child lock BMW Z4 SDRIVE28I 2013 Owners Manual

Indicator lamp on the interior rearview
mirror▷The indicator lamp flashes briefly every
2 seconds:
The system is armed.▷The indicator lamp flashes after locking:
The doors, hood or trunk lid is not closed
properly, but the rest of the vehicle is se‐
cured.
The indicator lamp flashes continuously af‐
ter approx. 10 seconds. The interior motion
sensor and tilt alarm sensor are not active.▷The indicator lamp goes out after unlocking:
The vehicle has not been tampered with.▷If the indicator lamp flashes after unlocking
until the remote control is inserted in the ig‐
nition, but for no longer than approx. 5 mi‐
nutes:
An alarm has been triggered.
Tilt alarm sensor
The tilt of the vehicle is monitored.
The alarm system responds in situations such
as attempts to steal a wheel or tow the car.
Interior motion sensor
The interior of the car is monitored up to the
height of the seat cushions. Thus the alarm sys‐
tem is activated together with the interior motion
sensor even if the hardtop is open. An alarm can
be triggered unintentionally by falling objects
such as leaves, refer to Avoiding unintentional
alarms.
Avoiding unintentional alarms
The tilt alarm sensor and interior motion sensor
can be switched off together, such as in the fol‐
lowing situations:▷In duplex garages.▷During transport on car-carrying trains, at
sea or on a trailer.▷When animals are to remain in the vehicle.
Switching off the tilt alarm sensor and
interior motion sensor
Press the remote control button again
within 10 seconds after the vehicle is locked.
The indicator lamp lights up for approx. 2 sec‐
onds and then continues flashing.
The tilt alarm sensor and interior motion sensor
remain switched off until the vehicle is locked
again.
Power windows
General information Take the remote control with you
Take the remote control with you when
leaving the vehicle so that children, for example,
cannot operate the power windows and injure
themselves.◀
Danger of pinching
Monitor the closing process and make
sure that the closing path of the window is clear;
otherwise, injuries may result.◀
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The window closes without pinch protec‐
tion.
Retractable hardtop
General information
Adhere to the following instructions:
▷It is advisable that you close the retractable
hardtop when you park the vehicle. Not only
does the closed hardtop protect the vehicle
interior against unanticipated weather dam‐
age, it also offers theft protection. However,
even when the hardtop is closed, valuables
should only be stored in the locked cargo
area.▷Do not attach roof rack systems to the re‐
tractable hardtop, and in particular do not
attach magnetic racks.▷Do not attach rack systems to the trunk lid,
and in particular do not attach magnetic
racks.▷When the retractable hardtop is operated,
the trunk lid swings back and up.
Before operating the retractable hardtop,
ensure that there is enough clearance, e.g.,
in tight parking spaces.▷If you open the hardtop while it is wet, e.g.,
after driving in the rain, water may drip into
the cargo area.
If necessary, remove items from the cargo
area beforehand to avoid water stains or
soiling.▷At temperatures below 14 ℉/-10 ℃, the re‐
tractable hardtop cannot be moved.
Do not touch the mechanism and keep the
opening path clear.
During opening and closing, do not reach into
the mechanism and keep children away from the
opening path of the retractable hardtop; other‐
wise, there is the risk of injury.◀
Only open or close the hardtop while the
vehicle is stationary.
Do not drive away until the hardtop movement
is completed. Driving when the hardtop is not
fully opened or not fully closed may result in
damage or injury.◀
Do not place objects on the retractable
hardtop.
Do not place any objects on the retractable hard‐
top or on the trunk lid; otherwise, they could fall
during movements of the retractable hardtop
and cause damage or injury.◀
Before opening and closing Always open or close the hardtop fully.
Do not let the hardtop stop in an inter‐
mediate position when opening or closing. Oth‐
erwise, there is the danger of personal injury
since the hardtop will be lowered automatically
after a few minutes.◀▷Observe the safety precautions above.▷Ensure that the trunk lid is closed.▷The vehicle should be parked on fairly level
ground. Excessive angle is indicated by a
lamp.▷Fold down the trunk cover and make sure it
engages, refer to the instructions below.▷Do not place any objects next to or on the
cargo area partition and close the storage
compartment on the left side of the cargo
area.▷Do not exceed the maximum loading height
under the cargo area partition; refer to the
label in the cargo area showing a line indi‐
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Backrest width1.Adjust the backrest width to its widest set‐
ting, refer to page 37.2.Install the child seat.
