2012 BMW Z4 SDRIVE35I automatic transmission

12CauseHow to respondLights up in red:The transmission is overheating.Stop the car and engage trans‐
mission position P. Allow the
transmission to cool down. You
can continue your trip at moder‐
ate speeds. Have the system
checked if the situation reoc‐
curs.Lights up in yellow:Manual transmission: the clutch temperature
is too high.Allow the clutch to cool down.
Cooling occurs while the vehicle
is either stationary or moving.
Avoid stop-and-go driving and
driving below walking speed for
lengthy periods. The clutch has
cooled down when this message
disappears. The clutch is not
damaged.The automatic transmission is too hot.Avoid high engine loads. You can
continue your journey, but mod‐
erate your speed and exercise
due caution.Transmission position P is not engaged. The
vehicle is not secured against rolling.The selector lever is malfunctioning.The trip can be continued. Shift
again if necessary. Have the sys‐
tem checked if the situation re‐
occurs.It is possible to engage the gear without de‐
pressing the brake.To change the transmission po‐
sition, always depress the brake.The pinch protection system of the power
windows is malfunctioning.Have the system checked.Seite 197Indicator/warning lampsMobility197
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Z4 sDrive35isAll dimensions given in inches/mm.Smallest turning circle
dia.: 35.1 ft/10.7 m
Weights

Z4 sDrive28iApproved gross vehicle weightManual transmissionlbs/kg3,858/1,750With automatic transmissionlbs/kg3,924/1,780Seite 204ReferenceTechnical data204
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Z4 sDrive28iLoadlbs/kg562/255Approved front axle loadlbs/kg1,742/790Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,227/1,010Cargo area capacitycu ft/l6.4 ‐ 10.9/180 ‐ 310

Z4 sDrive35iApproved gross vehicle weightManual transmissionlbs/kg4,134/1,875With automatic transmissionlbs/kg4,178/1,895Loadlbs/kg562/255Approved front axle loadlbs/kg1,918/870Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,293/1,040Cargo area capacitycu ft/l6.4 ‐ 10.9/180 ‐ 310

Z4 sDrive35isApproved gross vehicle weightManual transmissionlbs/kg—With automatic transmissionlbs/kg4,178/1,895Loadlbs/kg562/255Approved front axle loadlbs/kg1,918/870Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,293/1,040Cargo area capacitycu ft/l6.4 ‐ 10.9/180 ‐ 310Seite 205Technical dataReference205
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA
ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 81
Acceleration assistant, Launch Control 58
Accident, refer to Emergency Request, initiating 176
Activated charcoal filter with automatic climate control 95
Adaptive brake light, refer to Brake force display 80
Adaptive light control 70
Additives– Coolant 166
Additives, oil 166
After washing vehicle 183
Airbags 73
Airbags
– Indicator/warning lamps 75
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐
culated air mode 90, 94
Air conditioner 90
Air conditioning mode
– Air conditioner 90– Automatic climate con‐
trol 92– Ventilation 91, 94
Air distribution
– Automatic 93– Individual 90– Manual 90
Air flow rate 90, 93
Airing, refer to Ventila‐ tion 91, 94
Air outlets, refer to Air vents 89
Air pressure, refer to Tire infla‐ tion pressure 155
Air supply– Air conditioner 90– Automatic climate con‐
trol 92– Ventilation 91, 94
Air vents 89
Air vents
– Refer to Ventilation 91, 94
Alarm system 30
Alarm system
– Avoiding unintentional
alarms 31– Ending an alarm 30– Interior motion sensor 31– Tilt alarm sensor 31
All around the headliner 16
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 162
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 97
Alternative oil types 166
Antifreeze
– Coolant 166– Washer fluid 52
Antilock Brake System,
ABS 81
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 81
Anti-theft protection 22
Anti-theft protection, lug bolts 174
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights 204
Approved engine oils 166
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 204
Armrest, refer to Center arm‐ rest 103
Assist 145
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 177
Assistance systems, refer to
Driving stability control sys‐
tems 81
Assistance when driving off 84
Audio device, external 103
Automatic air distribution 93
Automatic air flow rate 93
Automatic car wash 182
Automatic climate control– Automatic air distribution 93
Automatic cruise control 85
Automatic Curb Monitor 40
Automatic Engine Start/Stop Function 47
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 69
Automatic recirculated air control 94
Automatic transmission
– 7-gear with dual clutch 55– 8-gear 53
AUTO program with automatic
climate control 93
AUX-IN port 103, 127
Average fuel consumption 62
Average fuel consumption
– Setting the units 63
Average speed 62
Axle loads, refer to Weights 204
B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 37
Backrests, refer to Seat ad‐ justment 36
Backrest width adjustment 37
Backup lamps
– Bulb replacement 172, 173Seite 208ReferenceEverything from A to Z208
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Interior equipment 96
Interior lamps 72
Interior lamps– Remote control 23
Interior rearview mirror 41
Interior rearview mirror
– Automatic dimming 41– Compass 98
Interior temperature, setting,
refer to Air conditioner 90
Interior temperature, setting, refer to Automatic climate
control 92
Intermittent wipe 51
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 65
iPod/iPhone 128
J
Jacking points 174
K
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 28
Keyless opening and closing, refer to Comfort Access 28
