2007 BMW M6 CONVERTIBLE wheel

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Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Contents
The fastest way to find specific topics is to use
the index, refer to page234.
Using this Owner's Manual
4Notes
7Reporting safety defects
At a glance
10Cockpit
16iDrive
22Voice command system
Controls
28Opening and closing
46Adjusting
56Transporting children safely
58Driving
68Everything under control
80Technology for comfort, convenience
and safety
95Lamps
99Climate
105Practical interior accessories
Driving tips
114Things to remember when driving
Navigation
122Starting navigation system
124Destination entry
136Destination guidance
145What to do if …
Entertainment
148On/off and tone
152Radio
161CD player and CD changer
167AUX-In connection
Communications
170Telephoning
185BMW Assist
Mobility
194Refueling
196Wheels and tires
202Under the hood
207Maintenance
209Replacing components
219Giving and receiving assistance
Reference
226Technical data
229Short commands of voice command
system
234Everything from A to Z

Notes
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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 car-
ried 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, 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.<

Cockpit
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Cockpit
Around the steering wheel: controls and displays
1Convertible: opening and closing rear
window39
2Convertible: opening and closing windows
together39
3Convertible: opening and closing rear
windows39
4Opening and closing front windows38
5Folding exterior mirrors in and out
*52
6Adjusting exterior mirrors52
Automatic curb monitor52
8Shift paddles62
7
Turn signals64
High beams, headlamp flasher97
Roadside parking lamps97
Check Control73
Computer69

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9Buttons on steering wheel
10Instrument cluster12
13Ignition lock58
14Horn, entire surface
17Releasing hood20218Opening luggage compartment lid34
Mobile phone
*171
>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
command system
* 22
Changing radio station152
Selecting music track162
Scrolling in phone book and in lists
with stored phone numbers
MDrive, call up individual
settings54
Individually programmable53
11
Windshield wipers65
Rain sensor65
12Starting/stopping engine and
switching ignition on/off 58
15
Steering wheel adjustment53
16
Cruise control66
19
Head-Up Display*91
20
Parking lamps95
Low beams95
Daytime running lamps
*96
Automatic headlamp control95
Daytime running lamps
*96
Adaptive Head Light
*96
21
Instrument lighting97

Voice command system
22
Voice command system
The concept
The voice command system allows you to con-
trol operation of various vehicle systems with-
out ever removing your hands from the steering
wheel.
Individual menu items on the Control Display
can be spoken as commands. This frees you of
having to use the controller.
The voice command system transforms your
spoken commands into control signals for the
selected systems and provides support in the
form of instructions or questions.
The voice command system includes a special
microphone.
The microphone is located:
>Near the interior rearview mirror in the
Coupe, refer to page14
>On the steering column in the Convertible
Prerequisite
In order to enable identification of the com-
mands to be spoken, use iDrive to set the lan-
guage for the voice command system. Setting
iDrive language, refer to page79.
Symbols in Owner's Manual
Voice commands
Activating voice command system
1.Press the button.
This symbol on the Control Display and
an acoustic signal tell you that the voice
command system can respond to com-
mands.
2.Say the command.
The command is displayed on the Control
Display.
This symbol is shown on the Control Display
when you can input additional commands.
*
{...} Say the specified commands word for
word.
{{...}} Indicates the responses of the voice
command system.

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If no other commands are possible, then oper-
ate the equipment using iDrive.
Terminating or canceling voice
command
Press the button on the steering wheel or in
the center console
or
Commands
Having possible commands read aloud
You can have the system read aloud the possi-
ble commands related to the selected menu
item on the Control Display.
To have the system list the possible com-
mands:
For example, if you have selected "CD", the
system will read aloud the possible commands
for operating the CD player and the CD
changer
*.
Opening help
Using alternative commands
There are often several commands for running
a function, e.g.:
Running functions directly with short
commands
With short commands you can run certain func-
tions directly, regardless of which menu item is
selected, refer to page229.
Opening start menuAn example: selecting a track
1.Switch on Entertainment sound output if
necessary.
2.Press the button on the steering wheel
or in the center console.
4.Press the button on the steering wheel
or in the center console. {Cancel}
{Options}
{Help}
{Radio on} or {Turn radio on}
{Main menu}
3.{Entertainment}
The system says:
{{Entertainment}}
{CD}
The system says:
{{CD on}}
5.Select a track, e.g.:
{Track 1}
The system says:
{{Track 1}}

