2004 BMW Z4 ROADSTER 3.0I automatic transmission

Reference
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Mobility
109
Lock buttons on doors,
refer to Locking 19
Locking the doors
– from inside 19
– from outside 17, 18
Locking the vehicle
– from inside 18
– from outside 16
Low beams 46
– automatic 46
– bulb replacement 89
– indicator lamp, defective
lamp 13
Lug bolts
– keys 88
Luggage compartment 20
– capacity 101
– increasing capacity 20
– opening/closing,
refer to Luggage
compartment lid 19
– opening from inside the
vehicle 19
– opening from the
outside 19
– opening via remote
control 17
Luggage compartment
lid 19
– opening from inside the
vehicle 19
– opening from the
outside 19
– remote control 17
M
Maintenance, refer to
Service interval
display 49, 86
Maintenance System 86
Making phone calls, refer to
Owner's Manual for
Telephone
Malfunction
– convertible top 23
– door lock 18
– fuel filler door 74
– storage compartments 64
Malfunction of electrical
accessory 92Manual convertible top 21
Manual mode, refer to
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 39
Manual operation
– door lock 18
– driver's door 18
– fuel filler door 74
– luggage compartment
lid 19
– power convertible top 23
– storage compartments 64
Manual transmission 38
Manufacturer 5
Master key 16
– with remote control 16
Maximum cooling 62
Maximum speed
– with winter tires 79
Measurements, refer to
Dimensions 102
Mechanical seat 28
Memory, refer to Vehicle
Memory, Key Memory 31
Microfilter
– air conditioning 59
– automatic climate
control 63
Mirrors 31
– heated 31
Mobile Service 93
Modifications, technical,
refer to For your own
safety 5
M Sports seat 29
Multifunction steering
wheel MFL 11
Multifunction switch
– turn signal indicators/
headlamp flasher 43
– washer/wiper system 43
N
Neck supports, refer to
Head restraints 28
Nets 64
O
OBD interface socket 87Octane numbers, refer to
Fuel specifications 74
Odometer 48
Oil, refer to Engine oil
– alternative oils 84
– approved oils 84
– capacity 103
– dipstick 83
– indicator lamp 13
Oil change intervals,
refer to the Service and
Warranty Information
Booklet for US models,
Warranty and Service
Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
Oil consumption 83
Oil filter change 103
Oil level 83
– checking 83
– indicator lamp 13
Oil pressure 83
– indicator/warning
lamp 13
Oil sensor 83
– indicator lamp 13
OIL SERVICE 49
Oil types 84
Onboard computer, refer to
Computer or to the
Owner's Manual for
Onboard Computer
Onboard monitor, refer to
Computer or to the
Owner's Manual for
Onboard Computer
Onboard tool kit 88
Opening and closing the
vehicle
– from inside 18
– from outside 16, 17
– via the door lock 18
– via the remote control 17
Operating elements 10
Outlets, refer to
Ventilation 59, 63

Everything from A to Z
110 Outside air mode 59
– air conditioning 59
– automatic climate
control 63
Outside temperature
display 49
– changing units of
measure 50
– in the onboard
computer 50
P
Paintwork, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Parking brake 38
– indicator lamp 13
Parking lamps/Low
beams 46
Parking lock, refer to
Transmission interlock 39
Parts and accessories,
refer to Your individual
vehicle 5
Passenger airbags
– deactivation 33
– reactivation 33
Placing the vehicle in
storage, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Plastic, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
Pollen, refer to
– Microfilter 59
– Microfilter/activated-
charcoal filter 63
Power convertible top 22
Power output, refer to
Engine data 100
Power seat 29
Power steering, electric 43
Preparations for the cellular
phone 65
Pressure, tires 75
Pressure monitor, tires
– Flat Tire Monitor 54
R
Radio, refer to the Owner's
Manual for Radio
Radio remote control key,
refer to Master key with
remote control 16
Rain sensor 43
Reading lamps 47
Rear turn signal indicators
– bulb replacement 90
Rearview mirror 31
Rear window defroster
– air conditioning 59
– automatic climate
control 63
Recirculated-air mode
– air conditioning 59
– automatic climate
control 63
Recirculating the air, refer
to Recirculated-air
mode 59, 63
Refueling 74
– fuel filler door 74
Releasing
– hood 81
Remaining distance, refer
to Range 51
Remaining distance to next
service 49
Remote control 16
– luggage compartment
lid 17
– malfunctions 17
Replacement key 16
Replacement of tires 79
– changing a tire 79
– changing a wheel 91
Replacing lamps, refer to
Lamps and bulbs 88
Reserve indicator lamp,
refer to Fuel gauge 48
Restraint systems
– for children 35
– refer to Safety belts 30
Reverse
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 39
– manual transmission 39Rod antenna, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Rope, refer to Towing the
vehicle 96
RSC Runflat System
Component, refer to Run
Flat tires 80
Rubber parts, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Runflat System Component
RSC, refer to Run Flat
tires 80
Run Flat tires 80
– changing a tire 78, 79
– changing a wheel 91
– tire inflation pressure 75
S
Safe seating position 27
– with airbags 27
– with safety belts 27
Safety belts 30
– care, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
– safe seating position 27
– warning lamp 13, 30
Safety systems, refer to
– Antilock Brake System
ABS 54
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 52
Screwdriver, refer to
Onboard tool kit 88
Seat adjustment 28
– mechanical 28
– M Sports seat 29
– power 29
Seat heating 30
Seat memory 29
Seat position, storing 29
Seats 28

