2012 BMW 6 SERIES Owners Manual

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Maintenance 260
Maintenance require‐ ments 260
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 74
Maintenance system, BMW 260
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 70
Manual air distribution 132
Manual air volume 132
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 61
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 68
Manual operation, backup camera 118
Manual operation, door lock 37
Manual operation, exterior mir‐ rors 52
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 242
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 116
Manual operation, Side View 122
Manual operation, Top View 121
Manual transmission 66
Map, destination entry 163
Map in split screen 170
Map view 168
Marking on approved tires 252
Marking, run-flat tires 253
Massage seat, front 47
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 133
Maximum speed, winter tires 252
Measure, units of 79
Medical kit 268 Memory for seat, mirrors,
steering wheel 50
Menu, EfficientDynamics 153
Menu in instrument cluster 75
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Message list, traffic bulle‐ tins 170
Messages 225
Messages, refer to Check Control 70
Microfilter 134
Minimum tread, tires 251
Mirror 51
Mirror memory 50
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 147
Mobile phone 210
Mode, ECO PRO 152
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 6
Moisture in headlamp 263
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 54
MP3 player 199
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
Multimedia 187
Music collection 194
Music search 195
Music, storing 194
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Navigation 158
Navigation data 172
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 49
New wheels and tires 251
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 126
Notes 229 Nylon rope for tow-starting/
towing 271
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OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 261
Obstacle marking, backup camera 119
Odometer 73
Office 222
Oil 257
Oil, adding 257
Oil additives 258
Oil change 258
Oil change interval, service re‐ quirements 74
Oil filler neck 257
Oil level check 257
Oil types, alternative 258
Oil types, approved 258
Old batteries, disposal 266
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 261
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 262
Opening/closing from in‐ side 37
Opening/closing via door lock 36
Opening/closing with remote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control 133
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 73
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Paint, vehicle 274
Panic mode 35
Parallel parking assistant 123 Seite 297Everything from A to ZReference297
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Park Distance ControlPDC 115
Parked-car ventilation 134
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 148
Parking aid, refer to PDC 115
Parking assistant 123
Parking brake 61
Parking lamps 81
Parking with Auto Hold 62
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 52
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 118
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 115
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 126
People detection, refer to Night Vision 126
Permissible axle load 281
Personal information 222
Personal Profile 31
Phone 210
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 43
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 42
Plastic, care 275
PlugIn 238
Position, storing 160
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 159
Power failure 266
Power sunroof, glass 43
Power windows 41
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 245
Pressure warning FTM, tires 92
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 20
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 43 Protective function, win‐
dows 42
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
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Radiator fluid 258
Radio 179
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 58
Rain sensor 65
Random 188
Random playback 188
RDS 180
Reading out loud 230
Rear axle steering 101
Rear lamps 264
Rearview mirror 51
Rear window defroster 133
Recirculated-air mode 133
Recommended tire brands 252
Refueling 242
Remaining range 73
Reminders 229
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 36
Remote control, universal 136
Replacement fuse 266
Replacing parts 262
Replacing wheels/tires 251
Reporting safety defects 8
RES button 108
Reserve warning, refer to Range 73
Resetting, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 90
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 133
Retaining straps, securing cargo 150
Retreaded tires 252 Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐
ment 264
Roadside Assistance 234
Roadside parking lamps 82
Roller sunblinds 42
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 101
Roll stabilization, refer to Dy‐ namic Drive 101
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 271
Route 167
Route criteria, route 166
Route, displaying 167
Routes, avoiding 166
Route section, bypassing 167
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 253
Rubber components, care 275
Run-flat tires 253
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Safe braking 147
Safety 6
Safety belt reminder 49
Safety belts 48
Safety belts, care 275
Safety systems, airbags 86
Satellite radio 181
Saving fuel 151
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 169
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 262
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 272
Search, refer to BMW Search 235
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 48
Seat heating, front 47 Seite 298ReferenceEverything from A to Z298
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Seating position for chil‐dren 54
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 50
Seats 45
Seat ventilation, front 47
Selection list in instrument cluster 75
Selector lever, automatic transmission 67
Sensors, care 276
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 260
Service requirements, dis‐ play 74
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 268
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 78
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 50
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 66
