2016 BMW Z4 battery

The so-called starting aid terminal in the en‐
gine compartment acts as the battery's posi‐
tive terminal.
The body ground or a special nut acts as the
negative terminal.
Connecting jumper cables
1.Pull off the cap of the BMW starting aid ter‐
minal.2.Attach one terminal clamp of the positive
jumper cable to the positive terminal of the
battery, or to the corresponding starting
aid terminal of the vehicle providing assis‐
tance.3.Attach the other end of the cable to the
positive terminal of the battery, or to the
corresponding starting aid terminal of the
vehicle to be started.4.Attach one terminal clamp of the negative
jumper cable to the negative terminal of
the battery, or to the corresponding engine
or body ground of the vehicle providing as‐
sistance.5.Attach the other end of the cable to the
negative terminal of the battery, or to thecorresponding engine or body ground of
the vehicle to be started.
Starting the engine
Never use spray fluids to start the engine.
1.Start the engine of the assisting vehicle
and let it run for several minutes at an in‐
creased idle speed.
If the vehicle being started has a diesel en‐
gine: let the engine of the assisting vehicle
run for approx. 10 minutes.2.Start the engine of the vehicle being
started in the usual way.
If the first starting attempt is not success‐
ful, wait a few minutes before making an‐
other attempt in order to allow the dis‐
charged battery to recharge.3.Let both engines run for several minutes.4.Disconnect the jumper cables in the re‐
verse order.
Check the battery and recharge if necessary.
Tow-starting and towing Sport automatic transmission:
transporting your vehicle
Note
Your vehicle is not permitted to be towed.
Therefore, contact a service center in the
event of a breakdown.
Observe in the event of a breakdown
Have the vehicle transported on a load‐
ing platform only, or damage may occur.◀
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Average fuel consumption– Setting the units 76
Average speed 73
Axle loads, refer to Weights 262
B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 47
Backrests, refer to Seat ad‐ justment 46
Backrest width adjust‐ ment 48
Backup lights
– Bulb replacement 245, 246
Balance 160
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 250
Bass 160
Battery
– Disposal 39, 248– Power failure 247– Remote control 30– Replacement in the remote
control 39– Replacement, vehicle bat‐
tery 247– Vehicle 247
Before entering the car
wash 255
Belts, refer to Safety belts 48
Belt tensioners, refer to Safety belts 48
Beverage holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 124
Black and white map dis‐ play 154
Blower, refer to Air flow rate 108, 111
Bluetooth audio 183
Bluetooth connection, acti‐ vating/deactivating 193
BMW Apps 218
BMW EfficientDynamics, re‐ fer to Saving fuel 132
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW Maintenance Sys‐ tem 241
BMW Online 216
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 124
Brake assistant, refer to Dy‐ namic Brake Control 99
Brake discs, breaking in 128
Brake force display 98
Brake force distribution, elec‐ tronic 99
Brake lamps– Brake force display 98
Brake lights
– Bulb replacement 245, 246
Brake lights, adaptive 98
Brake pads, breaking in 128
Brakes
– ABS 99
Braking
– Notes 129– Parking brake 59
Braking safely 129
Breakdown assistance, refer to Roadside Assistance 215
Breaking in 128
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 78
Bulbs, replacing, refer to Lamps and bulbs 243
Button for starting the engine, refer to Start/Stop but‐
ton 55
Buttons on the steering wheel 12
Bypassing, see Starting aid 250
C Calendar 208
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Camera, care 258
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 124
Capacities 263
Capacities– Cargo area, refer to
Weights 262– Fuel tank, refer to Filling ca‐
pacities 263
Car battery 247
Car care products 256
Care 255
Care, displays 258
Care, vehicle 256
Cargo 130
Cargo area 119
Cargo area
– Capacity 262– Comfort Access 38– Lamp, refer to Interior
lamps 89– Opening from the inside 36– Opening from the out‐
side 36
Cargo area capacity, enlarg‐
ing 119
Cargo, securing 120
Cargo straps, securing cargo 132
Car key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 30
Carpet, care 258
Car phone
– Installation location, refer to
Center armrest 122
Car phone, refer to Tele‐
phone 192
Car vacuum cleaner, connect‐ ing, refer to Connecting
electrical devices 118
Car wash 255
Car wash
– With Comfort Access 38
Catalytic converter, refer to
Hot exhaust system 129
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 241
CD/DVD 170
CD/DVD notes 174
CDs, storing 175
Cell phone 192
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Center armrest 122
Center brake light– Bulb replacement 246
Center console, refer to
Around the center con‐
sole 16
Central locking
– Comfort Access 37– From the inside 35– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 32
Central locking system
– From the outside 31– Principle 31
Central screen, refer to Con‐
trol Display 18
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 6
Changing wheels/tires 232
Chassis number, refer to En‐ gine compartment 235
Check Control 82
Children, transporting safely 53
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 53
Child seats, refer to Trans‐ porting children safely 53
Chrome parts, care 257
Cigarette lighter, refer to Lighter 118
Circulation of air, refer to Re‐ circulated air
mode 108, 112
Cleaning, displays 258
