BMW M4 2021 Owners Manual

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TheUltimate
DrivingMachine
OWNER'SHANDBOOK.THEBMWM4COUP

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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sHandbook.
CongratulationsonyourchoiceofaBMW.
Thebetteryouareacquaintedwithyourvehicle,theeasieryouwillfinditisto operate.Wewouldthereforeliketoofferyouthefollowingadvice:
PleasereadtheOwner'sHandbookbeforesettingoutinyournewBMW. AlsousetheintegratedOwner'sHandbookinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimporjtantnotesonhowtooperatethevehicle,enablingyoutoderivemaximumbenefitfromthetechnicaladvantagesofyourBMW.Italsocontainsinformajtionwhichwillhelpyoutomaintainboththeoperatingandroadsafetyofyour BMWaswellasitsfullresalevalue.
Atthetimeofproductioninthefactory,theprintedOwner'sHandbookisthe mostup-to-datemedium.Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample,aRemoteSoftwareUpgrademtheintegratedOwner'sHandbookforthevehij
clewillcontainupdatedinformation.
Supplementaryinformationisprovidedintheotherdocumentsofon-board
literature.
Wewishyouasafeandpleasantjourney.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSAfteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample
aRemoteSoftwareUpjgrademtheintegratedOwner'sHandbookforthevehiclewillcontainupj datedinformation
NOTES
Notes.................................................................................................................................... 6
Owner'sHandbookmedia........................................................................................... 20
QUICKREFERENCE
Gettingin..........................................................................................................................  22
Adjustmentandoperation...........................................................................................  26
Onthemove...................................................................................................................  30
CONTROLS
Drivingarea......................................................................................................................  38
Sensorsofthevehicle..................................................................................................  43
Vehicleoperatingstate................................................................................................. 47
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 50
BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.............................................................................  67
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  70
Personalsettings...........................................................................................................  74
Connections....................................................................................................................  79
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  88
Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheel..........................................................................  119
Carryingchildrensafely.............................................................................................  131
Driving............................................................................................................................. 143
Displays..........................................................................................................................  162
Lights..............................................................................................................................  184
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 192
DrivingStabilityControlSystems...........................................................................  231
DriverAssistanceSystems.......................................................................................  243
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 293
Airconditioning............................................................................................................  2954
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Interiorequipment....................................................................................................... 308
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 315
Luggagecompartment..............................................................................................  319
DRIVINGHINTS
BMWM4technology.................................................................................................  324
Drivingprecautions.....................................................................................................  326
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  332
MOBILITY
Refuelling.......................................................................................................................  334
Wheelsandtyres.........................................................................................................  336
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  359
Operatingfluids............................................................................................................ 362
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  369
Replacingparts............................................................................................................  372
Helpincaseofabreakdown....................................................................................  377
Generalcare.................................................................................................................. 387
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  392
Seatsforchildrestraintsystems.............................................................................  394
Appendix........................................................................................................................  397
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  398
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NotesAboutthisOwner'sHandbook
Orientation Thequickestwaytofindinformationonaparticj
ulartopicorfeatureistoconsultthealphabetical
index.
Werecommendthatyoureadthroughthefirst
chaptertoobtainaninitialoverviewofthevehij
cle.
ValidityofOwner'sHandbook
Vehicleproduction
Atthetimeofproductioninthefactory,theprinj
tedOwner'sHandbookprovidesup-to-dateinj formation.Updatesfollowingthecopydeadlinecanresultindifferencesbetweentheprinted
Owner'sHandbookandtheintegratedOwner's Handbookinthevehicle.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.
Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample,a
RemoteSoftwareUpgrademtheintegrated
Owner'sHandbookforthevehiclewillcontain updatedinformation.
Owner'sHandbookfor
Navigation,Entertainment,
Communication
TheOwner'sHandbookfornavigation,entertainj
mentandcommunicationisavailableasaprinted bookfromService.
Thesetopicsarealsocoveredintheintegrated Owner'sHandbookinthevehicle.
Additionalsourcesof
information
ServicePartner
AServicePartnerofthemanufacturerwillbe
happytoansweranyfurtherquestions.
Internet
Vehicleinformationandgeneralinformationon BMWmontechnology,forexamplemareavailjableontheInternet:www.bmw.com.
IntegratedOwner'sHandbookin
thevehicle
TheintegratedOwner'sHandbookdescribesthe specificequipmentandfunctionspresentinthe
vehicle.TheIntegratedOwner'sHandbookcan
beshownintheControlDisplay.
BMWDriver'sGuideApp TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej
scribestheequipmentandfunctionsincludedin thevehicle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartj
phonesandtablets.
