BMW 8 SERIES COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

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GroupFrontpassenger
seat,airbagONFrontpassenger
seat,airbagOFFRearseatonleft,right
2ndseatrowi-SizeXXi-Ui-U,suitableforrearwardandforward-facingi-Sizechildrestraintsystems.X:notsuitablefori-Sizechildrestraintsystems.Recommendedchildseats
Pleasecomplywiththeoperatingandsafetyinj structionsprovidedbythechildrestraintsystemmanufacturerwhenselecting,attachingandusj
ingchildrestraintsystems.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thefollowingchildrestraintsystems:
'xMaxiCosiCabrioFix.'xMaxiCosiFamilyFixbase.'xMaxiCosi2wayPearl&2wayFix.'xR

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MountingpointsSymbolMeaningThecorrespondingsymbol
showsthemountingpointfor
theupperretainingstrap.
Therearetwomountingpointsfortheupperrej tainingstrapofISOFIXchildrestraintsystems.
Routingtheretainingstrap
1Directionoftravel2Headrestraint3Hookfortheupperretainingstrap4Mountingpoint/eyelet5Seatbackrest6UpperretainingstrapAttachingtheupperretaining
straptothemountingpoint1.Releaserearbackrestandfoldforwards.2.Guidetheupperretainingstrapoverthehead
restrainttothemountingpoint.3.Attachthehookoftheretainingstraptothe
mountingpoint.4.Foldingbacktherearbackrest.5.Pulltheretainingstraptaut.Seite132CONTROLSCarryingchildrensafely132
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DrivingVehicleequipment
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandspecialequipmentavailableforthemodelseries.Itmaythereforedescribeequipj
mentandfunctionswhicharenotinstalledin
yourvehicle,forexampleonaccountoftheopj
tionalequipmentselectedorthecountryspecifij
cation.Thisalsoappliestosafety-relevantfuncj
tionsandsystems.Pleasecomplywiththe
relevantlawsandregulationswhenusingthe
correspondingfunctionsandsystems.
Start/stopbutton
Principle Drive-readystate,seepage 47,is
switchedonandoffbypressing thestart/stopbutton.
Drive-readystateisswitchedon
bypressingthestart/stopbutton
whilethebrakepedalisdepressed.
Pressingthestart/stopbuttonagainswitches
drive-readystatebackoffandstandbystate,see
page 47,isswitchedon.
AutoStartStopfunction
Principle
TheAutoStartStopfunctionhelpsyoutosave
fuel.Thesystemstopstheenginewhenstationj ary,forexampleinatrafficjamorattrafficlights.Thedrive-readystateremainsswitchedon.For
drivingoff,theenginestartsautomatically.
General
Eachtimetheengineisstartedviathestart/stop button,theAutoStart/Stopfunctionisswitched tostandby.Thefunctionisactivatedfroma
speedofaround5km/h,approximately3mph.
Dependingonselecteddrivemode,see page 147,thesystemisactivatedordeactivated
automatically.
Stoppingtheengine
Operatingrequirements Steptronictransmission
Theengineisautomaticallyshutdownwhenstaj
tionaryunderthefollowingconditions:'xSelectorleverinselectorleverpositionD.'xBrakepedalremainspressedwhilethevehij
cleisatastandstillorvehicleiskeptstationj
arybyAutomaticHold.'xDriver'sseatbeltbuckledordriver'sdoor closed.
Manualenginestop
Iftheenginewasnotswitchedoffautomaticallywhenthevehiclecametoastop,itcanbe
switchedoffmanually:
'xRapidlypressthebrakepedalfromthecurj
rentposition.'xEngagingtheselectorleverinpositionP.
Ifalltheoperatingrequirementshavebeenmet,
theengineisshutdown.
Airconditioningsystemwhenthe
vehicleisparked
Theairflowrateoftheairconditioningsystemis
reducedwhentheengineisnotrunning.
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Displaysintheinstrumentcluster
General ThedisplayintherevolutioncounterindicatesthattheAutoStartStopfunctionisreadyfor
automaticallystartingtheengine.
Thedisplayindicatesthattheprej
conditionsforanautomaticenj
ginestoparenotmet.
Totaltimeforswitched-offengine ECOPRO,seepage 302,drive
mode:dependingontheequipj ment,thetotaltimeduringwhich
theengineisshutdownbythe
AutoStartStopfunctionisdisj
playedduringanautomaticenginestop.
