2010 BMW M6 CONVERTIBLE start stop button

Technology for comfort, convenience and safety
82 1.Press the button.
This opens the main menu.
2."Vehicle Info"
3."Vehicle status"
4."Reset TPM"
5.Start the engine, but do not start driving.
6."Reset"
7."Yes"
Start to drive.
The tires are shown in gray and "Resetting
TPM..." is displayed.
8.After a few minutes of driving, the set tire
inflation pressures in the tires are applied as
the set values to be monitored. The system
reset is completed during your drive, and
can be interrupted at any time. When driving
resumes, resetting is continued automati-
cally. On the Control Display, the tires are
shown in green and "Status: TPM active" is
displayed again.
If a flat tire is detected during resetting
and applying the tire inflation pressures,
all tires are shown in yellow on the Control Dis-
play. The message "Tire low!" is shown.<
Notification of low tire inflation
pressure
The warning lamp lights up yellow. A
message appears on the Control Dis-
play. In addition, an acoustic signal
sounds. There is a flat tire or extensive inflation
pressure loss.1.Reduce speed and stop the vehicle care-
fully. Avoid sudden braking and steering
maneuvers.
2.If all four wheels are shown in yellow, iden-
tify the damaged tire on the vehicle.
3.Repairing flat tire with M Mobility System,
refer to page205, or replace the damaged
wheel or wheels, refer to Changing wheels*
on page207.
The spare tire
* is equipped with the necessary
TPM electronics and is also monitored after
mounting and after resetting the system.
Have the tire replaced by a BMW center or a
workshop informed on handling TPM which
works according to BMW repair procedures
with correspondingly trained personnel.
Malfunction
The yellow warning lamp flashes and
then lights up continuously. The tires
are shown in gray on the Control Dis-
play and a message is displayed. No flat tire can
be detected.
A message like this is displayed in the following
situations:
>In case of a malfunction;
have the system checked.
>If a wheel is mounted without TPM elec-
tronics.
>If TPM is temporarily interfered with by
other systems or devices which use the
same radio frequency.
Declaration according to NHTSA/
FMVSS 138 Tire Pressure Monitoring
Systems
Each tire, including the spare*, should be
checked monthly when cold and inflated to the
inflation pressure recommended by the vehicle
manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire infla-
tion pressure label. If your vehicle has tires of a
different size than the size indicated on the
vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label,
you should determine the proper tire inflation
pressure for those tires. As an added safety fea-
ture, your vehicle has been equipped with a tire

Controls
93Reference
At a glance
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Instrument lighting
The lighting intensity can be adjusted with the
thumbwheel with the parking lamps/low beams
switched on.
Interior lamps
Control of the interior lamps, footwell lamps,
door entry lighting, courtesy lamps
and sill
panel lighting
is automatic.
With the courtesy lamps,
LED lights are pro-
vided in the outside rearview mirrors to illumi-
nate the exterior area around the doors.
To protect the battery, all lamps in the
vehicle are switched off approx. 15 min-
utes after radio readiness is switched off, refer
to Start/Stop button on page55.<
Switching interior lamps on and off
manually
Press button 1.
If the interior lamps, footwell lamps, door entry
lighting, courtesy lamps and sill panel lighting
are to remain switched off continually, press the
button for approx. 3 seconds.
Reading lamps
The reading lamps are beside the interior lamp:
You can turn them on and off using buttons2
located next to the lamps.