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Remove the adapter from the holder in the
glove compartment and slide the spare key into
the adapter before use.
Personal Profile
The concept
You can set a number of functions of your BMW
individually according to your preferences. Per-
sonal Profile ensures that most of these set-
tings are stored for the remote control currently
in use without you having to do anything. When
the vehicle is unlocked, the corresponding
remote control is detected and the settings
stored for it are called up and carried out.
This means that you will always find your BMW
set to your own personal settings even if
another person with his/her own remote control
and settings has used the vehicle since the last
time you drove it. The individual settings are
stored for a maximum of four remote controls.
Personal Profile settings
Details on the settings are provided on the
specified pages.
>When unlocking with the remote control,
either unlock only the driver's door or
unlock the entire vehicle, refer to page30
>Locking the vehicle after a short time or
after starting to drive, refer to page33
>Programming button on steering wheel,
refer to page53
>Individual settings for MDrive, refer to
page54>Settings for the display on the Control Dis-
play:
>Brightness of the Control Display, refer
to page78
>Units of measure for consumption,
route/distances, temperature and pres-
sure, refer to page78
>Language on the Control Display, refer
to page79
>12h/24h clock mode, refer to page77
>Date format, refer to page78
>Lighting settings:
>Pathway lighting, refer to page95
>Daytime running lamps
*, refer to
page96
>Triple turn signal activation, refer to
page64
>Drivelogic driving program in the Sequential
mode, refer to page62
>Showing optical warning for PDC Park Dis-
tance Control
*, refer to page81
>Selection and brightness of the display for
the Head-Up Display
*, refer to page92
>Air distribution, temperature in the upper
body region, and intensity for the automatic
climate control, refer to page100
>Adjusting the voice instructions for the des-
tination guidance of the navigation sys-
tem
*, refer to Starting navigation system on
page122
The most recent settings for the following are
also called up during unlocking:
>Driver's seat, exterior-mirror and steering-
wheel position, refer to page48
>Audio sources, setting volume and tone,
refer to page149
>Radio, displaying stored stations, refer to
page152
>Telephone, setting volume, refer to
page176

Controls
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Closing
Make sure that the closing path of the
luggage compartment lid is clear; other-
wise, injuries may result.<
The handle recesses on the interior trim of the
luggage compartment lid make it easier to pull
down.
Emergency release
Pull the lever in the luggage compartment. The
luggage compartment lid is unlocked.
Luggage compartment
There are four lashing eyes on the inner corners
of the luggage compartment for securing lug-
gage nets
* or securing straps to fix luggage in
position.
Also refer to Securing cargo, page118.
Convertible: increasing luggage
compartment capacity
With the convertible top closed, you can
increase the luggage compartment capacity:
To do so, unfold the handle and press it down-
ward in the direction of travel, refer to arrow.
This moves the convertible top compartment
floor into the raised position.
Before opening the convertible top, carry out
this procedure in reverse order.
The convertible top cannot be opened if
the convertible top compartment floor is
in the raised position.<
Alarm system
The concept
The vehicle alarm system responds:
>To the opening of a door, the hood, or the
luggage compartment lid
>To movements in the vehicle interior: inte-
rior motion sensor, refer to page36
>To changes in the vehicle's tilt if someone
attempts to steal the wheels or tow the
vehicle
>To interruptions in battery voltage
Unauthorized operations are briefly signaled by
the alarm system:
>by triggering an acoustic alarm
>by switching on
the hazard warning flashers
>by flashing the high beams