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TheUltimate
DrivingMachinen
OWNER'SMANUAL.
THEBMW8SERIESCONVERTIBLE.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sManual.
BMW8SeriesConvertible.
ThankyouforchoosingaBMW.
Themorefamiliaryouarewithyourvehicle,thebettercontrolyouwillhaveon theroad.Wethereforestronglysuggest:
ReadthisOwner'sManualbeforestartingoffinyournewBMW.Alsousethe
IntegratedOwner'sManualinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimportantinformation onvehicleoperationthatwillhelpyoumakefulluseofthetechnicalfeaturesavailableinyourBMW.Themanualalsocontainsinformationdesignedtoenjhanceoperatingreliabilityandroadsafety,andtocontributetomaintainingthevalueofyourBMW.
Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprintedOwner'sManualisthemost currentresource.Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftj
wareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthe
latestinformation.
Youcanfindsupplementaryinformationintheadditionalbrochuresintheonj boardliterature.
Wewishyouasafeandenjoyableride.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSAfteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftwareUpgradem
the*ntegrated0wner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinforj
mation.
NOTES
Information.........................................................................................................................  8
Owner'sManualmedia................................................................................................  16
QUICKREFERENCE
Entering............................................................................................................................  20
Set-upanduse...............................................................................................................  24
Ontheroad...................................................................................................................... 28
CONTROLS
Cockpit..............................................................................................................................  36
Operatingstateofthevehicle....................................................................................  41
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 44
BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.............................................................................  56
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  59
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  72
Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheel.........................................................................  108
Transportingchildrensafely.....................................................................................  120
Driving............................................................................................................................. 125
Displays..........................................................................................................................  142
Lights..............................................................................................................................  158
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 166
Drivingstabilitycontrolsystems.............................................................................. 203
Driverassistancesystems........................................................................................  207
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 251
Climatecontrol.............................................................................................................  253
Interiorequipment.......................................................................................................  265
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 272
Cargoarea.....................................................................................................................  2754
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DRIVINGTIPS
Thingstorememberwhendriving.........................................................................  282
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  286
MOBILITY
Refueling........................................................................................................................  294
Wheelsandtires..........................................................................................................  296
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  323
Operatingmaterials....................................................................................................  326
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  333
Replacingcomponents.............................................................................................. 335
Breakdownassistance...............................................................................................  338
Care.................................................................................................................................  345
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  352
Appendix........................................................................................................................  354
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  356
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NOTES
*nformation.................................................................................................... 8
0wner'sManualmedia............................................................................. 167
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InformationUsingthisOwner'sManual
OrientationThefastestwaytofindinformationonaparticujlartopicisbyusingtheindex.
Aninitialoverviewofthevehicleisprovidedin thefirstchapter.
ValidityoftheOwner'sManual Productionofthevehicle Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprinted
Owner'sManualisthemostcurrentresource. Duetoupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadline,differj
encesmayexistbetweentheprintedOwner's
ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRej moteSoftwareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwnj er'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinformation.
Owner'sManualforNavigation,
Entertainment,Communication
TheOwner'sManualforNavigation,Entertainjment,andCommunicationcanbeobtainedasa
printedbookfromtheservicecenter.
ThetopicsarealsodiscussedintheIntegrated Owner'sManualinthevehicle.
Additionalsourcesof
information
Servicecenter Aservicecenterwillbegladtoanswerquestions
atanytime.
Internet VehicleinformationandgeneralinformationonBMW,forinstance.ontechnology,areavailable
ontheInternet:www.bmwusa.com.
IntegratedOwner'sManualinthe
vehicle
TheIntegratedOwner'sManualspecificallydej
scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.TheIntegratedOwner'sManualcanbedisj
playedontheControlDisplay.Additional
information,refertopage 16.
BMWDriverssGuideapp
TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej
scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartphones
andtablets.
BMWDriverssGuideWeb DriverssGuideWebshowsthemostsuitableinjformationfortheselectedvehicle.Ifpossible,onlyequipmentandfunctionsthatareactuallyinjstalledinthevehiclewillbeexplained.DriverssGuideWebcanbedisplayedinanycurrentbrowser.
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Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner'sManual
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsinvehicleusedtoselect
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ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRej
moteSoftwareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwnj
er'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatest
information.
ForYourOwnSafety
Intendeduse
Heedthefollowingwhenusingthevehicle:
'xOwner'sManual.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremove stickers.'xTechnicalvehicledata.'xThetraffic,speed,andsafetylawswherethe
vehicleisdriven.'xVehicledocumentsandstatutorydocuments.
Warranty
Yourvehicleistechnicallyconfiguredfortheopj
eratingconditionsandregistrationrequirements
applyinginthecountryoffirstdelivery,also
knownashomologation.Ifyourvehicleistobe
operatedinadifferentcountryitmightbenecesj
sarytoadaptyourvehicletopotentiallydiffering operatingconditionsandregistrationrequirejments.Ifyourvehicledoesnotcomplywiththehomologationrequirementsinacertaincountry
youmaynotbeabletolodgewarrantyclaimsfor yourvehiclethere.Furtherinformationonwarjrantyisavailablefromaservicecenter.
Maintenanceandrepairs
Warning
Improperlyperformedworkonthevehiclepaint
canleadtoafailureormalfunctionoftheradar
sensorsandtherebyresultinasafetyrisk.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamj agetoproperty.Havepaintworkorpaintwork
repairsonbumpersofvehicleswithradarsenj sorsperformedbyadealerssservicecenteror
anotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoponly.
Advancedtechnology,forinstancetheuseof
modernmaterialsandhigh-performanceelecj
tronics,requiressuitablemaintenanceandrepair work.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouentrustcorrespondingprocedurestoa
BMWcenter.Ifyouchoosetouseanotherservj
icefacility,BMWrecommendsuseofafacility
thatperformswork,e.g.,maintenanceandrepair,
accordingtoBMWspecificationswithproperly
trainedpersonnel,referredtointheOwner's
Manualasanotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej
pairshop.
Ifworkisperformedimproperly,forinstance maintenanceandrepair,thereisariskofsubsej
quentdamageandrelatedsafetyrisks.
Partsandaccessories BMWrecommendstheuseofpartsandaccesj
soryproductsapprovedbyBMW.
Approvedpartsandaccessories,andadviceon
theiruseandinstallationareavailablefroma
BMWcenter.
BMWpartsandaccessorieshavebeentestedby BMWfortheirsafetyandsuitabilityinBMWvehij
cles.
BMWwarrantsgenuineBMWpartsandaccesj sories.
BMWdoesnotevaluatewhethereachindividual productfromanothermanufacturercanbeused
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