Hi all
As explained elsewhere I am a noob to sports cars so can't contribute much there. However I am off work with a cold and my Z4 is grounded due to import procedures in a new country - roll on monday, so I thought I would take a practical look around the motor and take some pictures.
I found some of the choosing of options really obscure at my Dealer (and on-line), hope this helps a couple of people out. WARNING these are not sexy pictures!!
COMFORT ACCESS OPTION
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I got this. Remote/key stays in my pocket for
- unlocking the car
- opening the boot
- starting the engine
- and you simply touch under the door lock with your finger to lock the car up when needed.
When stationary with top down it also gives you a 'double click' option on the remote which half brings the roof up, allowing full access to luggage compartment. It is quicker than going all the way, takes around half the time. Useful? Only if you are happy leaving the car parked with the top down on a regular basis...
Images of 'Comfort Access' to your luggage
BOOT SPACE
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Following images are of the boot space with hood up and down respectively. Note the sliding panel must be down and in place for the roof to retract. TAKE NOTE you cannot store anything to the left or right of that pull down panel in those handy looking spaces or you will BEND YOUR ROOF. Having said all that, I got 2 medium suitcases in with top down (just about) which provided for me and an averagely shoe-crazy girlfriend for a 3 week break.
There is a very small boot compartment on the left which is safe to use with top down, only just found this, don't get too thrilled...
'THROUGH STORAGE' & 'EXTENDED STORAGE' OPTIONS
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These have been less than clear options on the Z4. In essence both are to do with extending your storage possibilities. They allow you to open up a hole between the boot space and the car interior. If you do not purchase either of these options the wisdom so-far appears to be that the space is blocked and cannot be opened from the car interior. Following information is gathered from my own browsing and a forum thread here
Through Storage Fitting
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Here is the 'Through Storage' fitting shown from boot and car interior. It is designed to take 2 pairs of skis, 2 snowboards, or other long objects. I am dubious about the snowboards until shown otherwise due to the width.
The flap inside the luggage compartment drops down and the bag you can see unfurls into the car interior. There is also a ski rest for inside the luggage compartment which I had previously removed. This allows the skis to poke through the centre column, bagged, and according to BMW, safe and secured.
The fitting is removable. This is what the space looks like without it. Quick access to small items at luggage rear is possible. I put the camcorder and camera there on our road trip.
Extended Storage Fitting
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There was another mysterious package in our boot when I got the car, not mentioned in the manual. Opened it up today, turns out to be a little shelf unit for the space. Looking at other threads I think it comes when you get 'extended storage'. Will try using it for a while. Pic below viewed from car interior.
The 'Extended Storage' option also gives you various nets and places to put small stuff in the interior.
------Net by the passenger footwell------------------------pull out storage in the door-------------opening underneath light control-------------net across back------
Additionally you get nets on the rear of the seats and coat hooks behind the seats.
There is also a standard compartment in the dash (no option purchase needed) for those of us who cannot afford over £2,000 for sat-nav : (
USB AUDIO INTERFACE OPTION
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Here it is inside the arm-rest, with cupholder (wow...). Note the additional 12v power outlet as well as 3.5 aux in and USB. I've not played with this yet but my initial impression is what a lousy placing. I cannot get to these areas without opening the arm-rest. Not so much problem for a fully iDrive controlled mp3 player perhaps. But I was considering attaching my TomTom to the aux in for over the speaker directions and bluetooth phone. Guess I should have bought that ridiculous Sat Nav.. Oh and all those pricey bluetooth options too... As it is I would maybe have to drill a hole in the armrest somewhere to get a cable in. Any thoughts?
STANDARD FITTINGS
------------------------
For the real geeks amongst us I took a pic of the triangle - attached to boot lid
And the contents of the first aid kit!
Finally, for those who braved it to the end, here is a reward, a shot of the engine compartment
Well that's a couple of hours of my life I won't be getting back! Hope it was of use to somebody out there
Tamman69
As explained elsewhere I am a noob to sports cars so can't contribute much there. However I am off work with a cold and my Z4 is grounded due to import procedures in a new country - roll on monday, so I thought I would take a practical look around the motor and take some pictures.