Backrest width for the child seat
Before installing a child restraint fixing
system in the front passenger seat, the backrest
width must be opened completely. Do not
change the adjustment after this; otherwise, the
stability of the child seat will be reduced.◀
Child seat security
The safety belt for the passenger can be locked
to prevent it from being pulled out when it is used
to secure child restraint systems.
To lock the safety belt
1.Secure the child restraint fixing system with
the belt.2.Pull out the belt webbing completely.3.Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in and
pull it taut against the child restraint fixing
system.
The safety belt is locked.
To unlock the safety belt
1.Open the belt buckle.2.Remove the child restraint fixing system.3.Allow the belt webbing to be pulled in com‐
pletely.Child restraint fixing system with tether
strap
For Canadian Customers only
The following statement is required by Trans‐
port Canada
This vehicle is not equipped with user-ready
tether anchorages. As such neither a child re‐
straint system, nor a booster cushion, requiring
the use of a tether strap can be properly secured
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Ignition on
All electrical consumers can operate. The od‐
ometer and trip odometer are displayed in the
instrument cluster.
To save battery power when the engine is off,
switch off the ignition and any unnecessary
electronic systems/power consumers.
Radio ready state and ignition off
All indicator and warning lamps as well as dis‐
plays in the instrument cluster go out.
Sport automatic transmission
In certain situations, transmission position P is
engaged automatically. To make it possible for
the vehicle to roll, such as in an automatic car
wash, follow the instructions in Car washes, re‐
fer to page 182.
Starting the engine Enclosed areas
Do not let the engine run in enclosed
areas; otherwise, breathing of exhaust fumes
may lead to loss of consciousness and death.
The exhaust gases contain carbon monoxide, an
odorless and colorless but highly toxic gas.◀
Unattended vehicle
Do not leave the car unattended with the
engine running; otherwise, it presents a poten‐
tial source of danger.
Before leaving the car with the engine running,
set the parking brake and place the transmission
in position P or neutral to prevent the car from
moving.◀
Frequent starting in quick succession
Avoid repeated futile attempts at starting
the car and avoid starting the car frequently in
quick succession. Otherwise, the fuel is not
burned or is inadequately burned, and there is
the danger of overheating and damaging the
catalytic converter.◀Do not wait for the engine to warm up while the
vehicle remains stationary. Start driving right
away, but at moderate engine speeds.
Manual transmission
Remote control in the ignition lock or, with Com‐
fort Access, inside the vehicle, refer to page 28.
1.Depress the brake pedal.2.Press on the clutch and shift to neutral.3.Press the Start/Stop button.
The starter operates automatically for a certain
time, and stops automatically as soon as the en‐
gine has started.
Sport automatic transmission
Remote control in the ignition lock or, with Com‐
fort Access, inside the vehicle, refer to page 28.
1.Depress the brake pedal.2.Press the Start/Stop button.
The starter operates automatically for a certain
time, and stops automatically as soon as the en‐
gine has started.
Engine stop Take the remote control with you
Take the remote control with you when
leaving the vehicle so that children, for example,
cannot start the engine or release the parking
brake.◀
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Parking brake
The concept
Your vehicle is equipped with an electrome‐
chanical parking brake that can be set and re‐
leased by using a button.
The parking brake is primarily used to prevent
the vehicle from rolling when it is parked.
When the vehicle is stationary, the parking brake
acts on the rear wheels via an electromechanical
mechanism. When the vehicle is rolling or being
driven, the parking brake acts on the disc brakes
of the front and rear wheels via the hydraulic
brake system.
Setting
Pull the button. The parking brake is set. The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster and the LED on the button light
up red. The parking brake is set.
Indicator lamp in Canadian models.
To set the parking brake, the remote control
does not need to be in the ignition lock.
While driving
If exceptional circumstances should make it
necessary to engage the parking brake while the
vehicle is in motion, pull the button for an ex‐
tended period: the vehicle brakes forcefully
while the button is being pulled.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up red, a sound is issued
and the brake lights light up.