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 20
Key, refer to Integrated key/re‐ mote control 20
Kick-down
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 56– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 53
Knee airbag 73
L
Lamps and bulbs, bulb re‐ placement 170
Lamps, replacing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 170
Lap-and-shoulder belt, refer to
Safety belts 38
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 112
Launch Control, acceleration assistant 58
Leather, care 183
LED, light-emitting di‐ odes 171
Length, refer to Dimen‐ sions 203
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 173
Light 68
Light-alloy wheels, care 184
Light control 70
Light-emitting diodes LED 171
Lighter– Connecting electrical devi‐
ces 100
Lighting
– Instruments 71– Lamps and bulbs 170
Light switch 68
Load 111
Loading 110
Lockable lug bolts, refer to Lug bolt lock 174
Lock buttons, doors, refer to Locking 27
Locking
– From the inside 27– From the outside 23– Setting the confirmation sig‐
nals 24– Without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 28
Locking the vehicle
– From the inside 26– From the outside 22
Low beams 68
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 71
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 37
Lug bolt lock 174
Lumbar support 37
M
M/S, automatic transmission– 7-gear 57– 8-gear 54
Maintenance 168
Maintenance require‐ ments 168
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 65
Maintenance system, BMW 168
Malfunction
– Door lock 26– Fuel filler flap 152– Parking brake 50
Malfunction warnings, refer to
Check Control 66
Manual air distribution 90
Manual mode
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 57– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 54
Manual operation
– Door lock 26– Driver's door 26– Fuel filler flap 152– Transmission lock 58
Manual transmission 52
Marking on approved tires 161
Marking, run-flat tires 161
Master key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 20
Maximum cooling 93
Maximum speed, winter tires 162
Medical kit, refer to First aid kit 177
Memory, refer to Seat and mir‐ ror memory 39
Microfilter
– For air conditioner 91– With automatic climate con‐
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Refueling 152
Remaining range, refer to Range 62
Remote control– Battery replacement 30– Comfort Access 28– Garage door opener 96– Malfunction 25, 29– Removing from the ignition
lock 45– Trunk lid 23– Universal 96
Replacement fuses, refer to
Spare fuses 175
Replacement remote con‐ trol 20
Replacing wheels/tires 161
Reporting safety defects 8
Reservoir for washer fluid 52
Restraining systems
– Refer to Safety belts 38
Restraint system
– For children 43
Retaining straps, securing
cargo 112
Retractable hardtop
– Convenient opening and
closing 23– Opening and closing 34– Remote control 23
Retreaded tires 161
Reverse gear
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 56– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 53– Manual transmission 52
Roadside parking lamps 70
Roadworthiness test 65
Roof load capacity 204
Roof, refer to Retractable hardtop 33
Rope, refer to Tow-starting and towing 180
RPM, refer to Engine data 202
RSC Runflat System Compo‐
nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 161
Rubber components, care 184
Run-flat tires 161
Run-flat tires– Tire inflation pressure 155
Running lights, refer to Parking
lamps/low beams 68
S
Safety 6
Safety-belt height adjust‐ ment 39
Safety belts 38
Safety belts
– Damage 39– Indicator/warning lamp 39– Reminder 39
Safety belts, care 184
Safety systems
– Airbags 73– Safety belts 38
Safety tires 161
Saving fuel 112
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 179
Seat adjustment, electric 37
Seat adjustment, mechani‐ cal 36
Seat and mirror memory 39
Seat and mirror memory, re‐ trieving automatically 24
Seat Belt Reminder, refer to Safety belt reminder 39
Seat belts
– Refer to Safety belts 38
Seat heating 38
Seats
– Adjusting 36– Adjusting electrically 37– Heating 38– Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 39– Storing the setting, refer to
Seat and mirror memory 39Sensors, care 185
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice 168
Service requirements, dis‐ play 65
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 177
Servotronic 84
Settings– Clock, 12h/24h format 63
Settings and information 62
Settings, configuring, refer to Personal Profile 20
Shift paddles on steering
wheel
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 57– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 54
Side airbags 73
Side windows, refer to Win‐ dows 31
Signal horn, refer to Horn 12
Sitting safely 36
Ski bag, refer to Through- loading opening with
integrated transport bag 101
Slot for remote control 45
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 143
Snap-in adapter, refer to Cen‐ ter armrest storage compart‐
ment 103
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 169
Socket, refer to Connecting electrical devices 100
SOS, refer to Emergency Re‐ quest, initiating 176
Spare fuses 175
Special equipment, series equipment 6
Specified oil types 166
Speed, average 62
Speedometer 14
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SPORT+ program, DynamicDriving Control 83
Sport program– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 57– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 54
SPORT program, Dynamic
Driving Control 83
Spray nozzles, refer to Clean‐ ing the windshield and head‐
lamps 51
Stability control systems 81
Start/Stop button
