2008 BMW Z4 M Series Owner's Manual - Page 36

2008 BMW Z4 M Series Manual

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Adjustments Damaged safety belts When the belt system has absorbed an accident or has been damaged, have the system and its belt tensioners replaced and the belt anchors checked. Have this work done only by your BMW center or at a workshop that works according to BMW repair procedures with correspondingly trained personnel. Otherwise, it is not guaranteed that the safety devices will function properly.< Automatic heating* Both exterior mirrors are automatically heated when the engine is running or the ignition is switched on. Interior rearview mirror Mirrors Exterior mirrors The passenger's mirror is more convex than the driver's mirror. The objects seen in the mirror are closer than they appear. Do not gauge your distance from traffic behind you on the basis of what you see in the mirror; otherwise there is an increased risk of an accident.< Turn the knob to reduce glare from the headlamps of cars behind you when driving at night. Interior and exterior mirrors with automatic dimming feature* 1 2 3 Adjustments To switch from one mirror to the other To fold the mirrors in or out* Manual adjustment The mirrors can also be adjusted manually: press on the edges of the lens. The automatic dimming feature of the interior and exterior mirrors* is controlled by two photo cells in the interior rearview mirror. In the Roadster, one is located in the top of the mirror frame, see arrow. In the Coupe, it is located at the bottom of the mirror frame. The other photo cell is on the back of the mirror. In order to ensure that the system functions correctly, keep the photocells clean, do not cover the area between the interior rearview mirror and windshield, and do not affix adhesive labels or stickers of any kind to the windshield directly in front of the mirror. Folding mirrors in or out* The mirrors can be folded in or out up to a road speed of approx. 6 mph/10 km/h by pressing button 3. This can be useful on narrow roads, for example, or to reset the mirrors to their correct positions after they were folded in. 34 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 500 - © 08/07 BMW AG

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Adjustments
34
Damaged safety belts
When the belt system has absorbed an
accident or has been damaged, have the
system and its belt tensioners replaced and the
belt anchors checked. Have this work done only
by your BMW center or at a workshop that
works according to BMW repair procedures
with correspondingly trained personnel. Other-
wise, it is not guaranteed that the safety devices
will function properly.
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Mirrors
Exterior mirrors
The passenger's mirror is more convex
than the driver's mirror. The objects seen
in the mirror are closer than they appear. Do not
gauge your distance from traffic behind you on
the basis of what you see in the mirror; other-
wise there is an increased risk of an accident.
<
1
Adjustments
2
To switch from one mirror to the other
3
To fold the mirrors in or out
*
Manual adjustment
The mirrors can also be adjusted manually:
press on the edges of the lens.
Folding mirrors in or out*
The mirrors can be folded in or out up to a road
speed of approx. 6 mph/10 km/h by pressing
button
3
. This can be useful on narrow roads,
for example, or to reset the mirrors to their cor-
rect positions after they were folded in.
Automatic heating*
Both exterior mirrors are automatically heated
when the engine is running or the ignition is
switched on.
Interior rearview mirror
Turn the knob to reduce glare from the head-
lamps of cars behind you when driving at night.
Interior and exterior mirrors with
automatic dimming feature*
The automatic dimming feature of the interior
and exterior mirrors
*
is controlled by two photo
cells in the interior rearview mirror. In the Road-
ster, one is located in the top of the mirror
frame, see arrow. In the Coupe, it is located at
the bottom of the mirror frame. The other photo
cell is on the back of the mirror.
In order to ensure that the system functions
correctly, keep the photocells clean, do not
cover the area between the interior rearview
mirror and windshield, and do not affix adhesive
labels or stickers of any kind to the windshield
directly in front of the mirror.