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Supplementary
Owner’s Manual
for BMW
Z4 M Roadster/
Z4 M Coupe
The Ultimate
Driving Machine
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Z4 M Roadster Supplementary Owner's Manual for Vehicle Z4 M Coupe Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW Z4 M Road- ster/Z4 M Coupe. Thorough familiarity with your BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe will provide you with enhanced control and security when you drive it. Therefore, we have one request: Before starting off in your new BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe, please take the time to read this Supplementary Owner's Manual and familiarize yourself with the information that we have com-
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© 2006 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Munich, Germany Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the written consent of BMW AG, Munich. Order No. 01 41 0 012 046 US English III/06 Printed in Germany Printed on environmentally friendly paper, bleached without chlorine, suitable for recycling.
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Contents The fastest way to find information on special topics is by using the index starting on page 42. Using this Owner's Manual 4 Notes At a glance 8 Cockpit Controls 16 Everything under control 18 Technology for driving comfort and safety Driving tips 22 Special operating instructions Mobility 26 Refueling 27 Wheels and tires 28 Under the hood 31 Replacing components Reference 38 Technical data 42 Everything from A to Z Reference Mobility Driving tips Controls At a glance
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Notes About this Owner's Manual Symbols used This Supplementary Owner's Manual contains Indicates precautions that must be fol- all the important equipment, instructions and lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos- technical data in which the BMW Z4 M Road- sibility of personal injury and serious damage to ster/Z4 M Coupe differs from the BMW Z4. For the vehicle. descriptions of equipment not included in this Indicates information that will assist you Supplementary Owner's Manual, please re
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Your individual vehicle When you ordered your BMW, you chose vari- ous items of equipment. This Owner's Manual describes all models and equipment that BMW offers within the same group. We hope you will understand that equipment and features are included which you might not have chosen for your vehicle. Any differences can easily be identified since all optional acces- sories and special equipment are marked with an asterisk *. If equipment in your BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe is not descr
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At a At a glan glance ce This overview of buttons, switches and displays is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's operating environment. The section will also assist you in becoming acquainted with the control concepts and options available for operating the various systems.
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Cockpit Around the steering wheel: controls and displays For descriptions of equipment listed here 4 without a page reference, please refer to Parking lamps the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 under the respective term.< Low beams 1 Opening and closing windows Automatic headlamp control* 2 Folding exterior mirrors in or out* 5 3 Adjusting exterior mirrors Instrument lighting 8 Cockpit
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11 Horn: the entire surface 6 Turn signal indicators 12 Cruise control* High beams, headlamp flasher 13 Releasing the hood Roadside parking lamps* 14 Opening the cargo bay lid/tailgate Computer 7 Instrument cluster 10 8 Windshield wipers Rain sensor* 9 Buttons on the steering wheel Volume > Press: to accept and end a telephone call; to start dialing for selected telephone num- bers > Press longer: activate and deactivate voice entry* Fast forward/rewind > Radio Press: next station stored Pres
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Instrument cluster For descriptions of equipment listed here 7 Button for without a page reference, please refer to > Displaying the clock the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 under the > Service interval display respective term.< 8 Button for 1 Speedometer > Resetting trip odometer 2 Indicator lamps for turn signals > Setting the clock 3 Indicator and warning lamps 11 9 Display for 4 Tachometer 16 > Trip odometer/Odometer with indicator and warning lamps 11 > Clock 5 Engine oil thermometer 16 >
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Indicator and warning lamps Safety belt reminder Technology that monitors itself Indicator and warning lamps that are identified Defective bulb by + are tested for proper functioning whenever the ignition key is turned. They each light up Doors or cargo bay lid/tailgate open once for different periods of time. If a malfunction occurs in one of the monitored Engine electronics + systems, the corresponding lamp does not go Malfunction in the engine electronics. out after the engine has start
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Around the center console: controls and displays 12 Cockpit
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For descriptions of equipment listed here without a page reference, please refer to the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 under the respective term.< 1 Reading lamps* 2 Interior lamps 3 Automatic climate control Air distribution Automatic air distribution and flow rate Cooling function Automatic recirculated-air control AUC Recirculated-air mode Maximum cooling Air flow rate Defrosting windows Rear window defroster 4 Seat heating* Roadster: opening the convertible top Roadster: closing the con
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Controls Controls This chapter is intended to provide you with information for complete control of your vehicle. All features and accessories that are useful for driving and for your safety, comfort and convenience, are described here.
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Everything under control Red warning lamp Tachometer The engine is overheated. Reduce your speed immediately and pull over at a suitable location. Switch off the engine and allow it to cool down. Contact your nearest BMW Center or a workshop that works accord- ing to BMW repair procedures with correspond- ingly trained personnel. Do not open the hood, otherwise there is a risk of injury from scalding.< The orange warning zone between arrows 1 Yellow warning lamp and 2 shows the currently
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formed by your BMW Center after driving 1,200 miles/2,000 km.< 17 Reference Mobility Driving tips Controls At a glance
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Technology for driving comfort and safety Activating DSC Driving stability control Press the button briefly; the indicator lamp goes systems out in the instrument cluster. In contrast to the descriptions in the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4, your BMW Z4 M Road- Checking ster/Z4 M Coupe does not feature Dynamic The indicator lamp flashes: Traction Control DTC. DSC controls the drive forces and brake forces. Dynamic Stability Control DSC The indicator lamp is lit: DSC prevents slip at the
