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Z4 sDrive35iOwner's Manual for Vehicle
Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW.
Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with
enhanced control and security when you drive it. We therefore
have this request:
Please take the time to read th is Owner's Manual and familiarize
yourself with the information that we have compiled for you
before starting off in your new vehicle. It contains important data
and instructions intended to a ssist you in gaining maximum use
and satisfaction from your BMW' s unique range of technical fea-
tures. The manual also contai ns information on maintenance
designed to enhance operating safety and contribute to main-
taining the value of your BMW throughout an extended
service life.
This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Informa-
tion Booklet for US models or a Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models.
We wish you an enjoyable driving experience.
BMW AG

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Contents
The fastest way to find information on a partic-
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page230.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
7 Reporting safety defects
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10Cockpit
16 iDrive
22 Letters and numbers
23 Voice activation system
Controls
28Opening and closing
41 Adjustments
48 Transporting children safely
50 Driving
64 Everything under control
77 Technology for driving comfort and
safety
88 Lamps
92 Climate
98 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
110Things to remember when driving
Navigation
118Navigation system
119 Destination entry
128 Destination guidance
134 What to do if …
Entertainment
138On/off and tone
141 Radio
144 Satellite radio
146 CD/DVD player and CD/DVD changer
153 Music collection
158 External devices
Communications
164Telephone
176 Contacts
178 BMW Assist
Mobility
188Refueling
190 Wheels and tires
197 Under the hood
202 Maintenance
204 Care
208 Replacing components
213 Giving and rece iving assistance
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220Technical data
223 Short commands for the voice activation
system
230 Everything from A to Z

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The individual vehicle
When you ordered your BMW, you chose vari-
ous items of equipment. This Owner's Manual
describes the entire array of options and equip-
ment available with a specific BMW model.
Please bear in mind th at the manual may con-
tain information on accessories and equipment
that you have not specifie d for your own vehicle.
Sections describing options and special equip-
ment are marked by asterisks
* to assist you in
identifying possible differences between the
descriptions in this ma nual and your own vehi-
cle's equipment.
If equipment in your BM W is not described in
this Owner's Manual, plea se refer to the accom-
panying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.
Editorial notice
BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing
development that is conc eived to ensure that
our vehicles continue to embody the highest
quality and safety stan dards combined with
advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this
reason, it is possible in exceptional cases that
features described in this Owner's Manual
could differ from those on your vehicle.
For your own safety
Maintenance and repair
Advanced technology, e.g. the use of
modern materials and powerful electron-
ics, requires specially adapted maintenance
and repair methods. You should therefore have
the corresponding work on your vehicle per-
formed only by your BMW center or at a work-
shop that works according to BMW repair pro-
cedures with correspondingly trained
personnel. If this work is not carried out prop-
erly, there is a danger of subsequent damage
and related safety hazards. <
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts
and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and
approved by BMW and Or iginal BMW Parts, you
simultaneously acquire the assurance that they
have been thoroughly te sted by BMW to ensure
optimum performance when installed on your
vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from
defects in material and workmanship.
BMW will not accept any liability for damage
resulting from installati on of parts and accesso-
ries not approved by BMW.
BMW cannot test every product made by other
manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a
BMW safely and without risk to either the vehi-
cle, its operation, or its occupants.
Original BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and
other products approved by BMW, together
with professional advice on using these items,
are available from all BMW centers.

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Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following only applies to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,
NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of North
America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood,
New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone
1-800-831-1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, yo ur dealer, or BMW of
North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis-
trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may call
1-800-333-0510 toll-free from anywhere in
Canada or 1-613-993-9851 from the Ottawa
region and from other countries, or contact
Transport Canada by mail at: Transport Can-
ada, ASFAD, Place de Ville, Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N5.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca

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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
7
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

Cockpit
12
Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2 Indicator lamps for turn signals
3 Indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Tachometer 64
5 Engine oil temperature 65
6 Display for
>Clock 64
> Outside temperature 64
> Indicator and warning lamps 137
Display for
>Position of automatic transmission
*54
> Gear display for 7-gear sport automatic
transmission with dual clutch
*56
> Computer 65
> Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven 69
> Odometer and trip odometer 64
> Programs for Dynamic Driving
Control 79
> Checking the engine oil level
*198
> Settings and information 68
> There is a Check Control
message 73
8 Fuel gauge 65
9 Resetting the trip odometer 64

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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