2016 BMW M4 stop start

Manual gearbox:1.Drive into the car wash.2.Engage idle position.3.Stop the engine.4.Switch on ignition.
M double clutch transmission:
1.Drive into the car wash.2.Engage selector lever position N.3.Stop the engine.
In this way the ignition remains switched
on and a Check Control message is dis‐
played.
It is not possible to lock the vehicle from the
outside in selector lever position N. If an at‐
tempt is made to lock the vehicle, a signal
sounds.
When starting engine with manual gearbox:
1.Press clutch pedal.2.Press the start/stop button.
When starting engine with M double clutch
transmission:
1.Press the brake.2.Press the start/stop button.
Pressing the start/stop button or depressing
the brake switches off the ignition.
Transmission position
Transmission position P is automatically en‐
gaged:
▷With the ignition switched off.▷After approximately 15 minutes.
Headlights
▷Do not rub them when dry or use abrasive
or corrosive cleaning agents.▷Soak impurities such as insects with sham‐
poo and wash off with water.▷Remove ice with a de-icer spray; do not
use an ice scraper.After washing the car
After washing the car, drive it briefly and apply
the brakes to dry them out; this is necessary to
prevent reduced braking action, and also to
avoid corrosion of the brake discs.
Completely remove residues on the wind‐
screens to avoid affecting visibility due to
smearing, and to reduce wiping noise and
wiper blade wear.
Car care Care products The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends
the use of BMW care and cleaning products,
as they are tested by BMW and categorised as
suitable for the use on the vehicle.
WARNING
Cleaning agents can contain hazardous
substances or constitute a health risk. Danger
of injury. When cleaning the interior, open the
doors or windows. Use only products that are
intended for cleaning the vehicle's interior. Ob‐
serve the notes on the pack.◀
Vehicle paintwork Regular care promotes driving safety and pre‐
serves your vehicle's value. Environmental ef‐
fects in areas with higher air pollution or natu‐
ral contaminations, for example tree resin or
leaf dust, may have an effect on the vehicle
paintwork. Base the frequency and extent of
vehicle care on such factors.
Remove corrosive substances, such as run-off
fuel, oil, grease or bird droppings immediately
to avoid changes to the paint or discoloura‐
tions.
Only use suitable cleaning and care products
for matt paintwork. Suitable matt paintwork
care products are available from a Service
Partner or a qualified specialist workshop.Seite 209General careMobility209
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IndexA ABS, anti-lock braking sys‐ tem 123
Acceleration assistant, see Launch Control 77
Accessories and parts 8
Activation, airbags 106
Active M differential 126
Active Protection 120
Adaptive brake light, see Dy‐ namic brake lights 120
Adaptive Headlights 100
Adaptive M chassis 126
Additives, oil 187
Adjust headlights 102
After washing the car 209
Age of tyres 176
Airbags 104
Airbags, indicator/warning lamp 105
Airbag switch, see Key switch for front passenger air‐
bags 106
Air conditioning 144
Air distribution, manual 146
Air flow, automatic air condi‐ tioning 146
Air outlets, see Ventila‐ tion 147
Air pressure, tyres 175
Alarm, false 43
Alarm system 42
All-season tyres, see Winter tyres 177
Alternative oil grades 187
Ambient lighting 103
Anti-freeze protection, washer fluid 73
Anti-lock braking system, ABS 123 Anti-theft alarm system, see
Alarm system 42
Anti-theft system, wheel studs 199
Anti-trap mechanism, glass Roof 46
Anti-trap mechanism, win‐ dows 44
Approved engine oils, see Suitable engine oil
grades 187
Aquaplaning 163
Around the centre con‐ sole 14
Around the headlining 15
Around the steering wheel 12
Arrival time 92
Ashtray 149
Attentiveness assistant 121
AUC, automatic air recircula‐ tion control 146
AUTO intensity 145
Automatic air condition‐ ing 144
Automatic air recirculation control, AUC 146
Automatic anti-glare control, see High-beam assis‐
tance 100
Automatic driving lights con‐ trol 99
Automatic locking 42
Automatic parking func‐ tion 56
AUTO program, automatic air conditioning 145
AUTO program, intensity 145
Auto Start Stop function 67
Average fuel consumption 91
Average speed 91
Axle load limit 215 Axle loads, weight 215
B Backrest contour, see Lum‐ bar support 50
Backrest width 50
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 206
Battery, vehicle 199
Being towed, see Tow-start‐ ing/towing 204
Belt holder 54
Belts, seat belts 52
Black ice, see Outside tem‐ perature warning 84
Blower, see Air flow 146
BMW Driver's Guide App 6
BMW homepage 6
BMW internet site 6
