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BMW Z4 2016, Z4 sDrive35i 2016 Owner's Manual

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Owner's Manual for Vehicle
A-Z
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
THE BMW Z4.
OWNER'S MANUAL.
Z4
Owner's Manual for Vehicle
Thank you for choosing a BMW.
The more familiar you are with your vehicle, the better control you will have on the road. We therefore strongly suggest:
Read this Owner's Manual before starting off in your new BMW. It contains important information on vehicle operation that will help you make full use of the technical features available in your BMW. The manual also contains information designed to en‐ hance operating reliability and road safety, and to contribute to maintaining the value of your BMW.
Supplementary information can be found in the additional bro‐ chures in the onboard literature.
We wish you a safe and enjoyable drive.
BMW AG
© 2014 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Munich, Germany Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the written consent of BMW AG, Munich. deutsch X/14, 11 14 500 Printed on environmentally friendly paper, bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.
Addendum
ADDENDUM TO BMW Z4 OWNER’S MANUAL 1402957403
We wanted to provide you with some updates and clarifications with respect to the printed BMW Owner’s Manual. These updates and clarifications will supersede the materials contained in that document.
1. Where the terms “service center,”
“the service center,” “your service center,” “service specialist,’ or “service” are used in the Owner’s Manual, we wanted to clarify that the terms refer to a BMW dealer’s service center or another service center or repair shop that employs trained personnel that can perform maintenance and repair work on your vehicle in accordance with BMW specifications.
2. Where the text of the Owner’s
Manual contains an affirmative instruction to contact a “service center” or “your service center,” we wanted to clarify that BMW recommends that, if you are faced with one of the situations addressed by that text, you contact or seek the assistance of a BMW dealer’s service center or another service center or repair shop that employs trained personnel that can perform maintenance and repair work on your vehicle in accordance with BMW specifications.
While BMW of North America LLC, at no cost to you, will pay for repairs required by the limited warranties provided with respect to your
vehicle and for maintenance under the Maintenance Program during the applicable warranty and maintenance coverage periods, you are free to elect, both during those periods and thereafter, to have maintenance and repair work provided by other service centers or repair shops.
3. Where the Owner’s Manual makes
reference to parts and accessories having been approved by BMW, those references are intended to reflect that those parts and accessories are recommended by BMW of North America LLC. You may elect to use other parts and accessories, but, if you do, we recommend that you make sure that any such parts and/or accessories are appropriate for use on your vehicle.
4. At page 6 and page 7, under the
warranty section’s discussion of homologation, where it states that you “cannot lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there,” the text should read that you “may not be able to lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there.”
5. At page 7, in the “Parts and
accessories” section, the sentence beginning “For your own safety, it is recommended . . . ,” should be disregarded and the following the text should be read in lieu thereof: “The manufacturer of your vehicle
Addendum
recommends using genuine parts and accessories approved by BMW.”
In the fifth sentence of that paragraph, the word “cannot” should read “does not.”
6. At page 49, in the “Checking and
replacing safety belts” section, the text beginning, “Have the work performed only by your service center . . .” should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof: “BMW recommends having this work performed by a service center as it is important that this safety feature functions properly.”
7. At page 130 under the heading:
“Objects in the area around the pedals” and at page 258 under the heading: “Carpets and floor mats,” the paragraph that begins: “Only use floor mats . . .” should be disregarded and the following language should be read in lieu thereof: “The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you use floor mats that have been identified by it as appropriate for use in your vehicle and that can be properly fixed in place.”
8. At page 134, under the heading:
“Have maintenance carried out,” the sentence beginning, “Have the maintenance carried out . . .” should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof: “BMW recommends that you have the maintenance carried out by your service center.”
9. At page 192, under “Telephone,”
the heading that reads “Approved mobile phones” should read “Compatible mobile phones.”
10. At page 218 and page 219, under
the heading “Apps” and subheading “Requirements,” the section that begins, “Use only . . . ,” should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof: “The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends the use of BMW recommended software; otherwise there may be malfunctions in system operations.”
11. At page 226, under the heading
“Pressure specifications,” the sentence beginning, “The inflation pressures apply to the tire
sizes . . . .” should be disregarded.
12. At page 232, under the heading:
“Approved wheels and tires,” the term “Approved” should be disregarded and in lieu thereof, the term “Recommended” should be read in its place. In addition, the text of that section should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle strongly suggests that you use wheels and tires that have been recommended by the vehicle manufacturer for your vehicle type; otherwise, for example, despite having the same official size ratings, variations can lead to body contact and with it, the risk of severe accidents.
Addendum
The manufacturer of your vehicle does not evaluate non­recommended wheels and tires to determine if they are suitable for use on your vehicle.
13. At page 233, under the heading:
“Snow chains,” the first paragraph should be disregarded and the following text should be read in lieu thereof:
Only certain types of fine-link snow chains have been tested by the manufacturer of your vehicle and are determined by the manufacturer of your vehicle to be road safe and are recommended by the manufacturer of your vehicle.
Information about recommended snow chains is available from a service center.
14. At page 236, under the heading
“Hood,” the sentence beginning, “If you are unfamiliar” should be disregarded.
15. At page 239, under the heading:
“Approved oil types,” the references to “Approved” should be read as “Suitable.” The reference to “Specification” should be read as “Rating.” Immediately preceding the “Specification” chart, the following sentence should be inserted: “Add engine oils that meet the following oil rating standards: . . .” The reference to “BMW High Performance SAE 5W­30” should be disregarded.
16. At page 239, under the heading:
