2010 BMW Z4 ROADSTER SDRIVE35I high beam

Cockpit
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
4Folding exterior mirrors in and out*45
5Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb
monitor
*45
1Opening and closing windows
jointly37
2Opening and closing rear
windows37
3Opening and closing front
windows376
Parking lamps88
Low beams88
Automatic
headlamp control
*88
Adaptive light control
*89
High-beam assistant
*90

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8Instrument cluster12
9Buttons
* on the steering wheel
12Ignition lock50
14Horn, the entire surface
15Adjusting the steering wheel4617Buttons
* on the steering wheel
18Releasing the hood201 7
Turn signals59
High beams, headlamp flasher90
High-Beam Assistant
*90
Roadside parking lamps
*90
Computer65
Settings and information about the
vehicle68
Changing radio station
Selecting music track
Scrolling through phone book and
lists with stored phone numbers
Next entertainment source
Recirculated-air mode98
10
Windshield wipers60
Rain sensor
*60
11Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine50
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
19Opening the luggage compart-
ment lid32

Cockpit
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Instrument cluster
1Speedometer
2Indicator lamps for turn signals
3Indicator and warning lamps13
4Tachometer64
5Engine oil temperature65
6Display for
>Clock64
>Outside temperature64
>Indicator and warning lamps137Display for
>Position of automatic transmission
*54
>Gear display for 7-gear sport automatic
transmission with dual clutch
*56
>Computer65
>Date of next scheduled service, and
remaining distance to be driven69
>Odometer and trip odometer64
>Programs for Dynamic Driving
Control79
>High-Beam Assistant
*90
>Checking the engine oil level202
>Settings and information68
> There is a Check Control
message73
8Fuel gauge65
9Resetting the trip odometer64

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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 page73.
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 flasher90
Lamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul-
sive forces in order to maintain driving
stability78
Parking brake set52
Canada: Parking brake set52
Engine malfunction with adverse
effect on exhaust emissions207
Canada: Engine malfunction with
adverse effect on exhaust
emissions207

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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 page71
>Date format, refer to page72
>Brightness of Control Display, refer
to page76
>Language on the Control Display, refer
to page75
>Split screen, refer to page20
>Units of measure for fuel consumption,
distance covered/remaining distances,
and temperature, refer to page68
>Show visual warning for Park Distance Con-
trol PDC
*, refer to page77
>Light settings:
>Welcome lamps, refer to page88
>Pathway lighting, refer to page89
>Daytime running lights, refer to page89
>High-beam assistant
*, refer to page90
>Automatic climate control: activating/deac-
tivating AUTO program, cooling function
and automatic recirculated-air control, set-
ting temperature, air flow rate and distribu-
tion, refer to page96 ff
>Entertainment:
>Tone control, refer to page140
>Volume, refer to page142
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 flap
>Center armrest
*
Operating from outside
>Via the remote control
>Using the door lock
>In cars with Comfort Access
*, via the han-
dles on the driver's and passenger doors
In addition, if the remote 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 page33.
Operating from inside
By means of the button for central locking, refer
to page32.
In the event of a sufficiently severe accident, the
central locking system unlocks 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 vehicle 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 area 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.

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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 area. 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 page34
>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 hazard warning flashers
>Flashing the high beams
Arming and disarming
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either with
the remote control or at the door lock, the alarm
system is armed or disarmed at the same time.
You can open the luggage compartment lid
using the button of the remote control even
if the alarm system is armed, refer to page30.
The lid is locked and monitored again as soon
as it is closed.
Panic mode*
You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation:
Press the button for at least three seconds.
To switch off the alarm: press any button.

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4.Turn the cap with the Allen wrench, arrow 1,
and remove it, arrow 2.
5.Insert the Allen wrench into the opening,
arrow 1.
6.Turn the Allen wrench as far as it will go,
arrow 2. The transmission lock is released.
Do not turn the Allen wrench in the
opposite direction as this may dam-
age the mechanism.<
7.Draw the Allen wrench out of the opening.
After parking the vehicle, lock the trans-
mission lock again, refer to Locking man-
ually. Otherwise, there is a danger of the vehicle
rolling. 1.Press the button, see arrow.
The transmission lock is locked again.
2.Clip the sleeve of the selector lever back in
place.
3.Set the parking brake.
Jump-starting and towing, refer to page 219.
Turn signals/
headlamp flasher
1High beams
2Headlamp flasher
3Turn signals
Using turn signals
Press the lever beyond the resistance point.
To turn off manually, press the lever to the
resistance point.
Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator
lamp indicates that a turn signal indicator
has failed.<
Indicating a turn briefly
Press the lever as far as the resistance point for
as long as you wish to indicate a turn.

Lamps
88
Lamps
Parking lamps/low beams
0Lamps off,
daytime running lights
1Parking lamps and daytime running lights
2Low-beam headlamps and welcome lamps
3Automatic headlamp control
*, daytime run-
ning lights, welcome lamps, high-beam
assistant
* and adaptive light control*
When you open the driver's door with the igni-
tion switched off, the exterior lighting is auto-
matically switched off if the light switch is in
position 0, 2 or 3.
Switch on the parking lamps if necessary,
switch position 1.
Parking lamps
In switch position1, the front, rear and side
vehicle lighting is switched on. You can use the
parking lamps for parking.
The parking lamps will discharge the bat-
tery. Therefore, do not leave them on for
unduly long periods of time; otherwise, the bat-
tery might not have enough power to start the
engine. It is preferable to switch on the left-
hand or right-hand roadside parking lamps,
refer to page90.<
Low beams
The low beams light up when the light switch is
in position 2 and the ignition is on.
Automatic headlamp control*
When the switch is in position3, the low beams
are switched on and off automatically depend-
ing on ambient light conditions, e.g., in a tunnel,
in twilight, or if there is precipitation. The adap-
tive light control
* is active. The LED next to the
symbol is illuminated when the low beams are
on. You can also activate the daytime running
lights, refer to page89. In the situations
described above, the lamps then automatically
switch from daytime running lights to low
beams.
The headlamps may also come on when the
sun is sitting low on a blue sky.
The automatic headlamp control cannot
serve as a substitute for your personal
judgment in determining when the lamps
should be switched on in response to ambient
lighting conditions. For example, the system
cannot detect fog or hazy weather. To avoid
safety risks, you should always switch on the
low-beam headlamps manually under these
conditions.<
Welcome lamps
If you leave the light switch in position 2 or 3
when you park the car, the parking lamps and
the interior lamps light up briefly when you
unlock the vehicle.