I found some of the choosing of options really obscure at my Dealer (and on-line), hope this helps a couple of people out. WARNING these are not sexy pictures!!
COMFORT ACCESS OPTION
-------------------------------
I got this. Remote/key stays in my pocket for
- unlocking the car
- opening the boot
- starting the engine
- and you simply touch under the door lock with your finger to lock the car up when needed.
When stationary with top down it also gives you a 'double click' option on the remote which half brings the roof up, allowing full access to luggage compartment. It is quicker than going all the way, takes around half the time. Useful? Only if you are happy leaving the car parked with the top down on a regular basis...
Images of 'Comfort Access' to your luggage
BOOT SPACE
---------------
Following images are of the boot space with hood up and down respectively. Note the sliding panel must be down and in place for the roof to retract. TAKE NOTE you cannot store anything to the left or right of that pull down panel in those handy looking spaces or you will BEND YOUR ROOF. Having said all that, I got 2 medium suitcases in with top down (just about) which provided for me and an averagely shoe-crazy girlfriend for a 3 week break.
There is a very small boot compartment on the left which is safe to use with top down, only just found this, don't get too thrilled...
'THROUGH STORAGE' & 'EXTENDED STORAGE' OPTIONS
----------------------------------------------------------------
These have been less than clear options on the Z4. In essence both are to do with extending your storage possibilities. They allow you to open up a hole between the boot space and the car interior. If you do not purchase either of these options the wisdom so-far appears to be that the space is blocked and cannot be opened from the car interior. Following information is gathered from my own browsing and a forum thread here
Through Storage Fitting
----------------------------
Here is the 'Through Storage' fitting shown from boot and car interior. It is designed to take 2 pairs of skis, 2 snowboards, or other long objects. I am dubious about the snowboards until shown otherwise due to the width.
The flap inside the luggage compartment drops down and the bag you can see unfurls into the car interior. There is also a ski rest for inside the luggage compartment which I had previously removed. This allows the skis to poke through the centre column, bagged, and according to BMW, safe and secured.
The fitting is removable. This is what the space looks like without it. Quick access to small items at luggage rear is possible. I put the camcorder and camera there on our road trip.
Extended Storage Fitting
----------------------------------
There was another mysterious package in our boot when I got the car, not mentioned in the manual. Opened it up today, turns out to be a little shelf unit for the space. Looking at other threads I think it comes when you get 'extended storage'. Will try using it for a while. Pic below viewed from car interior.
The 'Extended Storage' option also gives you various nets and places to put small stuff in the interior.
------Net by the passenger footwell------------------------pull out storage in the door-------------opening underneath light control-------------net across back------
Additionally you get nets on the rear of the seats and coat hooks behind the seats.
There is also a standard compartment in the dash (no option purchase needed) for those of us who cannot afford over £2,000 for sat-nav : (
USB AUDIO INTERFACE OPTION
------------------------------------
Here it is inside the arm-rest, with cupholder (wow...). Note the additional 12v power outlet as well as 3.5 aux in and USB. I've not played with this yet but my initial impression is what a lousy placing. I cannot get to these areas without opening the arm-rest. Not so much problem for a fully iDrive controlled mp3 player perhaps. But I was considering attaching my TomTom to the aux in for over the speaker directions and bluetooth phone. Guess I should have bought that ridiculous Sat Nav.. Oh and all those pricey bluetooth options too... As it is I would maybe have to drill a hole in the armrest somewhere to get a cable in. Any thoughts?
STANDARD FITTINGS
------------------------
For the real geeks amongst us I took a pic of the triangle - attached to boot lid
And the contents of the first aid kit!
Finally, for those who braved it to the end, here is a reward, a shot of the engine compartment
Well that's a couple of hours of my life I won't be getting back! Hope it was of use to somebody out there
Tamman69
