BMW 2009 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 Informa-
tion 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 248.
Using this Owner's Manual
4 Notes
7 Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10 Cockpit
16 iDrive
24 Voice command system
Controls
30 Opening and closing
47 Adjusting
58 Transporting children safely
60 Driving
70 Everything under control
82 Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
97 Lamps
102 Climate
109 Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
118 Things to remember when driving
122 BMW M6 Engineering
Navigation
126 Starting navigation system
128 Destination entry
140 Destination guidance
149 What to do if …
Entertainment
152 On/off and tone
156 Radio
163 Satellite radio
166 CD player and CD changer
172 AUX-IN connection
173 USB-audio interface/mobile phone audio
interface
Communications
178 Telephoning
193 BMW Assist
Mobility
204 Refueling
206 Wheels and tires
212 Under the hood
218 Maintenance
220 Care
224 Replacing components
233 Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
240 Technical data
244 Short commands of voice command
system
248 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 refer to 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 sell your BMW some day, please
remember to hand over the Owner's Manual
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 happy to advise you.
You can find information on BMW, e.g. technol-
ogy, 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 accessories, as
well as equipment and functions not yet avail-
able at the time of printing.
"..." Identifies Control Display texts used to
select individual functions.
These sections contain information on using
the voice activation system.
{...} Verbal instructions to use with the voice
activation system.
{{...}} Identifies the answers generated by the
voice activation 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. For this
reason, 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. Therefore, have cor-
responding work on your BMW performed only
by your BMW center or a workshop that works
according to BMW repair procedures with cor-
respondingly trained personnel. If this work is
not carried out properly, there is a danger of
subsequent damage and related safety haz-
ards.<
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
such as CBs, walkie-talkies, ham radios or the
like may cause extensive damage to the vehicle,
compromise its safety, interfere with the vehi-
cle'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, 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 Can-
ada 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.
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Cockpit
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1 Convertible: opening and closing rear
window 41
2 Convertible: opening and closing windows
together 41
3 Convertible: opening and closing rear
windows 40
4 Opening and closing front windows 40
5 Folding exterior mirrors in and out
* 53
6 Adjusting exterior mirrors 53
Automatic curb monitor 54
7
Turn signals 66
High beams, headlamp flasher 99
High-beam assistant
* 99
Parking lamps
* 99
Check Control 75
Computer 71
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8 Shift paddles 64
9 Buttons on steering wheel
10 Instrument cluster 12
13 Ignition lock 60
14 Horn, entire surface
17 Releasing hood 212
Mobile phone
* 178:
> Press: accepting and ending
call, starting dialing
* for
selected phone number and
redialing if no phone number is
selected
> Press and hold: redialing
Volume
Activating/deactivating voice com-
mand system
* 24
Changing radio station 156
Selecting music track 167
Scrolling in phone book and in lists
with stored phone numbers
MDrive, call up individual
settings 55
Individually programmable 55
11
Windshield wipers 67
Rain sensor 67
12
Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 60
15
Steering wheel heater
* 54
Steering wheel adjustment 54
16
Cruise control 68
18
Opening luggage compartment
lid 35
19
Head-Up Display
* 94
20
Parking lamps 97
Low beams 97
Welcome lamps 97
Automatic headlamp control 97
Daytime running lamps
* 98
Welcome lamps 97
Adaptive Head Light
* 99
High-beam assistant
* 99
21
Instrument lighting 101
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Instrument cluster
1 Indicator lamps for turn signals
2 Speedometer
3 Indicator and warning lamps 13
4 Tachometer 70
5 Engine oil thermometer 71
6 Display for
> Computer 71
Engine oil level 214
> Indicator and warning lamps 75
> Speed of cruise control 69
7 Display for
> Sequential Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic 64
> Engine oil level for manual
transmission 214
> Check Control message present 75
> Odometer and trip odometer 70
> Date and remaining travel distance
for service requirements 73
> High-beam assistant
* 99
8 Fuel gauge 71
9 Resetting trip odometer 70
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Indicator and warning lamps
The concept
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in
different combinations and colors.
Some lamps are tested for proper function by
briefly lighting up during starting of the engine
or when the ignition is switched on.
