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WELCOMETOBMWi.
Owner'sManual.
BMWi8Coupe. ThankyouforchoosingaBMWi.
Themorefamiliaryouarewithyourvehicle,thebettercontrolyouwillhaveon theroad.Wethereforestronglysuggest:
ReadthisOwner'sManualbeforestartingoffinyournewBMWi.Alsouse
theIntegratedOwner'sManualinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimportantinformaj
tiononvehicleoperationthatwillhelpyoumakefulluseofthetechnicalfeaj
turesavailableinyourBMWi.Themanualalsocontainsinformationdesigned
toenhanceoperatingreliabilityandroadsafety,andtocontributetomaintainj
ingthevalueofyourBMWi.
Anyupdatesmadeaftertheeditorialdeadlinecanbefoundintheappendixof
theprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Youcanfindsupplementaryinformationintheadditionalbrochuresintheonj
boardliterature.YourBMWAGwishesyouasafeandenjoyabledrive.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSNavigation
&ntertainmentand$ommunicationcanbecalledupviathe
*ntegratedOwner'sManualinthevehicle
NOTES
Information.........................................................................................................................  6
QUICKREFERENCE
Entering............................................................................................................................  14
Set-upanduse...............................................................................................................  17
Ontheroad...................................................................................................................... 20
ATAGLANCE
Cockpit..............................................................................................................................  28
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 32
Voiceactivationsystem...............................................................................................  40
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  44
Owner'sManualmedia................................................................................................  55
BMWeDRIVE.................................................................................................................  57
Safetyofthehybridsystem........................................................................................  60
CONTROLS
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  62
Seats,mirrors,andsteeringwheel............................................................................ 81
Transportingchildrensafely.......................................................................................  88
Driving...............................................................................................................................  93
Displays..........................................................................................................................  110
Lights..............................................................................................................................  129
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 134
Drivingstabilitycontrolsystems.............................................................................. 148
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 152
Climatecontrol.............................................................................................................  165
Interiorequipment.......................................................................................................  172
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 1784
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DRIVINGTIPS
Thingstorememberwhendriving.........................................................................  182
Loading..........................................................................................................................  187
Increasingtherange...................................................................................................  189
MOBILITY
Chargingthevehicle................................................................................................... 192
Refueling........................................................................................................................  201
Fuel.................................................................................................................................. 204
Wheelsandtires..........................................................................................................  206
Engineoil.......................................................................................................................  218
Coolant...........................................................................................................................  223
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  224
Replacingcomponents.............................................................................................. 226
Breakdownassistance...............................................................................................  229
Care.................................................................................................................................  234
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  240
Appendix........................................................................................................................  242
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  244
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InformationUsingthisOwner'sManual
OrientationThefastestwaytofindinformationonaparticuj
lartopicisbyusingtheindex.
Aninitialoverviewofthevehicleisprovidedin
thefirstchapter.
Updatesmadeaftertheeditorial
deadline
Duetoupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadline,differjencesmayexistbetweentheprintedOwner's
ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
Owner'sManualforNavigation,
Entertainment,Communication
TheOwner'sManualforNavigation,Entertainj
ment,andCommunicationcanbeobtainedasa
printedbookfromtheservicecenter.
ThetopicsarealsodiscussedintheIntegrated
Owner'sManualinthevehicle.
Additionalsourcesof information
Servicecenter
Aservicecenterwillbegladtoanswerquestions
atanytime.
Internet
Vehicleinformationandgeneralinformationon BMW,forinstance,ontechnology,areavailable
ontheInternet:www.bmwusa.com.
IntegratedOwner'sManualinthe
vehicle
TheIntegratedOwner'sManualspecificallydej
scribesfeaturesandfunctionsfoundinthevehij
cle.TheIntegratedOwner'sManualcanbedisj
playedontheControlDisplay.Additional
information,refertopage 55.
BMWiDriverssGuideWeb DriverssGuideWebshowsthemostsuitableinj
formationfortheselectedvehicle.Ifpossible, onlyequipmentandfunctionsthatareactuallyinj
stalledinthevehiclewillbeexplained.Driverss GuideWebcanbedisplayedinanycurrentbrowser.
Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner'sManual
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsinvehicleusedtoselect
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Actionsteps
Actionstepstobecarriedoutarepresentedasa
numberedlist.Thestepsmustbecarriedoutin
thedefinedorder.1.Firstactionstep.2.Secondactionstep.
Enumerations
Enumerationswithoutmandatoryorderoralterj
nativepossibilitiesarepresentedasalistwith bulletpoints.
'xFirstpossibility.'xSecondpossibility.
Symbolsonvehiclecomponents
Thissymbolonavehiclecomponent
indicatesthatfurtherinformationonthe
componentisavailableintheOwner'sManual.
Thesymbolsonpartsofthevehicleindicatethat incorrectuseofhigh-voltageequipmentoroforj
ange-coloredhigh-voltagecomponentsresults
intheriskoflife-threateninginjuryfromelectric
shock.
Vehiclefeaturesandoptions
ThisOwner'sManualdescribesallmodelsand allstandard,country-specificandoptionalequipjmentthatisofferedinthemodelseries.Therej
fore,thisOwner'sManualalsodescribesandilj lustratesfeaturesandfunctionsthatarenotavailableinavehicle,forexamplebecauseofthe
selectedoptionalfeaturesorthecountry-specific
version.
Thisalsoappliestosafety-relatedfunctionsand systems.
Whenusingthesefunctionsandsystems,the applicablelawsandregulationsmustbeobj served.
Yourdealerssservicecenterishappytoanswer
anyquestionsthatyoumayhaveaboutthefeaj
turesandoptionsapplicabletoyourvehicle.
StatusoftheOwner'sManual
Basicinformation Themanufacturerofyourvehiclepursuesapolj
icyofconstantdevelopmentthatisconceivedto
ensurethatourvehiclescontinuetoembodythe
highestqualityandsafetystandards.Inrare
cases,therefore,thefeaturesdescribedinthis
Owner'sManualmaydifferfromthoseinyour
vehicle.
Updatesmadeaftertheeditorial
deadline
Duetoupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadline,differj
encesmayexistbetweentheprintedOwner's
ManualandtheIntegratedOwner'sManualin
thevehicle.
Notesonupdatescanbefoundintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sManualforthevehicle.
ForYourOwnSafety
IntendeduseHeedthefollowingwhenusingthevehicle:
'xOwner'sManual.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremovestickers.'xTechnicalvehicledata.Seite7InformationNOTES7
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'xThetraffic,speed,andsafetylawswherethe
vehicleisdriven.'xVehicledocumentsandstatutorydocuments.
Warranty
Yourvehicleistechnicallyconfiguredfortheopj eratingconditionsandregistrationrequirementsapplyinginthecountryoffirstdelivery,also
knownashomologation.Ifyourvehicleistobe operatedinadifferentcountryitmightbenecesj
sarytoadaptyourvehicletopotentiallydiffering operatingconditionsandregistrationrequirej
ments.Ifyourvehicledoesnotcomplywiththe
homologationrequirementsinacertaincountry
youmaynotbeabletolodgewarrantyclaimsfor
yourvehiclethere.Furtherinformationonwarj
rantyisavailablefromaservicecenter.
Workingonthevehicle,maintenance
andrepairs
WBSning
Improperlyperformedworkonthevehiclepaint canleadtoafailureormalfunctionoftheradar
sensorsandtherebyresultinasafetyrisk.
Theremaybeariskofaccidentorriskofdamj agetoproperty.Havepaintworkorpaintwork
repairsonbumpersofvehicleswithradarsenj sorsperformedbyadealerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshoponly.
Advancedtechnology,especiallytheuseofhigh-
performancehigh-voltageelectronicsandmodj
ernmaterialssuchascarbon,requiresspecial
knowledgewhenmakingmodificationstoand
workingonthevehicle,aswellascustomized
maintenanceandrepairwork.
Themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommends
havingchangestoandworkonthevehicle,esj
peciallymaintenanceandrepairofthehigh-voltj
agesystemandthecarbonbodyaswellasretroj
fittingofaccessories,donebyanauthorized
BMWidealerssservicecenter.Ifadifferentrepair
shopisselected,BMWrecommendsuseofa
workshopthatperformsworksuchasmaintej
nanceandrepairaccordingtoBMWispecificaj
tionswithproperlytrainedpersonnel,referredto
intheOwner'sManualasanotherqualifiedservj
icecenterorrepairshop.
