BMW Z4 M COUPE User Manual
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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.
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Contents
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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 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 the BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe differs 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.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be fol-
lowed precisely in order to avoid the possibility 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 informa-
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 rel-
evant section of this Owner's Manual for
information on a particular part or assembly.
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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.
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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
the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 under the
respective term.<
1
2 Folding exterior mirrors in or out
3 Adjusting exterior mirrors
Opening and closing windows
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8
4
5
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
12
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13 Releasing the hood
14 Opening the cargo bay lid/tailgate
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
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10 Ignition lock
9
Instrument cluster
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Cockpit
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respective term.<
1 Speedometer
2 Indicator lamps for turn signals
3 Indicator and warning lamps 11
4 Tachometer 16
with indicator and warning lamps 11
5 Engine oil thermometer 16
6 Fuel gauge 16
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
10
Indicator and warning lamps
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Technology that monitors itself
Indicator and warning lamps that are identified
+ are tested for proper functioning whenever
by
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.
Safety belt reminder
Defective bulb
Doors or cargo bay 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
+
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Turn signal indicators
Battery charge current
+
Headlamp flasher/High beams
Engine oil pressure/
Engine oil level
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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
Airbags
+
+ 18
Service engine soon indicator lamp for
Canadian models
Dynamic Stability Control
DSC
+ 18
Add coolant
Coolant temperature 16
Check gas cap
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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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Cockpit
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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
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5 Indicator/warning lamp for passenger air-
bags
6 Central locking system
7 Hazard warning flashers
8 Sport switch
Seat heating
Roadster: opening the convertible
top
Roadster: closing the convertible
top
DSC Dynamic Stability Control 18
Flat Tire Monitor FTM
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