open hood BMW Z4 SDRIVE35I 2009 Owners Manual

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At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Contents
The fastest way to find information on a partic-
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page230.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
7 Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10Cockpit
16 iDrive
22 Letters and numbers
23 Voice activation system
Controls
28Opening and closing
41 Adjustments
48 Transporting children safely
50 Driving
64 Everything under control
77 Technology for driving comfort and
safety
88 Lamps
92 Climate
98 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
110Things to remember when driving
Navigation
118Navigation system
119 Destination entry
128 Destination guidance
134 What to do if …
Entertainment
138On/off and tone
141 Radio
144 Satellite radio
146 CD/DVD player and CD/DVD changer
153 Music collection
158 External devices
Communications
164Telephone
176 Contacts
178 BMW Assist
Mobility
188Refueling
190 Wheels and tires
197 Under the hood
202 Maintenance
204 Care
208 Replacing components
213 Giving and rece iving assistance
Reference
220Technical data
223 Short commands for the voice activation
system
230 Everything from A to Z

At a glance
11Reference
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
8Instrument cluster 12
9 Buttons
* on the steering wheel
12 Ignition lock 50
14 Horn, the entire surface
15 Adjusting the steering wheel 4617
Buttons
* on the steering wheel
18 Releasing the hood 197
7
Turn signals 59
High beams, headlamp flasher 90
Roadside parking lamps
*90
Computer 65
Settings and information about the
vehicle 68
Instrument lighting 90
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and
lists with stored phone numbers
Next entertainment source
Recirculated-air mode 97
10 Windshield wipers 60
Rain sensor
*60
11 Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine
50
13 Steering wheel heating
*47
16 Cruise control
*61
Telephone*:
> Press: accepting and ending a
call, starting to dial
* selected
phone number. Redialing if no
phone number is selected
> Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice acti-
vation system
*23
19 Opening the luggage
compartment lid
33

Controls
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Mobility
Opening from inside
Press the button: the luggage compartment lid
opens unless it has been locked.
Opening from outside
Press on the top half of the BMW emblem or, for
approx. 1 second, on the button of the
remote control:
The luggage compartment can be opened.
Emergency release*
Pull the lever in the cargo bay. The luggage
compartment lid is unlocked.
Closing
The handle recesses on the interior trim of the
luggage compartment lid make it easier to
pull down.
Make sure that the closing path of the
luggage compartment lid is clear, other-
wise injuries may result. <
To close the luggage compartment lid,
press it down lightly. The lid is closed
automatically. <
Alarm system*
The concept
The vehicle alarm system responds:
>When a door, the hood or the luggage com-
partment lid is opened
> To movements inside the vehicle: Interior
motion sensor, refer to page 34
> When the car's inclination changes, for
instance if an attempt is made to jack it up
and steal the wheels or to raise it prior to
towing away
> When there is an interruption in the power
supply from the battery
The alarm system signals unauthorized entry
attempts for a short time by means of:
> An acoustic alarm
> Switching on the haza rd warning flashers
> Flashing the high beams

