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Do not allow the reels to retract the safety
belts until they are dry.
Carpets and floor mats No objects in the area around the pedals
Keep floor mats, carpets, and any other
objects out of the area of motion of the pedals;
otherwise, the function of the pedals could be
impeded while driving
Do not place additional floor mats over existing
mats or other objects.
Only use floor mats that have been approved
for the vehicle and can be properly fixed in
place.
Ensure that the floor mats are securely fas‐
tened again when they are returned after being
removed, such as for cleaning.◀
Floor mats can be removed from the passen‐
ger compartment for cleaning.
When returning the floor mats, secure them
again to prevent slipping.
If the floor carpets are very dirty, clean with a
microfiber cloth and water or a textile cleaner.
To prevent matting of the carpet, rub back and
forth in the direction of travel only.
Cleaning the interior
When cleaning the interior, do not move
both seats all the way forward while moving
them to their uppermost position and leaning
the backrests forward. Otherwise, the seats
could hit and damage the seal on the wind‐
shield and the sun visor.◀
Sensors/cameras
To clean the sensors or cameras of equipment
such as the High-beam Assistant or Park Dis‐
tance Control PDC, use a cloth moistened with
a small amount of glass cleaner.
Displays/screens
Clean the displays with an anti-static micro‐
fiber cloth.Cleaning displays
Do not use chemical or household
cleansers.
Keep all fluids and moisture away from the
unit.
Otherwise, they could affect or damage surfa‐
ces or electrical components.
Avoid pressing too hard when cleaning and do
not use abrasive materials; otherwise, damage
can result.◀
Long-term vehicle storage
Your service center can advise you on what to
consider when storing the vehicle for longer
than three months.Seite 260MobilityCare260
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Technical dataVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series. Therefore, it also
describes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selectedspecial equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
When using the features and systems descri‐
bed here, adhere to local regulations.
Note
The technical data and specifications in the
Owner's Manual serve as guidelines. Detailed
values can be obtained from your registrationdocuments, from labels in your vehicle, or from
the service center.
Dimensions
BMW Z4Width with mirrorsinches/mm76.8/1,951Width without mirrorsinches/mm70.5/1,790Heightinches/mm50.8/1,291Height Z4 sDrive35isinches/mm50.6/1,284Lengthinches/mm166.9/4,239Length Z4 sDrive35isinches/mm167.1/4,244Wheelbaseinches/mm98.3/2,496Smallest turning circle dia.ft/m35.1/10.7
Weights

Z4 sDrive28iZ4 sDrive35iZ4 sDrive35isApproved gross vehicle weightManual transmissionlbs/kg3,858/1,750——Seite 264ReferenceTechnical data264
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Catalytic converter, refer toHot exhaust system 131
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 243
CD/DVD 172
CD notes 176
CDs, storing 177
Center armrest 124
Center brake light, bulb re‐ placement 248
Central locking, Comfort Ac‐ cess 39
Central locking from the in‐ side 37
Central locking, setting the unlocking characteristics 34
Central locking system from the outside 33
Central locking system, prin‐ ciple 33
Central screen, refer to Con‐ trol Display 20
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing wheels/tires 234
Chassis number, refer to En‐ gine compartment 237
Check Control 84
Children, transporting safely 55
Child restraint system 55
Child seats, refer to Trans‐ porting children safely 55
Chrome parts, care 259
Cigarette lighter, refer to Lighter 120
Circulation of air, refer to Re‐ circulated air
mode 110, 113
Cleaning, displays 260
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 257
Clock 73
Clock, 12h/24h format 79
Clock, setting the time and date 78 Clock, setting the time
zone 78
Closing from the inside 37
Closing from the outside 34
Cockpit 14
Cold start, refer to Starting the engine 58
Combination instrument, refer to Instrument cluster 16
Combination switch, refer to Turn signal, high beams,
headlight flasher 62
Combination switch, refer to Washer/wiper system 63
Comfort Access 39
Comfort Access, battery re‐ placement 41
Comfort Access, in a car wash 40
Comfort area, refer to Around the center console 18
COMFORT program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 103
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 57
Compartments, refer to Stor‐ age compartments 125
Compass 118
Computer 75
Computer, displays on the Control Display 75