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 255
Clock 71
Clock
– 12h/24h format 77– Setting the time and date 76
Closing
– From the inside 35– From the outside 32
Cockpit 12
Cold start, refer to Starting the engine 56
Combination instrument, refer
to Instrument cluster 14
Combination switch– Refer to Washer/wiper sys‐
tem 61
Combination switch, refer to
Turn signal, high beams,
headlamp flasher 60
Comfort Access 37
Comfort Access
– Battery replacement 39– In a car wash 38
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console 16
COMFORT program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 101
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 55
Compartments, refer to Stor‐ age compartments 123
Compass 116
Computer 73
Computer
– Displays on the Control Dis‐
play 73
Concierge service 215
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 130
Condition Based Service CBS 241
Confirmation signals for lock‐ ing/unlocking the vehicle 34
Connecting, mobile phone, refer to Pairing the mobile
phone 193
Consumption, refer to Aver‐ age fuel consumption 73
Contacts 204, 212
Control Display 18
Control Display, care 258
Control Display, settings 78
Controller 19
Controls and displays 12
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 99
Convenient loading 33
Convenient opening and clos‐
ing– Retractable hardtop 33– Window 33
Convertible top, refer to Re‐
tractable hardtop 42
Coolant 239
Coolant
– Checking the level 239– Temperature 72
Cooling, maximum 111
Cooling system, refer to Cool‐ ant 239
Corrosion on brake discs 130
Courtesy lamps, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps 89
Cradle for telephone or mo‐
bile phone
– Refer to Snap-in adapter in
center armrest storage
compartment 122
Cradle for telephone or mo‐
bile phone, refer to Snap-in
adapter 201
Cruise control 103
Cruise control
– Malfunction 105
Cupholder 124
Curb weight, refer to Weights 262
Current location, storing 142
D
Damage, tires 231
Dashboard lighting, refer to Instrument lighting 88
Dashboard, refer to Cock‐ pit 12
Data, technical
– Dimensions 262– Filling capacities 263– Weights 262
Date
– Date format 77– Setting 77
Daytime running lights 86
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DBC Dynamic Brake Con‐trol 99
DCC, refer to Cruise con‐ trol 103
Defogging windows 109
Defroster– Rear window 109, 112
Defrosting windows 109
Destination entry via the ad‐ dress book 142
Destination guidance 149
Destination guidance with in‐ termediate destinations 147
Destination input, naviga‐ tion 140
Digital clock 71
Digital compass 116
Digital radio 163
Dimensions 262
Dimming mirrors 51
Directional indicators, refer to Turn signals 60
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 88
Display, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Displays and controls 12
Displays, care 258
Displays, cleaning 258
Displays, refer to Instrument cluster 14
Disposal
– Coolant 239– Remote control battery 39– Vehicle battery 248
Distance control, refer to
PDC 105
Divided screen view, split screen 22
Door key, refer to Remote control with integrated
key 30
Door lock 35
Doors, manual operation 35
Doors, unlocking and locking– Confirmation signals 34– From the inside 35– From the outside 32
DOT Quality Grades 230
Draft-free ventila‐ tion 109, 112
Drive-off assistant 102
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 99
Driving notes, breaking in 128
Driving notes, general 128
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 99
Driving tips 128
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 99
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 100
DTMF suffix dialing 198
DVD/CD 170
DVDs, storing 175
DVD, video 172
Dynamic Brake Control DBC 99
Dynamic destination guid‐ ance 156
Dynamic Driving Control 100
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 99
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 100
E
EBV electronic brake-force distribution 99
EfficientDynamics, refer to Saving fuel 132
Electrical fault
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 69
Electrical malfunction
– Door lock 35– Driver's door 35– Fuel filler flap 222Electric seat adjustment 47
Electronic brake-force distri‐ bution 99
Electronic engine oil level check 236
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 99
Emergency operation– Fuel filler flap, unlocking
manually 222
Emergency Request 249
Emergency unlocking
– Trunk lid, from the inside 37
Energy, saving
– Automatic Engine Start/
Stop Function 57
Engine compartment 235
Engine coolant, refer to Cool‐ ant 239
Engine oil, adding 238
Engine oil additives 238
Engine oil, checking the level 236
Engine oil temperature 72
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 238
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 238
Engine, overheating, refer to Coolant temperature 72
Engine start, Help 250
Engine, starting 56
Engine, starting
– Comfort Access 37– Start/Stop button 55
Engine, stopping, Start/Stop
button 55
Engine, switching off 57
Engine temperature 72
Entry comparison 23
Entry lamps, refer to Interior lamps 89
Equalizer 160
Equipment, interior 114
Error messages, refer to Check Control 82
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Remaining range, refer toRange 73
Reminders 210
Remote app 219
Remote control 30
Remote control– Battery replacement 39– Comfort Access 37– Malfunction 34, 38– Removing from the ignition
lock 55– Trunk lid 33
Remote control, univer‐
sal 114
Remote inquiry 198
Remote Services 219
Replacement fuses, refer to Spare fuses 248
Replacement remote con‐ trol 30
