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TheUltimate
DrivingMachine
OWNER'SHANDBOOK.
THEBMW8SERIESCONVERTIBLE.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sHandbook.
CongratulationsonyourchoiceofaBMW.
Thebetteryouareacquaintedwithyourvehicle,theeasieryouwillfinditisto operate.Wewouldthereforeliketoofferyouthefollowingadvice:
PleasereadtheOwner'sHandbookbeforesettingoutinyournewBMW. AlsousetheintegratedOwner'sHandbookinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimporjtantnotesonhowtooperatethevehicle,enablingyoutoderivemaximumbenefitfromthetechnicaladvantagesofyourBMW.Italsocontainsinformajtionwhichwillhelpyoutomaintainboththeoperatingandroadsafetyofyour BMWaswellasitsfullresalevalue.
Atthetimeofproductioninthefactory,theprintedOwner'sHandbookisthe mostup-to-datemedium.Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample,aRemoteSoftwareUpgrademtheintegratedOwner'sHandbookforthevehij
clewillcontainupdatedinformation.
Supplementaryinformationisprovidedintheotherdocumentsofon-board
literature.
Wewishyouasafeandpleasantjourney.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSAfteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample
aRemoteSoftwareUpjgrademtheintegratedOwner'sHandbookforthevehiclewillcontainupj datedinformation
NOTES
Notes.................................................................................................................................... 6
Owner'sHandbookmedia........................................................................................... 20
QUICKREFERENCE
Gettingin..........................................................................................................................  22
Adjustmentandoperation...........................................................................................  26
Onthemove...................................................................................................................  30
CONTROLS
Drivingarea......................................................................................................................  38
Sensorsofthevehicle..................................................................................................  43
Vehicleoperatingstate................................................................................................. 47
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 50
BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.............................................................................  64
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  67
Personalsettings...........................................................................................................  71
Connections....................................................................................................................  76
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  85
Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheel..........................................................................  121
Carryingchildrensafely.............................................................................................  135
Driving............................................................................................................................. 147
Displays..........................................................................................................................  165
Lights..............................................................................................................................  186
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 195
DrivingStabilityControlSystems...........................................................................  238
DriverAssistanceSystems.......................................................................................  242
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 293
Airconditioning............................................................................................................  2954
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Interiorequipment....................................................................................................... 307
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 316
Luggagecompartment..............................................................................................  319
DRIVINGHINTS
Drivingprecautions.....................................................................................................  322
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  327
MOBILITY
Refuelling.......................................................................................................................  334
Wheelsandtyres.........................................................................................................  336
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  361
Operatingfluids............................................................................................................ 364
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  376
Replacingparts............................................................................................................  379
Helpincaseofabreakdown....................................................................................  385
Generalcare.................................................................................................................. 394
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  400
Seatsforchildrestraintsystems.............................................................................  403
Appendix........................................................................................................................  406
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  408
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NotesAboutthisOwner'sHandbook
Orientation Thequickestwaytofindinformationonaparticj
ulartopicorfeatureistoconsultthealphabetical
index.
Werecommendthatyoureadthroughthefirst
chaptertoobtainaninitialoverviewofthevehij
cle.
ValidityofOwner'sHandbook
Vehicleproduction
Atthetimeofproductioninthefactory,theprinj
tedOwner'sHandbookprovidesup-to-dateinj formation.Updatesfollowingthecopydeadlinecanresultindifferencesbetweentheprinted
Owner'sHandbookandtheintegratedOwner's Handbookinthevehicle.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample,a
RemoteSoftwareUpgrademtheintegrated
Owner'sHandbookforthevehiclewillcontain updatedinformation.
Owner'sHandbookfor
Navigation,Entertainment,
Communication
TheOwner'sHandbookfornavigation,entertainj
mentandcommunicationisavailableasaprinted bookfromService.
Thesetopicsarealsocoveredintheintegrated Owner'sHandbookinthevehicle.
Additionalsourcesof
information
ServicePartner
AServicePartnerofthemanufacturerwillbe
happytoansweranyfurtherquestions.
Internet
Vehicleinformationandgeneralinformationon BMWmontechnology,forexamplemareavailjableontheInternet:www.bmw.com.
IntegratedOwner'sHandbookin
thevehicle
TheintegratedOwner'sHandbookdescribesthe specificequipmentandfunctionspresentinthe
vehicle.TheIntegratedOwner'sHandbookcan
beshownintheControlDisplay.
BMWDriver'sGuideApp TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej
scribestheequipmentandfunctionsincludedin thevehicle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartj
phonesandtablets.