Controls
97Reference
At a glance
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
ity inside the vehicle deteriorates continu-
ously.<
Residual heat
The heat stored in the engine is
used to heat the passenger com-
partment, e.g. while stopped at a
school to pick up a child.
1.Switch off the engine.
2.Turn to the right, refer to arrow.
The function can be switched on when the fol-
lowing conditions are met:
>up to 15 minutes after switching off the
engine
>with engine at operating temperature
>with sufficient battery voltage
>at an outside temperature below 777/
256
From radio readiness the interior temperature,
the air volume and the air distribution can be
set.
Switching automatic climate control on
and off
1.Turn to the left to minimum air volume.
2.After approx. 1 second, turn to the left
again.
You switch on the system again by pressing any
button of the automatic climate control.
Ventilation
1Thumbwheels to smoothly open and close
vent outlets
2Levers to change the vent outlet direction
Do not drop any foreign objects into the
vent outlets; otherwise, they could be cat-
apulted outwards and cause injuries.<
Ventilation for cooling
Adjust the vent outlets to direct the flow of cool
air in your direction, for instance, if the interior
has become too warm, etc.
Draft-free ventilation
Set the vent outlets so that the air flows past
you and is not directed straight at you.
Adjusting temperature in upper body
region
You can adjust the temperature in the upper
body region with iDrive.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page16.
1.Press the button.
This opens the start menu.
2."Settings"
3."Climate"

163
Entertainment
Reference
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips Communications
Navigation
Mobility
>Depending on the mobile phone, certain
settings may be necessary on the mobile
phone, e. g. via the following menu items:
>Bluetooth activated
>Connection must be allowed without
requiring further confirmation
>Reconnect
>Depending on the mobile phone model, the
setting energy saving mode can, for exam-
ple, result in vehicle failing to detect the
paired mobile phone.
>For pairing, define a 4- to 16-digit number
of your choice as the Bluetooth Passkey,
e.g. 25081107. A long and complex number
offers better protection against unautho-
rized access. This Bluetooth passkey is no
longer required following successful pair-
ing.
>The ignition is switched on.
Only pair the mobile phone with the vehi-
cle stopped, otherwise the passengers
and other road users can be endangered due to
a lack of attentiveness on the part of the
driver.<
Switching on ignition
1.Insert the remote control as far as possible
into the ignition lock.
2.Switch on the ignition by pressing the Start/
Stop button without depressing the brake
or clutch pedal.
Preparation via iDrive
3."Telephone"
4."Bluetooth"
5."Add new phone"The Bluetooth name of the vehicle is dis-
played.
Preparation with mobile phone
6.Additional operations must be carried out
on the mobile phone and differ depending
on the model, refer to the operating instruc-
tions of your mobile phone, e.g. find, con-
nect or pair under Bluetooth device.
The Bluetooth name of the vehicle appears
on the mobile phone display.
7.Select the Bluetooth name of the vehicle on
the mobile phone display.
Pairing
Depending on your mobile phone, you will first
be requested consecutively via the display of
your mobile phone or iDrive to enter the Blue-
tooth passkey you specified.
8.Enter the Bluetooth passkey.
Depending on the mobile phone, approx.
30 seconds are available for entering the
Bluetooth passkey on the mobile phone
and on the Control Display.
If pairing was successful, the mobile phone
appears at the top of the list of mobile phones.
Following the initial pairing
>The mobile phone is detected/connected in
the vehicle within 2 minutes if the engine is
running or the ignition is switched on.
>As soon as a mobile phone is detected by
the vehicle, the phone book entries stored
on the SIM card or on your mobile phone are
transmitted to your vehicle. This transmis-
sion is dependent on your mobile phone,
refer to the operating instructions of the

