2019 BMW 8 SERIES COUPE Owners Manual

The
Ultimate
Driving
Machine
OWNER'S
HANDBOOK.
THE
BMW
8
SERIES
COUP

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BMW
8
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TABLE
OF
CONTENTSNOTES
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QUICK
REFERENCE
Getting
in
..........................................................................................................................
24
Setting
and
operation
...................................................................................................
28
On
the
move
...................................................................................................................
32
CONTROLS
Driving
area
......................................................................................................................
42
Vehicle
operating
state
.................................................................................................
47
iDrive
..................................................................................................................................
50
BMW
Remote
Software
Upgrade
.............................................................................
64
General
settings
.............................................................................................................
67
Opening
and
closing
.....................................................................................................
80
Seats,
mirrors
and
steering
wheel
..........................................................................
110
Carrying
children
safely
.............................................................................................
122
Driving
.............................................................................................................................
133
Displays
..........................................................................................................................
150
Lights
..............................................................................................................................
168
Safety
..............................................................................................................................
177
Driving
Stability
Control
Systems
...........................................................................
220
Driver
Assistance
Systems
.......................................................................................
224
Driving
comfort
.............................................................................................................
269
Climate
...........................................................................................................................
271
Interior
equipment
.......................................................................................................
280
Storage
compartments
..............................................................................................
287
Boot
.................................................................................................................................
290
DRIVING
HINTS
Driving
precautions
.....................................................................................................
296
Saving
fuel
.....................................................................................................................
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MOBILITY
Refuelling
.......................................................................................................................
310
Wheels
and
tyres
.........................................................................................................
312
Engine
compartment
.................................................................................................
336
Service
products
..........................................................................................................
339
Maintenance
.................................................................................................................
350
Replacing
parts
............................................................................................................
353
Breakdown
Assist
........................................................................................................
356
General
care
..................................................................................................................
365
REFERENCE
Technical
data
..............................................................................................................
372
Appendix
........................................................................................................................
374
Everything
from
A
to
Z
...............................................................................................
376
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NotesAbout
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Owner'sHandbook
Orientation The
quickest
way
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information
on
a
particj
ular
topic
or
feature
is
to
consult
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alphabetical
index.
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you
read
through
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first
chapter
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obtain
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initial
overview
of
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cle.
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Vehicle
production
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the
time
of
production
in
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factory,
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prinj
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Owner's
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up-to-date
inj formation.
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following
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in
differences
between
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printed
Owner's
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and
the
integrated
Owner's Handbook
in
the
vehicle.
You
will
find
notes
on
any
updates
in
the
appenj
dix
of
the
printed
Owner's
Handbook
for
the
vej
hicle.
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a
software
update
in
the
vehicle
After
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vehicle
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update
m
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example,
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Remote
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Owner's
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Owner's
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for
Navigation,
Entertainment,
Communication
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Owner's
Handbook
for
navigation,
entertainj
ment
and
communication
is
available
as
a
printed book
from
Service.
These
topics
are
also
covered
in
the
integrated Owner's
Handbook
in
the
vehicle.
Additional
sources
of
information
Service
Partner
A
Service
Partner
of
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manufacturer
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happy
to
answer
any
further
questions.
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Owner's
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BMW,
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example
on
technology,
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on
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Owner's
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in
the
vehicle
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Integrated
Owner's
Handbook
describes
the
specific
equipment
and
functions
present
in
the vehicle.
The
Integrated
Owner's
Handbook
can
be
shown
in
the
Control
Display.
For
further
inj
formation,
see
page
19.
BMW
Driver's
Guide
App
The
BMW
Driver's
Guide
app
specifically
dej
scribes
the
equipment
and
functions
included
in the
vehicle.
The
app
can
be
displayed
on
smartj
phones
and
tablets.
BMW
Driverss
Guide
web
version The
Driverss
Guide
web
version
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the
mostappropriate
information
for
the
selected
vehicle.
Where
possible,
only
the
equipment
and
funcj tions
actually
installed
in
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vehicle
will
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