BMW Maintenance Sys‐ tem 191
BMW M Technology 160
BMW Services 6
Bonnet 183
Boot lid closing 38
Boot lid, contactless open‐ ing 40
Boot lid, emergency re‐ lease 39
Boot lid via remote control 36
Boot, storage space 156
Bottle holder, see Cu‐ pholder 155
Brake assist 123
Brake lights, adaptive 120
Brake lights, dynamic 120
Braking, information 163
Braking safely 163
Breakdown Assist 202 Seite 218ReferenceEverything from A to Z218
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Breakdown, wheelchange 199
Brightness of the Control Dis‐ play 94
Bulb change, rear 196
Bulb change, xenon head‐ light 194
Buttons on the steering wheel 12
Button, start/stop 65
C
Camera, rear-view cam‐ era 134
Camera, Side View 136
Camera, Top View 138
Carbon ceramic brakes M 160
Car care 209
Care, displays 211
Care products 209
Care, vehicle 209
Car jack 199
Car key, see Remote con‐ trol 32
Carpet, care 211
Carrying children safely 58
Car washes 208
Catalytic converter, see Hot exhaust system 163
CBS, Condition Based Serv‐ ice 191
Central key, see Remote con‐ trol 32
Central locking system 38
Central screen, see Control Display 16
Centre armrest 154
Centre console 14
Ceramic brakes 160
Changes, technical, see Your own safety 7
Changing bulb, rear 196
Charcoal canister 146
Chassis, electronic 126 Chassis number, see Vehicle
identification number 9
Check control 80
Checking the oil level elec‐ tronically 185
Child's seats 58
Children, carrying 58
Child restraints 58
Child seat classes, ISOFIX 61
Child seat mounting 59
Child seat mountings, ISO‐ FIX 61
Chrome parts, care 210
Cigarette lighter 149
Cleaning displays 211
Clock 85
Closing/opening using door lock 37
Closing/opening with remote control 35
Coat hooks 155
Cockpit 12
Comfort Access 39
Comfort closing with the re‐ mote control 36
Comfort opening with the re‐ mote control 36
Compound brakes 160
Compressor 178
Computer, see on-board computer 90
Condensate under the vehi‐ cle 165
Condensation on win‐ dows 146
Condition Based Service, CBS 191
Confirmation signals 42
ConnectedDrive 6
ConnectedDrive services 6
Connecting electrical applian‐ ces 150
Contactless opening of boot lid 40
Control Display 16
Control display, settings 93 Controller 17
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 123
Coolant 189
Coolant temperature 84
Cooling effect, maximum 145
Cooling function 145
Cooling system 189
Cornering light 100
Corrosion of brake discs 164
Courtesy light when unlock‐ ing 35
Courtesy light with the vehi‐ cle locked 36
Cruise Control 129
Cupholder 155
Current fuel consumption 86
D
Damage, tyres 176
Damper control 126
Data, technical 214
Date 85
Daytime driving lights 100
Deactivation, airbags 106
Defrosting, see Defrosting windows 146
Defrosting windows 146
Defrost, see Defrosting win‐ dows 146
Deleting personal data 23
Differential lock 126
Digital clock 85
Digital speed 85
Digital speedometer 85
Dimensions 214
Dimmable exterior mirrors 56
Dimming rear-view mirror 56
Dipping headlights, see High- beam assistance 100
Display in windscreen 94
Display lighting, see Instru‐ ment lighting 102
Displays, cleaning 211 Seite 219Everything from A to ZReference219
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Displays, electronic, instru‐ment cluster 79
Disposal, coolant 190
Disposal, vehicle battery 200
Distance to destination 91
Distance warning, see PDC 131
Door key, see Remote con‐ trol 32
Door lock 37
Double clutch transmis‐ sion 74
Downhill gradients 164
Drinks holder, see Cu‐ pholder 155
Drivelogic 76
Drive Mode 75
Drive-off assistant 127
Drive programs, see Drive‐ logic 76
Driving Assistant, see Intelli‐ gent Safety 110
Driving dynamics, system states 86
Driving dynamic systems 86
Driving hints 163
Driving information, gen‐ eral 163
Driving information, running in 162
Driving into a car wash 208
Driving lane lines, rear-view camera 135
Driving lights control, auto‐ matic 99
Driving on racing tracks 161
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 123
Drying air, see Cooling func‐ tion 145
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 124
Dynamic brake lights 120
Dynamic Stability Control, DSC 124 E
EfficientDynamics 86
EfficientDynamics display 86
EfficientDynamics menu 86
Electrical Glass Roof 45
Electrical power windows 43
Electric steering wheel lock 57
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 79
Electronic oil measure‐ ment 185
Electronic Stability Program, ESP, see DSC 124
Emergency call 202
Emergency release, boot lid 39
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 172
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 33
Energy Control 86
Energy recuperation 86
Engine, automatic shut- off 67
Engine, automatic start-stop function 67