Reference
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Mobility
111
Securing, locking the
vehicle
– from inside 19
– from outside 17
Securing loads,
refer to Cargo loading 70
Selector lever
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 39
Selector lever lock, refer to
Shiftlock 39
Selector lever positions
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 39
Service, see Service and
Warranty Information
Booklet for US models,
Warranty and Service
Guide Booklet for
Canadian models 86
Service and warranty 6
Service interval
display 49, 86
Shifting gears
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 39
– manual transmission 38
Shiftlock 39
Side airbags 56
Side turn signal indicators
– bulb replacement 90
Signal horn, refer to
Horn 10
Slipstream deflector, refer
to Wind deflector 24
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray 65
Snow chains 80
Socket, refer to Cigarette
lighter 65
Socket for Onboard
Diagnostics 87
SOS, refer to Emergency
call 93
Spare fuses 92
Spare key 16
Special oils, refer to
Specified engine oils 84
Special wash program,
refer to the Caring for
your vehicle brochureSpecified engine oils 84
Speed
– winter tires 79
Speedometer 12
Sport program
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 39
– Driving Dynamic
Control 42
Sports seat 29
Stability control, refer to
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 52
Standing lamps 47
Starting 36
– engine 36
Starting assistance
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 52
Starting difficulties
– jump-starting 94
– temperature 37
Status of the Owner's
Manual 5
Steering lock 36
Steering wheel 10
– adjusting 30
Steptronic, refer to Manual
mode 39
Storage, tires 79
Storage compartments 64
– electrical fault 64
– opening manually 64
Storage nets 64
Storage space, refer to
Luggage compartment 20
Storage space, refer to
Storage
compartments 64
Storing seat position, refer
to Seat memory 29
Stroke, refer to Engine
data 100
Summer tires, refer to
Wheels and tires 75
Surface ice, refer to Ice
warning 50
Switches, refer to
Cockpit 10
Switch for passenger
airbags 33Switching gears, refer to
Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 39
Switching off
– engine 37
– vehicle 38
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 48
Tail lamps
– bulb replacement 90
– indicator lamp, defective
lamp 13
Tail lamps, refer to Rear
lamps 90
– bulb replacement 90
Tank capacity, refer to Fuel
tank capacity 103
Tank indicator, refer to Fuel
gauge 48
Technical data 100
Technical modifications,
refer to For your own
safety 5
Telephone, refer to the
separate Owner's Manual
Telephone preparation 65
Temperature
– air conditioning 59
– automatic climate
control 62
– engine 48
Temperature display
– ice warning 50
– outside
temperature 49, 50
– setting units of
measure 50
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control 45
The BMW Maintenance
System 86
Third brake lamp
– bulb replacement 90
Third brake lamp, refer to
Center high-mount brake
lamp 90
Three-point seat belt, refer
to Safety belts 30

Everything from A to Z
112 Tire inflation pressure
– checking 75
– restoring 75
Tire pressure monitoring,
refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 54
Tires
– age 77
– break-in procedures 68
– changing 79
– condition 78
– damage 78
– DOT quality grades 77
– inflation pressure 75
– replacement 79
– Run Flat tires 80
– size 75
– storage 79
– temperature 78
– traction 77
– tread 78
– tread depth indicator,
refer to Tire tread, Tire
damage 78
– tread wear 77
– Uniform Tire Quality
Grading 77
Tool kit, refer to Onboard
tool kit 88
Torque, refer to Engine
data 100
To unlock
– from inside 18
– from outside 17
Towing 96
– eyelet 96
Towing the vehicle 96
– with the front axle
raised 96
Tow sockets for towing
eyelet 96
Track width, refer to
Dimensions 102
Transmission
– automatic transmission
with Steptronic 39
– manual transmission 38
Transmission interlock,
refer to Changing selector
lever positions 39Transmission
malfunction 40
Transporting children
safely 33
Tread depth, refer to Tire
tread 78
Tread wear indicators in the
tires, refer to
Tire tread, Tire
damage 78
Trip distance recorder,
refer to Trip odometer 48
Trip meter, refer to Trip
odometer 48
Trip odometer 48
Trunk, refer to Luggage
compartment 20
Trunk lid
– opening via remote
control 17
Trunk lid, refer to Luggage
compartment lid 19
Trunk volume, refer to
Luggage compartment
capacity 101
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 102
Turn signal indicators 43
– indicator lamp 13
TV function, refer to
Owner's Manual
for Onboard Computer
U
Undercoating, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
Unintentional alarm 26
Units
– average
consumption 50
– average
speed 50
– temperature 50
Used batteries, refer to
Battery disposal 92
V
Vehicle
– battery 91
– break-in procedures 68
– care, refer to the Caring
for your vehicle brochure
– cargo loading 70
– measurements, refer to
Dimensions 102
– storage, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
– switching off the
engine 69
– washing, refer to the
Caring for your vehicle
brochure
– weight 101
Vehicle Memory 31
Vehicle vacuum cleaner,
refer to Cigarette lighter
socket 65
Ventilation 59, 63
– air conditioning 59
– automatic climate
control 63
Vents, refer to
Ventilation 59, 63
Volume
– fuel tank, refer to
Capacities 103
W
Warning and indicator
lamps 12
Warning triangle 94
Warranty, see Service and
Warranty Information
Booklet for US models,
Warranty and Service
Guide Booklet for
Canadian models 86
Warranty and service 6
Washer/wiper system 43
Washer fluid reservoir, refer
to Capacities 103