– Starting the engine 46– Switching off the engine 46
Starting aid 177
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steam jets 182
Steering wheel
– Adjusting 42– Buttons on the steering
wheel 12– Lock 45
Stopping
– Engine 46
Storage compartments 104
Storage nets 100
Storage, tires 162
Storing the seat position, refer to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory 39
Storing the vehicle 185
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 155
Summer tires, tread 160
Suspension settings 82
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 82
Switching off
– Engine 46– Vehicle 46
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 61
Tailgate, opening from the in‐
side 27
Tailgate, refer to Trunk lid 27
Tail lamps 172
Tail lamps– Bulb replacement 172, 173
Tank display 61
Technical changes, refer to Safety 6
Technical data 202, 203
Telephone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 103
TeleService 146
Temperature, air condi‐ tioner 91
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 92
Temperature, coolant 61
Temperature display
– External temperature 60– External temperature warn‐
ing 60– Setting the units 63
Temperature, engine oil 61
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 30
Thigh support adjustment 37
Third brake lamp, refer to Cen‐ ter brake lamp 173
Through-loading opening with integrated transport bag 101
Tilting the passenger side mir‐ ror 40
Time
– Setting the time 64
Tire age 159
Tire damage 160
Tire identification marks 158
Tire pressure monitoring, refer to FTM 75
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 77
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM
– Resetting the system 78– System limitations 77– Warning lamp 78Tire Quality Grading 159
Tires, changing 161
Tires, flat tire 174
Tire size 158
Tires, pressure loss 78
Tires, pressure monitoring, re‐ fer to Tire Pressure Monitor
TPM 77
Tires, run-flat tires 161
Tire tread 160
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 170
Tools, refer to Onboard vehicle tool kit 170
Torque, refer to Engine data 202
Tow bar 180
Tow fitting– Screw thread 179
Tow fittings
– For tow-starting and tow‐
ing 179
Towing 179
Towing methods 180
Tow rope 180
Tow-starting 179, 181
TPM, refer to Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 77
Traction control 82
TRACTION program, Dynamic Driving Control 83
Transmission
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion with dual clutch 55– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 53– Manual transmission 52– Unlocking transmission lock
manually, for 7-gear auto‐
matic transmission 58
Transmission lock, unlocking
manually 58
Transmission lock, unlocking manually, with 7-gear auto‐
matic transmission 58
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Transmission positions– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 55– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 53
Transporting children
safely 43
Tread depth, tires 160
Tread, tires 160
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 60
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 50
Trip odometer 60
Trunk
– Comfort Access 29
Trunk lid
– Comfort Access 29– Emergency unlocking 28– Opening from the inside 27– Opening from the out‐
side 27– Remote control 23
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐
sions 203
Turn signal
– Indicator/warning lamp 14
Turn signals 50
Turn signals
– Bulb replacement, front 172– Triple turn signal activa‐
tion 50
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 159
Unintentional alarms 31
Units
– Average fuel consump‐
tion 63– Temperature 63
Universal Garage Door
Opener 96
Universal remote control 96
Unlocking– From the inside 27– From the outside 22– Hood 164– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 22– Trunk lid 29– Without remote control, refer
to Comfort Access 28
Updates made after the edito‐
rial deadline 6
Upholstery care 183
USB audio interface 128
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electrical
devices 100
Vehicle
– Battery replacement 174– Breaking in 108– Cargo 204– Dimensions, refer to Dimen‐
sions 203– Identification number, refer
to Engine compartment 163– Weight 204
Vehicle care 183
Vehicle care, refer to Care 182
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle jack 174
Vehicle paint 183
Vehicle storage 185
Vehicle, switching off 46
Vehicle wash 182
Ventilation
– Draft-free 91, 95– Refer to Climate control 89
Vents, refer to Air vents 89
Voice activation, mobile phone 141
W
Warning and indicator lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control 66
Warning triangle 177
Washer/wiper system 51
Washing, vehicle 182
Water on roads 109
Wear indicator in tire 160
Welcome lamps 68
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen‐ sions 203
Wheel change 173
Wheels and tires 155
Wheels, changing 161
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 75
Width, refer to Dimen‐ sions 203
Wind deflector 34
Window, convenient opening and closing 23
Windows, defrosting and de‐
fogging– Automatic climate con‐
trol 94
Windows, defrosting and re‐
moving condensation
– Air conditioner 91
Windows, pinch protection 32
Windshield
– Cleaning 51– Defrosting and defogging, air
conditioner 91– Defrosting and defogging,
automatic climate con‐
trol 94
Windshield, defrosting, refer
to Defrosting windows 91
Windshield wash 51
Windshield wash
– Filling capacity, reser‐
voir 206– Nozzles 52– Washer fluid 52
Windshield washer fluid 52
Windshield wiper blades, changing 170
Windshield wiper, refer to Washer/wiper system 51
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