Get NOTES Guide for BMW Z4 2 Door Second Generation (2009-2016)

Notes

Symbol for components and

assemblies

Recommends that you study the relevant

section of this Owner's Handbook in

About this Owner's

Handbook

The quickest access to a particular topic or

item is by consulting the alphabetical index.

connection with a particular part or assembly.

The first chapter is recommended for an initial

overview of the vehicle.

Vehicle equipment

Additional sources of information

This Owner's Handbook contains descriptions

of all models and all items of standard equip‐

ment, national-market-specific equipment and

optional extras offered in the model series.

Consequently, you will find that the Owner's

Handbook contains descriptions and illustra‐

tions of items not installed in your vehicle on

account of a combination of options, for exam‐

ple, or the constraints applying to certain na‐

tional-market versions.

Should you require any further information,

please contact your Service centre, who will be

pleased to advise you.

Information on BMW, for example on technol‐

ogy, on the Internet:

BMW Driver's Guide App

The Owner's Handbook is available as an app

in many countries. You will find further infor‐

mation on the Internet at:

This also applies to safety-relevant 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.

Symbols

In right-hand drive vehicles, some of the con‐

trol functions are arranged differently from

those shown in the illustrations.

Indicates precautions that must be followed

precisely in order to avoid the possibility of

personal injury and serious damage to the

vehicle.

◄ Marks the end of a specific item of

information.

Built-date

The 'built-date' of your vehicle is indicated un‐

derneath the door post on the driver's door.

"…" identifies texts on a display in the vehicle

for selecting functions.

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’.

›...‹ Identifies commands for the voice

operation system.

››...‹‹ Identifies replies by the voice operation

system.

Refers to measures that can be taken to

help protect the environment.

Notes

Status at time of printing

Your own safety

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.

Warranty

Your vehicle is designed for the prevailing op‐

erating conditions and permit requirements in

the country where it is first delivered – homolo‐

gation. If your vehicle is to be operated in an‐

other country, it must be adapted to suit differ‐

ent operating conditions and permit

requirements. If your vehicle does not meet

the homologation requirements for a particular

country, any warranty claims you make for your

vehicle there will be invalid. The Service centre

will provide further information.

For Australia/New Zealand

When reading this Owner’s Handbook, please

bear the following in mind: to ensure that our

vehicles 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 Owner's Handbook.

For the same reason, it is also impossible to

guarantee that all descriptions in this Owner's

Handbook will be completely accurate in all re‐

spects.

Maintenance and repair

The advanced technology behind this car, for

example the use of modern materials and high-

performance electronics, means that adapted

methods of maintenance and repair are re‐

quired.

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

Always have the corresponding work per‐

formed either by a BMW Service centre or by a

workshop that operates to BMW specifications

and has suitably trained personnel.

Handbook and your own vehicle’s equipment.

Please note, too, that some of the optional

equipment described in this Owner’s

Handbook is not available on Australian mod‐

els due to restrictions imposed by Australian

Design Rules and other requirements.

If such work is performed inexpertly, it could

result in consequential damage and thus con‐

stitute a safety risk.

Parts and accessories

BMW recommends using parts and accessory

products that are specifically approved for this

purpose by BMW.

Should you require any further information,

please contact your Service Centre, who will

be pleased to advise you.

You are recommended to consult a BMW

Service centre for advice on Genuine BMW

parts and accessories, other BMW approved

products and competent advice on all related

matters.

Updates after going to press

Updates to the Owner's Handbook after going

to press are found in the appendix of the prin‐

ted quick reference to the vehicle.

The safety and compatibility of these products

in conjunction with BMW vehicles have been

checked by BMW.

BMW accepts product liability for them. BMW

cannot accept liability for parts or accessory

products of any kind which it has not approved.

Notes

BMW is unable to assess each individual prod‐

uct of outside origin as to its suitability for use

on BMW vehicles without safety risk. Nor can

suitability be assured if an official permit has

been issued for it in a specific country. Tests

performed for such permits cannot always

cover all operating conditions for BMW vehi‐

cles, and some of them therefore are insuffi‐

cient.

ories with the special diagnostic equipment

used by Service specialists, including the man‐

ufacturer. These are also your sources to be

consulted for further information if required.

The information in fault memory is either de‐

leted after fault rectification or overwritten on a

rolling basis.

Under circumstances of vehicle usage, situa‐

tions can imaginably arise in which these tech‐

nical data could be used in relation to individu‐

als in combination with other information such

as accident log, damage to the vehicle, witness

statements, etc., possibly in consultation with

an independent assessor.

Data memory

Very many electronic components in your ve‐

hicle have memory chips for storing technical

data about vehicle status, events and faults ei‐

ther temporarily or permanently. These techni‐

cal data generally document the condition of a

component, a module, a system or the operat‐

ing environment:

Additional functions contractually agreed with

customers, such as obtaining a fix on the vehi‐

cle's location in the event of an accident, per‐

mit certain vehicle data to be transmitted from

the vehicle.

▷

Operating states of system components,

for example fill levels.

▷

Status messages issued by the vehicle or

its individual components, for example

number of wheel revolutions per minute/

road speed, braking retardation, lateral ac‐

celeration.

▷

Malfunctions and defects in important sys‐

tem components, for example lights and

brakes.

Reactions of the vehicle in special driving

situations, for example airbag deployment,

intervention by the stability control sys‐

tems.

▷

Ambient conditions, for example tempera‐

ture.

These data are entirely technical in nature and

their purpose is to assist in identifying and

eliminating faults and optimising vehicle func‐

tions. Movement profiles indicating routes

travelled cannot be derived from these data.

When your vehicle has to be worked on for re‐

pairs, servicing, warranty work or quality assur‐

ance, for example, these technical data can be

read from the event-data and fault-data mem‐

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NOTES for Your BMW Z4 2 Door Second Generation (2009-2016)

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