BMW M8 GRAN COUPE 2020 Owners Manual

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TheUltimate
DrivingMachine
OWNER'SHANDBOOK.THEBMWM8GRANCOUP

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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sHandbook.
BMWM8GranCoup

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TABLEOFCONTENTSAfteravehiclesoftwareupdatemforexample
aRemoteSoftwareUpjgrademtheintegratedOwner'sHandbookforthevehiclewillcontainupj datedinformation
NOTES
Notes.................................................................................................................................... 6
Owner'sHandbookmedia........................................................................................... 17
QUICKREFERENCE
Gettingin..........................................................................................................................  20
Adjustmentandoperation...........................................................................................  24
Onthemove...................................................................................................................  28
CONTROLS
Drivingarea......................................................................................................................  36
Vehicleoperatingstate................................................................................................. 41
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 44
BMWRemoteSoftwareUpgrade.............................................................................  61
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  64
Personalsettings...........................................................................................................  69
Connections....................................................................................................................  74
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  82
Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheel..........................................................................  111
Carryingchildrensafely.............................................................................................  124
Driving............................................................................................................................. 136
Displays..........................................................................................................................  154
Lights..............................................................................................................................  176
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 185
DrivingStabilityControlSystems...........................................................................  231
DriverAssistanceSystems.......................................................................................  241
Drivingcomfort............................................................................................................. 289
Airconditioning............................................................................................................  2914
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Interiorequipment....................................................................................................... 306
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 315
Luggagecompartment..............................................................................................  319
DRIVINGHINTS
BMWM8Technology...............................................................................................  322
Drivingprecautions.....................................................................................................  324
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  329
MOBILITY
Refuelling.......................................................................................................................  332
Wheelsandtyres.........................................................................................................  334
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  357
Operatingfluids............................................................................................................ 360
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  367
Replacingparts............................................................................................................  370
Helpincaseofabreakdown....................................................................................  375
Generalcare.................................................................................................................. 384
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  390
Seatsforchildrestraintsystems.............................................................................  392
Appendix........................................................................................................................  395
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  396
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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.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremove stickers.'xTechnicaldataofthevehicle.'xTheapplicablelawsandsafetystandardsofthecountryinwhichthevehicleisused.'xVehiclepapersandlegaldocuments.
Theinstrumentpanelcontainsabiocidalprodj
uct.Theactiveagentispropiconazole.Aslong
asthevehicleisusedasintended,noadditional
safetynotesneedtobeobserved.
Warranty
Thevehicleistechnicallydesignedfortheoperj
atingconditionsandapproval(homologation)rej
quirementsofthecountrytowhichitwasfirst delivered.Ifthevehicleistobedriveninanothercountry,itmayhavetobeadaptedbeforehandtoanyprevailingdifferentoperatingconditionsand