Afterrefuelling,thetotaltimeisautomaticallyrej
set.
Functionallimitations Theengineisnotshutdownautomaticallyinthe
followingsituations:'xOnsteepdownwardgradients.'xBrakenotpressedstronglyenough.'xHighoutsidetemperatureandoperationof
theautomaticairconditioning.'xInteriornotheatedorcooledtothedesired temperature.'xWherethereisariskofcondensationwhentheautomaticairconditioningisswitchedon.'xEngineorotherpartsnotatoperatingtemjperature.'xEnginecoolingisrequired.'xSharpsteeringangleorsteeringoperation.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xAthighaltitudes.'xBonnetisunlocked.'xParkAssistantisactivated.'xStop-and-gotraffic.'xSelectorleverpositioninNorR.'xAfterreversing.'xUseoffuelwithhighethanolcontent.
Enginestart
Operatingrequirements
Steptronictransmission
Fordrivingoff,theengineautomaticallystarts underthefollowingconditions:
'xByreleasingthebrakepedal.'xWithAutomaticHoldactivated:presstheacj
celeratorpedal.
Drivingoff
Afterstartingtheengine,accelerateasnormal.
Safetyfunction
Afteranautomaticshutdown,theenginewillnot
restartautomatically,ifoneofthefollowingconj
ditionsismet:
'xDriver'sseatbeltunbuckledanddriver'sdoor open.'xBonnethasbeenunlocked.
Severalindicatorlampsilluminateforvariouslengthsoftime.
Theenginecanonlybestartedusingthestart/
stopbutton.
Systemlimits Evenifyoudonotwanttodriveoff,theengine
restartsautomaticallyinthefollowingsituations:
'xVeryhightemperatureintheinteriorwhen thecoolingfunctionisswitchedon.'xVerylowtemperatureintheinteriorwhenthe
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'xWherethereisariskofcondensationwhentheautomaticairconditioningisswitchedon.'xThedriverapplieslocktothesteeringwheel.'xShiftfromselectorleverpositionDtoNorR.'xShiftfromselectorleverpositionPtoN,Dor
R.'xVehiclebatteryisheavilydischarged.'xStartofanoillevelmeasurement.
IntelligentAutoStartStop
function
Dependingontheequipmentversionandcounjtryversion,thevehiclehasvarioussensorstorejcordthetrafficsituation.ThisenablestheintellijgentAutoStartStopfunctiontoadapttovarioustrafficsituationsand,wherenecessary,behavein
ananticipatorymanner.
Forexample,inthefollowingsituations:
'xIfasituationisdetectedinwhichtheduration ofthestopislikelytobeveryshort,theenj
gineisnotstoppedautomatically.Depending
onthesituation,amessageisshownonthe ControlDisplay.'xIfasituationisdetectedinwhichthevehicle
shoulddriveoffimmediately,thestoppedenj
gineisstartedautomatically.
Thefunctionmaybelimitedifthenavigationdata isinvalid,outdatedornotavailable,forexample.
Manuallydeactivating/activating
thesystem
Principle
Theengineisnotswitchedoffautomatically.
Duringanautomaticenginestop,theengineis started.
Usingthebutton
Pressthebutton.
Usingselectorleverpositionordrive
experienceswitch
TheAutoStartStopfunctionisalsodeactivated
inselectorleverpositionM/SorinSPORTdrive modeofthedriveexperienceswitch.
Display
'xLEDilluminates:AutoStartStopfunctionis
deactivated.'xTheLEDisextinguished:AutoStartStop
functionisactivated.
Parkingthevehicleduring
automaticenginestop
General
Withautomaticenginestop,thevehiclecanbe parkedsafely,forexampleinordertoleaveit.
Steptronictransmission
1.Pressthestart/stopbutton.'xDrive-readystateisswitchedoff.'xStandbystateisswitchedon.'xSelectorleverpositionPisautomatically
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AutomaticdeactivationGeneralIncertainsituationstheAutoStartStopfunction
isdeactivatedautomaticallyforsafetyreasons,
forexampleiftheabsenceofthedriverisdetecj
ted.
Malfunction
TheAutoStartStopfunctionnolongershuts
downtheengineautomatically.ACheckControl messageisshown.Itispossibletokeepdriving.HavethesystemcheckedbyaServicePartnerofthemanufactureroranotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Parkingbrake
Principle
Theparkingbrakeisusedtopreventthevehicle fromrollingwhenitisparked.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Anunsecuredvehiclecanstartmovingandrollj ingaway.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Bej
foreleavingthevehicle,secureittopreventit fromrollingaway.
