2016 BMW M4 ESP

Vehicle equipment
This Owner's Handbook describes all models
and all standard, national and special equip‐
ment provided in the model series. This Own‐
er's Handbook may contain descriptions and il‐
lustrations of equipment not featured in your
vehicle, for example due to selected special
equipment or national version.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions
and systems.
Comply with the relevant national regulations
when using the corresponding functions and
systems.
If certain equipment and models are not de‐
scribed in this Owner's Handbook, refer to the
Supplementary Owner's Handbooks provided.
In right-hand drive vehicles, some control
functions are arranged differently from those
shown in the illustrations.
Built-date
The 'built-date' of your vehicle is indicated un‐
derneath the door post on the driver's door.
The 'built-date' is defined as 'the calendar
month and the calendar year in which the body
shell and the powertrain subassemblies are
conjoined and the vehicle is driven or moved
from the production line'.
Status of the Owner's
Handbook
General
The high level of safety and quality of vehicles
is ensured by continuous enhancement. In rare
instances, your car may therefore differ from
the information supplied here.
For Australia/New Zealand: general
When reading this Owner's Handbook, please
bear the following in mind: to ensure that ourvehicles continue to embody the highest qual‐
ity and safety standards, we pursue a policy of
continuous, ongoing development. Because
modifications in the design of both vehicles
and accessories may be introduced at any
time, your own vehicle's equipment may vary
from that described in this handbook. For the
same reason, it is also impossible to guarantee
that all descriptions will be completely accu‐
rate in all respects.
We must therefore request your understanding
of the fact that the manufacturer of your vehi‐
cle is unable to recognise legal claims based
on discrepancies between the data, illustra‐
tions and descriptions in this Owner's
Handbook and your own vehicle's equipment.
Please note, too, that some of the optional
equipment described in this handbook is not
available on Australian models due to restric‐
tions imposed by Australian Design Rules and
other requirements.
Should you require any further information,
please contact your Service Partner or a quali‐
fied specialist workshop, who will be pleased
to advise you.
Updates after going to press If applicable, you will find updates after the edi‐
torial deadline in the appendix of the printed
Owner's Handbook for the vehicle.
Your own safety
Warranty Your vehicle is technically designed for the op‐
erating conditions and permit requirements
prevalent in the country to which it was first
delivered - approval. If your vehicle is to be op‐
erated in another country, it may have to be
adapted to any prevailing different operating
conditions and permit requirements. If your ve‐
hicle does not comply with the homologation
requirements in a certain country you cannot
lodge warranty claims for your vehicle there.Seite 7Notes7
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Further information is available from a Service
Partner or a qualified specialist workshop.
Maintenance and repair
Advanced technology behind this vehicle, for
example the use of modern materials and high-
performance electronics, necessitates adapted
methods of maintenance and repair.
The manufacturer of the vehicle recommends
having respective work carried out by a BMW
Service Partner or a qualified specialist work‐
shop. Qualified specialist workshop in this
Owner's Handbook refers to a workshop carry‐
ing out respective work, e.g. maintenance and
repair, according to BMW specifications with
respectively trained personnel.
If such work, e.g maintenance and repair, is
performed inexpertly, it could result in conse‐
quential damage and thus constitute a safety
risk.
Parts and accessories BMW recommends using parts and accessory
products that are approved by BMW and thus
categorised as suitable.
The manufacturer of your vehicle recommends
to consult with a BMW Service Partner prior to
purchasing spare parts, operating materials or
accessories. The BMW Service Partner in‐
forms about genuine BMW parts and accesso‐
ries, other BMW approved products and offers
expert advice on all related matters.
The safety and compatibility of genuine BMW
parts and accessories in conjunction with
BMW vehicles have been checked by BMW.
BMW accepts product liability for them. On the
other hand, BMW cannot accept liability for un‐
suitable parts or accessory products of any
kind.
BMW does not evaluate each individual prod‐
uct of outside origin as to its suitability for use
on BMW vehicles without safety risk. BMW
does not evaluate the suitability of products,
even if a country-specific official approval wasissued. BMW cannot evaluate, whether these
products are suitable for BMW vehicles under
all usage conditions.