Indicator lamp in Canadian models.
When the vehicle is braked almost to a halt, ap‐
prox. 2 mph/3 km/h, the parking brake remains
set.
Releasing Take the remote control with you
Take the remote control with you when
leaving the vehicle so that children, for example,
cannot start the engine or release the parking
brake.◀
The parking brake can only be released while the
ignition is switched on or the engine is running.
Manual transmission
Press the button of the parking brake. Depress
the brake and clutch pedals while doing so.
Sport automatic transmission
Press the parking brake button while the brake
is depressed or transmission position P is en‐
gaged.
Indicator lamps The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
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Band-aids, refer to First aidkit 177
Bar, refer to Towing meth‐ ods 180
Battery– Disposal 30, 175– Power failure 174– Remote control 20– Replacement in the remote
control 30– Replacement, vehicle bat‐
tery 174– Vehicle 174
Before entering the car
wash 182
Being towed 179
Belts, refer to Safety belts 38
Belt tensioners, refer to Safety belts 38
Beverage holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 105
Blower, refer to Air flow rate 90, 93
BMW Assist 145
BMW Assist, refer to Connec‐ tedDrive 145
BMW EfficientDynamics, refer to Saving fuel 112
BMW homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW Maintenance Sys‐ tem 168
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 105
Brake assistant, refer to Dy‐ namic Brake Control 81
Brake discs, breaking in 108
Brake force display 80
Brake force distribution, elec‐ tronic 81
Brake lamps
– Brake force display 80– Bulb replacement 172, 173
Brake lights, adaptive 80
Brake pads, breaking in 108
Brakes
– ABS 81Braking– Notes 109– Parking brake 49
Braking safely 109
Breakdown assistance 177
Breaking in 108
Bulbs, replacing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 170
Button for starting the engine, refer to Start/Stop button 45
Buttons on the steering wheel 12
Bypassing, see Starting aid 177
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Camera, care 185
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 105
Capacities
– Cargo area, refer to
Weights 204– Fuel tank, refer to Filling ca‐
pacities 206
Car battery 174
Car care products 183
Care 182
Care, displays 185
Care, vehicle 183
Cargo 110
Cargo area
– Capacity 204– Lamp, refer to Interior
lamps 72– Opening from the inside 27– Opening from the out‐
side 27
Cargo, securing 101
Cargo straps, securing cargo 112
Car key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 20
Carpet, care 184
Car phone– Installation location, refer to
Center armrest 103
Car vacuum cleaner, connect‐
ing, refer to Connecting elec‐
trical devices 100
Car wash 182
Car wash
– With Comfort Access 29
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system 109
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 168
CD/DVD changer 124
CD/DVD notes 126
Cell phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 103
Center armrest 103
Center brake lamp
– Bulb replacement 173
Center console, refer to
Around the center con‐
sole 15
Central locking
– Comfort Access 28– From the inside 26– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 22
Central locking system
– From the outside 21– Principle 21
Changes, technical, refer to
Safety 6
Changing wheels/tires 161
Chassis number, refer to En‐ gine compartment 163
Check Control 66
Children, transporting safely 43
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 43
Child seats, refer to Transport‐ ing children safely 43
Chrome parts, care 184
Circulation of air, refer to Re‐ circulated air mode 90, 94
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Refueling 152
Remaining range, refer to Range 62
Remote control– Battery replacement 30– Comfort Access 28– Garage door opener 96– Malfunction 25, 29– Removing from the ignition
lock 45– Trunk lid 23– Universal 96
Replacement fuses, refer to
Spare fuses 175
Replacement remote con‐ trol 20
Replacing wheels/tires 161
Reporting safety defects 8
Reservoir for washer fluid 52
Restraining systems
– Refer to Safety belts 38
Restraint system
– For children 43
Retaining straps, securing
cargo 112
Retractable hardtop
– Convenient opening and
closing 23– Opening and closing 34– Remote control 23
Retreaded tires 161
Reverse gear
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 56– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 53– Manual transmission 52
Roadside parking lamps 70
Roadworthiness test 65
Roof load capacity 204
Roof, refer to Retractable hardtop 33
Rope, refer to Tow-starting and towing 180
RPM, refer to Engine data 202
RSC Runflat System Compo‐
nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 161
Rubber components, care 184
