2009 BMW Z4 SDRIVE30I light

Cockpit
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
4Folding exterior mirrors in and out*45
5 Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb
monitor
*45
1 Opening and closing windows
jointly
37
2 Opening and closing rear
windows
37
3 Opening and closing front
windows
376
Parking lamps 88
Low beams 88
Automatic headlamp control
*88
Adaptive Head Light
*89

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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
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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

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Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
Indicator and warning lamps can light up in a
variety of combinations and colors.
Some lamps are checked for proper functioning
and thus come on briefly when the engine is
started or the ignition is switched on.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the upper edge of the Control
Display explain the meaning of the displayed
indicator and warning lamps.
You can call up more information, e.g. on the
cause of a malfunction and on how to respond,
via Check Control, refer to page 73.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps notify you that
certain functions are active:
High beams/headlamp flasher 90
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul-
sive forces in order to maintain driving
stability 78
Parking brake set 52
Canada: Parking brake set 52
Engine malfunction with adverse
effect on exhaust emissions 203
Canada: Engine malfunction with
adverse effect on exhaust
emissions 203

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Buttons on the controller
Operating principle
With the ignition at radio readiness or beyond,
refer to page50, the following message is dis-
played on the Control Display:
To hide the message:
Press the controller.
The main menu is displayed.
The message is automa tically hidden after
approx. 10 seconds.
Opening the main menu
Press the button.
The main menu is displayed. All iDrive functions can be called up via five
menu items.
Selecting menu items
The menu items shown in white can be
selected.
1.
Turn the controller until the desired menu
item is highlighted.
2. Press the controller.
A new menu is displayed or the function is exe-
cuted.
ButtonFunction
MENU Open the main menu
RADIO Open the Radio menu
CD Open the CD/Entertainment Server menu
NAV Open the Navigation menu
TEL Open the Telephone menu
BACK Display the previous menu
OPTION Open the Options menu

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Opening the Options menu
Press the button.
The "Options" menu is displayed.
Additional options: move the controller to the
right repeatedly until the "Options" menu
appears.
The "Options" menu contains the following:
> Screen settings, refer to page 20.
> Control options for the selected menu.
Adjusting settings
1.Select a field.
2. Turn the controller unt il the desired setting
is displayed.
3. Press the controller to confirm the setting.
The scroll bar on the right side indicates
whether additional menu items or set-
tings can be selected that are currently not
visible. <
Example: setting the clock
1. Press the button.
The main menu is displayed.
2. Turn the controller unt il "Settings" is high-
lighted, and then press the controller.
3. Turn the controller un til "Time/Date" is
highlighted, and then press the controller.
4. Turn the controller until "Time:" is high-
lighted, and then press the controller.
5. Turn the controller to set the hours and
press the controller.
6. Turn the controller to set the minutes and
press the controller.

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>Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play and in the instrument cluster:
>12h/24h format of the clock, refer to
page 71
> Date format, refer to page 72
> Brightness of Control Display, refer to
page 76
> Language on the Control Display, refer
to page 75
> Units of measure for fuel consumption,
distance covered/remaining distances,
and temperature, refer to page 68
> Show visual warning for Park Distance Con-
trol PDC
*, refer to page 77
> Light settings:
>Welcome lamps, refer to page 88
> Pathway lighting, refer to page 89
> Daytime running lamps, refer to page 89
> Automatic climate control: activating/deac-
tivating AUTO program, cooling function
and automatic recirculated-air control, set-
ting temperature, air fl ow rate and distribu-
tion, refer to page 95 ff
> Entertainment:
>Audio volume, refer to page 138
> Tone control, refer to page 138
> Volume, refer to page 139
Central locking system
The concept
The central locking system functions when the
driver's door is closed.
The system simultaneously engages and
releases the locks on the following:
>Doors
> Luggage compartment lid
> Fuel filler door
> Center armrest
*
Operating from outside
>Via the remote control
> Using the door lock
> In cars with convenient access
*, via the
handles on the driver's and passenger's
doors
In addition, if the remo te control is used, the
welcome lamps, interior lamps and the door's
courtesy lamps
* are switched on or off. The
alarm system
* is also armed or disarmed.
For further details of the alarm system,
refer to
page 33.
Operating from inside
By means of the button for central locking, refer
to page 32.
In the event of a sufficiently severe accident, the
central locking system un locks automatically. In
addition, the hazard warning flashers and inte-
rior lamps come on.
Opening and closing:
Using the remote control
Persons or animals in a parked vehicle
could lock the doors from the inside. You
should therefore take the remote control with
you when you leave the ve hicle so that the latter
can be opened from outside. <
To operate the retractable hardtop with
the remote control, the doors and lug-
gage compartment lid must be closed and the
cargo bay partition must be folded down and
engaged on both sides. Refer also to page38.<
Unlocking
Press the button.
The interior lamps, the courtesy lamps
* and the
welcome lamps come on.
Setting unlocking characteristics
You can set whether only the driver's door or
the entire vehicle is to be unlocked when the
button is pressed for the first time.

Opening and closing
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iDrive, for operating pr
inciple refer to page16.
1. "Settings"
2. "Door locks"
3. "Unlock button"
4. Select a menu item:
>"All doors"
Press the button on ce to unlock the
entire vehicle.
> "Driver's door only"
Pressing the button once unlocks
the driver's door and fuel filler door.
Press the button twic e to unlock the
entire vehicle.
5. Press the controller.
Convenient opening*:
Windows and hardtop
Within a range of approx. 13 ft/4 m from the
vehicle, you can open the retractable hardtop
using the remote contro l for convenient access.
Hold the button down.
The windows and the re tractable hardtop are
opened if the doors are closed.
If you continue pressing the button, the win-
dows move up.
Watch during the opening process to
ensure that no one is injured. Releasing
the button interrupts the opening process. <
Locking
Press the button.
Convenient closing*
Within a range of approx. 13 ft/4 m from the
vehicle, you can close the retractable hardtop
and the windows using the remote control for
convenient access.
Hold the button down.
The retractable hardto p and the windows are
closed.
Watch during the closing process to
ensure that no one is injured. Releasing
the button interrupts the closing process.<
Switching on interior lamps
While the car is locked:
Press the button.
You can also use this fu nction to locate your
vehicle in parking garages etc.
Unlocking the luggage
compartment lid
Press the button for approx. 1 second.
The luggage compartment lid swings
back and up when opened. Ensure that
there is sufficient clearance. To avoid locking
yourself out by accide nt, do not place the
remote control in the ca rgo bay. A previously
locked luggage compartment lid is locked again
after closing.
Before and after each tr ip, check that the lug-
gage compartment lid ha s not been inadvert-
ently unlocked. <
Convenient loading*
Within a range of approx. 13ft/4m from the vehi-
cle you can use the remote control for conve-
nient access to half clos e the retractable hard-
top when it is open to ease loading of the
cargo bay.
1. Briefly press the button and, within one
second, press again and hold until the
retractable hardtop stops in an intermediate
position. The luggage compartment lid
opens slightly.
2. Open the luggage compartment lid, press
the cargo bay partition upward and stow the
cargo in the cargo bay.

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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