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Synthetic fuels derived from renewable power sources, so-called e-fuels, will play a crucial role in achieving climate-neutral future mobility because they can be used in the existing fleets and in hard-to-decarbonize applications. In particular e-fuels that contain oxygen in their chemical structure can also burn more cleanly in terms of soot formation. For compression-ignition engines, polyoxymethylene dimethyl ethers (PODEs or OMEs) are among the most promising candidates for such oxygenated e-fuels. Here, we investigated the characteristics of injection and combustion of OME3-5 mixture compared to n-dodecane, a reference diesel-like fuel. Both single and multi-injection, comprising a short pilot injection, is used. Experiments were performed in a single-cylinder optically accessible Bowditch-type engine, injecting with 1500 bar pressure with a 3-hole injector (Spray B of the Engine Combustion Network).