BMW 2006 Z4 3.0si Roadster User Manuals

Table of Contents

• Introduction

  3
• Contents

  5
• 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

    27
  • Roadster: manual convertible top

    28
  • 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

    36
• Transporting children safely

  37
  • The right place for children

    37
  • Key switch for passenger airbags

    37
  • Installing child-restraint systems

    38
• Driving

  40
  • Ignition lock

    40
  • Starting the engine

    40
  • Switching off the engine

    41
  • Parking brake

    41
  • Manual transmission

    42
  • Automatic transmission with Steptronic*

    42
  • Driving Dynamic Control

    44
  • Turn signal indicators/ Headlamp flasher

    44
  • Washer/wiper system/ Rain sensor*

    45
  • Washer fluid

    46
  • Cruise control*

    46
• Everything under control

  48
  • Odometer

    48
  • Tachometer

    48
  • Fuel gauge

    48
  • Engine coolant temperature gauge

    49
  • Service interval display

    49
  • Clock

    49
  • Computer*

    50
• Technology for driving comfort and safety

  51
  • Driving stability control systems

    51
  • Drive-off assistant

    52
  • Flat Tire Monitor FTM

    53
  • Electric Power Steering EPS

    54
  • Brake Force Display

    54
  • Airbags

    54
• Lamps

  57
  • Parking lamps/Low beams

    57
  • High beams/Roadside parking lamps

    58
  • Fog lamps*

    58
  • Instrument lighting

    58
  • Interior lamps

    58
• Climate

  60
  • Air conditioning

    60
  • Automatic climate control*

    63
• Practical interior accessories

  66
  • Glove compartment

    66
  • Storage compartments

    66
  • Beverage holders

    67
  • Ashtray*

    67
  • Coupe: roller-blind cover

    67
  • Roadster: wind deflector*

    68
  • Connecting electrical appliances

    69
  • Mobile phone preparation package*

    69
• Special operating instructions

  72
  • Break-in procedures

    72
  • Driving notes

    72
  • Cargo loading

    74
  • Roadster: hardtop preparation*

    75
• Refueling

  80
  • Gas cap

    80
  • Fuel specifications

    81
• Wheels and tires

  82
  • Tire inflation pressure

    82
  • Tire coding

    84
  • Tire condition

    85
  • Run-Flat Tires

    86
  • Wheel and tire replacement

    86
  • Snow chains*

    87
• Under the hood

  88
  • Hood

    88
  • Important parts in the engine compartment

    89
  • Engine oil

    89
  • Coolant

    91
  • Brake system

    92
• Maintenance

  93
  • BMW Maintenance System

    93
  • Socket for On-Board Diagnosis OBD

    93
  • Exhaust emission values

    94
  • Care

    94
• Replacing components

  95
  • Onboard tool kit

    95
  • Windshield wiper blades

    95
  • Lamps and bulbs

    95
  • Changing a wheel

    98
  • Vehicle battery

    99
  • Fuses

    99
• Giving and receiving assistance

  100
  • Receiving assistance

    100
  • Warning triangle*

    101
  • First-aid kit*

    101
  • Jump-starting

    101
  • Tow-starting, towing away

    102
• Technical data

  108
  • Engine data

    108
  • Roadster: dimensions

    109
  • Coupe: dimensions

    110
  • Weights

    111
  • Capacities

    112
• Everything from A to Z

  114
  • Index

    114