Shifting, manual transmis‐ sion 66
Shift paddles on steering wheel 68
Short commands 283
Shoulder support 47
Side airbags 86
Side View 122
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 35
Sitting safely 45
Size 280
Ski bag 139
Smallest turning circle 281
Smoker's package 138
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 220
Snow chains 253
Socket 138
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 261 Software applications,
iPhone 238
Software update 205
Spare fuse 266
Speaker lighting 177
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 161
Specified engine oil types 258
Speed, average 76
Speed limit, setting 77
Speed Volume, volume equal‐ ization 177
Split screen 20
Split screen map settings 170
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 168
SPORT+ program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 68
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 68
Stability control systems 98
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 59
Start/Stop button 57
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting aid 269
Starting the engine 58
State/province, selecting for navigation 158
Stations, stored 185
Station, storing 179
Status display, tires 89
Status information, iDrive 19
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 101
Steering wheel, adjusting 53
Steering wheel heating 53
Steering wheel memory 50 Steptronic, automatic trans‐
mission 66
Stopping the engine 58
Storage compartments 141
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 141
Storage, tires 253
Storing the vehicle 276
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 159
Summer tires, tread 251
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 72
Surround View 118
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 135
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
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Tachometer 72
Tail and brake lamps 264
Tailgate 38
Tailgate via remote control 35
Tail lamps 264
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 264
Tasks 228
Technical changes, refer to Safety 6
Technical data 280
TeleService 234
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 132
Temperature display, external temperature 73
Temperature, engine oil 72
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 106
Terminal, starting aid 269
Text messages 225
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 72
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 40 Seite 299Everything from A to ZReference299
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Theft protection, refer to Cen‐tral locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 126
Thigh support 46
Tilt alarm sensor 41
Tilt glass roof 43
Tilt, seats 45
Time of arrival 77
Tire damage 251
Tire identification marks 249
Tire inflation pressure 245
Tire inflation pressure monitor, refer to FTM 92
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 89
Tires, changing 251
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 245
Tires, run-flat tires 253
Tire tread 251
Toll roads, route 166
Tone 176
Tools 262
Top View 120
Total vehicle weight 281
Tow fitting 271
Towing 270
Town/city, navigation 159
Tow-starting 270
Tow truck 270
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 89
Traction control 99
TRACTION program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 170
Transmission, automatic 66
Transmission, manual 66
Transporting children safely 54
Tread, tires 251
Treble, tone 176
Trip computer 77 Triple turn signal activa‐
tion 63
Trip odometer 73
Truck for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 270
Trunk lid 38
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 39
Trunk lid, hotel function 38
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 35
Turning circle 281
Turning circle lines, backup camera 119
Turn signals, front, bulb re‐ placement 263
Turn signals, operation 63
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 264
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Unintentional alarm 41
Units of measure 79
Universal remote control 136
Unlock button, automatic transmission 67
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 37
Unlocking/locking via door lock 36
Unlocking/locking with remote control 34
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Updating software 205
Upholstery care 275
USB audio interface 199
USB interface 141
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Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 101
Vehicle battery 265
Vehicle battery, replacing 265 Vehicle, breaking in 146
Vehicle care 274
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification number
in the engine compart‐
ment 255
Vehicle jack 265
Vehicle paint 274
Vehicle storage 276
Vehicle wash 273
Ventilation 134
Ventilation, refer to Parked-car ventilation 134
Version of the navigation data 172
Video playback 189
Video playback, iPhone 202
Video playback, snap-in adapter 202
Voice activation, mobile phone 218
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 283
Voice activation system 22
Volume, setting 176
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Warning lamps 70
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 70
Warning triangle 268
Washer fluid 66
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 282
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 65
Washer system 64
Washing, vehicle 273
Water on roads 147
Weather Band 181
Weights 281
Welcome lamps 81
Wheel base, vehicle 281
Wheels, changing 251 Seite 300ReferenceEverything from A to Z300
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Wheels, everything on wheelsand tires 245
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 92
Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 89
Width, vehicle 280
Window defroster, rear 133
Windows, powered 41
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 147
Windshield washer fluid 66
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 65
Windshield washer system 64
Windshield wiper 64
Windshield wipers, fold-out position 65
Winter storage, care 276
Winter tires, suitable tires 252
Winter tires, tread 251
Wiper blades, replacing 262
Wiper fluid 66
Wiper system 64
Wood, care 275
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 21
Wrench 262
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xDrive 100
Xenon headlamps, bulb re‐ placement 263 Seite 301Everything from A to ZReference301
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