BMW Z4M 2007 Owner's Manual

Supplementary

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Owner's Manual for BMW Z4 M Roadster/ Z4 M Coupe

The Ultimate

Driving Machine

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Z4 M Roadster

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Z4 M Coupe

Supplementary Owner's Manual for Vehicle

Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe.

Thorough familiarity with your BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. Therefore, we have one request:

Before starting off in your new BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe, please take the time to read this Supplementary Owner's Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have compiled for you. The manual contains important data and instructions intended to assist you in obtaining maximum satisfaction from your BMW Z4 M Roadster's/Z4 M Coupe's unique array of advanced technical features.

We wish you an enjoyable driving experience.

BMW AG

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The fastest way to find information on special topics is by using the index starting on page 42.

Using this Owner's Manual

4 Notes

At a glance

8 Cockpit

Controls

16 Driving 17 Everything under control 18 Technology for driving comfort and

safety

Driving tips

22 Special operating instructions

Mobility

26 Refueling 27 Wheels and tires 28 Under the hood 31 Replacing components

Reference

38 Technical data 42 Everything from A to Z

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About this Owner's Manual

Notes

This Supplementary Owner's Manual contains all the important equipment, instructions and technical data in which differs BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe differ from the BMW Z4. For descriptions of equipment not included in this Supplementary Owner's Manual, please refer to the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 or additional brochures in the vehicle's literature.

We have made every effort to ensure that you will find what you need in this Supplementary Owner's Manual as quickly as possible. The fastest way to find specific topics is to refer to the detailed index at the back of the manual. If you wish to gain an initial overview of your vehicle, you will find this in the first chapter.

Should you sell your BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe some day, please remember to hand over the Supplementary Owner's Manual as well; it is an important component of your vehicle.

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in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively for your vehicle.

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tion.

Indicates special equipment, country-specific equipment and optional extras, as well as equipment and functions not yet available at the time of printing.

Symbol on vehicle parts

Indicates that you should consult the relevant section of this Owner's Manual for

information on a particular part or assembly.

Your individual vehicle

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When you ordered your BMW, you chose various items of equipment. This Owner's Manual describes all models and equipment that BMW offers within the same group.

We hope you will understand that equipment and features are included which you might not have chosen for your vehicle. Any differences can easily be identified since all optional accessories and special equipment are marked with

an asterisk

If equipment in your BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe is not described in this Supplementary Owner's Manual, please refer to the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4.

Status at time of printing

BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing development that is conceived to ensure that our vehicles continue to embody the highest quality and safety standards combined with advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this reason, it is possible that features described in this Supplementary Owner's Manual could differ from those on your vehicle.

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At a glance

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At a glance

This overview of buttons, switches and displays is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's

operating environment. The section will also

assist you in becoming acquainted with the

control concepts and options available for

operating the various systems.

Cockpit

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Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

Cockpit

For descriptions of equipment listed here without a page reference, please refer to

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2 Folding exterior mirrors in or out

3 Adjusting exterior mirrors

Opening and closing windows

Parking lamps

Low beams

Automatic headlamp control

Instrument lighting

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7 Instrument cluster 10

Turn signal indicators

High beams, headlamp flasher

Roadside parking lamps

Computer

11 Horn: the entire surface

13 Releasing the hood

14 Opening the luggage compartment lid/tail-

gate

Cruise control

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9 Buttons on the steering wheel

Windshield wipers Rain sensor

Volume

> Press: to accept and end a

telephone call; to start dialing for selected telephone numbers

> Press longer: activate and

deactivate voice entry

Fast forward/rewind

> Radio

Press: next station stored

Press longer: station search

> CD

Press: jump to next track

Press longer: fast forward/ rewind

> Telephone

Scan register of names

Display/hide telephone book. Display the entries one after another with the forward/backward buttons

10 Ignition lock

Instrument cluster

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Cockpit

For descriptions of equipment listed here without a page reference, please refer to

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1 Speedometer

2 Indicator lamps for turn signals

3 Indicator and warning lamps 10

4 Tachometer 17

with indicator and warning lamps 10

5 Engine oil thermometer 17

6 Fuel gauge 17

7 Button for

> Displaying the clock > Service interval display

8 Button for

> Resetting trip odometer > Setting the clock

9 Display for

> Trip odometer/Odometer > Clock > Service interval > Computer

Indicator and warning lamps

Technology that monitors itself

Indicator and warning lamps that are identified by + are tested for proper functioning whenever the ignition key is turned. They each light up once for different periods of time.

If a malfunction occurs in one of the monitored systems, the corresponding lamp does not go out after the engine has started, or it lights up again while the vehicle is in motion. More information can be found on the specified pages or in the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 under the respective terms.

Turn signal indicators

Battery charge current

Headlamp flasher/High beams

Engine oil pressure/ Engine oil level

Antilock Brake System ABS/Driving

stability control systems

Antilock Brake System ABS/Driving stability control systems for Canadian models

Brake system +

Brake warning lamp for Canadian models

Brake pads

Parking lamps/Low beams

Flat Tire Monitor Tire Pressure Monitor

Airbags

Safety belt reminder

Defective bulb

Add washer fluid

Coolant temperature 17

Check gas cap

Colors

The indicator and warning lamps can light up in various colors and combinations.

> Red:

Stop the vehicle immediately or an important reminder

> Red and yellow:

Continue driving cautiously

> Yellow:

Have the system checked soon or for your information

> Green or blue:

For your information

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Doors or luggage compartment lid/tailgate open

Engine electronics Malfunction in the engine electronics. You can continue to drive with reduced engine output. Please have the system inspected by your BMW center.

Service engine soon

Service engine soon indicator lamp for Canadian models

Dynamic Stability Control DSC

Add coolant

Around the center console: controls and displays

Cockpit

For descriptions of equipment listed here

without a page reference, please refer to

the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 under the respective term.<

1 Reading lamps

2 Interior lamps

3 Automatic climate control

Air distribution

Automatic air distribution and flow rate

Cooling function

Automatic recirculated-air control AUC

Recirculated-air mode

Maximum cooling

Air flow rate

Defrosting windows

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Rear window defroster

5 Indicator/warning lamp for passenger air-

bags

6 Central locking system

7 Hazard warning flashers

8 Dynamic Driving Control 16

Seat heating

Roadster: opening the convertible top

Roadster: closing the convertible top

DSC Dynamic Stability Control 18

Flat Tire Monitor FTM Tire Pressure Monitor TPM

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