Observethefollowingtoensurethatthevehij
cleissecuredagainstrollingaway:
'xApplytheparkingbrake.'xTurnthefrontwheelstowardsthekerbon
upwardordownwardgradients.'xAdditionallysecurethevehicleonupward
ordownwardgradients,forexamplewitha chock.
WARNING
Unsupervisedchildrenorpetsinthevehicle cansetthevehicleinmotionandendanger
themselvesorotherroadusers,forexampleby
thefollowingactions:
'xPressingthestart/stopbutton.'xReleasetheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingdoorsorwindows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xOperatingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjury.Donot
leavechildrenorpetsunsupervisedinthevehij
cle.Whenleavingthevehicle,taketheremote controlwithyouandlockthevehicle.
Overview
Parkingbrake
Engaging
Whenthevehicleisstationary Pulltheswitch.
TheLEDisilluminated.
Theindicatorlampintheinstrumentclusterisilluminatedred.Theparking
brakeisengaged.
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Whilethevehicleisinmotion
General
Useduringthejourneyservesasanemergency brake.
Pullandholdtheswitch.Vehiclebrakesstrongly
foraslongastheswitchispulled.
Theindicatorlampintheinstrument
clusterisilluminatedred,asignalsounds andthebrakelightsilluminate.
ACheckControlmessageisshown.
Applytheparkingbrakewhenthevehicleisstaj
tionary.
Withemergencystopassistant
Brieflypresstheswitchfortheparkingbraketo
activatetheemergencystopfunction,see
page 216.
Releasing Releasingmanually1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Presstheswitchwiththebrakepedal
depressedorselectorleverpositionPenj
gaged.
LEDandindicatorlampturnoff.
Theparkingbrakeisreleased.
Automaticrelease Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyreleasedon
drivingoff.
LEDandindicatorlampturnoff.
AutomaticHold Principle
Thissystemprovidesassistancebyautomatically applyingandreleasingthebrake,forexamplein
stop-and-gotraffic.
Thevehicleisheldautomaticallywhenata standstill.
Onupwardgradients,rollingbackisprevented
whendrivingoff.
General Theparkingbrakeisautomaticallyappliedifthefollowingconditionsaremet:'xDrive-readystateisswitchedoff.'xThedriver'sdoorisopenedwiththevehicle
atastandstill.'xTheparkingbrakeisusedtobraketoa
standstillduringthejourney.
Display
Theindicatorlampchangesfromgreen
tored.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Anunsecuredvehiclecanstartmovingandrollj ingaway.Thereisadangerofaccidents.Bejforeleavingthevehicle,secureittopreventitfromrollingaway.
Observethefollowingtoensurethatthevehij
cleissecuredagainstrollingaway:
'xApplytheparkingbrake.'xTurnthefrontwheelstowardsthekerbon
upwardordownwardgradients.'xAdditionallysecurethevehicleonupward
ordownwardgradients,forexamplewitha chock.
WARNING
Unsupervisedchildrenorpetsinthevehicle cansetthevehicleinmotionandendanger
themselvesorotherroadusers,forexampleby
thefollowingactions:
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'xReleasetheparkingbrake.'xOpeningandclosingdoorsorwindows.'xEngagingselectorleverpositionN.'xOperatingvehicleequipment.
Thereisariskofaccidentsorinjury.Donot
leavechildrenorpetsunsupervisedinthevehij cle.Whenleavingthevehicle,taketheremotecontrolwithyouandlockthevehicle.
NOTE
AutomaticHoldappliestheparkingbrakewhen thevehicleisstationaryandpreventsthevehij
clefromrollingincarwashes.Thereisadanger
ofdamagetoproperty.DeactivateAutomatic
Holdbeforedrivingintothecarwash.
Overview
AutomaticHold
Establishingoperationalreadiness
ofAutomaticHold
1.Switchondrive-readystate.2.Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisilluminated.
Theindicatorlampilluminatesgreen.
AutomaticHoldisreadytooperate.
Whenthevehicleisrestarted,thelastsej
lectedsettingisretained.
AutomaticHoldholdsthevehicle
Functionalreadinessisestablishedandthedrivj er'sdoorisclosed.