BMWDriverssGuidewebversion
TheDriverssGuidewebversionshowsthemost appropriateinformationfortheselectedvehicle.Wherepossible,onlytheequipmentandfuncjtionsactuallyinstalledinthevehiclewillbedejscribed.TheDriverssGuidewebversioncanbedisplayedinanyup-to-datebrowser.
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Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner's
Handbook
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsonadisplayinthevehiclefor
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maymeanthatthefeaturesdescribedinthis
handbookwillvaryfromthoseinyourvehicle.
ForAustralia/NewZealand:
general
WhenreadingthisOwner'sHandbook,please
bearthefollowinginmind:toensurethatourvej
hiclescontinuetoembodythehighestquality
andsafetystandards,wepursueapolicyofconj tinuous,ongoingdevelopment.Becausemodifij
cationsinthedesignofbothvehiclesandaccesj soriesmaybeintroducedatanytime,yourownvehicle'sequipmentmayvaryfromthatdescrij
bedinthishandbook.Forthesamereason,itis alsoimpossibletoguaranteethatalldescriptions
willbecompletelyaccurateinallrespects.
Wemustthereforerequestyourunderstanding
ofthefactthatthemanufacturerofyourvehicle
isunabletorecogniselegalclaimsbasedondisj
crepanciesbetweenthedata,illustrationsand
descriptionsinthisOwner'sHandbookandyour ownvehicle'sequipment.Pleasenote,too,that
someoftheoptionalequipmentdescribedinthis
manualisnotavailableonAustralianmodelsdue
torestrictionsimposedbyAustralianDesign
Rulesandotherrequirements.
Shouldyourequireanyfurtherinformation,
pleasecontactyourServicecentre,whowillbe
pleasedtoadviseyou.
ValidityofOwner'sHandbook
Vehicleproduction
Atthetimeofproductioninthefactory,theprinj tedOwner'sHandbookprovidesup-to-dateinjformation.Updatesfollowingthecopydeadline
canresultindifferencesbetweentheprinted
Owner'sHandbookandtheintegratedOwner's
Handbookinthevehicle.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample,a
RemoteSoftwareUpgrademtheintegrated Owner'sHandbookforthevehiclewillcontainupdatedinformation.
Yourownsafety
Intendeduse
Pleasecomplywiththefollowingwhenusingthe
vehicle:
'xOwner'sHandbook.'xInformationattachedtothevehicle.Donot removestickers.'xTechnicaldataofthevehicle.'xTheapplicablelawsandsafetystandardsofthecountryinwhichthevehicleisused.'xVehiclepapersandlegaldocuments.
Theinstrumentpanelcontainsabiocidalprodj
uct.Theactiveagentispropiconazole.Aslong
asthevehicleisusedasintended,noadditional
safetynotesneedtobeobserved.
Warranty
Thevehicleistechnicallydesignedfortheoperj
atingconditionsandapproval(homologation)rej
quirementsofthecountrytowhichitwasfirst delivered.Ifthevehicleistobedriveninanothercountry,itmayneedtobeadaptedbeforehand
toanydifferentoperatingconditionsandapproj valrequirementsprevailinginthatcountry.Ifthe
vehicledoesnotcomplywiththehomologation
requirementsinacertaincountry,nowarranty
claimscanbelodgedthereforthevehicle.Warj
rantyclaimscanalsobeinvalidatediftheon-
boardnetworkhasbeenmodified,e.g.through
theuseofcontrolunits,hardwareorsoftware
thathavebeenclassifiedasunsuitablebythevej
hiclemanufacturerAServicePartnerisableto
providefurtherinformation.
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Maintenanceandrepairs
Theadvancedtechnologyusedinyourvehicle, forexamplethestate-of-the-artmaterialsand
high-performanceelectronics,requiresapproprij
atemaintenanceandrepairmethods.
Consequently,themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommendshavingcorrespondingworkcarried
outbyaBMWServicePartner.IfanotherBMW
authorisedworkshopischosen,BMWrecomj
mendschoosingonethatperformswork,forexj
amplemaintenanceandrepair,accordingto
BMWspecificationswithproperlytrainedperj
sonnel.IntheOwner'sHandbook,facilitiesofthis kindarereferredtoasanotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Ifworksuchasmaintenanceandrepairiscarried
outincorrectly,itcouldresultinconsequential damagewithassociatedsafetyrisks.
Workperformedincorrectlyonthevehiclepaintj
workcancausecomponents,forexampletheraj darsensors,tofailormalfunction,resultingina
safetyrisk.
Generalworkperformedincorrectlyonthevehij
cle,forexamplemountinganumberplate,can
causecomponents,forexampletheradarsenj sors,tofailormalfunction,resultinginasafety
risk.
Partsandaccessories BMWrecommendsusingpartsandaccessories
thatareapprovedbyBMWandaretherefore suitableforthispurpose.
