2016 BMW M5 Service and Repair Manual

This factory service and repair manual for the 2016 BMW M5 works from a narrow specification: one turbocharged 4.4L DOHC V8 of 268 cubic inches burning gasoline, one four-door sedan body, and a single Base trim. Nothing in the coverage has to be filtered by engine choice, so the fuel, ignition, cooling and exhaust material reads straight through, and the same holds for the chassis and body sections, where the procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics all describe one car rather than a family of them.

Engines covered

• 4.4L V8 (268 cu in) — DOHC, turbocharged, gasoline

Body styles covered

• 4-door sedan

Trims covered

• Base

Known issues on the 2016 M5. Two recalls are on the federal record. In one, the initiators in the seat-mounted side air bag inflators may fail to ignite in a crash, leaving that bag undeployed; in the other, an inboard lower child restraint anchor at the left rear seat can be bent downward so a child seat never fully engages both anchors. One owner complaint is logged for the year. Restraint work is where this manual answers both, with component locations, harness routing, anchor inspection and the diagnostic steps for the restraint system.