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Raisethecargofloorpanel,arrow1,andlatchat
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BMWM4technologyVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
High-performanceengine
Generalinformation Withadisplacementof3liters,thehigh-performj
anceenginegeneratesamaximumpowerof
425hp,withCompetitionPackage444hpanda
maximumtorqueof406lbft/550Nm.
ThemaximumpowerfortheM4CSis460hp
andthemaximumtorque442lbft/600Nm.
Thespontaneousresponsebehaviorofthehigh-
performanceengineresultsinaverywideusable
speedrange.Themaximumenginespeedis
7,600rpmandiselectronicallycontrolled.Bej causeofthehighenginedynamics,themaxijmumenginespeedwiththevehiclestationaryis
reduced.
Warm-up Duringtheenginewarm-upphase,thehigh-perj
formanceenginehasasomewhatrougherrunj
ningbehaviorbecauseoftheemissioncontrols.
Whentheengineiscold,theexhaustsystemhasaslightlymetallicundertoneduetothenatureofthesystem.
Formoreinformationaboutthewarm-upprocej
dure:Enginespeed,refertopage 120,andenj
gineoiltemperature,refertopage 120.
Compoundbrake
Thehigh-performancebrakingsystemhasperj
foratedcompoundbrakediscs.
Becauseofparticularstructuralcharacteristics,
theremaybeoperation-relatednoisesduring
braking.Thefunctionalnoiseshavenoeffecton theperformance,operationalreliability,anddurajbilityofthebrake.
Mcarbonceramicbrake
Thehigh-performancebrakingsystemhasperj foratedcarbonceramicbrakediscs.
Duetopropertiesofthematerialsused,braking
maybeassociatedwithlouderfunctionnoises,
particularlyinwetconditions,justbeforethevej
hiclecomestoastop.Increasedfunctional noiseshavenoeffectontheperformance,opjerationalreliability,anddurabilityofthebrake.
Theeffectsofmoistureandroadsaltfromusing
avehiclewash,dewformationovernight,driving inrain,etc.,mayrenderthebrakingeffectcomjparabletothatofaconventionalbrakingsystem.Thebrakingeffectmaybeperceivedtoberej
ducedandcanbecompensatedfor,ifneeded,
bypressingthebrakepedalharder.
Firstcleanbrakediscsandcaliperswithasteam
cleanerorhighpressurecleanerbeforewashing
thevehicleinanautomaticvehiclewashorcar
wash.Thispreventssaltcrystals,forinstance,
fromcausingcrustydepositsandbuilduptoform
ifthevehiclethenremainsstationaryforaperiod
oftime.Thecleaningeffectofautomaticcarj
washesorwashtunnelsisusuallynotadequate forthisintheareaaroundthewheels.
Todothis,alsofollowtheinstructionsinWashj
ingthevehicle,refertopage 262,andBraking
safely,refertopage 208.
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Drivetrain
Withthisvehicle,particularvaluewasplacedon
thedirectconnectionfromenginetothedrivej
train.Duetothetorsionallyrigiddesignofthe
drivetrain,asistypicalinasportsvehicle,the transmissionofthetorquealsogivesacoustic
feedback.
Whenthereareloadchanges,thismayresultin clickingnoises.Theclickingnoisesdonotimpair
theoperationortheservicelifeofthecompoj
nents.
Drivingonracetracks
Highermechanicalandthermalloadsduring racetrackoperationleadtoincreasedwear.Thiswearisnotcoveredbythewarranty.Thevehicle
isnotdesignedforuseinmotorsportscompetij tion.
Thestandardbrakeliningsandthewearindicaj
torsarenotdesignedforracetrackoperation.
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ThingstorememberwhendrivingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Breaking-inperiod
Generalinformation Movingpartsneedtobeginworkingtogether
smoothly.
Thefollowinginstructionswillhelpyoutoachj ievealongvehiclelifeandgoodefficiency.
Duringbreak-in,donotusetheLaunchControl.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Duetonewpartsandcomponents,safetyand driverassistancesystemscanreactwithadej
lay.Thereisariskofanaccident.Afterinstalj
lingnewpartsorwithanewvehicle,driveconj
servativelyandinterveneearlyifnecessary.
Observethebreak-inproceduresoftherej
spectivepartsandcomponents.
Engine,transmission,andaxle
drive
Upto1,200miles/2,000km Driveatvaryingengineandroadspeeds,butdonotexceed5,500rpmand106mph/170km/h.
Avoidfullloadorkickdownunderallcircumstanj ces.
At1,200miles/2,000km
Havedrive-incheckupmaintenanceperformed.
From1,200miles/2,000kmto
3,100miles/5,000km
Theengineandroadspeedcangraduallybeinj
creasedtoaconstantspeedof
137mph/220km/h.
Usethemaximumspeedof155mph/250km/h onlybriefly,forinstancewhenpassing.
Tires
Tiretractionisnotoptimalduetomanufacturing
circumstanceswhentiresarebrand-new;they achievetheirfulltractionpotentialafterabreak-intime.
Driveconservativelyforthefirst
200miles/300km.