Opening and closing
34
Arming and disarming
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either with
the remote control or at the door lock, the alarm
system is armed or disarmed at the same time.
You can open the lugga ge compartment lid
using the button of the remote control even
if the alarm system is armed, refer to page 30.
The lid is locked and monitored again as soon
as it is closed.
Panic mode*
You can trigger the alar m system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation:
Press the button for at least three seconds.
To switch off the alarm: press any button.
Switching off an alarm
> Unlock the car with the remote control, refer
to page 29.
> Insert the remote contro l all the way into the
ignition lock.
Indicator lamp displays
> The indicator lamp under the inside rear-
view mirror flashes continuously: the sys-
tem is armed.
> The indicator lamp flashes after locking:
doors, hood or luggage compartment lid are
not properly closed. Even if you do not close
the alerted area, the sy stem begins to mon-
itor the remaining area s, and the indicator
lamp flashes continuously after approx.
10 seconds. The interior motion sensor and
the tilt alarm sensor are not activated. >
The indicator lamp goes out after unlocking:
your vehicle has not been disturbed while
you were away.
> If the indicator lamp flashes after unlocking
until the remote control is inserted in the
ignition, but for no longer than approx.
5 minutes: your vehicle has been disturbed
while you were away.
Tilt alarm sensor
The tilt of the vehicle is monitored. The alarm
system reacts, e.g. to attempts to steal a wheel
or tow the vehicle.
Interior motion sensor
The interior of the car is monitored up to the
height of the seat cushions. Thus the alarm sys-
tem is activated togeth er with the interior
motion sensor even if the hardtop is open. The
alarm can be triggered unintentionally by falling
objects such as leaves, refer to Avoiding unin-
tentional alarms.
Avoiding unintentional alarms
The tilt alarm sensor and interior motion sensor
may be switched off at the same time. This pre-
vents unintentional alarms, e.g. in the following
situations:
> In duplex garages
> During transport on car-carrying trains,
boats/ships or on a trailer
> When animals are to remain in the vehicle
Switching off tilt alarm sensor and
interior motion sensor
Press the button on the remote control
again as soon as the vehicle is locked.
The indicator lamp light s up briefly and then
flashes continuously. The tilt alarm sensor and
the interior motion sensor are switched off until
the next time the vehicle is unlocked and subse-
quently locked again.

Mobility
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Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Under the hood
Do not work on the car unless you pos-
sess the necessary technical knowledge.
If you are unfamiliar with the statutory guide-
lines, have any work on the vehicle performed
only by a BMW center or by a workshop that
work according to BMW repair procedures with
correspondingly trained pe rsonnel. If this work
is not carried out properly, there is a danger of
subsequent damage and related safety
hazards. <
Hood
Releasing
Pull the lever.
Opening
To avoid damage, make sure that the
wiper arms are against the windshield
before you open the en gine compartment. Do
not open the engine hood before the engine has
cooled down, otherwise injuries may result. <
Push the release lever to the right and open
the hood.
Closing
Close the hood from a height of approx. 16 in/
40 cm with momentum. It must be clearly heard
to engage.
Make sure that the closing path of the
hood is clear, otherwise injuries may
result.
If you see any signs while driving your vehicle
that the hood is not comp letely closed, stop at
once and close it securely. <

Mobility
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Entertainment
Checking coolant level
1.Do not open the engine hood before the
engine has cooled down.
2. Turn the expansion tank cap counterclock-
wise slightly to allo w any accumulated pres-
sure to escape, then continue turning
to open.
3. The coolant level is correct if it is between
the maximum and minimum marks in the
filler neck, refer also to the diagram next to
the filler neck.
4. If the coolant is low, slowly add coolant up to
the specified level; do not overfill.
5. Turn the cap until there is an audible click.
6. Have the reason for the coolant loss elimi-
nated as soon as possible.

Everything from A to Z
236
Hills
112
Holders for cups 103
Home address 176
Homepage BMW 4
Hood 197
Horn 10,11
Hot exhaust system 111
Hydraulic brake assist, refer to
Dynamic Brake Control
DBC 78
Hydroplaning 111
I
IBOC, refer to High Definition
Radio 142
Ice warning, refer to Outside temperature warning 64
ID3 tag, refer to Information
about the track 147
Identification marks
– Run-Flat Tires 195
– tire coding 193
iDrive 16
– adjusting brightness 76
– changing language 75
– changing settings 75
– changing units of measure
and display format 68
– controls 16
– menu guidance 17
– operating principle 16
– overview 16
– setting the date and
time 71,72
– status information 20
iDrive operating principle 16
Ignition 50
– switched off 50
– switched on 50
Ignition key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 28
Ignition key position 1, refer to Radio readiness 50Ignition key position 2, refer to
Ignition on 50
Ignition lock 50
Imprint 2
Indicator and warning lamps
– Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 83
Indicator and warning
lamps 13
Individual air distribution 93
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure 190
Inflation pressure monitoring,
refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 82
Initializing
– after power failure 212
– compass, refer to Calibrating 101
– Flat Tire Monitor FTM 81
– radio, refer to Station, storing 142
– refer to Setting the time and date 72
Installation location
– navigation DVD drive 118
– telephone 102
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions 129
Instrument cluster 12
Instrument lighting 90
In
strument panel, refer to Cockpit 10
Integrated key 28
Integrated universal remote control 98
Interactive map 124
Interior lamps 90
– remote control 30
Interior motion sensor 34
Interior rearview mirror 46
– automatic dimming
feature 46
– compass 100
Interlock, refer to Disengaging
the remote control 53Intermittent mode of the
wipers 60
Intersection, entering, navigation 120
iPod, connecting, refer to
AUX-IN port 158
iPod, connecting, refer to USB-audio interface 158
J
Jacking points211
Joystick, refer to iDrive 16
Jumpering, refer to Jump starting 214
Jump starting 214
K
Key, refer to Integrated key/
remote control 28
Keyless go, refer to
Convenient access 35
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Convenient
access 35
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 28
Kick-down 54
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 54
Knock control 189
L
Lamps
– automatic headlamp
control 88
– parking lamps/low beams 88
Lamps and bulbs, replacing
bulbs 208
Language, changing on Control Display 75
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer to Safety belts 44
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo 114
Last destinations 122