Engine compartment 182
Engine coolant 189
Engine Dynamics Control 78
Engine oil 185
Engine oil additives 187
Engine oil change 187
Engine oil filler neck 186
Engine oil grades, alterna‐ tive 187
Engine oil grades, suita‐ ble 187
Engine oil level, checking electronically 185
Engine oil temperature 84
Engine start 66
Engine start with malfunc‐ tion 33
Engine temperature 84 Entering letters and digits 23
ESP, Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, see DSC 124
Exhaust system 163
Expanding the boot 151
Extended BMW Online serv‐ ices 6
Exterior mirror, automatically dimming 56
Exterior mirrors 55
External starting 203
Eye for towing, see Towing eye 206
Eyes for securing load 166
F Failure message, see Check control 80
False alarm 43
Fastening seat belts, see Seat belts 52
Fault displays, see Check control 80
Favourites buttons, iDrive 22
Filler neck for engine oil 186
Fine wood, care 210
First-aid kit 203
Flat tyre, warning lamp 108, 109
Flooding 163
Floor carpet, care 211
Fold-out position, windscreen wiper 72
Foot brake 163
Foot mats, care 211
Front airbags 104
Front-end collision warning with city braking func‐
tion 111
Front head restraints 54
Front lights 194
Front neck supports, see Head restraints 54
Front passenger airbags, de‐ activating/activating 106 Seite 220ReferenceEverything from A to Z220
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Mounting child restraints 59
M Technology 160
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
Multimedia 6
M View, Head-Up Display 95
N Navigation 6
Neutral cleaner, see rim cleaner 210
New wheels and tyres 177
No Passing Information 88
Notes 6
Nylon ropes for tow-starting/ towing 206
O OBD, see on-board diagnosis, OBD 192
Obstacle marking, rear-view camera 135
Octane number, see Petrol grade 174
Odometer 84
Office 6
Oil 185
Oil additives 187
Oil change 187
Oil change interval, service requirement 87
Oil filler neck 186
Oil grades, alternative 187
Oil grades, suitable 187
Old battery, disposing 200
On-board computer 90
On-board diagnosis, OBD 192
On-board monitor, see Con‐ trol Display 16
On-board toolkit 193
Opening/closing using door lock 37
Opening and closing 32 Opening and closing, without
remote control 37
Opening and closing with re‐ mote control 35
Operating menus, iDrive 16
Operating principle, iDrive 16
Outside air, see AUC 146
Outside temperature dis‐ play 84
Outside temperature warn‐ ing 84
Overheating of the engine, see Coolant temperature 84
P Paintwork, vehicle 209
Park assistant 139
Park Distance Control PDC 131
Parked vehicle, conden‐ sate 165
Parking aid, see PDC 131
Parking assistant 139
Parking brake 69
Parking lights 99
Part replacement 193
Parts and accessories 8
Passenger's mirror, tilting down 56
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 131
Personal data, delete 23
Personal Profile 33
Personal profile, export pro‐ file 34
Personal profile, import pro‐ file 35
Person warning with city braking function 113
Petrol 174
Petrol grade 174
Place for children 58
Plasters, see First-aid kit 203
Plastic, care 210
Pockets in the doors 154 Power failure 200
Power windows 43
Pressure check, tyres 107
Pressure, tyres 175
Pressure warning RPA, tyres 109
Preventing Auto Start Stop 69
Profiles, Personal Profile 33
Protection function, glass Roof 46
Protection function, win‐ dows 44
Puncture, runflat indicator RPA 109
R Radio 6
Radio-control key, see Re‐ mote control 32
Radio ready state 65
Radio signals 163
Rain sensor 71
Range 85
Rear backrests, folding, see Through-loading sys‐
tem 151
Rear fog lights 102
Rear lights 196
Rear-view camera 133
Rear-view mirror, automatic- dim 56
Recirculated-air mode 146
Recirculating air filter 146
Recirculation, see Recircula‐ ted-air mode 146
Recommended tyre makes 177
Recycling 192
Refuelling 172
Remaining distance 85
Remedying flat tyres 178
Remote control/key 32
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Replacement fuse 200
Replacement of parts 193
Replacement of wheels/ tyres 177
Replacing bulbs 193
Replacing bulbs, front 194
Replacing bulbs, LED head‐ lights 195
Replacing parts 193
Replacing the battery, vehicle battery 199
Replacing the battery, vehicle remote control 33
Replacing wiper blades 193
RES button, see Cruise Con‐ trol 129
Reserve warning, see Range 85
Reset, Tyre Pressure Monitor TPM 107
Restraint systems for chil‐ dren 58
Retreaded tyres 177
Reuse 192
Reversing light 196
Revolution counter 84
Right-hand traffic, light set‐ ting 102
Rim cleaner 210
Roller sunblinds 45
RON petrol grade 174
Roof load 215
Roof rack 167
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 206
RPA runflat indicator 109
Rubber parts, care 210
Runflat indicator RPA 109