“Alternative oil types,” the text preceding the chart should be disregarded, and in lieu thereof should be read as follows: “If an engine oil suitable for continuous use is not available, up to 1 US quart/liter of an engine oil with the following oil rating can be added: . . .” The reference to “Specification” should be read as “Rating.”At page 239, under the heading: “Oil change,” the text should be disregarded and in lieu thereof should be read as follows:
BMW recommends that you have the oil changed at your BMW dealer’s service center or at another service center that has trained personnel that can perform the work in accordance with BMW specifications
17. At page 241, under the heading:
“Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models and Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models,” the second paragraph should be disregarded and the following text read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you have maintenance and repair performed by your BMW dealer’s service center or another service center or repair shop that employs trained personnel that can perform maintenance and repair work on your vehicle in accordance with BMW specifications. The manufacturer of your vehicle
Addendum
recommends that you maintain records of all maintenance and repair work performed on your vehicle.
18. At page 244, where it reads: “Do not
perform work/bulb replacement on xenon headlamps,” that text should be disregarded and in lieu thereof the following text should be read: “Xenon headlamp work or replacement can cause serious and fatal injuries.” In the text that follows, where it reads: “[h]ave any work on the xenon lighting system . . . ,” the following words should be read as preceding that passage: “It is strongly suggested
that you . . . .”
19. At page 247, under the “Battery
replacement” section, the text should be disregarded and in lieu thereof the following text should be read:
Use of recommended vehicle batteries
messages of these comfort functions are no longer displayed.
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you use vehicle batteries that it has tested and recommends for use in your vehicle; otherwise the vehicle could be damaged and systems or functions may not be fully available.
After a battery replacement, the manufacturer of your vehicle recommends that you have the battery registered on your vehicle by a service center to ensure that all comfort functions are fully available, and that any “check control”
Contents
The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 272.
6 Notes
At a glance
12 Cockpit 18 iDrive 25 Voice activation system
Controls
30 Opening and closing 46 Adjusting 53 Transporting children safely 55 Driving 71 Displays 85 Lamps 90 Safety 99 Driving stability control systems 103 Driving comfort 107 Climate 114 Interior equipment 122 Storage compartments
Communications
192 Telephone 203 Office 212 Contacts 215 ConnectedDrive
Mobility
222 Refueling 224 Fuel 226 Wheels and tires 235 Engine compartment 241 Maintenance 243 Replacing components 249 Breakdown assistance 255 Care
Reference
262 Technical data 264 Short commands of the voice activation
system
272 Everything from A to Z
Driving tips
128 Things to remember when driving
Navigation
138 Navigation system 140 Destination entry 149 Destination guidance 157 What to do if...
Entertainment
160 Tone 162 Radio 170 CD/multimedia
Notes
Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
The fastest way to find information on a partic‐ ular topic is by using the index.
An initial overview of the vehicle is provided in the first chapter.
Additional sources of information
Should you have any questions, your service center will be glad to advise you at any time.
Information on BMW, e.g., on technology, is available on the Internet: bmwusa.com
Symbols
Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the possibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.
◄ Marks the end of a specific item of information.
"..." Identifies display texts in vehicle used to select individual functions.
›...‹ Verbal instructions to use with the voice activation system.
››...‹‹ Identifies the answers generated by the voice activation system.
Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.
Symbols on vehicle components
Indicates that you should consult the relevant section of this Owner's Manual for information on a particular part or assembly.
Vehicle equipment
This Owner's Manual describes all models, all series equipment, as well as country-specific and special equipment offered in the model
series.Therefore, this Owner's Manual also de‐ scribes and depicts equipment that may not be contained in your vehicle because of the se‐ lected special equipment or country version, for example.
This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.
For options and equipment not described in this Owner's Manual, please refer to the Sup‐ plementary Owner's Manuals.
On right-hand drive vehicles, some controls are arranged differently than shown in the illus‐ trations.
Status of this Owner's Manual at time of printing
The manufacturer of your vehicle pursues a policy of constant development that is con‐ ceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety stan‐ dards. In rare cases, therefore, the features de‐ scribed in this Owner's Manual may differ from those in your vehicle.
Updates made after the editorial deadline
Any updates made after the editorial deadline for the Owner's Manuals are located in the ap‐ pendix of the printed quick reference for the vehicle.
For your own safety
Warranty
Your vehicle is technically configured for the operating conditions and registration require‐ ments applying in the country of first delivery — homologation. If your vehicle is to be oper‐ ated in a different country it might be neces‐
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Notes
sary to adapt your vehicle to potentially differ‐ ing operating conditions and permit requirements. If your vehicle does not comply with the homologation requirements in a cer‐ tain country you cannot lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there. Further information can be obtained from your Service Center.
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e.g., the use of modern materials and high-performance electronics, requires suitable maintenance and repair methods.
Therefore, have this work performed only by a BMW center or a workshop that works accord‐ ing to BMW repair procedures with appropri‐ ately trained personnel.
If this work is not carried out properly, there is the danger of subsequent damage and related safety hazards.
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, it is recommended that you use genuine parts and accessories ap‐ proved by BMW. When you purchase accesso‐ ries tested and approved by BMW and Genu‐ ine BMW Parts, you simultaneously acquire the assurance that they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to ensure optimum perform‐ ance when installed on your vehicle. BMW warrants these parts to be free from defects in material and workmanship. BMW will not ac‐ cept any liability for damage resulting from in‐ stallation of parts and accessories not ap‐ proved by BMW. BMW cannot test every product made by other manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a BMW safely and without risk to either the vehicle, its operation, or its occupants. Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Acces‐ sories and other products approved by BMW, together with professional advice on using these items, are available from all BMW cen‐ ters. Installation and operation of non BMW approved accessories such as alarms, radios, amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension
