BMW M6 - Owner's manual

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M6
Owner's Manual for Vehicle
Congratulations, and thank you for choosing a BMW M6.
Thorough familiarity with your vehicle will provide you with
enhanced control and security when you drive it. We therefore
have this request:
Please take the time to read this Owner's Manual and familiarize
yourself with the information that we have compiled for you
before starting off in your new vehicle. It contains important data
and instructions intended to assist you in gaining maximum use
and satisfaction from your BMW M6's unique range of technical
features. The manual also contains information on maintenance
designed to enhance operating safety and contribute to main-
taining the value of your BMW M6 throughout an extended ser-
vice life.
This manual is supplemented by a Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet for US models or a Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models.
We wish you an enjoyable driving experience.
BMW AG
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Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use
the index, refer to page 232.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
7 Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10 Cockpit
16 iDrive
22 Voice command system
Controls
28 Opening and closing
45 Adjusting
55 Transporting children safely
57 Driving
67 Everything under control
79 Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
93 Lamps
97 Climate
103 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
112 Things to remember when driving
Navigation
120 Starting navigation system
121 Destination entry
133 Destination guidance
142 What to do if …
Entertainment
146 On/off and tone
150 Radio
159 CD player and CD changer
165 External audio device
Communications
168 Telephoning
182 BMW Assist
Mobility
192 Refueling
194 Wheels and tires
200 Under the hood
205 Maintenance
207 Replacing components
216 Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
224 Technical data
228 Short commands of voice command
system
232 Everything from A to Z
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Notes
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Notes
Using this Owner's Manual
We have made every effort to ensure that you
are able to find what you need in this Owner's
Manual as quickly as possible. The fastest way
to find specific topics is to use the detailed
index at the back of the manual. If you wish to
gain an initial overview of your vehicle, you will
find this in the first chapter.
Should you want to sell your BMW some day,
please remember to pass on the Owner's Man-
ual as well; it is an important component of your
vehicle.
Additional sources of information
Should you have any other questions, your
BMW center will be glad to advise you at any
time.
You can find information on BMW, e.g. tech-
nology, on the Internet at www.bmwusa.com.
Symbols used
Indicates precautions that must be fol-
lowed precisely in order to avoid the pos-
sibility of personal injury and serious damage to
the vehicle.
Indicates information that will assist you
in gaining the optimum benefit from your
vehicle and enable you to care more effectively
for your vehicle.
Refers to measures that can be taken to
help protect the environment.
< Marks the end of a specific item of informa-
tion.
*
Indicates special equipment, country-spe-
cific equipment and optional extras, as well as
equipment and functions not yet available at the
time of printing.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to
select individual functions.
{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice
command system.
{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the
voice command system.
Symbols on vehicle components
Indicates that you should consult the rel-
evant section of this Owner's Manual for
information on a particular part or assembly.
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The individual vehicle
When purchasing your BMW, you have decided
in favor of a model with individualized equip-
ment and features. This Owner's Manual
describes all equipment offered for the
BMW M6.
Please bear in mind that the manual may con-
tain information on accessories and equipment
that you have not specified for your own vehicle.
Sections describing options and special equip-
ment are marked by asterisks
*
to assist you in
identifying possible differences between the
descriptions in this manual and your own vehi-
cle's equipment.
If equipment in your BMW is not described in
this Owner's Manual, please refer to the accom-
panying Supplementary Owner's Manuals.
Editorial notice
BMW pursues a policy of continuous, ongoing
development that is conceived to ensure that
our vehicles continue to embody the highest
quality and safety standards combined with
advanced, state-of-the-art technology. In iso-
lated cases it is possible that the features
described in this Owner's Manual could differ
from those on your vehicle.
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For your own safety
Maintenance and repairs
Advanced technology, e.g. the use of
modern materials and high-performance
electronics, requires specially adapted mainte-
nance and repair methods. Have corresponding
work on your BMW performed only by your
BMW center or a workshop that works accord-
ing to BMW repair procedures with appropri-
ately trained personnel. If this work is not
carried out properly, there is a danger of subse-
quent damage and related safety hazards.<
California Proposition 65 Warning
California law requires us to issue the following
warning:
Engine exhaust and a wide variety of
automobile components and parts,
including components found in the interior fur-
nishings in a vehicle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to cause cancer
and birth defects and reproductive harm. In
addition, certain fluids contained in vehicles and
certain products of component wear contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
Battery posts, terminals and related accesso-
ries contain lead and lead compounds. Wash
your hands after handling.
Used engine oil contains chemicals that have
caused cancer in laboratory animals. Always
protect your skin by washing thoroughly with
soap and water.<
Parts and accessories
For your own safety, use genuine parts
and accessories approved by BMW.