YouarerecommendedtoconsultaBMWServj icePartnerforadviceongenuineBMWpartsand
accessories,otherBMWapprovedproductsand
expertadviceonallrelatedmatters.
ThesafetyandcompatibilityoftheseproductsinconjunctionwithBMWvehicleshavebeencheckedbyBMW.
BMWacceptsproductresponsibilityforgenuine BMWpartsandaccessories.Ontheotherhand,
BMWcannotacceptliabilityforpartsoraccesj
soryproductsofanykindwhichithasnotapj proved.BMWisunabletoassesseachindividualproduct
ofoutsideoriginastoitssuitabilityforuseon
BMWvehicleswithoutsafetyrisk.Likewiseno
guaranteecanbebeassumedeveniftheprodj
ucthasbeengrantedofficialapprovalinaspej cificcountry.Testsperformedforsuchapprovals
cannotalwayscoveralloperatingconditionsfor BMWvehicles,andsomeofthemthereforeare
insufficient.
Vehicledataanddata protection
Responsibilityandrights
Responsibilityfordata
Withinthescopeofdataprotectiondirectives
andlegislation,themanufacturerofthevehicleis responsiblefortheprocessingofpersonaldata
whichiscollectedwhenthevehicleisusedor
fromwebpages,customersupport,onlineservj
icesandmarketingcampaigns.
Personalidentification
Everyvehiclehasauniquevehicleidentification number.Dependingonthecountry,avehicleownercanbeidentifiedwiththeassistanceof
thevehicleidentificationnumber,thenumber
plateandtherelevantauthorities.Therearealso
otherwaysoftracingdatacollectedinthevehicle
backtothedriverorvehicleowner,forexample
viatheConnectedDriveaccountused.
Dataprotectionlaws
Inaccordancewithcurrentdataprotectionlaw,
vehicleusershavecertainrightstheymayassert againstthevehiclemanufacturerorcompanies
thatcollectorprocesstheirpersonaldata.
Vehicleusershaveafreeandcomprehensive righttoinformationfromorganisationswhichsavetheirpersonaldata.
Theseorganisationscouldbe:
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'xVehiclemanufacturer.'xQualifiedServicePartners.'xSpecialistworkshops.'xServiceproviders.
Vehicleusersmayrequestinformationaboutwhatpersonaldatahasbeensaved,whatitis
usedforandwhereithascomefrom.Proofof
ownershiporuseisrequiredinordertoobtain
thisinformation.
Therightofaccessalsoextendstoinformation aboutdatathathasbeentransferredtoother companiesorbodies.
Pleaserefertothevehiclemanufacturer'swebj
sitefortheapplicabledataprivacypolicy.This
dataprivacypolicycontainsinformationabout
therighttohavedatadeletedorcorrected.The
vehiclemanufacturer'swebsitealsoprovidesits
contactdetailsandthoseofitsdataprotection
officer.
Thevehicleownercanhavethedatathatis
storedinthevehiclereadoutbyaServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop,onpayj
mentofafeewhereapplicable.
Thelegallyrequiredon-boarddiagnosisOBD
socketinthevehicleisusedtoreadoutthevehij cledata.
Dataprocessing Thecollectionofpersonaldatamaybenecesj
sarytoenablethemanufacturerofthevehicleto fulfilobligationstothecustomerorlegislatorortoofferhigh-qualityproductsandservices.
Theseinclude,forexample:
'xFulfillingcontractualobligationsregardingthe
sale,servicingandrepairofvehicles,forexj
amplesalesprocesses,maintenance.'xFulfillingcontractualobligationsfortheprovij sionofdigitalservicesrelatingtothevehicle,
forexampleBMWConnectedDrive.'xEnsuringproductquality,researchanddevelj
opmentfornewproducts,aswellasoptimisj
ingserviceprocesses.'xPerformingsales,serviceandadministration
processes,includingbranchesandNational
SalesCompanies.'xCustomersupport,forexamplecontractproj cessing.'xAdvertisingcommunicationandmarketrej
searchonthebasisofpersonalconsent.'xFulfillinglegalobligations,forexampleinforj
mationregardingTechnicalCampaigns.'xProcessingwarrantyclaims.
Datacollection
Typeofdatacollected Dependingonthesituation,thefollowingperj
sonaldatamaybecollected.
Contactdetails
Name,address,phonenumber,emailaddress.
Personaldata
'xPersonalinformationprovidedbycustomers,
forexampledateofbirth,education,housej holdsizeoroccupation.'xDatatodetermineidentity,forexampledrivj
er'slicence.
Contractdata
'xCustomernumber,contractnumber,booked onlineservices.'xStoredpaymentinformation,forexample
creditcardnumber.
Creditrating
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