Driving - BMW Z4 Owner's Manual

Driving

Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily available in your vehicle, e.g., due
to the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐
tems. When using these functions and systems,
the applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
Start/Stop button
Concept
Pressing the Start/Stop button
switches drive-ready state on or
off, refer to page 41.
Steptronic transmission: the
drive-ready state is switched on
when you depress the brake pedal while press‐
ing the Start/Stop button.
Pressing the Start/Stop button again switches
drive-ready state back off and standby state, re‐
fer to page 41, is switched back on.
Driving away
1. Switch on drive-ready state.
2. Apply drive mode.
3. Release the parking brake.
4. Drive away.
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Driving

Auto Start/Stop function
Concept
The Auto Start/Stop function helps save fuel.
The system switches off the engine during a
stop, for instance in traffic congestion or at traffic
lights. Drive-ready state remains switched on.
The engine starts automatically for driving off.
General information
After each engine start using the Start/Stop but‐
ton, the Auto Start/Stop function is ready. The
function is activated from speeds of approx.
3 mph/5 km/h.
Depending on the selected driving mode, refer to
page 127, the system is automatically activated
or deactivated.
Engine stop
Functional requirements
Steptronic transmission
The engine is switched off automatically during a
stop under the following conditions:
▷ The selector lever is in selector lever position
D.
▷ The brake pedal remains pressed while the
vehicle is stationary or the vehicle is held by
Automatic Hold.
▷ The driver's safety belt is buckled or the driv‐
er's door is closed.
Steptronic transmission: manual
engine stop
If the engine was not switched off automatically
when the vehicle stopped, the engine can be
switched off manually:
CONTROLS
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