Concierge service 217
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 132
Condition Based Service CBS 243
Confirmation signals for lock‐ ing/unlocking the vehicle 36
Connecting, mobile phone, refer to Pairing the mobile
phone 195
Consumption, refer to Aver‐ age fuel consumption 75
Contacts 206
Control Display 20 Control Display, care 260
Control Display, settings 80
Controller 21
Controls and displays 14
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 101
Convenient loading 35
Convenient opening and clos‐ ing, retractable hardtop 35
Convenient operation, win‐ dow 35
Convertible top, refer to Re‐ tractable hardtop 44
Coolant 241
Coolant, checking the level 241
Coolant temperature 74
Cooling, maximum 113
Cooling system, refer to Cool‐ ant 241
Corrosion on brake discs 132
Courtesy lights, refer to Inte‐ rior lights 91
Cradle for telephone or mo‐ bile phone, refer to Snap-in
adapter 203
Cradle for telephone or mo‐ bile phone, refer to Snap-in
adapter in center armrest
storage compartment 124
Cruise control 105
Cruise control, malfunc‐ tion 107
Cupholder 126
Curb weight, refer to Weights 264
Current location, storing 144
D
Damage, tires 233
Dashboard lighting, refer to Instrument lighting 90
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Headlamp control, auto‐matic 88
Headlamps, care 258
Headlamps, cleaning 64
Headlight courtesy delay fea‐ ture 88
Headlight flasher 62
Headlight flasher, indicator lamp 17
Headliner 19
Heatable mirrors 53
Heatable rear win‐ dow 111, 114
Heating 109
Heating, mirrors 53
Heating, seats 50
Heavy cargo, stowing 133
Height adjustment, seats 48
Height adjustment, steering wheel 54
Height, refer to Dimen‐ sions 264
High-beam Assistant 89
High-beams 62
High-beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 89
High beams, headlight flasher 89
High-beams, indicator lamp 17
High-pressure washers 257
Hills 132
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 104
Holder for beverages 126
Holder for remote control, re‐ fer to Ignition lock 57
Homepage 6
Hood 238
Horn 14
Hot exhaust system 131
Hotline 219
House number, entering for navigation 143
Hydroplaning 131 I
Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 73
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 73
Identification marks, tires 231
iDrive 20
iDrive, changing the date and time 78
iDrive, changing the units of measure and display for‐
mat 78
Ignition 58
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio ready state 58
Ignition key position 2, refer to Ignition on 58
Ignition key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 32
Ignition lock 57
Ignition, switched off 58
Ignition, switched on 58
Indication of a flat tire 95
Indicator and warning lamps, Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 98
Indicator and warning lights 17
Individual air distribution 111
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 228
Inflation pressure warning, tires 94
Information on the navigation data 140
Initializing, compass, refer to Calibrating 119
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 95
Installation location, tele‐ phone 124
Instrument cluster 16
Instrument lighting 90 Instrument panel, refer to In‐
strument cluster 16
Instruments, refer to Cock‐ pit 14
Integrated key 32
Integrated universal remote control 116
Interactive map 147
Interior equipment 116
Interior lights 91
Interior lights, remote con‐ trol 35
Interior mirror 53
Interior motion sensor 42
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming 53
Interior rearview mirror, com‐ pass 118
Interior temperature, setting, refer to Air conditioner 110
Interior temperature, setting, refer to Automatic climate
control 112
Intermediate destina‐ tions 149
Intermittent wipe 63
Internet page 6
Intersection, entering for navi‐ gation 143
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 80
J Jacking points 249
Joystick, refer to iDrive 20
K
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 39
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Comfort Access 39
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 32 Seite 279Everything from A to ZReference279
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Key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 32
Kickdown, 7-gear automatic transmission 70
Kickdown, 8-gear automatic transmission 66
Knee airbag 92
L
Lamps and bulbs, bulb re‐ placement 245
Lamps, replacing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 245
Language on Control Dis‐ play 80
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer to Safety belts 50
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 134
Launch Control, acceleration assistant 71
Leather, care 258
LED, light-emitting di‐ odes 246