Brakesystem BrakediscsandbrakepadsoftheMCompound
brakeonlyreachtheirfulleffectivenessafterapj prox.300miles/500km.Drivemoderatelyduring
thisbreak-inperiod.
BrakediscsandbrakepadsoftheMCarbonCej
ramicbrakeonlyreachtheirfulleffectivenessafj terapprox.600miles/1,000km.Drivemoderj
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ClutchThefunctionoftheclutchreachesitsoptimal
levelonlyafteradistancedrivenofapprox.
300miles/500km.Duringthisbreak-inperiod, engagetheclutchgently.
Followingpartreplacement Thesamebreak-inproceduresshouldbeobjservedifanyofthecomponentsabove-menjtionedhavetoberenewedinthecourseofthe
vehicle'soperatinglife.
Generaldrivingnotes
Closingthetailgate
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Anopentrunklidprotrudesfromthevehicle
andcanendangeroccupantsandothertraffic
participantsordamagethevehicleintheevent
ofanaccident,brakingorevasivemaneuvers. Inaddition,exhaustfumesmayenterthecar's
interior.Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamj
agetoproperty.Donotdrivewiththetrunklid
open.
Drivingwiththetailgateopen
Ifdrivingwiththetailgateopencannotbeavoided:
'xCloseallwindowsandtheglasssunroof.'xGreatlyincreasetheairflowfromthevents.'xDrivemoderately.Hotexhaustgassystem
WARNING
Duringdrivingoperation,hightemperaturescan
occurunderneaththevehiclebody,forinstance
causedbytheexhaustgassystem.Ifcombustij
blematerials,suchasleavesorgrass,comein contactwithhotpartsoftheexhaustgassysj
tem,thesematerialscanignite.Thereisarisk ofinjuryorriskofdamagetoproperty.Donot
removetheheatshieldsinstalledandneverapj
plyundercoatingtothem.Makesurethatno
combustiblematerialscancomeincontactwith hotvehiclepartsindrivingoperation,idleor
duringparking.Donottouchthehotexhaust gassystem.
Mobilecommunicationdevices
inthevehicle
WARNING
Vehicleelectronicsandmobilephonescaninj fluenceoneanother.Thereisradiationdueto
thetransmissionoperationsofmobilephones.
Thereisariskofinjuryorriskofdamageto
property.Ifpossible,inthecar'sinterioruse onlymobilephoneswithdirectconnectionsto
anexteriorantennainordertoexcludemutual interferenceanddeflecttheradiationfromthecar'sinterior.
Hydroplaning
Onwetorslushyroads,awedgeofwatercanformbetweenthetiresandroadsurface.
Thisphenomenonisreferredtoashydroplaning.
Itischaracterizedbyapartialorcompletelossof
contactbetweenthetiresandtheroadsurface,
ultimatelyunderminingyourabilitytosteerand
brakethevehicle.
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DrivingthroughwaterGeneralinformation
Whendrivingthroughwater,followthefollowing:'xDrivethroughcalmwateronly.'xDrivethroughwateronlyifitisnotdeeper
thanmaximum9.8in/25cm.'xDrivethroughwaternofasterthanwalking
speed,upto3mph/5km/h.
Safetyinformation
NOTICE
Whendrivingtooquicklythroughtoodeepwaj
ter,watercanenterintotheenginecompartj ment,theelectricalsystemorthetransmission.Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.When
drivingthroughwater,donotexceedthemaxij mumindicatedwaterlevelandthemaximum
speedfordrivingthroughwater.
Brakingsafely
Generalinformation ThevehicleisequippedwithABSasastandard
feature.
Performanemergencystopinsituationsthatrej
quiresuch.
Steeringisstillresponsive.Youcanstillavoidany
obstacleswithaminimumofsteeringeffort.
Thepulsingofthebrakepedalindicatesthat
ABSisinitsactivemode.
Incertainbrakingsituations,theperforatedbrake
discscanemitfunctionalnoises.Functional
noiseshavenoeffectontheperformanceand
operationalreliabilityofthebrake.
Objectsinthemovementarea
aroundpedalsandfloorarea
WARNING
Objectsinthedriver'sfloorareacanlimitthe pedaldistanceorblockadepressedpedal.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Stowobjectsin
thevehiclesuchthattheyaresecuredandcanj notenterintothedriver'sfloorarea.Usefloor
matsthataresuitableforthevehicleandcan
besafelyattachedtothefloor.Donotuse
loosefloormatsanddonotlayerseveralfloor mats.Makesurethatthereissufficientclearjanceforthepedals.Ensurethatthefloormatsaresecurelyfastenedagainaftertheywererejmoved,forinstanceforcleaning.
Drivinginwetconditions
Whenroadsarewet,salted,orinheavyrain,genj
tlypressthebrakepedaleveryfewmiles.
Ensurethatthisactiondoesnotendangerother traffic.
Theheatgeneratedduringbrakingdriesbrake discsandbrakepadsandprotectsthemagainstcorrosion.
Inthiswaybrakingefficiencywillbeavailable
whenyouneedit.