Reference 239
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Mobility
Parking lamps/low beams88
Passenger-side mirror tilt
function 46
Pathway lighting 89
Personal Profile 28
Phone book 167
Phone numbers
– dialing 168
Pinch protection system
– windows 37
Placing a call, refer to
telephone owner's manual
Playback lists for external
devices 160
Polish 207
Pollen
– refer to Microfilter/activated- charcoal filter for automatic
climate control 97
– refer to Microfilter for air conditioner 94
Position, refer to Current
position, displaying 134
Postal code, entering for navigation 120
Power failure 212
Power windows 37
Power windows, refer to
Windows 36
Pressure, tires 190
Pressure monitoring, tires 81
– Flat Tire Monitor 81
Pressure monitoring of tires, refer to Tire Pressure
Monitor TPM 82
Programmable buttons on the steering wheel 11
Protection function, refer to Pinch protection system
– windows 37
Providing medical assistance, refer to First add pouch 214
Puncture
– Flat Tire Monitor 81R
Radio
– controls138
– High Definition Radio 142
– satellite radio 144
– selecting a waveband 141
– storing stations 142
– switching on/off 138
– tone control 138
– volume 138
– Weather Band, refer to Weather information 144
Radio position, refer to Radio readiness 50
Radio readiness 50
– switched off 50
– switched on 50
Radio-remote key, refer to
Remote control with
integrated key 28
Rain sensor 60
Random sequence
– CD/DVD changer 147
– CD/DVD player 147
Reading lamps 91
Rear fog lamps
– indicator lamp 13
Rear lamp, refer to Tail lamps
– replacing bulb 210
Rear lamps, refer to
Tail lamps 210
Rear turn signals
– replacing bulb 210
Rearview mirror, refer to Mirrors 45
Rear window defroster 94,97
Receiving level of mobile phone, refer to Status
information 20
Reception
– quality 142
– radio station 142
Recirculated-air mode 93,97
Recirculation of air, refer to Recirculated-air
mode 93,97 Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest 42
Refueling 188
Releasing
– hood 197
Remaining distance, refer to Cruising range 65
Remote control 28
– battery renewal 36
– convenient access 35
– garage door opener 98
– luggage compartment lid 30
– malfunction 31,36
– removing from the ignition lo
ck50
– service data 202
Replacement remote control 28
Replacing bulbs, refer to
Lamps and bulbs 208
Replacing tires 195
Replacing tires, refer to New
wheels and tires 195
Reporting safety defects 7
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel
gauge 65
Reset, refer to Resetting tone settings 140
Restraint systems
– for children 48
– refer to Safety belts 44
Retractable hardtop
– care, refer to Caring for your vehicle brochure
– convenient operation 30
– opening and closing 39
– remote control 30
retractable hardtop 38
Reverse
– CD/DVD changer 148
– CD/DVD player 148
Reverse gear 57
– automatic transmission with
Steptronic 54
– manual transmission 53
Road map 130
Roadside Assistance 179,213