Length, refer to Dimen‐ sions 264
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 25
License plate light, bulb re‐ placement 248
Light 87
Light-alloy wheels, care 259
Light control 88
Light-emitting diodes LED 246
Lighter 120
Lighter, connecting electrical devices 120
Lighting, instruments 90
Lighting, lamps and bulbs 245
Light switch 87
Limit, refer to Speed limit 85
Load 133
Loading 132 Lockable lug bolts, refer to
Lug bolt lock 249
Lock buttons, doors, refer to Locking 38
Locking from the inside 38
Locking from the outside 35
Locking, setting the confirma‐ tion signals 36
Locking the vehicle from the inside 37
Locking the vehicle from the outside 34
Locking without remote con‐ trol, refer to Comfort Ac‐
cess 39
Low beams 87
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 89
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 49
Lug bolt lock 249
Lumbar support 49
M
M/S, automatic transmission, 7-gear 70
M/S, automatic transmission, 8-gear 67
Maintenance 243
Maintenance require‐ ments 243
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 80
Maintenance system, BMW 243
Malfunction, door lock 37
Malfunction, fuel filler flap 224
Malfunction, parking brake 62
Malfunction warnings, refer to Check Control 84
Manual air distribution 111
Manual mode, 7-gear auto‐ matic transmission 70 Manual mode, 8-gear auto‐
matic transmission 67
Manual operation, door lock 37
Manual operation, driver's door 37
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 224
Manual operation, transmis‐ sion lock 71
Manual transmission 65
Map, destination entry 147
Map display in black and white 156
Map in split screen 155
Map view 153
Marking on approved tires 235
Marking, run-flat tires 234
Master key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 32
Maximum cooling 113
Maximum speed, winter tires 235
Medical kit, refer to First aid kit 252
Memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 51
Menus, of iDrive, operat‐ ing 20
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 21
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins 155
Messages 208
Microfilter for air condi‐ tioner 111
Microfilter, with automatic cli‐ mate control 114
Minimum tread depth, tires 233
Mirror, mirror memory, refer to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory 51
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Mirrors– Automatic Curb Monitor 52
Mirrors, exterior mirrors 52
Mirrors, folding in, before driving into a car wash 53
Mirrors, heating 53
Mirrors, interior mirror 53
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 131
Mobile phone, installation lo‐ cation, refer to Center arm‐
rest 124
Mobile phone, refer to Tele‐ phone 194
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 20
MP3 player 182
Multimedia 172
Music collection 177
Music search 179
Music, storing 177
N
Navigation 140
Navigation data 140
Navigation data, updat‐ ing 140
Navigation system, destina‐ tion entry by voice 148
Nets, refer to Storage com‐ partments 125
Neutral cleaner, care 259
New wheels and tires 234
Notes 6, 211
Nozzles, refer to Air vents 109
Nozzles, refer to Ventila‐ tion 111, 115
O OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 244
Odometer 73
Office 205
Oil additives 240
Oil change interval, service requirements 80
Oil consumption 238
Oil level 238
Oil, refer to Engine oil 238
Oil types, alternative 240
Oil types, approved 240
Old batteries, disposal 250
Onboard computer, refer to Computer 75
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 244
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 20
Onboard vehicle tool kit 245
Opening and closing, Comfort Access 39
Opening and closing from the inside 37
Opening and closing from the outside 34
Opening and closing using the door lock 37
Opening and closing, using the remote control 34
Operating principle, iDrive 20
Outside-air mode, automatic climate control 113
Outside air, refer to Recircu‐ lated air mode 110, 113
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 74
P Paint, vehicle 258
Pairing, mobile phone 195
Park Distance Control PDC 107
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 132
Parking aid, refer to PDC 107
Parking brake 61
Parking lamps 87 Passenger side mirror, tilt‐
ing 52
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 107
Personal information 205
Personal Profile 32
Pinch protection, win‐ dows 43
Plastic, care 259
Pollen, refer to Microfilter/ activated-charcoal filter with
automatic climate con‐
trol 114
Pollen, refer to Microfilter for air conditioner 111
Position, storing 144
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 143
Power failure 249
Power windows, opening and closing 43
Power windows, refer to Win‐ dows 42
Pressure, tires 228
Pressure warning, tires 94
