Supplementary Owner's Manual for BMW
Z4 M Roadster/
Z4 M Coupe
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
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Z4 M Roadster
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
16Driving
17Everything under control
18Technology for driving comfort and safety
Driving tips
22 Special operating instructions
Mobility
26Refueling
27Wheels and tires
28Under the hood
31 Replacing components
Reference
38 Technical data
42 Everything from A to Z
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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Mobility
Reference
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.
Indicates precautions that must be followed precisely in order to avoid the pos-
sibility of personal injury and serious damage to the vehicle.
Indicates information that will assist you in gaining the optimum benefit from your vehicle and enable you to care more effectively
for your vehicle.
Refers to measures that can be taken to help protect the environment.
< Marks the end of a specific item of information.
* 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.
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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.
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
Controls
Driving tips
Mobility
Reference
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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.
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Cockpit
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6Turn signal indicators
High beams, headlamp flasher Roadside parking lamps*
Computer
7Instrument cluster 10
8Windshield wipers Rain sensor*
9Buttons on the steering wheel
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
11Horn: the entire surface
12 Cruise control*
13Releasing the hood
14Opening the luggage compartment lid/tailgate
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Cockpit
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1Speedometer
2Indicator lamps for turn signals
3Indicator and warning lamps 10
4Tachometer 17
with indicator and warning lamps 10
5Engine oil thermometer 17
6Fuel gauge 17
7Button for
>Displaying the clock
>Service interval display
8Button for
>Resetting trip odometer
>Setting the clock
9Display for
>Trip odometer/Odometer
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
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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* + 18
Tire Pressure Monitor* + 18
Airbags +
Safety belt reminder
Defective bulb
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 + 18
Add coolant
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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Controls
Driving tips
Mobility
Reference
Cockpit
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1Reading lamps*
2Interior lamps
3Automatic 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
Rear window defroster
4Seat heating*
Roadster: opening the convertible top
Roadster: closing the convertible top
DSC Dynamic Stability Control 18
Flat Tire Monitor FTM*
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM*
5Indicator/warning lamp for passenger airbags
6Central locking system
7Hazard warning flashers
8Dynamic Driving Control 16
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