components, brake dust shields, telephones, including operation of any mobile phone from within the vehicle without using an externally mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or similar accessories, may cause extensive dam‐ age to the vehicle, compromise its safety, in‐ terfere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect the validity of the BMW Limited War‐ ranty. See your BMW center for additional in‐ formation. Maintenance, replacement, or repair of the emission control devices and systems may be performed by any automotive repair establishment or individual using any certified automotive part.
California Proposition 65 Warning
California laws require us to state the following warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of automo‐ bile components and parts, including compo‐ nents found in the interior furnishings in a vehi‐ cle, contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects and reproductive harm. In addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and certain products of component wear contain or emit chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other repro‐ ductive harm. Battery posts, terminals and re‐ lated accessories contain lead and lead com‐ pounds. Wash your hands after handling. Used engine oil contains chemicals that have caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and water.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐ lowing warranties:
▷ New Vehicle Limited Warranty
▷ Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
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Notes
▷ Federal Emissions System Defect War‐
ranty
▷ Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
▷ California Emission Control System Lim‐
ited Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is listed in the Service and Warranty Information Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and designed to meet the particular operating con‐ ditions and homologation requirements in your country and continental region in order to de‐ liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle is operated under those conditions. If you wish to operate your vehicle in another country or region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐ hicle to meet different prevailing operating conditions and homologation requirements. You should also be aware of any applicable warranty limitations or exclusions for such country or region. In such case, please contact Customer Relations for further information.
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the road safety, operational reliability and the New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Specifications for required maintenance meas‐ ures:
▷ BMW Maintenance system
▷ Service and Warranty Information Booklet
for US models
▷ Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
If the vehicle is not maintained according to these specifications, this could result in seri‐ ous damage to the vehicle. Such damage is not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Data memory
Numerous electronic components in your vehi‐ cle contain data memories that store technical information on the vehicle condition, events and faults, either temporarily or permanently. This technical information generally docu‐ ments the state of a component, a module, a system or the environment.
▷ Operating conditions of system compo‐
nents, such as filling levels.
▷ Status messages from the vehicle and its
individual components, such as wheel rpm/ speed, motion delay, transverse accelera‐ tion.
▷ Malfunctions and defects in important sys‐
tem components, such as lights and brakes.
▷ Vehicle responses to special driving situa‐
tions, such as airbag deployment, use of the stability control systems.
▷ Ambient conditions, such as the tempera‐
ture.
These data are of a technical nature only and are used to detect and eliminate faults and to optimize vehicle functions. Travel profiles of routes driven with the vehicle cannot be cre‐ ated from these data. If services are used, for instance in the event of repairs, service proc‐ esses, warranty cases, quality assurance, etc., this technical information can be read out from the event and fault data memories by service personnel, including the manufacturer, using special diagnosis tools. This service personnel can provide you with more information if needed. After troubleshooting, the information in the fault memory is cleared or overwritten continuously.
Situations are conceivable during the use of the vehicle in which these technical data could become associated with a specific person in combination with other information, such as an accident report, damage to the vehicle, wit‐ ness accounts, etc., possibly with the involve‐ ment of an authorized expert.
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Notes
Additional functions that are contractually agreed with the customer, such as vehicle lo‐ calization in the event of an emergency, permit the transfer of certain vehicle data out of the vehicle.
Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐ corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐ tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐ standing how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR is designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record such data as:
▷ How various systems in your vehicle were
operating.
▷ Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were fastened.
▷ How far, if at all, the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.
▷ How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under‐ standing of the circumstances in which crashes and injuries occur.
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no personal data, e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law enforce‐ ment, could combine the EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐ quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐ cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐ hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the special equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following only applies to vehicles owned and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect which could cause a crash or could cause in‐ jury or death, you should immediately inform the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐ tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐ wood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone 1-800-831-1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order a recall and remedy campaign.
However, NHTSA cannot become involved in individual problems between you, your dealer, or BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to http:// www.safercar.gov; or write to: Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washing‐ ton, DC 20590. You can also obtain other in‐ formation about motor vehicle safety from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a safety- related defect to Transport Canada, Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele‐ phone the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510. You can also obtain other information about motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/ roadsafety.
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At a glance