DANGER
Improperlyperformedwork,inparticularmainj
tenanceandrepaironthehigh-voltagesystem andthecarbonbodyaswellasaccessoriesretj
rofits,canleadtoelectricshock.Thereisarisk ofinjury,fireanddangertolife.Haveworkonthevehicle,inparticularmaintenanceandrejpair,performedbyanauthorizedBMWidealjerssservicecenteroranotherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.
Partsandaccessories
BMWrecommendstheuseofpartsandaccesj
soryproductsapprovedbyBMW.
Approvedpartsandaccessories,andadviceon
theiruseandinstallationareavailablefroma
BMWcenter.
BMWpartsandaccessorieshavebeentestedby BMWfortheirsafetyandsuitabilityinBMWvehij cles.
BMWwarrantsgenuineBMWpartsandaccesj sories.
BMWdoesnotevaluatewhethereachindividual
productfromanothermanufacturercanbeused withBMWvehicleswithoutpresentingasafety
hazard,evenifacountry-specificofficialapproval
wasissued.BMWdoesnotevaluatewhether
theseproductsaresuitableforBMWvehicles
underallusageconditions.
CaliforniaProposition65Warning
ForvehiclessoldinCalifornia,thelawrequires
vehiclemanufacturerstoprovidethefollowing
warning:
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WBSning
EngineexhaustandawidevarietyofAutomoj
bilecomponentsandparts,includingcompoj
nentsfoundintheinteriorfurnishingsinavehij cle,containoremitchemicalsknowntothe
StateofCaliforniatocausecancerandbirth
defectsandreproductiveharm.Inaddition,cerj
tainfluidscontainedinvehiclesandcertain
productsofcomponentwearcontainoremit chemicalsknowntotheStateofCaliforniato
causecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproj ductiveharm.Batteryposts,terminalsandrej
latedaccessoriescontainleadandleadcomj
pounds.Batteriesalsocontainotherchemicals
knowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecanj
cer.Washyourhandsafterhandling.Usedenj
gineoilcontainschemicalsthathavecaused
cancerinlaboratoryanimals.Alwaysprotect
yourskinbywashingthoroughlywithsoapand
water.Formoreinformationgoto
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/passenger-vehicle.
WBSning
Operating,servicingandmaintainingapassenj gervehicleoroff-highwaymotorvehiclecan
exposeyoutochemicalsincludingengineexj
haust,carbonmonoxide,phthalates,andlead,
whichareknowntotheStateofCaliforniato
causecancerandbirthdefectsorotherreproj
ductiveharm.Tominimizeexposure,avoid
breathingexhaust,donotidletheengineexj
ceptasnecessary,serviceyourvehicleina
well-ventilatedareaandwearglovesorwash
yourhandsfrequentlywhenservicingyourvej
hicle.Formoreinformationgoto
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/passenger-vehicle.
Serviceandwarranty
Werecommendthatyoureadthispublication
thoroughly.Yourvehicleiscoveredbythefollowj
ingwarranties:
'xNewVehicleLimitedWarranty.'xRustPerforationLimitedWarranty.'xFederalEmissionsSystemDefectWarranty.'xFederalEmissionsPerformanceWarranty.'xCaliforniaEmissionControlSystemLimited Warranty.
DetailedinformationaboutthesewarrantiesislistedintheServiceandWarrantyInformation
BookletforUSmodelsorintheWarrantyand
ServiceGuideBookletforCanadianmodels.
Yourvehiclehasbeenspecificallyadaptedand
designedtomeettheparticularoperatingcondij
tionsandhomologationrequirementsinyour
countryandcontinentalregioninordertodeliver
thefulldrivingpleasurewhilethevehicleisoperj atedunderthoseconditions.Ifyouwishtooperj
ateyourvehicleinanothercountryorregion,you
mayberequiredtoadaptyourvehicletomeet
differentprevailingoperatingconditionsandhoj
mologationrequirements.Youshouldalsobe
awareofanyapplicablewarrantylimitationsor
exclusionsforsuchcountryorregion.Insuch
case,pleasecontactCustomerRelationsforfurj
therinformation.
Maintenance Maintainthevehicleregularlytosustaintheroad
safety,operationalreliabilityandtheNewVehicle LimitedWarranty.
