Vehicle battery, Fuses, Replacing components – BMW Z4 sDrive35i 2010 User Manual

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Replacing components

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Vehicle battery

Battery care

The battery is 100% maintenance-free, the
electrolyte will last for the life of the battery
when the vehicle is operated in a temperate cli-
mate. Your BMW center will be glad to advise in
all matters concerning the battery.

Battery replacement

Only used approved batteries.
Only use vehicle batteries that have been

approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged
and systems or functions may not be fully
available.

After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service center
to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available.

Charging the battery

Only charge the battery in the vehicle via the
terminals in the engine compartment with the
engine off. Connections, refer to Jump-starting
on page

219

Disposal

Have old batteries disposed of by your
BMW center or bring them to a recycling

center. Maintain the battery in an upright posi-
tion for transport and storage. Always secure
the battery against tipping over during
transport.

Power failure

After a temporary power loss, the functioning of
some equipment may be limited and require
reinitialization. Individual settings may likewise
have been lost and will have to be programmed:

Time and date
These values must be updated, refer
to page

Radio
In some cases, stations may have to be
stored again, refer to page

144

Navigation system
Operability must be waited for, refer
to page

120

Seat and mirror memory
The positions must be stored again, refer
to page

Inside rearview mirror with digital compass
The system must be calibrated, refer
to page

103

Fuses

Never attempt to repair a blown fuse and
do not replace a defective fuse with a sub-

stitute of another color or amperage rating; oth-
erwise, this could lead to a circuit overload, ulti-
mately resulting in a fire in the vehicle.

Remove the screws