These overviews of buttons, switches and displays are intended to familiarize you with your vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted
with the available control concepts and options.
At a glance Cockpit

Cockpit

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all series equipment as well as country-specific and special equipment offered for this model series. Therefore, it also describes equipment that may not be found in your vehicle, for instance due to the selected

All around the steering wheel

special equipment or the country version. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.
When using the features and systems descri‐ bed here, adhere to local regulations.
1 Opening and closing windows
jointly  41
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2 Opening and closing rear win‐
dows  41
Cockpit At a glance
3 Opening and closing front win‐
dows  41
4 Exterior mirrors, folding in and out  50
5 Adjust the exterior mirrors, Automatic Curb
Monitor  50
6 Parking lights  85
Low beams  85
Automatic headlight con‐ trol  86
Adaptive Light Control  86
High-beam Assistant  87
7 Turn signal  60
High beams, head‐ light flasher  87
High-beam Assistant  87
Roadside parking lights  87
Computer  73
Change the radio station
Select a music track
Leaf through the phone book and through lists with stored phone numbers
Next entertainment source
Recirculated air mode  112
10 Windshield wipers  61
Rain sensor  61
11 Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off  55
12 Ignition lock  55
13 Steering wheel heating  52
14 Horn, the entire surface
15 Adjust the steering wheel  52
16 Cruise control  103
Settings and information about the vehicle  75
8 Instrument cluster  14
9 Buttons on the steering wheel
17 Buttons on the steering wheel
Telephone  192
Volume
Activate/deactivate the voice acti‐ vation system  25
18 Releasing the hood  236
19 Open the trunk lid  36
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At a glance Cockpit

