2014 BMW Z4 SDRIVE35IS Owners Manual

the transfer of certain vehicle data out of the
vehicle.
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 in‐
jury or death, you should immediately inform
the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐
tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of
North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐
wood, 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, your 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: Administrator,
NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washing‐
ton, DC 20590. You can also obtain other in‐
formation 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 tele‐
phone the toll-free hotline 1-800-333-0510.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca/
roadsafety.Seite 9Notes9
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At a glance
These overviews of buttons, switches and
displays are intended to familiarize you with your
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CockpitVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it alsodescribes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
All around the steering wheel
1Opening and closing windows
jointly   412Opening and closing rear win‐
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3Opening and closing front win‐
dows   414Exterior mirrors, folding in and out   505Adjust the exterior mirrors, Automatic Curb
Monitor   506Parking lamps   85Low beams  85Automatic headlamp con‐
trol   86
Adaptive light control   86
High-beam Assistant   877Turn signal  60High beams, head‐
lamp flasher   87High-beam Assistant   87Roadside parking lamps   87Computer  73Settings and information about
the vehicle   758Instrument cluster   149Buttons on the steering wheelChange the radio station
Select a music track
Leaf through the phone book and
through lists with stored phone
numbersNext entertainment sourceRecirculated air mode   11210Windshield wipers  61Rain sensor  6111Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off   5512Ignition lock  5513Steering wheel heating   5214Horn, the entire surface15Adjust the steering wheel   5216Cruise control  10317Buttons on the steering wheelTelephone  192VolumeActivate/deactivate the voice acti‐
vation system   2518Releasing the hood   23619Open the trunk lid  36Seite 13CockpitAt a glance13
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Instrument cluster1Speedometer2Indicator lamps for turn signals3Indicator/warning lamps  154Tachometer  725Engine oil temperature   726Display for▷Clock  71▷External temperature   71▷Indicator/warning lamps   15▷Cruise control  1037Display for▷Gear display, 8-gear Sport automatic
transmission   65▷Gear display for 7-gear Sport auto‐
matic transmission with dual
clutch   66▷Computer   73▷Date of next scheduled service, and re‐
maining distance to be driven   78▷Odometer and trip odometer  71▷Programs for Dynamic Driving Con‐
trol   100▷High-beam Assistant   87▷Checking engine oil level   236▷Settings and information  75▷ Check Control message
present   828Fuel gauge   729Resetting the trip odometer   71Seite 14At a glanceCockpit14
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Indicator/warning lampsInstrument cluster
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
a variety of combinations and colors.
Several of the lamps are checked for proper
functioning when the engine is started or the
ignition is switched on, and light up briefly.
Text messages Text messages at the upper edge of the Con‐
trol Display explain the meaning of the dis‐
played 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 82.
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:
SymbolFunction or systemTurn signalHigh beams/headlamp flasherSymbolFunction or systemLamp flashes:
DSC or DTC is regulating the pro‐
pulsive forces in order to maintain
driving stabilityParking brake setCanada: the parking brake is set.Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐
fect on exhaust emissionsCanada: engine malfunction with
adverse effect on exhaust emis‐
sionsSeite 15CockpitAt a glance15
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All around the center console1Control Display  182Hazard warning system   2493Central locking system  354▷Air conditioner  108▷Automatic climate control   1105Hard drive for▷Audio CD/DVD  170▷Navigation DVD   1386Controls for▷Radio  162▷CD/DVD   1707Seat heating   48PDC Park Distance Control   105Close the retractable hard‐
top   42Open the retractable hard‐
top   42Deactivate the Automatic Engine
Start/Stop Function   578Parking brake  599Controller with buttons   1810Buttons for Dynamic Driving Control   100Seite 16At a glanceCockpit16
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