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TheUltimate
DrivingMachinen
OWNER'SMANUAL.
THEBMW8SERIESCOUPE.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sManual.
BMW8SeriesCoupe.
ThankyouforchoosingaBMW.
Themorefamiliaryouarewithyourvehicle,thebettercontrolyouwillhaveon
theroad.Wethereforestronglysuggest:
ReadthisOwner'sManualbeforestartingoffinyournewBMW.Alsousethe
IntegratedOwner'sManualinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimportantinformation onvehicleoperationthatwillhelpyoumakefulluseofthetechnicalfeaturesavailableinyourBMW.Themanualalsocontainsinformationdesignedtoenj hanceoperatingreliabilityandroadsafety,andtocontributetomaintainingthevalueofyourBMW.
Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprintedOwner'sManualisthemost
currentresource.Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftj
wareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthe
latestinformation.
Youcanfindsupplementaryinformationintheadditionalbrochuresintheonj boardliterature.
Wewishyouasafeandenjoyableride.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSAfteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftwareUpgradem
the*ntegratedOwner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinforj
mation.
NOTES
Information.........................................................................................................................  8
Owner'sManualmedia................................................................................................  16
QUICKREFERENCE
Entering............................................................................................................................  20
Set-upanduse...............................................................................................................  24
Ontheroad...................................................................................................................... 28
CONTROLS
Cockpit..............................................................................................................................  38
Operatingstateofthevehicle....................................................................................  43
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 46
BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.............................................................................  63
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  66
Personalsettings...........................................................................................................  71
Connections....................................................................................................................  76
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  84
Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheel.........................................................................  109
Transportingchildrensafely.....................................................................................  121
Driving............................................................................................................................. 126
Displays..........................................................................................................................  143
Lights..............................................................................................................................  159
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 167
Drivingstabilitycontrolsystems.............................................................................. 205
Driverassistancesystems........................................................................................  209
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 254
Climatecontrol.............................................................................................................  2564
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Interiorequipment....................................................................................................... 268
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 275
Cargoarea.....................................................................................................................  278
DRIVINGTIPS
Thingstorememberwhendriving.........................................................................  284
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  288
MOBILITY
Refueling........................................................................................................................  296
Wheelsandtires..........................................................................................................  298
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  327
Operatingmaterials....................................................................................................  330
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  337
Replacingcomponents.............................................................................................. 339
Breakdownassistance...............................................................................................  343
Care.................................................................................................................................  350
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  356
Appendix........................................................................................................................  358
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  360
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NOTES
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Owner'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.
BMWDriverssGuideapp
TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartphones andtablets.
BMWDriverssGuideWeb DriverssGuideWebshowsthemostsuitableinj
formationfortheselectedvehicle.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
Advancedtechnology,forinstancetheuseof modernmaterialsandhigh-performanceelecj
tronics,requiressuitablemaintenanceandrepairwork.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
thatyouentrustcorrespondingprocedurestoa BMWcenter.Ifyouchoosetouseanotherservj
icefacility,BMWrecommendsuseofafacility thatperformswork,e.g.,maintenanceandrepair,
accordingtoBMWspecificationswithproperly
trainedpersonnel,referredtointheOwner's
Manualasanotherqualifiedservicecenterorrej pairshop.
Ifworkisperformedimproperly,forinstance maintenanceandrepair,thereisariskofsubsej
quentdamageandrelatedsafetyrisks.
Improperlyperformedworkonthevehiclepaint canleadtoafailureormalfunctionofcompoj
nents,e.g.,theradarsensors,andtherebyresult
inasafetyrisk.
Partsandaccessories
BMWrecommendstheuseofpartsandaccesj
soryproductsapprovedbyBMW.
Approvedpartsandaccessories,andadviceon
theiruseandinstallationareavailablefroma
BMWcenter.
BMWpartsandaccessorieshavebeentestedby BMWfortheirsafetyandsuitabilityinBMWvehij cles.
BMWwarrantsgenuineBMWpartsandaccesj sories.
BMWdoesnotevaluatewhethereachindividual
productfromanothermanufacturercanbeused withBMWvehicleswithoutpresentingasafety
hazard,evenifacountry-specificofficialapproval
wasissued.BMWdoesnotevaluatewhether
theseproductsaresuitableforBMWvehicles
underallusageconditions.
CaliforniaProposition65
Warning
ForvehiclessoldinCalifornia,thelawrequires
vehiclemanufacturerstoprovidethefollowing
warning:Seite10NOTES*nformation10
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