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TheUltimate
DrivingMachinen
OWNER'SMANUAL.
THEBMW8SERIESGRANCOUPE.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sManual.
BMW8SeriesGranCoupe.
ThankyouforchoosingaBMW.
Themorefamiliaryouarewithyourvehicle,thebettercontrolyouwillhaveon theroad.Wethereforestronglysuggest:
ReadthisOwner'sManualbeforestartingoffinyournewBMW.AlsousetheIntegratedOwner'sManualinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimportantinformation
onvehicleoperationthatwillhelpyoumakefulluseofthetechnicalfeatures
availableinyourBMW.Themanualalsocontainsinformationdesignedtoenj
hanceoperatingreliabilityandroadsafety,andtocontributetomaintaining thevalueofyourBMW.
Atthetimeofproductionattheplant,theprintedOwner'sManualisthemost currentresource.Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemsuchas,aRemoteSoftjwareUpgrademtheIntegratedOwner'sManualforthevehiclewillcontainthelatestinformation.
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.........................................................................  114
Transportingchildrensafely.....................................................................................  126
Driving............................................................................................................................. 131
Displays..........................................................................................................................  148
Lights..............................................................................................................................  164
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 172
Drivingstabilitycontrolsystems.............................................................................. 210
Driverassistancesystems........................................................................................  214
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 259
Climatecontrol.............................................................................................................  2614
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Interiorequipment....................................................................................................... 275
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 282
Cargoarea.....................................................................................................................  286
DRIVINGTIPS
Thingstorememberwhendriving.........................................................................  292
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  297
MOBILITY
Refueling........................................................................................................................  306
Wheelsandtires..........................................................................................................  308
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  337
Operatingmaterials....................................................................................................  340
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  347
Replacingcomponents.............................................................................................. 349
Breakdownassistance...............................................................................................  353
Care.................................................................................................................................  360
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  366
Appendix........................................................................................................................  368
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  370
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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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