BMW 2008 Z4 Coupe 3.0si User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Notes

  6
  • About this Owner's Manual

    6
  • Symbols used

    6
  • Your individual vehicle

    7
  • Status at time of printing

    7
  • For your own safety

    7
  • Service and warranty

    8
• Cockpit

  12
  • Around the steering wheel: controls and displays

    12
  • Instrument cluster

    14
  • Indicator and warning lamps

    14
  • Around the center console: controls and displays

    16
• Opening and closing

  20
  • The key set

    20
  • Vehicle Memory, Key Memory

    20
  • Central locking system

    21
  • Opening and closing: from outside

    21
  • Opening and closing: from inside

    23
  • Coupe: tailgate

    23
  • Roadster: luggage compartment lid

    24
  • Cargo bay

    25
  • Alarm system*

    25
  • Windows

    26
  • Roadster: manual convertible top

    27
  • Roadster: fully automatic convertible top*

    29
• Adjustments

  32
  • Safe seating position

    32
  • Seats

    32
  • Head restraints

    34
  • Seat memory*

    34
  • Seat heating*

    35
  • Safety belts

    35
  • Mirrors

    36
  • Steering wheel

    37
• Transporting children safely

  38
  • The right place for children

    38
  • Key switch for passenger airbags

    38
  • Installing child-restraint systems

    39
• Driving

  42
  • Ignition lock

    42
  • Starting the engine

    42
  • Switching off the engine

    43
  • Parking brake

    43
  • Manual transmission

    44
  • Automatic transmission with Steptronic*

    44
  • Dynamic Driving Control

    46
  • Turn signal indicators/ Headlamp flasher

    46
  • Washer/wiper system/ Rain sensor*

    47
  • Washer fluid

    48
  • Cruise control*

    48
• Everything under control

  50
  • Odometer

    50
  • Tachometer

    50
  • Fuel gauge

    50
  • Engine coolant temperature gauge

    51
  • Service interval display

    51
  • Clock

    51
  • Computer*

    52
• Technology for driving comfort and safety

  53
  • Driving stability control systems

    53
  • Drive-off assistant

    54
  • Flat Tire Monitor FTM*

    55
  • Tire Pressure Monitor TPM*

    56
  • Electric Power Steering EPS

    58
  • Brake Force Display

    58
  • Airbags

    58
• Lamps

  61
  • Parking lamps/Low beams

    61
  • High beams/Roadside parking lamps

    62
  • Fog lamps*

    62
  • Instrument lighting

    62
  • Interior lamps

    63
• Climate

  64
  • Air conditioning

    64
  • Automatic climate control*

    67
• Practical interior accessories

  70
  • Glove compartment

    70
  • Connection for external audio device*

    70
  • Storage compartments

    70
  • Cup holders

    71
  • Ashtray*

    71
  • Connecting electrical appliances

    72
  • Coupe: roller-blind cover

    72
  • Roadster: wind deflector*

    72
  • Mobile phone preparation package*

    73
• Things to remember when driving

  76
  • Break-in procedures

    76
  • Saving fuel

    76
  • Driving notes

    77
  • Cargo loading

    79
  • Roadster: hardtop preparation*

    80
• Refueling

  84
  • Gas cap

    84
  • Fuel specifications

    85
• Wheels and tires

  86
  • Tire inflation pressure

    86
  • Tire coding

    88
  • Tire condition

    89
  • Run-Flat Tires

    90
  • Wheel and tire replacement

    90
  • Snow chains*

    92
• Under the hood

  93
  • Hood

    93
  • Important parts in the engine compartment

    94
  • Engine oil

    94
  • Coolant

    96
  • Brake system

    97
• Maintenance

  98
  • BMW Maintenance System

    98
  • Socket for On-Board Diagnosis OBD

    98
  • Exhaust emission values

    99
  • Care

    99
• Replacing components

  100
  • Onboard tool kit

    100
  • Windshield wiper blades

    100
  • Lamps and bulbs

    100
  • Changing a wheel

    103
  • Vehicle battery

    104
  • Fuses

    104
• Giving and receiving assistance

  105
  • Receiving assistance

    105
  • Warning triangle*

    106
  • First-aid kit*

    106
  • Jump-starting

    106
  • Tow-starting, towing away

    107
• Technical data

  112
  • Engine data

    112
  • Roadster: dimensions

    113
  • Coupe: dimensions

    114
  • Weights

    115
  • Capacities

    116
• Everything from A to Z

  118
  • Index

    118