2006 BMW Z4 M Roadster, Z4 M Coupe Owners Manual

Supplementary
Owner’s Manual
for BMW
Contents
Z4 M Roadster/
Z4 M Coupe
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The Ultimate
Driving Machine
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Z4 M Roadster Supplementary Owner's Manual for Vehicle
Z4 M Coupe Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW Z4 M Road-
ster/Z4 M Coupe.
Thorough familiarity with your BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe
will provide you with enhanced control and security when you
drive it. Therefore, we have one request:
Before starting off in your new BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M Coupe,
please take the time to read this Supplementary Owner's Manual
and familiarize yourself with the information that we have com-
piled for you. The manual contains important data and instruc-
tions intended to assist you in obtaining maximum satisfaction
from your BMW Z4 M Roadster's/Z4 M Coupe's unique array of
advanced technical features.
We wish you an enjoyable driving experience.
BMW AG
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© 2006 Bayerische Motoren Werke
Aktiengesellschaft
Munich, Germany
Reprinting, including excerpts, only with the
written consent of BMW AG, Munich.
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Contents
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Notes
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At a glance
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Cockpit
Controls
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Everything under control
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Technology for driving comfort and
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Special operating instructions
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Mobility
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Refueling
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Wheels and tires
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Under the hood
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Replacing components
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Technical data
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Everything from A to Z
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Notes
Notes
About this Owner's Manual
Symbols used
This Supplementary Owner's Manual contains
Indicates precautions that must be fol-
all the important equipment, instructions and
lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos-
technical data in which the BMW Z4 M Road-
sibility of personal injury and serious damage to
ster/Z4 M Coupe differs from the BMW Z4. For
the vehicle.
descriptions of equipment not included in this
Indicates information that will assist you
Supplementary Owner's Manual, please refer to
in gaining the optimum benefit from your
the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 or addi-
vehicle and enable you to care more effectively
tional brochures in the vehicle's literature.
for your vehicle.
We have made every effort to ensure that you
Refers to measures that can be taken to
will find what you need in this Supplementary
help protect the environment.
Owner's Manual as quickly as possible. The
fastest way to find specific topics is to refer to
< Marks the end of a specific item of informa-
tion.
the detailed index at the back of the manual. If
you wish to gain an initial overview of your vehi-
* Indicates special equipment, country-specific
cle, you will find this in the first chapter.
equipment and optional extras, as well as
equipment and functions not yet available at the
Should you sell your BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M
time of printing.
Coupe some day, please remember to hand
over the Supplementary Owner's Manual
as well; it is an important component of your
Symbol on vehicle parts
vehicle.
Indicates that you should consult the rel-
evant section of this Owner's Manual for
information on a particular part or assembly.
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Your individual vehicle
When you ordered your BMW, you chose vari-
ous items of equipment. This Owner's Manual
describes all models and equipment that BMW
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and features are included which you might not
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have chosen for your vehicle. Any differences
can easily be identified since all optional acces-
sories and special equipment are marked with
an asterisk *.
If equipment in your BMW Z4 M Roadster/Z4 M
Coupe is not described in this Supplementary
Owner's Manual, please refer to the Owner's
Manual for the BMW Z4.
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BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing
development that is conceived to ensure that
our vehicles continue to embody the highest
quality and safety standards combined with
advanced, state-of-the-art technology. For this
reason, it is possible that features described in
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This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's
operating environment. The section wil also
assist you in becoming acquainted with the
control concepts and options available for
operating the various systems.
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
Cockpit
For descriptions of equipment listed here
without a page reference, please refer to
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Parking lamps
the Owner's Manual for the BMW Z4 under the
respective term.<
Low beams
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Opening and closing windows
Automatic headlamp control*
2 Folding exterior mirrors in or out*
3 Adjusting exterior mirrors
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Instrument lighting
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Document Outline

• Introduction
• Contents
• Notes
  • About this Owner's Manual
  • Symbols used
  • Your individual vehicle
  • Status at time of printing
• Cockpit
  • Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
  • Instrument cluster
  • Indicator and warning lamps
  • Around the center console: controls and displays
• Everything under control
  • Tachometer
  • Fuel gauge
  • Coolant temperature
  • Engine oil thermometer
  • Service interval display
• Technology for driving comfort and safety
  • Driving stability control systems
  • Flat Tire Monitor FTM
  • Power steering
• Special operating instructions
  • Break-in procedures
  • Driving notes
• Refueling
  • Note when refueling
  • Fuel specifications
• Wheels and tires
  • Correct wheels and tires
  • Snow chains*
• Under the hood
  • Important parts in the engine compartment
  • Engine oil
• Replacing components
  • Onboard tool kit
  • M Mobility System
• Technical data
  • Engine data
  • Roadster: dimensions
  • Coupe: dimensions
  • Weights
  • Capacities
• Everything from A to Z
  • Index

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