Washing a Z4

[LCardo]

The owners manual has a long procedure for preparing a car for a wash summarized:

Auto Wash

• Insert Remote into ignition
• Transmission to Neutral
• Release parking brake
• Turn off engine
• Leave remote in ignition-so vehicle can roll

Park is engaged when key is removed from ignition

If I'm sitting in the car, can't I jest leave it in neutral?

New Z4 owner--Larry

[NoQuarter]

yes - ignore all of that

just lightly depress the brake upon exit which will allow you move into Drive

[Tangent]

Keep in mind that some of the car washes where you sit in the car and it pulls you through aren't really built for low cars. My Z4 is on the stock M Sport adaptive suspension and after the one time through where it bottomed out on a few things on the way through I decided it wasn't worth it...

[NoQuarter]

Originally Posted by Tangent

Keep in mind that some of the car washes where you sit in the car and it pulls you through aren't really built for low cars. My Z4 is on the stock M Sport adaptive suspension and after the one time through where it bottomed out on a few things on the way through I decided it wasn't worth it...

Great point. I just absent mindedly answered the question.

I do not take my Z through any automatic wash n' scratch

In the winter, I will take my black 535 but the spring/summer/fall is a fresh polish and hand wash only.