Run-flat tires 161
Run-flat tires– Tire inflation pressure 155
Running lights, refer to Parking
lamps/low beams 68
S
Safety 6
Safety-belt height adjust‐ ment 39
Safety belts 38
Safety belts
– Damage 39– Indicator/warning lamp 39– Reminder 39
Safety belts, care 184
Safety systems
– Airbags 73– Safety belts 38
Safety tires 161
Saving fuel 112
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 179
Seat adjustment, electric 37
Seat adjustment, mechani‐ cal 36
Seat and mirror memory 39
Seat and mirror memory, re‐ trieving automatically 24
Seat Belt Reminder, refer to Safety belt reminder 39
Seat belts
– Refer to Safety belts 38
Seat heating 38
Seats
– Adjusting 36– Adjusting electrically 37– Heating 38– Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 39– Storing the setting, refer to
Seat and mirror memory 39Sensors, care 185
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice 168
Service requirements, dis‐ play 65
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 177
Servotronic 84
Settings– Clock, 12h/24h format 63
Settings and information 62
Settings, configuring, refer to Personal Profile 20
Shift paddles on steering
wheel
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 57– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 54
Side airbags 73
Side windows, refer to Win‐ dows 31
Signal horn, refer to Horn 12
Sitting safely 36
Ski bag, refer to Through- loading opening with
integrated transport bag 101
Slot for remote control 45
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 143
Snap-in adapter, refer to Cen‐ ter armrest storage compart‐
ment 103
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 169
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical devices 100
SOS, refer to Emergency Re‐ quest, initiating 176
Spare fuses 175
Special equipment, series equipment 6
Specified oil types 166
Speed, average 62
Speedometer 14
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Transmission positions– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 55– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 53
Transporting children
safely 43
Tread depth, tires 160
Tread, tires 160
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 60
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 50
Trip odometer 60
Trunk
– Comfort Access 29
Trunk lid
– Comfort Access 29– Emergency unlocking 28– Opening from the inside 27– Opening from the out‐
side 27– Remote control 23
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐
sions 203
Turn signal
– Indicator/warning lamp 14
Turn signals 50
Turn signals
– Bulb replacement, front 172– Triple turn signal activa‐
tion 50
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 159
Unintentional alarms 31
Units
– Average fuel consump‐
tion 63– Temperature 63
Universal Garage Door
Opener 96
Universal remote control 96
Unlocking– From the inside 27– From the outside 22– Hood 164– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 22– Trunk lid 29– Without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 28
Updates made after the edito‐
rial deadline 6
Upholstery care 183
USB audio interface 128
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electrical
devices 100
Vehicle
– Battery replacement 174– Breaking in 108– Cargo 204– Dimensions, refer to Dimen‐
sions 203– Identification number, refer
to Engine compartment 163– Weight 204
Vehicle care 183
Vehicle care, refer to Care 182
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle jack 174
Vehicle paint 183
Vehicle storage 185
Vehicle, switching off 46
Vehicle wash 182
Ventilation
– Draft-free 91, 95– Refer to Climate control 89
Vents, refer to Air vents 89
Voice activation, mobile phone 141
W
Warning and indicator lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control 66
Warning triangle 177
Washer/wiper system 51
Washing, vehicle 182
Water on roads 109
Wear indicator in tire 160
Welcome lamps 68
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen‐ sions 203
Wheel change 173
Wheels and tires 155
Wheels, changing 161
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 75
Width, refer to Dimen‐ sions 203
Wind deflector 34
Window, convenient opening and closing 23
Windows, defrosting and de‐
fogging– Automatic climate con‐
trol 94
Windows, defrosting and re‐
moving condensation
– Air conditioner 91
Windows, pinch protection 32
Windshield
– Cleaning 51– Defrosting and defogging, air
conditioner 91– Defrosting and defogging,
automatic climate con‐
trol 94
Windshield, defrosting, refer
to Defrosting windows 91
Windshield wash 51
Windshield wash
– Filling capacity, reser‐
voir 206– Nozzles 52– Washer fluid 52
Windshield washer fluid 52
Windshield wiper blades, changing 170
Windshield wiper, refer to Washer/wiper system 51
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