Data memory Many of the electronic components of your ve‐
hicle contain data memories, which save tech‐
nical information on vehicle condition, events
and errors temporarily or permanently. This
technical information documents the condition
of a component, a module, a system or its en‐
vironment:▷Operating states of system components,
for example, fill levels.▷Status messages of the vehicle and indi‐
vidual components, for example, wheel ro‐
tation number/speed, movement delay,
transverse acceleration.▷Malfunctions and faults of important sys‐
tem components, for example, lights and
brakes.▷Responses of the vehicle to special driving
situations, for example, triggering of an air‐
bag, using the stability control systems.▷Ambient conditions, for example, tempera‐
ture.
This data is only of a technical nature and is for
detecting and rectifying faults and optimisation
of vehicle functions. Movement profiles over
driven routes cannot be created from this data.
When servicing, for example, during repairs,
service processes, warranty cases or quality
assurance, this technical information can be
read by employees of the Service Partner or a
qualified specialist workshop, including the
manufacturer, from the event and fault data
memories with special diagnostic tools. There,
you will receive further information as needed.
After rectifying the fault, the information in the
fault memory is deleted or continuously over‐
written.
When using the vehicle, situations are conceiv‐
able in which this technical data can be per‐
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CockpitVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, national
and special equipment provided in the model
series. Equipment not available in the vehicle is
therefore also described, for example the se‐lected special equipment or national version.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions
and systems. Comply with the relevant na‐
tional regulations when using the correspond‐
ing functions and systems.
Around the steering wheel
1Roller sunblinds   452Power windows  433Exterior mirror operation   554Glove box on the driver's side   153
Driver Assistance SystemsLane change warning   117Intelligent Safety  110Lane departure warning   1155LightsRear fog lights  102Lights off
Daytime driving lights   100Side lights  98Low-beam headlights   98Seite 12OverviewCockpit12
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iDriveVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, national
and special equipment provided in the model
series. Equipment not available in the vehicle is
therefore also described, for example the se‐
lected special equipment or national version.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions
and systems. Comply with the relevant na‐
tional regulations when using the correspond‐
ing functions and systems.
Principle
iDrive integrates the functions of a large num‐
ber of switches. These functions can therefore
be controlled from one central point.
WARNING
Operating integrated information sys‐
tems and communication devices during the
journey can distract from traffic. You could lose control of the vehicle. Danger of accidents.
Only operate the systems or devices if permis‐
sible in the traffic situation. Stop if necessary
and operate the systems or devices with the
vehicle at a standstill.◀Overview of controls
Control functions1Control Display2Controller with buttons and touchpad, de‐
pending on equipment
Control Display
Information
▷To clean the Control Display, comply with
the information regarding care.▷To avoid risk of damage to the Control Dis‐
play, do not place objects in front of it.▷At very high temperatures on the Control
Display, for example because of intensive
sunshine, there may be a reduction in
brightness and the Control Display may
even switch itself off. Normal functions will
be restored when the temperature is re‐
duced, for example by shading or using the
air conditioning system.
Switching on
1.Switch on ignition.2.Press the Controller.
Switching off
1. Press the button.
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Voice control systemVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, national
and special equipment provided in the model
series. Equipment not available in the vehicle is
therefore also described, for example the se‐
lected special equipment or national version.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions
and systems. Comply with the relevant na‐
tional regulations when using the correspond‐
ing functions and systems.
Principle▷Through the voice control system most
functions shown in the Control Display can
be operated by spoken commands. The
system supports spoken input.▷Functions that can only be used when the
vehicle is stationary cannot be operated via
the voice control system.▷The system has a special microphone on
the driver's side.▷›...‹ Indicates commands for the voice con‐
trol system in the Owner's Handbook.
Requirements
On the control display set a language that is
also supported by the voice control system, so
that the vehicle can identify spoken com‐ mands.
Setting the language, see page 94.
Issuing voice commands
Activating the voice control system1. Press the button on the steering
wheel.2.Wait for acoustic signal.3.Issue the command.
Command detected by voice control sys‐
tem is announced and displayed in instru‐
ment cluster.
Symbol in the instrument cluster indicates
that the voice control system is active.