Running in 162
Running in brake discs 162
Running in brake pads 162
S
Safe seated position 48 Safety package, see Active
Protection 120
Safety systems, airbags 104
Saving fuel 168
Saving settings for seat, mir‐ ror 54
Screen, see Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver, see On-board toolkit 193
Screw thread, see Thread for towing eye 207
Sealing compound 178
Seat and mirror memory 54
Seat belt reminder for driver's and front passenger's
seat 53
Seat belt reminder for rear seats 53
Seat belts 52
Seat belts, care 211
Seat heating, front 50
Seats 48
Securing load 166
Selection list in the instru‐ ment cluster 90
Selector lever 74
Selector lever position 74
Sensors, care 211
Sequential mode 75
Service history 88
Service requirement, dis‐ play 87
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 191
Services, ConnectedDrive 6
Servotronic 127
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 41
Settings, M Drive 123
Settings on the control dis‐ play 93
Settings, seats/head re‐ straints 48
Shift Lights 96 Shift point indicator 88
Side airbags 104
Side lights 98
Side View 136
Signals on unlocking 42
Sliding/tilting roof 45
Smallest turning circle 214
Snow chains 181
Socket 150
Socket in rear passenger compartment 150
Socket, on-board diagnosis, OBD 192
SOS button 202
Sound 6
Spanner, see On-board tool‐ kit 193
Spare fuse 200
Special equipment, standard equipment 7
Special ID, remote control 33
Specified engine oil grades 187
Speed, displaying maxi‐ mum 88
Speed Limit Device, see Man‐ ual Speed Limiter 119
Speed limiter, manual 119
Speed Limit Information 88
Speed Limit Information, on- board computer 92
Speed limit, see Manual Speed Limiter 119
Speed warning 92
Split-screen 22
Split-screen view, split- screen 22
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, power display 92
Stability control systems 123
Standard view, Head-Up Dis‐ play 95
Start/stop button 65
Start function with malfunc‐ tion 33
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Starting assistance, seeDSC 124
Starting, see Engine start 66
Starting the engine 66
Starting the engine, starting assistance 203
Status control display, tyres 107
Status information, iDrive 21
Status of the Owner's Handbook 7
Steering support 127
Steering wheel, adjusting 57
Steering wheel heating 57
Stopping the engine 67
Storage compartments 153
Storage options 153
Storage, tyres 178
Storage, vehicle 211
Suitable engine oil grades 187
Summer tyres, tread 176
Sunblinds, sun guard 45
Sun visor 149
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 83
Surround view 133
Switches, see Driving area 12
Switching off the engine 67
Switch-on times, independ‐ ent ventilation 148
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 21
Symbols used 6
System states of the driving dynamics 86
T
Tailgate opening 38
Tail lights 199
Tank display 84
Technical changes, see Your own safety 7
Technical data 214
Technology, BMW M 160 Telephone 6
Temperature, automatic air conditioning 145
Temperature display, outside temperature 84
Temperature, engine oil 84
Tensioning bands, securing load 166
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 83
Thiefproof wheel studs 199
Thread for towing eye 207
Through-loading system 151
Tilt alarm sensor 43
Tilting down, passenger's mirror 56
Tool 193
Topping up engine oil 186
Top View 137
Total weight 215
Total weight, permitted 215
Touchpad 19
Tourist function, see Left- hand/right-hand traffic 102
Tow eye, see Towing eye 206
Towing 204
Towing eye 206
Towing truck 205
Tow-starting 204
TPM Tyre Pressure Moni‐ tor 107
Tread, tyres 176
Trip distance recorder 84
Triple turn signal 70
Turn indicator rear, changing bulb 196
Turn indicators, operation 70
Turning circle 214
Turning circle lines, rear-view camera 135
Tyre damage 176
Tyre pressure monitoring, see RPA 109
Tyre Pressure Monitor TPM 107 Tyre pressures 175
Tyre replacement 177
Tyre sealant 178
Tyres, everything about wheels and tyres 175
Tyre tread 176
U
Units of measure 94
Unloaded weight 215
Unlocking/locking using door lock 37
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 35
Unlocking, settings 41
Updates after going to press 7
Upholstery care 210
USB interface 150
V Vanity mirror 149
Vehicle battery 199
Vehicle battery, chang‐ ing 199
Vehicle equipment 7
Vehicle for tow-starting/ towing 205
Vehicle identification num‐ ber 9
Vehicle paintwork 209
Vehicle, running in 162
Ventilation 147
Ventilation, see Independent ventilation 147
VIN, see Vehicle identification number 9
Voice control system 25
W Wading 163
Warning indicators, see Check control 80 Seite 225Everything from A to ZReference225
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