Whenthebrakeispressed,forexamplewhen
stoppedattrafficlights,thevehicleisautomatij
callysecuredtopreventitfromrollingaway.
Theindicatorlampilluminatesgreen.
Drivingoff Todriveoff,presstheacceleratorpedal.
Thebrakeisreleasedautomaticallyandtheindij catorlampextinguishes.
Automaticactivationoftheparking
brake
TheparkingbrakeisautomaticallyappliedwhenthevehicleisbeingheldbyAutomaticHoldanddrive-readystateisswitchedofforthevehicleisexited.
Theindicatorlampchangesfromgreen
tored.
Theparkingbrakeisnotappliedautomaticallyif drive-readystatewasswitchedoffwhilethevejhiclewasstillrolling.AutomaticHoldisswitched
offinthiscase.
Switchingoffoperationalreadiness Pressthebutton.
TheLEDisextinguished.
Theindicatorlampextinguishes.
AutomaticHoldisswitchedoff.
IfthevehicleisbeingkeptstationarybyAutoj
maticHold,alsodepressthebrakepedalwhen switchingoff.
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Aftergettingout,securethevehicletopreventit
fromrollingaway,forexamplewithachock.
Afterapowerfailure Torestoreparkingbrakefunctionalityafterapowerfailure:1.Switchonstandbystate.2.Pulltheswitchwiththebrakepedaldej
pressedorselectorleverpositionPengaged
andthenpressit.
Theprocedurecantakeafewseconds.Any soundsthatoccurarenormal.
Theindicatorlampnolongerilluminates
assoonastheparkingbrakeisonce
againoperational.
Turnindicator
Turnindicatorinexteriormirror Donotfoldintheexteriormirrorswhiledrivingor
whileoperatingtheturnindicatorsorhazard warninglightstoensurethattheturnindicators
intheexteriormirrorsarewellrecognisable.
Indicating
Presstheleverbeyondtheresistancepoint.
TripleturnsignalBrieflypresstheleverupordown.
Thedurationofthetripleturnsignalcanbeset.
ViaiDrive:1.CAR2.Settings3.Exteriorlighting4.One-touchturnsignal5.Selectthedesiredsetting.
Thesettingissavedforthecurrentlyuseddriver profile.
Indicatingaturnbriefly
Presstheleverasfarastheresistancepointand
holditthereforaslongasyouwishtoindicatea
turn.
High-beamheadlights, headlightflasher
Pushtheleverforwardsorpullitback.
'xHigh-beamheadlightson,arrow1.
Thehigh-beamheadlightsareilluminated
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Wipersystem
GeneralDonotusethewipersonadrywindscreen,othj
erwisethewiperbladeswillwearorbecome damagedmorequickly.
Safetynotes
WARNING
Ifthewipersstartmovingwhentheyarefolded
awayfromthewindscreen,partsofthebody maybecometrappedorthevehiclemaybedamaged.Thereisadangerofinjuryordamj
agetoproperty.Makesurethatthevehicleis
switchedoffwhenthewipersarefoldedaway fromthewindscreen,andthatthewipersarein
contactwiththewindscreenwhenswitching
on.
NOTE
Ifthewipersarefrozentothewindscreen, switchingthemonmaycausethewiperblades
totearoffandthewipermotortooverheat.
Thereisadangerofdamagetoproperty.Dej
frostthewindscreenbeforeswitchingonthe
wipers.
Switchingon
Presstheleverupwardsuntilthedesiredposition isreached.
'xRestpositionofthewipers,position0.'xRainsensor,position1.'xNormalwiperspeed,position2.
Whenthevehicleisatastandstill,thewipers switchtointermittentoperation.'xFastwiperspeed,position3.
Whenthevehicleisatastandstill,thewipers switchtonormalspeed.
Ifajourneyisinterruptedwiththewipersystemswitchedon:whenthejourneyisresumed,the
wiperscontinueoperatingatthepreviouslyset
level.
Switchingoffandflick-wiping
Presstheleverdown.
'xToswitchoff:presstheleverdownwardsunj
tilthehomepositionisreached.'xToflick-wipe:presstheleverdownwards fromthehomeposition.
Theleverreturnstothehomepositionwhen
released.
Rainsensor
Principle
Therainsensorautomaticallycontrolsthewiper operationdependingontherainintensity.
GeneralThesensorismountedonthewindscreen,dij
rectlyinfrontoftherear-viewmirror.
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