BMWDriverssGuidewebversion
TheDriverssGuidewebversionshowsthemost appropriateinformationfortheselectedvehicle.Wherepossible,onlytheequipmentandfuncjtionsactuallyinstalledinthevehiclewillbedejscribed.TheDriverssGuidewebversioncanbedisplayedinanyup-to-datebrowser.
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Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner's
Handbook
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsonadisplayinthevehiclefor
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maymeanthatthefeaturesdescribedinthis
handbookwillvaryfromthoseinyourvehicle.
ForAustralia/NewZealand:
general
WhenreadingthisOwner'sHandbook,please
bearthefollowinginmind:toensurethatourvej
hiclescontinuetoembodythehighestquality
andsafetystandards,wepursueapolicyofconj tinuous,ongoingdevelopment.Becausemodifij
cationsinthedesignofbothvehiclesandaccesj soriesmaybeintroducedatanytime,yourownvehicle'sequipmentmayvaryfromthatdescrij
bedinthishandbook.Forthesamereason,itis alsoimpossibletoguaranteethatalldescriptions
willbecompletelyaccurateinallrespects.
Wemustthereforerequestyourunderstanding
ofthefactthatthemanufacturerofyourvehicle
isunabletorecogniselegalclaimsbasedondisj
crepanciesbetweenthedata,illustrationsand
descriptionsinthisOwner'sHandbookandyour ownvehicle'sequipment.Pleasenote,too,that
someoftheoptionalequipmentdescribedinthis
manualisnotavailableonAustralianmodelsdue
torestrictionsimposedbyAustralianDesign
Rulesandotherrequirements.
Shouldyourequireanyfurtherinformation,
pleasecontactyourServicecentre,whowillbe
pleasedtoadviseyou.
ValidityofOwner'sHandbook
Vehicleproduction
Atthetimeofproductioninthefactory,theprinj tedOwner'sHandbookprovidesup-to-dateinjformation.Updatesfollowingthecopydeadline
canresultindifferencesbetweentheprinted
Owner'sHandbookandtheintegratedOwner's
Handbookinthevehicle.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.Afterasoftwareupdateinthe
vehicle
Afteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample,a
RemoteSoftwareUpgrademtheintegrated Owner'sHandbookforthevehiclewillcontainupdatedinformation.
Yourownsafety
Intendeduse
Pleasecomplywiththefollowingwhenusingthe
vehicle:
'xOwner'sHandbook.'xInformationattachedtothevehicle.Donot removestickers.'xTechnicaldataofthevehicle.'xTheapplicablelawsandsafetystandardsofthecountryinwhichthevehicleisused.'xVehiclepapersandlegaldocuments.
Warranty
Thevehicleistechnicallydesignedfortheoperj
atingconditionsandapproval(homologation)rej
quirementsofthecountrytowhichitwasfirst
delivered.Ifthevehicleistobedriveninanother
country,itmayneedtobeadaptedbeforehand
toanydifferentoperatingconditionsandapproj
valrequirementsprevailinginthatcountry.Ifthe
vehicledoesnotcomplywiththehomologation
requirementsinacertaincountry,nowarranty
claimscanbelodgedthereforthevehicle.Warj
rantyclaimscanalsobeinvalidatediftheon-
boardnetworkhasbeenmodified,e.g.through
theuseofcontrolunits,hardwareorsoftware
thathavebeenclassifiedasunsuitablebythevej
hiclemanufacturerAServicePartnerisableto
providefurtherinformation.
Maintenanceandrepairs Theadvancedtechnologyusedinyourvehicle,
forexamplethestate-of-the-artmaterialsand
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high-performanceelectronics,requiresapproprij
atemaintenanceandrepairmethods.
Consequently,themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommendshavingcorrespondingworkcarried
outbyaBMWServicePartner.IfanotherBMW
authorisedworkshopischosen,BMWrecomj
mendschoosingonethatperformswork,forexj
amplemaintenanceandrepair,accordingto
BMWspecificationswithproperlytrainedperj
sonnel.IntheOwner'sHandbook,facilitiesofthis kindarereferredtoasanotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Ifworksuchasmaintenanceandrepairiscarried
outincorrectly,itcouldresultinconsequential
damagewithassociatedsafetyrisks.
Workperformedincorrectlyonthevehiclepaintj
workcancausecomponents,forexampletheraj darsensors,tofailormalfunction,resultingina
safetyrisk.
Partsandaccessories
BMWrecommendsusingpartsandaccessories thatareapprovedbyBMWandaretherefore
suitableforthispurpose.
YouarerecommendedtoconsultaBMWServj
icePartnerforadviceongenuineBMWpartsand
accessories,otherBMWapprovedproductsand
expertadviceonallrelatedmatters.
Thesafetyandcompatibilityoftheseproductsin
conjunctionwithBMWvehicleshavebeen
checkedbyBMW.