Instrument cluster

1 Speedometer
2 Indicator lamps for turn signals
3 Indicator/warning lamps  15
4 Tachometer  72
5 Engine oil temperature  72
6 Display for
▷ Clock  71
▷ External temperature  71
▷ Indicator/warning lamps  15
▷ Cruise control  103
7 Display for
▷ Gear display, 8-gear Sport automatic
transmission  65
▷ Gear display for 7-gear Sport auto‐
matic transmission with dual clutch  66
▷ Computer  73
▷ Date of next scheduled service, and re‐
maining distance to be driven  78
▷ Odometer and trip odometer  71
▷ Programs for Dynamic Driving Con‐
trol  100
▷ High-beam Assistant  87
▷ Resetting Tire Pressure Monitor  95
▷ Checking engine oil level  236
▷ Settings and information  75
▷
Check Control message
present  82
8 Fuel gauge  72
9 Resetting the trip odometer  71
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Cockpit At a glance

Indicator/warning lamps

Instrument cluster
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper functioning when the engine is started or the ignition is switched on, and light up briefly.
Text messages
Text messages at the upper edge of the Con‐ trol Display explain the meaning of the dis‐ played indicator and warning lamps.
You can call up more information, e.g., on the cause of a malfunction and on how to respond, via Check Control, refer to page 82.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Symbol Function or system
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the pro‐ pulsive forces in order to maintain driving stability
Parking brake set
Canada: the parking brake is set.
Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐ fect on exhaust emissions
Canada: engine malfunction with adverse effect on exhaust emis‐ sions
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that certain functions are active:
Symbol Function or system
Turn signal
High beams/headlamp flasher
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At a glance Cockpit

All around the center console

1 Control Display  18
2 Hazard warning system  249
3 Central locking system  35
4 ▷ Air conditioner  108
▷ Automatic climate control  110
5 Hard drive for
▷ Audio CD/DVD  170
▷ Navigation DVD  138
6 Controls for
▷ Radio  162
▷ CD/DVD  170
7 Seat heating  48
PDC Park Distance Control  105
Close the retractable hard‐ top  42
Open the retractable hard‐ top  42
Deactivate the Automatic Engine Start/Stop Function  57
8 Parking brake  59
9 Controller with buttons  18
10 Buttons for Dynamic Driving Control  100
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All around the headliner

Cockpit At a glance
1 Emergency Request  249
2 Reading lamp  89
3 Interior lamps  89
4 Reading lamp  89
5 Indicator lamp, front passenger
airbag  92
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At a glance iDrive

iDrive

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all series equipment as well as country-specific and special equipment offered for this model series. Therefore, it also describes equipment that may not be found in your vehicle, for instance due to the selected special equipment or the country version. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.
When using the features and systems descri‐ bed here, adhere to local regulations.

The concept

The iDrive combines the functions of a multi‐ tude of switches. Thus, these functions can be operated from a central location.
Using the iDrive during a trip
To avoid becoming distracted and pos‐ ing an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's occupants and to other road users, never at‐ tempt to use the controls or enter information unless traffic and road conditions allow this.◀
The buttons can be used to open the me‐ nus directly. The controller can be used to select menu items and create the settings.
Control Display
Notes
▷ To clean the Control Display, follow the
care instructions, refer to page 258.
▷ Do not place objects close to the Control
Display; otherwise, the Control Display can be damaged.
Switching off
1. Press the button.
2. "Close control display"

Controls at a glance

Controls
1 Control Display
2 Controller with buttons
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Switching on
Press the controller again to switch the screen back on.
iDrive At a glance
Controller
Select menu items and create settings.
1. Turn.
2. Press.
3. Move in four directions.
Press the but‐ ton
NAV Opens the Navigation menu.
TEL Opens the Telephone menu.
BACK Displays the previous panel.
OPTION Opens the Options menu.
Function