Pressure warning, tires, Flat Tire Monitor 94
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 24
Protective function, refer to Pinch protection system,
windows 43
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 21
R Radiator fluid, refer to Cool‐ ant 241
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key 32
Radio ready state 58
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Radio ready state, switchedon 58
Radio setting, refer to Radio ready state 58
Rain sensor 63
Random 173
Random playback 173
Range 75
RDS 165
Reading lights 91
Reading out loud 212
Rear lamp, refer to Tail lamp, bulb replacement 248
Rear lights, refer to Tail lights 247
Rearview mirror, refer to Mir‐ rors 52
Rear window de‐ froster 111, 114
Recirculated air mode 110, 113
Reclining seat, refer to Back‐ rest 48
Recommended tire brands 235
Redialing 201
Refueling 224
Remaining range, refer to Range 75
Reminders 212
Remote app 221
Remote control 32
Remote control, battery re‐ placement 41
Remote control, Comfort Ac‐ cess 39
Remote control, garage door opener 116
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 36
Remote control, removing from the ignition lock 57
Remote control, tailgate 35
Remote control, univer‐ sal 116
Remote inquiry 200 Remote Services 221
Replacement fuses, refer to Spare fuses 250
Replacement remote con‐ trol 32
Replacing wheels/tires 234
Reporting safety defects 9
Reservoir for washer fluid 65
Restraining systems, refer to Safety belts 50
Restraint system for chil‐ dren 55
Retaining straps, securing cargo 134
Retractable hardtop, conven‐ ient opening and closing 35
Retractable hardtop, opening and closing 44
Retractable hardtop, remote control 35
Retreaded tires 235
Reverse gear, 7-gear auto‐ matic transmission 69
Reverse gear, 8-gear auto‐ matic transmission 66
Reverse gear, manual trans‐ mission 65
Rim cleaner, care 259
Road, avoiding 151
Road detour 151
Roadside Assistance 217
Roadside parking lights 89
Roadworthiness test 80
Roof, refer to Retractable hardtop 44
Route 152
Route criteria, route 151
Route, displaying 152
Route section, bypass‐ ing 152
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 234
Rubber components, care 259
Run-flat tires 234 Run-flat tires, tire inflation
pressure 228
Running lights, refer to Park‐ ing lamps/low beams 87
S Safe braking 131
Safety 7
Safety-belt height adjust‐ ment 51
Safety belts, care 259
Safety belts, damage 51
Safety belts, indicator/warn‐ ing lamp 51
Safety belts, reminder 51
Safety systems, airbags 92
Safety systems, safety belts 50
Safety tires 234
Satellite radio 166
Saving fuel 134
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 154
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 20
Search, refer to BMW On‐ line 218
Seat adjustment, electric 49
Seat adjustment, mechani‐ cal 48
Seat and mirror memory 51
Seat and mirror memory, re‐ trieving automatically 36
Seat Belt Reminder, refer to Safety belt reminder 51
Seat belts 50
Seat heating 50
Seats 48
Seats, adjusting 48
Seats, adjusting electri‐ cally 49
Seats, heating 50
Seats, memory, refer to Seat and mirror memory 51 Seite 282ReferenceEverything from A to Z282
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Seats, storing the setting, re‐fer to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory 51
Sensors, care 260
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice 243
Service requirements, dis‐ play 80
Services, remote 221
Servotronic 104
Settings and information 77
Settings, clock, 12h/24h mode 79
Settings, configuring, refer to Personal Profile 32
Settings, DVD 175
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 80
Shift paddles on steering wheel, 7-gear automatic
transmission 70
Shift paddles on steering wheel, 8-gear automatic
transmission 67
Short commands, voice acti‐ vation 266
Side airbags 92
Side windows, refer to Win‐ dows 42
Sitting safely 48
Ski bag, refer to Through- loading opening with
integrated transport
bag 121
Slot for remote control 57
Smokers' package, refer to Ashtray 120
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 203
Snap-in adapter, refer to Cen‐ ter armrest storage com‐
partment 124
Snow chains 235 Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐
nostics 244
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical devices 120
Software applications, iPhone 220
Software part number 194
Software update 189
SOS, refer to Emergency Re‐ quest, initiating 251
Spare fuses 250
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 145
Special equipment, series equipment 6
Specified oil types 240
Speed, average 75
Speed limit 85
Speedometer 16
Split screen 24
Split screen map set‐ tings 155
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 153