approvalrequirements.Ifthevehicledoesnot
complywiththehomologationrequirementsina
certaincountry,warrantyclaimscannotbe
lodgedforthevehiclethere.Warrantyclaimscan
alsobeinvalidatediftheon-boardnetworkhas beenmodified,e.g.throughtheuseofcontrol
units,hardwareorsoftwarethathavebeenclasj
sifiedasunsuitablebythevehiclemanufacturer
AServicePartnerisabletoprovidefurtherinforj mation.
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Maintenanceandrepairs
Theadvancedtechnologyusedinyourvehicle, forexamplethestate-of-the-artmaterialsand
high-performanceelectronics,requiresapproprij
atemaintenanceandrepairmethods.
Consequently,themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommendshavingcorrespondingworkcarried
outbyaBMWServicePartner.IfanotherBMW
authorisedworkshopischosen,BMWrecomj
mendschoosingonethatperformswork,forexj
amplemaintenanceandrepair,accordingto
BMWspecificationswithproperlytrainedperj
sonnel.IntheOwner'sHandbook,facilitiesofthis kindarereferredtoasanotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Ifsuchwork,forexamplemaintenanceandrej
pair,isperformedinexpertly,itcouldresultin
consequentialdamageandthusconstitutea safetyrisk.
Workperformedincorrectlyonthevehiclepaintj workcancausecomponents,forexampletheraj darsensors,tofailormalfunction,resultingina
safetyrisk.
Generalworkperformedincorrectlyonthevehij cle,e.g.mountinganumberplate,cancause components,forexampletheradarsensors,tofailormalfunction,resultinginasafetyrisk.
Partsandaccessories
BMWrecommendsusingpartsandaccessories thatareapprovedbyBMWandaretherefore
suitableforthispurpose.
YouarerecommendedtoconsultaBMWServj
icePartnerforadviceongenuineBMWpartsand
accessories,otherBMWapprovedproductsand
expertadviceonallrelatedmatters.
Thesafetyandcompatibilityoftheseproductsin
conjunctionwithBMWvehicleshavebeen
checkedbyBMW.
BMWacceptsproductresponsibilityforgenuine
BMWpartsandaccessories.Ontheotherhand, BMWcannotacceptliabilityforpartsoraccesjsoryproductsofanykindwhichithasnotapjproved.BMWisunabletoassesseachindividualproductofoutsideoriginastoitssuitabilityforuseonBMWvehicleswithoutsafetyrisk.Likewisenoguaranteecanbebeassumedeveniftheprodj
ucthasbeengrantedofficialapprovalinaspej cificcountry.Testsperformedforsuchapprovals
cannotalwayscoveralloperatingconditionsfor BMWvehicles,andsomeofthemthereforeare
insufficient.
Datamemory
General
Anumberofelectroniccontroldevicesareinstalj
ledinyourvehicle.Electroniccontrolunitsprocj essdatathattheyreceivefromvehiclesensors,generatethemselvesorexchangewithoneanjother,forexample.Somecontroldevicesarenecessaryforthevehicletofunctionsafelyor
provideassistanceduringdriving,forexample DriverAssistanceSystems.Therearealsoconj
troldeviceswhichmanagecomfortorinfotainj
mentfunctions.
Informationonthedatasavedorexchangedcan
beobtainedfromthevehiclemanufacturer,for
exampleinaseparatebrochure.
Personalidentification Everyvehiclehasauniquevehicleidentificationnumber.Dependingonthecountry,avehicleownercanbeidentifiedwiththeassistanceof
thevehicleidentificationnumber,thenumber plateandtherelevantauthorities.Therearealso
otherwaysoftracingdatacollectedinthevehicle
backtothedriverorvehicleowner,forexample
viatheConnectedDriveaccountused.
Dataprotectionlaws
Inaccordancewithcurrentdataprotectionlaw, vehicleusershavecertainrightstheymayassert
againstthevehiclemanufacturerorcompanies
thatcollectorprocesstheirpersonaldata.
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Vehicleusershavefullandfreerightofaccessto
theirpersonaldatathathasbeenstoredbya
body.
Suchbodiescouldbe:'xVehiclemanufacturer.'xQualifiedServicePartners.'xSpecialistworkshops.'xServiceproviders.
Vehicleusersmayrequestinformationabout whatpersonaldatahasbeensaved,whatitis
usedforandwhereithascomefrom.Proofof
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.
Legalrequirementsregarding
datadisclosure
Accordingtocurrentlaw,thevehiclemanufacjturerisobligedtoprovidetheauthoritieswithany
dataithasstored.Dataisprovidedtotheextent
requiredandonacase-by-casebasis,forexamj pletoinvestigateacriminaloffence.
Thecurrentlawalsogivesstatebodiesauthorij
sationtoreadoutdatafromthevehiclethemj selvesforindividualcases.Thiscouldincludereadingoutdatafromtheairbagcontroldevice
toshedlightonthecircumstancesofanaccijdent,forexample.
OperatingdatainthevehicleControldevicesprocessdatatooperatethevej
hicle.
Thisdataincludes,forexample:'xStatusmessagesrelatingtothevehicleand itsindividualcomponents,forexamplewheelrotationspeed,wheelspeed,deceleration,
lateralacceleration,fastenedseatbeltindicaj
tor.'xAmbientconditions,forexampletemperature,
rainsensorsignals.
Thedataisonlyprocessedwithinthevehicleitj
selfandisusuallytransient.Thedataisnot
savedafterthevehicleisswitchedoff.
Electronicparts,forexamplecontroldevicesandvehiclekeys,containcomponentsforstoring
technicalinformation.Informationaboutthevehij
cle'scondition,componentuseandwear,mainj
tenancerequirements,eventsorerrorscanbe
storedtemporarilyorpermanently.
Thisinformationgenerallydocumentsthecondij
tionofacomponent,amodule,asystemorits environment,including:
'xOperatingstatesofsystemcomponents,forexamplefilllevels,tyreinflationpressure,batterystatus.'xMalfunctionsandfaultsofimportantsystemcomponents,forexamplelightsandbrakes.'xResponsesofthevehicletoparticulardriving
situations,forexampletriggeringofanairbag, activationofthedrivestabilitycontrolsysj
tems.'xInformationonvehicle-damagingevents.
Thedataisrequiredsothatthecontrolunitscan performtheirfunctions.Itisalsousedfordetectjingandrectifyingmalfunctions,andhelpsthevej
hiclemanufacturertooptimisevehiclefunctions.
Mostofthisdataistransientandisonlyproj
cessedwithinthevehicleitself.Onlyasmallproj
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