When you purchase accessories tested and
approved by BMW and Genuine BMW Parts,
you simultaneously acquire the assurance that
they have been thoroughly tested by BMW to
ensure optimum performance when installed
on your vehicle.
BMW warrants these parts to be free from
defects in material and workmanship.
BMW will not accept any liability for damage
resulting from installation of parts and accesso-
ries not approved by BMW.
BMW cannot test every product made by other
manufacturers to verify if it can be used on a
BMW safely and without risk to either the vehi-
cle, its operation, or its occupants.
Genuine BMW Parts, BMW Accessories and
other products approved by BMW, together
with professional advice on using these items,
are available from all BMW centers.
Installation and operation of non-BMW
approved accessories such as alarms, radios,
amplifiers, radar detectors, wheels, suspension
components, brake dust shields, telephones,
including operation of any mobile phone from
within the vehicle without using an externally
mounted antenna, or transceiver equipment, for
instance, CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or
similar accessories, may cause extensive dam-
age to the vehicle, compromise its safety, inter-
fere with the vehicle's electrical system or affect
the validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. See
your BMW center for additional information.<
Maintenance, replacement, or repair of
the emission control devices and sys-
tems may be performed by any automotive
repair establishment or individual using any cer-
tified automotive part.<
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Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly.
Your BMW is covered by the following warran-
ties:
> New Vehicle Limited Warranty
> Rust Perforation Limited Warranty
> Federal Emissions System Defect Warranty
> Federal Emissions Performance Warranty
> California Emission Control System Limited
Warranty
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers
The following applies only to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause injury
or death, you should immediately inform the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA) in addition to notifying BMW of North
America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, Westwood, New
Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone (800) 831-
1117.
If NHTSA receives similar complaints, it may
open an investigation, and if it finds that a safety
defect exists in a group of vehicles, it may order
a recall and remedy campaign. However,
NHTSA cannot become involved in individual
problems between you and your dealer or
BMW of North America, LLC.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the Vehicle
Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-327-4236
(TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to: Adminis-
trator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20590. You can also obtain
other information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov
For Canadian customers
Canadian customers who wish to report a
safety-related defect to Transport Canada,
Defect Investigations and Recalls, may call
1-800-333-0510 toll-free from anywhere in
Canada or 1-613-993-9851 from the Ottawa
region and from other countries, or contact
Transport Canada by mail at: Transport
Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville, Tower C,
330 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0N5.
You can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.tc.gc.ca
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At a glance
This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's
operating environment. The section will also
assist you in becoming acquainted with the
control concepts and options available for
operating the various systems.
At a glance
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1 Convertible: opening and closing rear
window 39
2 Convertible: opening and closing windows
together 39
3 Convertible: opening and closing rear
windows 38
4 Opening and closing front windows 38
5 Folding exterior mirrors in and out
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51
6 Adjusting exterior mirrors 51
Automatic curb monitor 51
8 Shift paddles 61
7
Turn signals 63
High beams, headlamp flasher 95
Roadside parking lamps 95
Check Control 72
Computer 68
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9 Buttons on steering wheel
10 Instrument cluster 12
13 Ignition lock 57
14 Horn: entire surface
17 Releasing hood 200
18 Opening luggage compartment lid 34
Mobile phone
*
168
> Press: accepting and ending
call, starting dialing
*
for
selected phone number and
redialing if no phone number is
selected
> Press longer: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice
command system
*
22
Changing radio station 150
Selecting music track 160
Scrolling in phone book and in lists
with stored phone numbers
MDrive, call up individual
settings 53
Individually programmable 52
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Windshield wipers 63
Rain sensor 64
12
Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 57
15
Steering wheel adjustment 52
16
Cruise control 65
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Head-Up Display
*
90
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Parking lamps 93
Low beams 93
Daytime running lamps
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94
Automatic headlamp control 93
Daytime running lamps
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94
Adaptive Head Light
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94
21
Instrument lighting 95
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Instrument cluster
1 Indicator lamps for turn signals
2 Speedometer
3 Indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Tachometer 67
5 Engine oil thermometer 68
6 Display for
> Computer 68
Engine oil level 201
> Indicator and warning lamps 72
> Speed of cruise control 66
7 Display for
> Sequential Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic 60
> Check Control message present 72
> Odometer and trip odometer 67
> Date and remaining distance to be
driven for service requirements 70
8 Fuel gauge 68
9 Resetting trip odometer 67
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Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
different combinations and colors.