Hills
Generalinformation
Drivelongorsteepdownhillgradientsinthegear
thatrequiresleastbrakingeffort.Otherwise,the brakesmayoverheatandreducebrakeeffijciency.
Manualtransmission:
Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectby
shiftingdown,goingallthewaytofirstgear,if
needed.
Mdouble-clutchtransmission:
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Youcanincreasetheengine'sbrakingeffectbyshiftingdowninsequentialmode,referto
page 111.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Lightbutconsistentbrakepressurecanleadto
hightemperatures,brakeswearingoutand possiblyevenbrakefailure.Thereisariskofanaccident.Avoidplacingexcessivestressonthe
brakesystem.
WARNING
Inidlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff, safety-relevantfunctions,forinstanceengine
brakingeffect,brakingforceboostandsteering
assistance,arerestrictedornotavailableatall.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Donotdrivein
idlestateorwiththeengineswitchedoff.
Brakedisccorrosion
Corrosiononthebrakediscsandcontamination onthebrakepadsareincreasedbythefollowing
circumstances:
'xLowmileage.'xExtendedperiodswhenthevehicleisnot
usedatall.'xInfrequentuseofthebrakes.'xAggressive,acidic,oralkalinecleaning
agents.
Corrosionbuilduponthebrakediscswillcausea pulsatingeffectonthebrakesintheirresponse-
generallythiscannotbecorrected.
Condensationwaterunderthe
parkedvehicle
Whenusingtheautomaticclimatecontrol,conj
densationwaterdevelopsandcollectsunderj
neaththevehicle.
Groundclearance
NOTICE
Ifgroundclearanceisinsufficient,theremight becontactwiththefrontorrearspoiler,forinjstancewhendrivingovercurbsorenteringintoundergroundvehicleparkinggarages.Thereis
ariskofdamagetoproperty.Ensurethatthere
issufficientgroundclearanceavailable.
TodrivedownfromcurbswiththeAdaptiveM
suspension,refertopage 162,selectthefollowj
ingprogramtokeepthegroundclearanceas
evenaspossible:SportPlus.
MDriver'sPackage:drivingin
thehigherspeedrange
WARNING
Damagetovehiclecomponentscannegatively impactthedrivingperformanceathighspeeds.
Thisincludes,amongotherthings,tires,underj
carriageandpartsforimprovingaerodynamics.
Thereisariskofanaccident.Havedamage
correctedbyadealerssservicecenteroranj
otherqualifiedservicecenterorrepairshop.Do
notdriveathighspeedsuntilthedamageis
corrected.
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LoadingVehiclefeaturesandoptions
Thischapterdescribesallstandard,country-spejcificandoptionalfeaturesofferedwiththeseries. Italsodescribesfeaturesthatarenotnecessarilyavailableinyourvehicle,e.g.,duetotheselectedoptionsorcountryversions.Thisalsoappliesto
safety-relatedfunctionsandsystems.Whenusj
ingthesefunctionsandsystems,theapplicable lawsandregulationsmustbeobserved.
Safetyinformation
WARNING
Highgrossweightcanoverheatthetires,damj agetheminternallyandcauseasuddendropintireinflationpressure.Drivingcharacteristicsmaybenegativelyimpacted,reducinglanestaj
bility,lengtheningthebrakingdistancesand
changingthesteeringresponse.Thereisarisk
ofanaccident.Payattentiontothepermitted
loadcapacityofthetiresandneverexceedthe
permittedgrossweight.
WARNING
Looseobjectsordeviceswithacableconnecj tiontothevehicle,forinstancemobilephones,
canbethrownintothecar'sinteriorwhiledrivj
ing,forinstanceintheeventofanaccidentor
duringbrakingandevasivemaneuvers.Thereis
ariskofinjury.Securelooseobjectsordevices
withacableconnectiontothevehicleinthe
car'sinterior.
WARNING
Improperlystowedobjectscanshiftandbe thrownintothecar'sinterior,forinstanceinthe
eventofanaccidentorduringbrakingandevaj
sivemaneuvers.Vehicleoccupantscanbehit
andinjured.Thereisariskofinjury.Stowand secureobjectsandcargoproperly.
NOTICE
Fluidsinthecargoareacancausedamage.
Thereisariskofdamagetoproperty.Make
surethatnofluidsleakinthecargoarea.
StepsforDetermining
CorrectLoadLimit
1.LocatethestatementvThecombinedweight
ofoccupantsandcargoshouldneverexceed XXXkgorXXXlbswonyourvehiclessplacard.2.Determinethecombinedweightofthedriver
andpassengersthatwillberidinginyourvej
hicle.3.Subtractthecombinedweightofthedriver andpassengersfromXXXkgorXXXlbs4.Theresultingfigureequalstheavailable
amountofcargoandluggageloadcapacity. Forexample,ifthevXXXwamountequals
1,400lbsandtherewillbefive150lbspasj
sengersinyourvehicle,theamountofavailaj blecargoandluggageloadcapacityis
650lbs(1,400m750(5x150)650lbs)5.Determinethecombinedweightofluggage andcargobeingloadedonthevehicle.That
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