and the transfer case and shafts that split torque front to rear. Each is documented with removal and installation procedures, tightening specifications and diagnostic sequences, and the wiring diagrams follow the same order, so a circuit can be traced from its fuse to the component at the end of it.