Explanatory text messages
Text messages at the bottom edge of the Con-
trol Display explain the meaning of the dis-
played indicator and warning lamps.
Additional information, e.g. on the cause and
elimination of a malfunction, can be opened via
the Check Control system, refer to page 75.
In urgent cases, this information will be shown
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.
Indicator lamps without text messages
The following indicator lamps signal particular
functions:
Parking lamps/low beams 97
High beams/headlamp flasher 99
Handbrake applied 62
Handbrake applied for Canadian mod-
els
Lamp flashes:
DSC controls the drive and braking
forces for maintaining vehicle
stability 84
MDrive 55
M Dynamic Mode 84
Exhaust-gas values 219
Exhaust-gas values for Canadian
models 219
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Around the center console: controls and displays
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1 Microphone for hands-free mode for tele-
phone
* and voice command system* 24
Convertible: microphone on steering col-
umn
2 Reading lamps 101
3 SOS: initiating
an emergency request 233
4 Interior lamps 101
5 Passenger airbag status lamp 92
6 Control Display 16
7 Hazard warning flashers
8 Central locking system 34
9 Automatic climate control 102
10 Changing
> radio station 156 156
> track 167 167
11 Ejecting
> navigation DVD
* 126
> audio CD 167 166
12 Programmable memory buttons 22
13 Drive for navigation system DVD with Pro-
fessional
* navigation system 126
14 Drive for audio CDs 166 166
15 Entertainment sound output on/off
and adjusting volume 167 167
17 Bracket for cup holder
* 112
18 Controller 16
Can be turned, pressed, or moved in four
directions
19 Opening start menu on Control Display 18
20 Drivelogic of Sequential Manual
Transmission 64
21 EDC Electronic Damper Control for
Sequential Manual Transmission 86
22 DSC Dynamic Stability Control for Sequen-
tial Manual Transmission 84
23 M Engine Dynamic Control POWER for
Sequential Manual Transmission 65
24 EDC Electronic Damper Control for manual
transmission
* 86
25 MDM
> M Dynamic Mode for manual
transmission
* 84
> Switching DSC on and off in manual
transmission
* 85
26 Selecting AM or FM waveband
27 Selecting radio, CD and CD changer
Temperature setting, left/
right 103
Automatic air distribution and
volume 103
Cooling function 105
AUC Automatic recirculated-air
control/recirculated-air mode 105
Maximum cooling 105
Residual heat mode 106
Switching off automatic climate
control 106
Air volume 104
Defrosting windows and removing
condensation 104
Rear window defroster 104
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Heated seats 53
PDC Park Distance Control
* 82
Flat Tire Monitor 87
Convertible: opening the convert-
ible top 43
Convertible: closing the convertible
top 43
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iDrive
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iDrive
iDrive combines the functions of a large number
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 the individual func-
tions is described in connection with the rele-
vant equipment.
Controls
1 Control Display
2 Controller with buttons
You can use the buttons to open the menus
directly. The controller can be used to
select the menu items and create settings.
> Call up a menu directly, arrow 3
> Move in four directions, arrows 4
> Turn, arrow 5
> Press, arrow 6
To avoid posing an unnecessary hazard
due to inattention, both to your own vehi-
cle's occupants and to other road users: never
attempt to use the controls or make entries
unless traffic and road conditions allow.<
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MENU Opens the main menu
RADIO Opens the Radio menu
CD Opens the last Entertainment menu, e.g. CD or
AUX
NAV Opens the Navigation menu
From the Navigation menu: opens the main
menu
TEL Opens the Telephone menu
BACK Opens the previous menu
Not available from the main menu
OPTION Opens the Options menu
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Menu overview
Communication
> Telephone*
> BMW Assist* or BMW TeleServices*
Navigation or onboard information
> Navigation system*
> Onboard information, e.g. for displaying
the average fuel consumption
Entertainment
> Radio
> CD player and CD changer
*
> USB-audio interface* for external audio
device
Climate
> Vent settings
> Automatic programs
> Parked car operation
menu
> Switching off 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 telephone
Basic operation
From radio readiness, refer to page 60, 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 hidden after approx. 10 sec-
onds.
Start menu
You can call up all the functions of iDrive using
five menu items.
Opening start menu
Press the button.
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