Replacing wheels/tires 232
Reporting safety defects 9
Reservoir for washer fluid 62
Restraining systems
– Refer to Safety belts 48
Restraint system
– For children 53
Retaining straps, securing
cargo 132
Retractable hardtop
– Convenient opening and
closing 33– Opening and closing 42– Remote control 33
Retreaded tires 233
Reverse gear
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 67– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 63– Manual transmission 63
Rim cleaner, care 257
Road, avoiding 149
Road detour 149
Roadside Assistance 215
Roadside parking lamps 87
Roadworthiness test 78
Roof, refer to Retractable
hardtop 42
Route 150
Route criteria, route 149
Route, displaying 150
Route section, bypass‐ ing 150
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 232
Rubber components, care 257
Run-flat tires 232
Run-flat tires– Tire inflation pressure 226
Running lights, refer to Park‐
ing lamps/low beams 85
S Safety 6
Safety-belt height adjust‐ ment 49
Safety belts 48
Safety belts
– Damage 49– Indicator/warning light 49– Reminder 49
Safety belts, care 257
Safety systems
– Airbags 90– Safety belts 48
Safety tires 232
Satellite radio 164
Saving fuel 132
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 152
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Search, refer to BMW On‐ line 216
Seat adjustment, electric 47
Seat adjustment, mechani‐ cal 46
Seat and mirror memory 49
Seat and mirror memory, re‐ trieving automatically 34
Seat Belt Reminder, refer to
Safety belt reminder 49
Seat belts– Refer to Safety belts 48
Seat heating 48
Seats 46
Seats
– Adjusting 46– Adjusting electrically 47– Heating 48– Memory, refer to Seat and
mirror memory 49– Storing the setting, refer to
Seat and mirror memory 49
Sensors, care 258
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, CBS Condition Based Serv‐
ice 241
Service requirements, dis‐ play 78
Services, remote 219
Servotronic 102
Settings and information 75
Settings, configuring, refer to Personal Profile 30
Settings, DVD 173
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 78
Setting the clock, 12h/24h format 77
Shift paddles on steering
wheel
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 68– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 65
Short commands, voice acti‐
vation 264
Side airbags 90
Side windows, refer to Win‐ dows 40
Signal horn, refer to Horn 12
Sitting safely 46
Ski bag, refer to Through- loading opening with
integrated transport
bag 119
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Tire inflation pressure– Loss 95
Tire pressure monitoring, re‐
fer to FTM 92
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM
– Resetting the system 95– Warning light 96
Tire Quality Grading 230
Tires, changing 232
Tires, flat tire 247
Tire size 229
Tires, pressure loss 96
Tires, run-flat tires 232
Tires, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Tire tread 231
Toll roads, route 149
Tone 160
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 243
Tools, refer to Onboard vehi‐ cle tool kit 243
Towing 251
Town/city, navigation 141
Tow-starting 251
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 94
Traction control 100
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 101
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 153
Transmission
– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion with dual clutch 65– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 63– Manual transmission 63– Unlocking transmission lock
manually, for 7-gear auto‐
matic transmission 69
Transmission lock, unlocking
manually 69
Transmission lock, unlocking
manually, with 7-gear auto‐
matic transmission 69
Transmission positions– 7-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 66– 8-gear automatic transmis‐
sion 63
Transporting children
safely 53
Tread depth, tires 231
Tread, tires 231
Treble, tone 160
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 71
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 60
Trip odometer 71
Trips, planning 147
Trunk lid 36
Trunk lid
– Comfort Access 38– Emergency unlocking 37– Opening from the inside 36– Opening from the out‐
side 36– Remote control 33
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐
sions 262
Turn signal
– Indicator/warning lamp 14
Turn signals 60
Turn signals
– Bulb replacement, front 245– Triple turn signal activa‐
tion 60
U
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 230
Unintentional alarms 40
Units
– Average fuel consump‐
tion 76– Temperature 76
Units of measure, changing
on Control Display 76
Universal remote control 114
Unlocking– From the inside 36– From the outside 32– Hood 236– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 32– Trunk lid 38– Without remote control, re‐
fer to Comfort Access 37
Updates made after the edito‐
rial deadline 6
Update, software 187
Upholstery care 257
USB audio interface 181
USB interface 122
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electri‐
cal devices 118
Vehicle
– Battery replacement 247– Breaking in 128– Cargo 262– Dimensions, refer to Dimen‐
sions 262– Identification number 192– Identification number, refer
to Engine compartment 235– Weight 262
Vehicle battery 247
Vehicle care 256
Vehicle care, refer to Care 255
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle jack 247
Vehicle paint 256
Vehicle storage 258
Vehicle, switching off 57
Vehicle wash 255
Ventilation 109, 112
Ventilation
– Draft-free 109, 112– Refer to Climate control 107
Vents, refer to Air vents 107
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