Operating concept

Opening the main menu
Press the button.
Buttons on controller
Press the but‐ ton
MENU Opens the main menu.
RADIO Opens the Radio menu.
MEDIA Opens the CD/Multimedia
Function
menu.
The main menu is displayed.
All iDrive functions can be called up via the main menu.
Selecting menu items
Menu items shown in white can be selected.
Turn the controller until the desired menu
1.
item is highlighted.
2. Press the controller.
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At a glance iDrive
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be selected are set in quotation marks, e.g., "Settings".
Changing between panels
After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.
▷ Move the controller to the left.
The current panel is closed and the previ‐ ous panel is displayed.
The previous panel is opened again by pressing the BACK button. In this case, the current panel is not closed.
▷ Move the controller to the right.
A new panel is opened on top of the previ‐ ous display.
Additional options: move the controller to the right repeatedly until the "Options" menu is displayed.
Options menu
The "Options" menu consists of various areas:
▷ Screen settings, e.g., "Split screen".
This area remains unchanged.
▷ Control options for the selected main
menu, e.g., for "Radio".
▷ If applicable, further operating options for
the selected menu, for instance "Store station".
White arrows pointing to the left or right indi‐ cate that additional panels can be opened.
View of an opened menu
When a menu is opened, it generally opens with the panel that was last selected in that menu. To display the first panel of a menu:
▷ Move the controller to the left repeatedly
until the first panel is displayed.
▷ Press the menu button on the controller
twice.
Opening the Options menu
Press the button.
The "Options" menu is displayed.
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Changing settings
Select a field.
1.
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting
is displayed.
3. Press the controller.
Activating/deactivating the functions
Several menu items are preceded by a check‐ box. It indicates whether the function is acti‐ vated or deactivated. Selecting the menu item activates or deactivates the function.
iDrive At a glance
Function is activated.
The function is deactivated.

Example: setting the clock

Setting the clock
1.
2. Turn the controller until "Settings" is high‐
3. If necessary, move the controller to the left
4. Turn the controller until "Time/Date" is
Press the button. The main menu is
displayed.
lighted, and then press the controller.
to display "Time/Date".
highlighted, and then press the controller.
5. Turn the controller until "Time:" is high‐
lighted, and then press the controller.
6. Turn the controller to set the hours and
press the controller.
7. Turn the controller to set the minutes and
press the controller.

Status information

Status field
The following information is displayed in the status field at the top right:
▷ Time.
▷ Current entertainment source.
▷ Sound output, on/off.
▷ Wireless network reception strength.
▷ Telephone status.
▷ Traffic bulletin reception.
Status field symbols
The symbols are grouped into various catego‐ ries.
Radio symbols
Symbol Meaning
HD Radio™ is switched on.
Satellite radio is switched on.
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At a glance iDrive
Telephone symbols
Symbol Meaning
Incoming or outgoing call.
Missed call.
Wireless network reception
strength Symbol flashes: searching for network.
Wireless network is not available.
Bluetooth is switched on.
Roaming is active.
Text message, e-mail was received.
Check the SIM card.
SIM card is blocked.
SIM card is missing.
Enter the PIN.
Entertainment symbols
Symbol Meaning
CD/DVD player.

Split screen

General information
Additional information can be displayed on the right side of the split screen, e.g., information from the computer.
In the divided screen view, the so-called split screen, this information remains visible even when you change to another menu.
Switching the split screen on and off
1.
2. "Split screen"
The split screen view is activated.
Selecting the display
1. Press the button.
2. "Split screen"
3. Move the controller until the split screen is
4. Press the controller or select "Split screen
5. Select the desired menu item.
Press the button.
selected.
content".
Music collection.
Gracenote® database.
AUX-IN port.
USB audio interface.
Mobile phone audio interface.
Additional symbols
Symbol Meaning
Spoken instructions are switched
off.
Request of the current vehicle posi‐
tion.
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Programmable memory buttons

General information
The iDrive functions can be stored on the pro‐ grammable memory buttons and called up di‐ rectly, e.g., radio stations, navigation destina‐
iDrive At a glance
tions, phone numbers and entry points into the menu.
The settings are stored for the remote control currently in use.
Saving a function
1. Highlight the function via the iDrive.
2.
Press the desired button for more
than two seconds.
Running a function
Press the button.
The function will run immediately. This means, for example, that the number is dialed when a phone number is selected.
Displaying the button assignment
Use a finger to touch the buttons. Do not wear gloves or use objects.
The key assignment is displayed at the top edge of the screen.
2. Select additional letters or numbers if
needed.
3. "OK": confirm the entry.
Symbol Function
Press the controller: delete the let‐
ter or number.
Press the controller for an extended
period: delete all letters or numbers.
Enter a blank space.
Switching between letters and numbers
Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐ tween entering letters and numbers.
Symbol Function
Enter the letters.
Enter the numbers.
Switching between upper and lower case letters
Depending on the menu, you can switch be‐ tween entering uppercase and lowercase let‐ ters.
Symbol Function
▷ To display short information: touch the
button.
▷ To display detailed information: touch the
button for an extended period.