Reference 231
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Automatic lighting
– refer to Automatic headlamp
control89
– refer to Daytime running
lamps90
– refer to Interior lamps93
– refer to Pathway lighting90
– refer to Welcome lamps89
Automatic lights
– refer to High-beam
Assistant91
Automatic Service
Request180
Automatic soft closing31
AUTO program for automatic
climate control95
AUX-IN connection102
AUX-IN port156
Available services180
Average fuel consumption67
– setting units68
Avoiding highways for
navigation126
Avoiding unintentional
alarms34
Axle loads, refer to
Weights223
B
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support44
Backrests, refer to Seats43
Backrest width adjustment44
Backup lamps, replacing
bulbs, refer to Tail
lamps204
Band-aids, refer to First aid
kit213
Bass, refer to Tone
control136
Battery
– jump starting213
– refer to Vehicle battery210
Battery replacement, remote
control for Comfort
Access36
BC button, refer to
Computer66Being towed215
Belts, refer to Safety belts48
Beverage holder, refer to
Cupholders103
Blower, refer to Air volume96
Bluetooth, activating/
deactivating164
BMW
– Car Shampoo202
BMW Assist,
activating178,180
BMW Assist176
BMW homepage4
BMW maintenance
system197
BMW Search178
BMW website4
Bottle holder, refer to
Cupholders103
Bracket for telephone or
mobile phone
– refer to Snap-in adapter172
Brake assistant76
Brake force display83
Brake lamps
– replacing bulbs, refer to Tail
lamps204
– two-stage83
Brake pedal, refer to Braking
safely109
Brake rotors
– breaking-in108
– refer to Braking safely109
Brakes
– ABS Antilock Brake
System76
– brake force display83
– breaking-in108
– CBC Cornering Brake
Control76
– electronic brake-force
distribution76
– parking brake57
– refer to Braking safely
109
Brake system108
– brake pads108
– brake rotors109
– breaking-in108
– warning lamp13,78Braking safely109
Breakdown
– M Mobility System205
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance213
Breaking-in brake pads108
Breaking-in the clutch108
Breaking-in the differential,
refer to Engine and
differential108
Break-in period108
Brightness of Control
Display74
Button for starting engine,
refer to Start/Stop button55
Buttons on steering wheel11
C
California Proposition 65
Warning6
Call
– accepting165
– ending166
– rejecting166
Calling, refer to Phone
numbers, dialing166
Can holder, refer to
Cupholders103
Capacities223
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery210

Everything from A to Z
242 SOS, refer to Initiating an
emergency request212
Spare
– adapter for spare key26
– fuses210
– key26
– wheel, driving with spare
wheel209
– wheel, refer to Changing
wheels207
Special destinations120
Special destinations,
displaying122
Special destinations, entering
by name121
Special oils, refer to Approved
engine oils195
Specified oil grades, refer to
Approved engine oils195
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit72
Speedometer12
Speed Volume137
Speed with winter tires190
Split screen, refer to Control
Display, switching on/off19
Split screen content, refer to
Display for split screen
content, selecting20
Sport program of EDC79
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems76
Start/Stop button55
– starting the engine56
– switching off the engine56
Starting, refer to Starting
engine56
Starting assistance, refer to
Jump starting213
Starting difficulties, refer to
Jump starting213
Starting off
– clutch protection with
manual transmission79
– on a slippery surface79
– on uphill slopes78
Start menu17
Station, refer to Radio139Station, selecting
– radio139
Stationary ventilation
– preselecting activation
times98
Status information on Control
Display19
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing5
Steam cleaners199,200
Steering wheel
– adjustment50
– automatic adjustment, refer
to Easy entry/exit50
– automatic adjustment, refer
to Steering wheel
memory45
– buttons on steering
wheel11
– heating50
– lock, refer to Ignition lock55
– MDrive button50
– memory45
– shift paddles59
Storage compartments103
Stored trip, calling up125
Storing202
Storing a destination in the
address book119
Storing music151
Storing sitting position, refer
to Seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory45
Storing tires191
Storing your vehicle202
Street, entering for
navigation118
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires186
Surround137
SVCD146
SW, waveband139
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching automatically
between high beams and
low beams, refer to High-
beam Assistant91Switching automatically
between high beams and
low beams, refer to High-
beam assistant91
Switching off
– engine56
Switching on
– audio136
– CD changer136
– CD player136
– radio136
Swiveling headlamps, refer to
Adaptive Light Control90
Symbols4
– indicator/warning lamps13
T
Tachometer65
Tail lamps204
– replacing bulbs204
Tank capacity
– also refer to Capacities223
– fuel tank capacity184
Target cursor for
navigation122
Technical alterations, refer to
For your own safety5
Technical data220
– capacities223
– dimensions221
Telephone162
– installation location, refer to
Center armrest102
– refer to separate operating
instructions
– voice commands169
TeleService176
TeleService Diagnosis178
TeleService Help178
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body
region97
– adjusting with automatic
climate control95
– changing unit of measure68
– refer to Coolant
temperature65