2012 BMW M6 CONVERTIBLE seats

Everything from A to Z
IndexA
ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 106
Acceleration Assistant, refer to Launch Control 71
Activated-charcoal filter 128
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 104
Active M differential 108
Active seat, front 53
Active seat ventilation, front 54
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 105
Adaptive light control 92
Additional telephone 206
Additives, oil 253
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 51
After washing vehicle 269
Airbags 95
Airbags, indicator/warning light 96
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 127
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 127
Air distribution, manual 126
Air pressure, tires 241
Air vents, refer to Ventila‐ tion 128
Air volume, automatic climate control 126
Alarm system 41
Alarm, unintentional 42
All around the center con‐ sole 14
All around the interior rearview mirror 15 All around the steering
wheel 12
ALL program, automatic cli‐ mate control 127
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 246
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 131
Alternative oil types 253
AM/FM station 175
Announcement, navigation, refer to Spoken instruc‐
tions 162
Antifreeze, washer fluid 76
Antilock Brake System, ABS 106
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 106
Applications 233
Appointments 223
Approved axle load 275
Approved engine oils 253
Apps 233
Apps, video playback 198
Armrest, refer to Front center armrest 136
Arrival time 86
Ashtray 132
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 264
Assistance when driving off 106
Assist, BMW 229
Audio playback 184
Audio playback, Blue‐ tooth 198
AUTO intensity 126
Automatic car wash 268
Automatic Curb Monitor 58
Automatic deactivation, front passenger airbags 96 Automatic headlamp con‐
trol 91
Automatic locking 38
Automatic recirculated-air control 127
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 38
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 126
AUTO program, intensity 126
Auto Start/Stop function 65
AUX-IN port 195
Average fuel consumption 85
Average speed 86
Axle loads, weights 275
B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 52
Backrest, seats 51
Backrest, width 53
Backup camera 114
Balance 172
Band-Aids, refer to First aid kit 264
Bang & Olufsen 173
Bar for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 266
Bass 172
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 261
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 30
Battery, vehicle 261
Belts, safety belts 54
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 136
Bluetooth audio 198
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BMW Assist 229
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW Maintenance Sys‐ tem 255
BMW M technology 0
BMW Search 231
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 136
Brake assistant 106
Brake discs, breaking in 142
Brake force display 105
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 105
Brake lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 259
Brake lights, adaptive 105
Brake pads, breaking in 142
Braking, notes 143
Breakdown assis‐ tance 263, 264
Breaking in 142
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 89
Bulb replacement 257
Bulb replacement, front 258
Bulb replacement, rear 259
Bulbs and lamps 257
Button, Start/Stop 64
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 265
C
Calendar 223
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Camera, backup camera 116
Camera, care 271
Camera, Side View 119
Camera, Top View 118
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 136
Car battery 261
Car care products 269
Care, displays 271 Care, vehicle 269
Cargo 145
Cargo area, cargo area parti‐ tion 46
Cargo area lid 38
Cargo area partition 46
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 137
Cargo straps, securing cargo 146
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 30
Carpet, care 271
Car wash 268
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 143
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 255
CD/DVD 183
CDs, storing 190
Cell phone 206
Center console 14
Center speaker 173
Central locking system 33
Central screen, refer to Control Display 16
Central speaker 173
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 6
Changing parts 257
Changing wheels 260
Changing wheels/tires 245
Check Control 78
Children, seating position 61
Children, transporting safely 61
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 61
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 62
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 61
Child seat, mounting 61
Child seats 61
Chrome parts, care 270
Cigarette lighter 132 Cleaning, displays 271
Climate control 125
Climate control wind‐ shield 143
Clock 81
Closing/opening from in‐ side 37
Closing/opening via door lock 37
Closing/opening with remote control 34
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 74
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 74
Comfort Access 39
Compound brake 140
Compressor 246
Computer 85
Concierge service 230
Condensation on win‐ dows 126
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 144
Condition Based Service CBS 255
Confirmation signal 36
Contacts 219, 227
Control Display 16
Control Display, settings 87
Controller 16
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 106
Convenient closing 35
Convenient opening 35
Convertible, convertible top 44
Convertible mode, automatic climate control 126
Convertible program, auto‐ matic climate control 126
Convertible top 44
Convertible top, care 269
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Engine oil types, alterna‐tive 253
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 253
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 265
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 65
Engine stop 65
Engine temperature 81