Entering letters and numbers

Turn the controller: select letters or num‐
1.
bers.
Move the controller up: switch
from upper to lower case letters.
Move the controller up: switch
from lower to upper case letters.
Entry comparison
Entry of names and addresses: the selection is narrowed down every time a letter is entered and letters may be added automatically.
The entries are continuously compared to the data stored in the vehicle.
▷ Only those letters are offered during the
entry for which data is available.
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At a glance iDrive
▷ Destination search: town/city names can
be entered using the spelling of language available on the Control Display.
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Voice activation system At a glance

Voice activation system

Vehicle equipment

This chapter describes all series equipment as well as country-specific and special equipment offered for this model series. Therefore, it also describes equipment that may not be found in your vehicle, for instance due to the selected special equipment or the country version. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems.
When using the features and systems descri‐ bed here, adhere to local regulations.

The concept

▷ Most functions that are displayed on the
Control Display can be operated with the voice activation system using spoken com‐ mands. The system prompts you to make your entries.
▷ Functions that can only be used when the
vehicle is stationary cannot be operated using the voice activation system.
▷ The system uses a special microphone on
the driver's side.
▷ ›...‹ Verbal instructions in the Owner's
Manual to use with the voice activation system.

Requirements

Via the Control Display, set a language that is also supported by the voice activation system so that the spoken commands can be identi‐ fied.
Set the language, refer to page 78.

Using voice activation

Activating the voice activation system
1.
2. Wait for the signal.
3. Say the command.
The symbol on the Control Display indi‐
cates that the voice activation system is active.
If no other commands are available, operate the function via iDrive in this case.
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The command appears on the Control Dis‐ play.
Terminating the voice activation system
Briefly press the button on the steer‐
ing wheel or ›Cancel‹.

Possible commands

Most menu items on the Control Display can be voiced as commands.
The available commands depend on the menu that is currently displayed on the Control Dis‐ play.
The functions of the main menu have short commands.
Some list items, such as the phone book en‐ tries, can also be selected via the voice activa‐ tion system. Say the list items exactly as they are displayed on the list.
Having possible commands read aloud
You can have the system read possible com‐ mands aloud: ›Voice commands‹.
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At a glance Voice activation system
For example, if the "Settings" menu is dis‐ played, the commands for the settings are read out loud.
Executing functions using short commands
Functions on the main menu can be performed directly by means of short commands, usually irrespective of which menu item is currently selected, for instance ›Vehicle status‹.
List of short commands of the voice activation system, refer to page 264.
Help dialog for the voice activation system
Calling up help dialog: ›Help‹
Additional commands for the help dialog:
▷ ›Help with examples‹: information about the
current operating options and the most im‐ portant commands for them are an‐ nounced.
▷ ›Help with voice activation‹: information
about the principle of operation for the voice activation system is announced.

Example: playing back a CD

Via the main menu
The commands of the menu items are spoken out loud, in the same way as they are selected via the controller.
Switch on the Entertainment sound output
1.
if necessary.
6.
7. ›Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.
Press the button on the steering
wheel again to select a specific track.
Via short commands
Playback of the CD can also be started using a short command.
1. Switch on the Entertainment sound output
if necessary.
2.
3. ›C D drive Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.
Press the button on the steering
wheel.

Setting the voice dialog

You can set whether the system should use the standard dialog or a shorter version.
In the shorter variant of the voice dialog, the announcements from the system are issued in an abbreviated form.
On the Control Display:
"Settings"
1.
2. "Language/Units"
3. "Speech mode:"
4. Select the setting.
2.
3. ›C D and multimedia‹
4. ›C D‹
5. ›C D drive‹
Press the button on the steering
wheel.
The medium last played is played back.
The CD is played back.
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Adjusting the volume

Turn the volume button during the spoken in‐ structions until the desired volume is set.
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