BMWacceptsproductresponsibilityforgenuine
BMWpartsandaccessories.Ontheotherhand, BMWcannotacceptliabilityforpartsoraccesjsoryproductsofanykindwhichithasnotapjproved.
BMWisunabletoassesseachindividualproduct ofoutsideoriginastoitssuitabilityforuseonBMWvehicleswithoutsafetyrisk.Likewisenoguaranteecanbebeassumedeveniftheprodj
ucthasbeengrantedofficialapprovalinaspej cificcountry.Testsperformedforsuchapprovals
cannotalwayscoveralloperatingconditionsforBMWvehicles,andsomeofthemthereforeare
insufficient.
Vehicledataanddata protection
Responsibilityandrights
Responsibilityfordata
Withinthescopeofdataprotectiondirectives
andlegislation,themanufacturerofthevehicleis responsiblefortheprocessingofpersonaldatawhichiscollectedwhenthevehicleisusedor
fromwebpages,customersupport,onlineservj icesandmarketingcampaigns.
PersonalidentificationEveryvehiclehasauniquevehicleidentificationnumber.Dependingonthecountry,avehicleownercanbeidentifiedwiththeassistanceof
thevehicleidentificationnumber,thenumber
plateandtherelevantauthorities.Therearealso
otherwaysoftracingdatacollectedinthevehicle
backtothedriverorvehicleowner,forexample
viatheConnectedDriveaccountused.
Dataprotectionlaws Inaccordancewithcurrentdataprotectionlaw,vehicleusershavecertainrightstheymayassertagainstthevehiclemanufacturerorcompanies
thatcollectorprocesstheirpersonaldata.
Vehicleusershaveafreeandcomprehensive righttoinformationfromorganisationswhichsavetheirpersonaldata.
Theseorganisationscouldbe:
'xVehiclemanufacturer.'xQualifiedServicePartners.'xSpecialistworkshops.'xServiceproviders.
Vehicleusersmayrequestinformationabout whatpersonaldatahasbeensaved,whatitis
usedforandwhereithascomefrom.Proofof
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ownershiporuseisrequiredinordertoobtain
thisinformation.
Therightofaccessalsoextendstoinformation aboutdatathathasbeentransferredtoother companiesorbodies.
Pleaserefertothevehiclemanufacturer'swebj
sitefortheapplicabledataprivacypolicy.This
dataprivacypolicycontainsinformationabout
therighttohavedatadeletedorcorrected.The
vehiclemanufacturer'swebsitealsoprovidesits
contactdetailsandthoseofitsdataprotection officer.
Thevehicleownercanhavethedatathatis
storedinthevehiclereadoutbyaServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop,onpayj
mentofafeewhereapplicable.
Thelegallyrequiredon-boarddiagnosisOBD
socketinthevehicleisusedtoreadoutthevehij cledata.
Dataprocessing Thecollectionofpersonaldatamaybenecesj
sarytoenablethemanufacturerofthevehicleto fulfilobligationstothecustomerorlegislatorortoofferhigh-qualityproductsandservices.
Theseinclude,forexample:'xFulfillingcontractualobligationsregardingthe
sale,servicingandrepairofvehicles,forexj
amplesalesprocesses,maintenance.'xFulfillingcontractualobligationsfortheprovij sionofdigitalservicesrelatingtothevehicle,
forexampleBMWConnectedDrive.'xEnsuringproductquality,researchanddevelj
opmentfornewproducts,aswellasoptimisj
ingserviceprocesses.'xPerformingsales,serviceandadministration
processes,includingbranchesandNational
SalesCompanies.'xCustomersupport,forexamplecontractproj cessing.'xAdvertisingcommunicationandmarketrej
searchonthebasisofpersonalconsent.'xFulfillinglegalobligations,forexampleinforj
mationregardingTechnicalCampaigns.'xProcessingwarrantyclaims.
Datacollection
Typeofdatacollected Dependingonthesituation,thefollowingperj
sonaldatamaybecollected.
Contactdetails
Name,address,phonenumber,emailaddress.
Personaldata
'xPersonalinformationprovidedbycustomers,
forexampledateofbirth,education,housej holdsizeoroccupation.'xDatatodetermineidentity,forexampledrivj
er'slicence.
Contractdata
'xCustomernumber,contractnumber,booked onlineservices.'xStoredpaymentinformation,forexample
creditcardnumber.
Creditrating
'xInformationabouttransactions.'xInformationaboutfraudorcriminaloffences.
Interests
Informationprovidedbythecustomerregarding
areasofinterest,forexampleproductpreferenj ces,hobbiesandotherpersonalpreferences.
Useofwebpagesandcommunication
'xInformationonhowwebpagesareusedand
whethermessagesareopenedorforwarded.'xAccountinformationregardingonlineservj
ices,customerportalsandprospectivecusj tomerportals.Seite10NOTESNotes10
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