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Sport program, 7-gear auto‐ matic transmission 70
Sport program, 8-gear auto‐ matic transmission 67
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Spray nozzles, refer to Clean‐ ing the windshield and head‐
lamps 64
Stability control systems 101
Start/Stop button 57
Start/Stop button, starting the engine 58
Start/Stop button, switching off the engine 59
Starting aid 252
Starting the engine 58
State/province, selecting for navigation 142
Stations, stored 170 Station, storing 164
Status information, iDrive 23
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steam jets 257
Steering wheel 54
Steering wheel, adjusting 54
Steering wheel, buttons on the steering wheel 14
Stopping, engine 59
Storage compartments 125
Storage, tires 235
Storing the seat position, re‐ fer to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory 51
Storing the vehicle 260
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 143
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 228
Summer tires, tread 233
Suspension settings 102
Switches, refer to Cockpit 14
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 102
Switching off, engine 59
Switching off, vehicle 59
Symbols 6
T Tachometer 74
Tailgate, opening from the in‐ side 38
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 38
Tailgate, remote control 35
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 247
Tail lights 247
Tank display 74
Tasks 211
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 264
Telephone 194
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Telephone, installation loca‐tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 124
TeleService 217
Temperature, air condi‐ tioner 110
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 112
Temperature, changing the unit of measure 78
Temperature, coolant 74
Temperature display, external temperature 73
Temperature display, external temperature warning 73
Temperature display, setting the units 78
Temperature, engine oil 74
Text messages 208
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 41
Thigh support adjustment 49
Third brake light, refer to Center brake light 248
Through-loading opening with integrated transport
bag 121
Tilt alarm sensor 42
Tilting the passenger side mirror 52
Time, setting the time 78
Tire age 232
Tire damage 233
Tire identification marks 231
Tire inflation pressure 228
Tire inflation pressure, pres‐ sure loss 97
Tire pressure monitoring, re‐ fer to FTM 94
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 96
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM, system reset 97
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM, warning lamp 98
Tire Quality Grading 232 Tires, changing 234
Tires, flat tire 249
Tire size 231
Tires, run-flat tires 234
Tires, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 96
Tire tread 233
Toll roads, route 151
Tone 162
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 245
Tools, refer to Onboard vehi‐ cle tool kit 245
Towing 253
Town/city, navigation 143
Tow-starting 253
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 96
Traction control 102
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 103
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 155
Transmission, 7-gear auto‐ matic transmission with dual
clutch 68
Transmission, 8-gear auto‐ matic transmission 66
Transmission lock, unlocking manually 71
Transmission lock, unlocking manually, with 7-gear auto‐
matic transmission 71
Transmission, manual trans‐ mission 65
Transmission positions, 7- gear automatic transmis‐
sion 68
Transmission positions, 8- gear automatic transmis‐
sion 66
Transmission, unlocking transmission lock manually,
for 7-gear automatic trans‐
mission 71 Transporting children
safely 55
Tread depth, tires 233
Tread, tires 233
Treble, tone 162
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 73
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 62
Trip odometer 73
Trips, planning 149
Trunk lid 38
Trunk lid, Comfort Access 40
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 39
Trunk lid, opening from the inside 38
Trunk lid, opening from the outside 38
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐ sions 264
Turn signal, indicator/warning lamp 16
Turn signals 62
Turn signals, bulb replace‐ ment, front 247
Turn signals, triple turn signal activation 62
U Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 232
Unintentional alarms 42
Units, average fuel consump‐ tion 78
Units of measure, changing on the Control Display 78
Units, temperature 78
Universal remote control 116
Unlocking, from the inside 38
Unlocking, from the out‐ side 34
Unlocking, hood 238
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