If no further spoken commands are possible,
switch to iDrive to control the function in this
case.
Switching off the voice control system Press the button on the steering
wheel or say ›Cancel‹.
Possible commands
Most of the menu items on the Control Display
can be called up using spoken commands.
The possible commands depend on which
menu is currently displayed on the Control Dis‐
play.
For various functions there are short com‐
mands.
Several list entries, for example telephone
book entries, can also be selected using the
voice control system. When doing this, list en‐
tries are to be spoken exactly as they are
shown in the relevant list.
Having possible commands read aloud Possible commands can be read aloud: ›Voice
commands‹.
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Integrated Owner’s Handbook in the
vehicleVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, national
and special equipment provided in the model
series. Equipment not available in the vehicle is
therefore also described, for example the se‐
lected special equipment or national version.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions
and systems. Comply with the relevant na‐
tional regulations when using the correspond‐
ing functions and systems.
Integrated Owner’s
Handbook in the vehicle
The integrated Owner's Handbook can be
shown in the control display. It particularly de‐ scribes the equipment and functions present
in the vehicle.
Components of the integrated
Owner's Handbook
The integrated Owner's Handbook consists of
three parts, which provide various levels of in‐
formation or access possibilities.
Quick Reference Important information is found in the quick ref‐
erence for the operation of the vehicle, the op‐
eration of fundamental vehicle functions or in
case of breakdown. This information can also
be displayed when driving.
Search by pictures
Using the search by pictures, information and
descriptions can be searched using pictures.
For example, this is particularly helpful when
the description of a piece of equipment is nee‐
ded, which cannot be named.Owner's Handbook
Here, information and descriptions can be
searched via the index by directly entering a
search term.
Selecting components1. Press the button.2.Turn the Controller and select "Vehicle
information".3.Press the Controller.4.Select desired area:▷"Quick reference"▷"Picture search"▷"Owner's Handbook"
Browsing within the Owner’s
Handbook
Page by page with link access
Turn the controller until the next or previous
page is displayed.
Page by page without link access
Browse the pages directly, skipping links.
Highlight the symbol once. Then simply press
the controller to browse from page to page.
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Opening and closingVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, national
and special equipment provided in the model
series. Equipment not available in the vehicle is
therefore also described, for example the se‐
lected special equipment or national version.
This also applies to safety-relevant functions
and systems. Comply with the relevant na‐
tional regulations when using the correspond‐
ing functions and systems.
Remote control/keys General The delivery specification includes two remote
controls with integrated keys.
Every remote control contains a replaceable
battery.
The functions of buttons may be set depend‐
ing on equipment and national version. Set‐
tings, see page 41.
For each remote control, personal settings are
stored in the vehicle. Personal profile, see
page 33.
Further information on servicing is also stored
in the remote controls Service data in the re‐
mote control, see page 191Overview1Unlocking2Locking3Opening the tailgate
Integrated key
Press button, arrow 1, and pull out key, ar‐
row 2.
The integrated key fits the following locks:
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Closing
The recessed handles in the boot lid lining
make it easier to pull the boot lid down.
Emergency release
Pull the handle in the boot.
This will unlock the boot lid.
Comfort Access
Principle Access to the vehicle is possible without acti‐
vating the remote control.
It is sufficient to have the remote control with
you, for example in a trouser pocket.
The vehicle automatically recognises the re‐
mote control when it is in the immediate vicin‐
ity or the interior of the vehicle.
Comfort Access supports the following func‐
tions:
▷Unlocking/locking the vehicle.▷Comfort closing.▷Opening the boot lid separately.▷Open boot lid contactlessly.▷Start the engine.
Notes
To prevent the remote control from being locked in, do not place the remote control in
the boot.
Functional requirements
▷No external sources of interference in the
vicinity.▷To lock, the remote control must be loca‐
ted outside the vehicle in the area of the
doors.▷Approximately 2 seconds need to elapse
before the vehicle can be unlocked and
locked again.▷An engine start is only possible if the re‐
mote control is in the vehicle.
Unlocking
Firmly grab the handle on the driver's or front
passenger's door, arrow.
This corresponds to pressing the
button
on the remote control.
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