When the engine is started or the ignition is
switched on, some lamps are checked for
proper operation and light up briefly in the pro-
cess.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the bottom edge of the Con-
trol Display explain the meaning of the indicator
and warning lamps displayed.
You can consult Check Control for additional
information, e.g. regarding the cause of a mal-
function or the appropriate actions to take, refer
to page 72.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp lights up.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps indicate that cer-
tain functions are activated or deactivated:
MDrive 53
Handbrake set 59
Handbrake engaged for Canadian
models
Parking lamps/low beams 93
M Dynamic Mode 81
High beams/headlamp flasher 95
Lamp flashes:
DSC controls the drive and braking
forces for maintaining vehicle
stability 81
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Around the center console: controls and displays
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1 Microphone for hands-free mode for
telephone
*
and voice command system
*
22
Convertible: microphone on steering
column
2 Reading lamps 96
3 Triggering SOS emergency call 216
4 Interior lamps 95
5 Indicator lamp
for front passenger
airbags 88
6 Control Display 16
7 Hazard warning flashers
8 Central locking system 32
9 Automatic climate control 97
10 Changing
> radio station 146
> track 146
11 Ejecting
> navigation DVD
*
120
> audio CD 146
12 Drive for navigation DVD in Professional
*
navigation system 120
13 Drive for audio CDs 146
14 Entertainment sound output on/off
and adjusting volume 146
16 Bracket for cup holder 106
17 Controller 16
Turn, press or move horizontally in four
directions
18 Activating voice command system
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22
19 Opening start menu on Control Display 17
20 Drivelogic of Sequential Manual
Transmission 61
21 EDC Electronic Damping Control 82
22 DSC Dynamic Stability Control 81
23 M Engine Dynamic Control POWER 62
Temperature setting, left/right 97
Automatic air distribution and
volume 98
Cooling function 99
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control 100
Recirculated-air mode 100
Maximum cooling 100
Residual heat mode 100
Switching off automatic climate
control 100
Air volume 99
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation 99
Rear window defroster 97
15
Heated seats 50
PDC Park Distance Control
*
79
Flat Tire Monitor 83
Convertible: opening the convert-
ible top 41
Convertible: closing the convertible
top 41
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iDrive
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iDrive
iDrive combines the functions of a multitude of
switches. This allows these functions to be
operated from a central position. The following
section provides an introduction to basic menu
navigation. The control of individual functions
is described in connection with the relevant
equipment.
Controls
1 Control Display
2 button
Opening the start menu
3 Controller
You can use the controller to select menu
items and change settings by:
> moving in four directions, arrows 4
> turning, arrow 5
> pressing, arrow 6
To avoid becoming distracted and unnec-
essarily endangering both your own vehi-
cle's occupants and other road users, never
attempt to use the controls or make entries
unless traffic and road conditions allow.<
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Menu overview
Communication
> Telephone
*
> BMW Assist
*
or TeleService
*
Navigation or onboard information
> Navigation system
*
> Onboard info, e.g. for displaying of the
average fuel consumption
Entertainment
> Radio
> CD player and CD changer
*
Climate
> Vent settings
> Automatic programs
> Parked car operation
menu
> Switching off the Control Display
> Tone and display settings
> Settings for your vehicle, e.g. for MDrive, or
settings for the central locking system
> Display of maintenance intervals and dead-
lines for legally mandated inspections
> Settings for the telephone
Basic operation
From radio readiness, refer to page 57, the fol-
lowing message is shown on the Control Dis-
play:
To hide the message:
Press the controller.
This displays the start menu.
The message is automatically hidden after
approx. 10 seconds.
Start menu
You can call up all the functions of iDrive using
five menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the button.
To open the start menu from the menu:
Press the button twice.
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Opening menu items of start menu
From the start menu, you can call up the four
menu items Communication, Navigation, Enter-
tainment, and Climate by moving the controller
left, right, forward, or back.
You can open the menu by pressing the con-
troller.
Comfort opening of menu items
Comfort opening offers you the option of:
> Opening a menu item of the start menu in
the view last selected
> Direct changing between Communication,
Navigation, Entertainment and Climate
without pressing the button
To do so, move the controller in the corre-
sponding direction and hold it for longer than
approx. 2 seconds.
Displays in menu
1 Each menu is divided into fields. The cur-
rently selected field appears brighter.
2 A symbol indicates the last selected menu
item of the start menu:
1 Menu items are usually grouped in horizon-
tal or vertical lists.
2 Arrows indicate the possibility of accessing
other menu items that are not currently vis-
ible.
3 Settings are displayed graphically or
numerically.
Communication
Navigation or onboard info
Entertainment
Climate
menu
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