Specificationsformaintenancemeasures:
'xBMWMaintenancesystem.'xServiceandWarrantyInformationBookletfor
USmodels.'xWarrantyandServiceGuideBookletfor
Canadianmodels.
Ifthevehicleisnotmaintainedorisimproperly
maintained,thiscouldresultinseriousdamage
tothevehicle.Suchdamageisnotcoveredby theBMWNewVehicleLimitedWarranty.
Refertochapterengineoilchangeregarding
recommendedserviceintervalsforoilchanges.
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Datamemory
Generalinformation
Electroniccontroldevicesareinstalledinthevej
hicle.Electroniccontrolunitsprocessdatathey
receivefromvehiclesensors,self-generateor
exchangewitheachother.Somecontrolunits
arenecessaryforthevehicletofunctionsafelyor provideassistanceduringdriving,forinstance
driverassistancesystems.Furthermore,control
unitsfacilitatecomfortorinfotainmentfunctions.
Informationaboutstoredorexchangeddatacanberequestedfromthemanufacturerofthevehij
cle,inaseparatebooklet,forexample.
Personalreference Eachvehicleismarkedwithauniquevehicle
identificationnumber.Dependingonthecountry, thevehicleownercanbeidentifiedwiththevehij
cleidentificationnumber,licenseplateandcorrej
spondingauthorities.Inaddition,thereareother
optionstotrackdatacollectedinthevehicleto
thedriverorvehicleowner,forinstance,viathe
ConnectedDriveaccountthatisused.
Operatingdatainthevehicle Controlunitsprocessdatatooperatethevehicle.
Forexample,thisincludes:
'xStatusmessagesforthevehicleanditsindij
vidualcomponents,e.g.,wheelrotational
speed,wheelspeed,deceleration,transverse
acceleration,engagedsafetybeltindicator.'xAmbientconditions,e.g.,temperature,rain sensorsignals.
Theprocesseddataisonlyprocessedinthevejhicleitselfandgenerallyvolatile.Thedataisnot
storedbeyondtheoperatingperiod.
Electroniccomponents,e.g.controlunitsandigj nitionkeys,containcomponentsforstoringtechj
nicalinformation.Informationaboutthevehicle condition,componentusage,maintenancerej
quirementseventsorfaultscanbestoredtemj
porarilyorpermanently.
Thisinformationgenerallyrecordsthestateofa
component,amodule,asystem,ortheenvironj ment,forinstance:'xOperatingstatesofsystemcomponents,for
instance,filllevels,tireinflationpressure,batj
terystatus.'xMalfunctionsandfaultsinimportantsystem components,forinstancelightsandbrakes.'xResponsesbythevehicletospecialsituaj
tionssuchasairbagdeploymentorengagej mentofthedrivingstabilitycontrolsystems.'xInformationonvehicle-damagingevents.
Thedataisrequiredtoperformthecontrolunitfunctions.Furthermore,italsoservestorecogj
nizeandcorrectmalfunctions,andhelpsthevej
hiclemanufacturertooptimizevehiclefunctions.
Themajorityofthisdataisvolatileandisonly
processedwithinthevehicleitself.Onlyasmall
shareofthedataisstoredevent-relatedinevent
orfaultmemories.
Whenservicing,forinstanceduringrepairs,servj iceprocesses,warrantycases,andqualityassurj
ancemeasures,thistechnicalinformationcanbe
readoutfromthevehicletogetherwiththevehij
cleidentificationnumber.
Adealerssservicecenteroranotherqualified
servicecenterorrepairshopcanreadouttheinj
formation.ThesocketforOBDOnboardDiagnoj
sisrequiredbylawinthevehicleisusedtoread
outthedata.
Thedataiscollected,processed,andusedby therelevantorganizationsintheservicenetwork. Thedatadocumentstechnicalconditionsofthevehicle,helpswiththeidentificationofthefault,compliancewithwarrantyobligationsandqualityimprovement.
Furthermore,themanufacturerhasproduct
monitoringdutiestomeetinlinewithproductliaj bilitylaw.Tofulfilltheseduties,thevehiclemanj
ufacturerneedstechnicaldatafromthevehicle. Thedatafromthevehiclecanalsobeusedtocheckcustomerclaimsforwarrantyandguarjanty.
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