BMW Z4 2016, Z4 sDrive35i 2016 Owner's Manual

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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”

messages of these comfort functions are no longer displayed.

Contents

The fastest way to find information on a partic ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to page 272.

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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

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

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

264Short commands of the voice activation system

272 Everything from A to Z

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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

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.

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

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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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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	Federal Emissions System Defect War	Data memory
	ranty	Numerous electronic components in your vehi
	Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
		cle contain data memories that store technical
	California Emission Control System Lim
		information on the vehicle condition, events
	ited Warranty	and faults, either temporarily or permanently.
	Detailed information about these warranties is	This technical information generally docu
	listed in the Service and Warranty Information	ments the state of a component, a module, a
	Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and	system or the environment.
	Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.	Operating conditions of system compo
	Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and	nents, such as filling levels.
	designed to meet the particular operating con	Status messages from the vehicle and its
	ditions and homologation requirements in your	individual components, such as wheel rpm/
	country and continental region in order to de	speed, motion delay, transverse accelera
	liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle	tion.
	is operated under those conditions. If you wish	Malfunctions and defects in important sys
	to operate your vehicle in another country or	tem components, such as lights and
	region, you may be required to adapt your ve
		brakes.
	hicle to meet different prevailing operating
		Vehicle responses to special driving situa
	conditions and homologation requirements.
	You should also be aware of any applicable	tions, such as airbag deployment, use of
	warranty limitations or exclusions for such	the stability control systems.
	country or region. In such case, please contact	Ambient conditions, such as the tempera
	Customer Relations for further information.	ture.
	Maintenance	These data are of a technical nature only and
		are used to detect and eliminate faults and to
	Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the	optimize vehicle functions. Travel profiles of
	road safety, operational reliability and the New	routes driven with the vehicle cannot be cre
	Vehicle Limited Warranty.	ated from these data. If services are used, for
	Specifications for required maintenance meas	instance in the event of repairs, service proc
	ures:	esses, warranty cases, quality assurance, etc.,
	BMW Maintenance system	this technical information can be read out from
		the event and fault data memories by service
	Service and Warranty Information Booklet
		personnel, including the manufacturer, using
	for US models	special diagnosis tools. This service personnel
	Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for	can provide you with more information if
	Canadian models	needed. After troubleshooting, the information
	If the vehicle is not maintained according to	in the fault memory is cleared or overwritten
		continuously.
	these specifications, this could result in seri
	ous damage to the vehicle. Such damage is	Situations are conceivable during the use of
	not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited	the vehicle in which these technical data could
	Warranty.	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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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 [phone].

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 safetyrelated defect to Transport Canada, Defect Investigations and Recalls, may tele phone the toll-free hotline [phone]. 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.

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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

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.

All around the steering wheel

1	Opening and closing windows	2	Opening and closing rear win
	jointly  41		dows  41

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3Opening and closing front win dows  41

4Exterior mirrors, folding in and out  50

5Adjust 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

Settings and information about the vehicle  75

8Instrument cluster  14

9Buttons on the steering wheel

	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

11Start/stop the engine and switch the ignition on/off  55

12Ignition lock  55

13	Steering wheel heating  52

14Horn, the entire surface

15Adjust the steering wheel  52

16	Cruise control  103

17Buttons 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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Instrument cluster

1Speedometer

2 Indicator lamps for turn signals

3 Indicator/warning lamps  15

4Tachometer  72

5 Engine oil temperature  72

6Display for

Clock  71

External temperature  71

Indicator/warning lamps  15

Cruise control  103

7Display 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

8Fuel gauge  72

9Resetting the trip odometer  71

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		Cockpit	At a glance
Indicator/warning lamps
		Symbol Function or system
Instrument cluster		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.
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in		Engine malfunction with adverse ef
		fect on exhaust emissions
a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
		Canada: engine malfunction with
functioning when the engine is started or the
		adverse effect on exhaust emis
ignition is switched on, and light up briefly.
		sions
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.
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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All around the center console

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

PDC Park Distance Control  105

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All around the headliner

1	Emergency Request  249	4	Reading lamp  89
		5	Indicator lamp, front passenger
2	Reading lamp  89		airbag  92

3Interior lamps  89

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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.

Controls at a glance

Controls

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"

Switching on

Press the controller again to switch the screen back on.

1Control Display

2Controller with buttons

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		iDrive	At a glance
Controller
	Press the but	Function
Select menu items and create settings.	ton
1. Turn.	NAV	Opens the Navigation menu.
	TEL	Opens the Telephone menu.
	BACK	Displays the previous panel.
	OPTION	Opens the Options menu.

		Operating concept
	2. Press.	Opening the main menu
		Press the button.

3. Move in four directions.

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.
		1. Turn the controller until the desired menu
		item is highlighted.
Buttons on controller
Press the but	Function
ton
MENU	Opens the main menu.
RADIO	Opens the Radio menu.
MEDIA	Opens the CD/Multimedia
	menu.	2. Press the controller.

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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".

Changing settings

1. Select a field.

2. Turn the controller until the desired setting White arrows pointing to the left or right indi is displayed.

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	3. Press the controller.
	twice.

Opening the Options menu

Press the button.

The "Options" menu is displayed.

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.

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Function is activated.	5. Turn the controller until "Time:" is high
The function is deactivated.	lighted, and then press the controller.

Example: setting the clock

Setting the clock

1. Press the button. The main menu is displayed.

2.Turn the controller until "Settings" is high lighted, and then press the controller.

3.If necessary, move the controller to the left to display "Time/Date".

4.Turn the controller until "Time/Date" is highlighted, 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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	Telephone symbols	Split screen
	Symbol Meaning	General information
	Incoming or outgoing call.	Additional information can be displayed on the
		right side of the split screen, e.g., information
	Missed call.
		from the computer.
	Wireless network reception	In the divided screen view, the so-called split
	strength Symbol flashes: searching	screen, this information remains visible even
	for network.	when you change to another menu.
	Wireless network is not available.	Switching the split screen on and off
	Bluetooth is switched on.	1.	Press the button.
	Roaming is active.
		2.	"Split screen"

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.

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.

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 selected.

4.Press the controller or select "Split screen content".

5.Select the desired menu item.

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

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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

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

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.

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

Move the controller up: switch from upper to lower case letters.

To display short information: touch the button.

To display detailed information: touch the button for an extended period.

Entering letters and numbers

1.Turn the controller: select letters or num bers.

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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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

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. Press the button on the steering wheel.

2.Wait for the signal.

3.Say the command.

The command appears on the Control Dis play.

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.

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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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.

6. Press the button on the steering wheel again to select a specific track.

7.›Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.

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. Press the button on the steering wheel.

3.›C D drive Track ...‹ e.g., CD track 4.

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:

1. "Settings"

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.

1.Switch on the Entertainment sound output if necessary.

2. Press the button on the steering wheel.

3.›C D and multimedia‹

The medium last played is played back.

4.›C D‹

5.›C D drive‹

The CD is played back.

2."Language/Units"

3."Speech mode:"

4.Select the setting.

Adjusting the volume

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

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