Entering/exiting vehicle, assis‐ tance, steering wheel 59
Entering a car wash 268
Equalizer 172
Equipment, interior 130
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 106
Exchanging wheels/tires 245
Exhaust system 143
Exterior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature 58
Exterior mirrors 57
External devices 195
External start 265
External temperature dis‐ play 81
External temperature warn‐ ing 81
Eyes for securing cargo 146
F
Fader 172
Failure message, refer to Check Control 78
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 42
Fan, refer to Air volume 126
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 78
Filler neck for engine oil 252
Fine wood, care 271
First aid kit 264 Fitting for towing, refer to Tow
fitting 267
Flat tire, changing wheels 260
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 101
Flat tire, repairing 246
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 99
Flat tire, warning lamp 100, 102
Flooding 143
Floor carpet, care 271
Floor mats, care 271
FM/AM station 175
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 76
Foot brake 143
Front airbags 95
Front center armrest 136
Front lamps 258
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 96
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 97
Front seats 51
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 101
Fuel cap 238
Fuel consumption, current 83
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 85
Fuel filler flap 238
Fuel gauge 81
Fuel quality 240
Fuel, tank capacity 276
Fuse 261
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 130
Gas station recommenda‐ tion 162
Gear change 70
General driving notes 142
Glove compartment 135 Gong, volume equaliza‐
tion 173
GPS navigation 152
Gray display of the map 166
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 275
Ground clearance 144
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 67
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 131
Hazard warning flashers 263
HD Radio 176
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 91
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 91
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture via remote control 35
Headlamp flasher 74
Headlamp glass 258
Headlamps 258
Headlamps, care 269
Headlamp washer system 74
Head restraints 51
Head restraints, front 55
Head-Up Display 122
Head-up Display, care 271
Head-up Display, M view 123
Head-up Display, standard view 123
Heavy cargo, stowing 146
Height, seats 51
Height, vehicle 274
High-beam Assistant 92
High beams 74
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 92
Hills 144
Hill Start Assistant 108
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 106
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P
Paint, vehicle 269
Pair mobile phone 207
Panic mode 35
Park Distance Control PDC 112
Parked-car ventilation 129
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 144
Parking aid, refer to PDC 112
Parking brake 67
Parking lamps 90
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 58
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 115
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 112
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 119
People detection, refer to Night Vision 119
Personal information 218
Personal Profile 31
Phone 206
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 43
Plastic, care 271
PlugIn 234
Position, storing 154
Postal code, entering in navi‐ gation 153
Power failure 261
Power windows 42
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 241
Pressure warning FTM, tires 101
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 20
Protective function, win‐ dows 43 Push-and-turn switch, refer to
Controller 16
R
Radiator fluid 254
Radio 175
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 64
Rain sensor 75
Random 184
Random playback 184
RDS 176
Reading out loud 225
Rear lamps 259
Rearview mirror 57
Rear window defroster 127
Recirculated-air mode 127
Recommended tire brands 245
Refueling 238
Remaining range 82
Reminders 225
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 36
Remote control, universal 130
Renaming a station 176
Replacement fuse 261
Replacing parts 257
Replacing wheels/tires 245
Reporting safety defects 8
Reserve warning, refer to Range 82
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 100
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 128
Retaining straps, securing cargo 146
Retreaded tires 246
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 259
Roadside Assistance 230
Roadside parking lamps 91 Rollover protection system 98
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 267
Route 161
Route criteria, route 160
Route, displaying 161
Routes, avoiding 160
Route section, bypassing 161
Rubber components, care 270
S
Safe braking 143
Safety 6
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passenger
seat 55
Safety belts 54
Safety belts, care 271
Safety systems, airbags 95
Satellite radio 177
Saving fuel 0
Scale, changing during navi‐ gation 163
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 257
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 267
Sealant 246
Search, refer to BMW Search 231
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 54
Seat heating, front 53
Seating position for chil‐ dren 61
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 56
Seats 51
Seat ventilation, front 54
Selection list in instrument cluster 84
Selector lever 69
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Sequential mode 69
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 255
Service requirements, dis‐ play 83
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 264
Servotronic 109
Settings, M Drive 59
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 87
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 56
Shift Lights 72
Short commands 277
Shoulder support 53
Side airbags 95
Side View 118
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 36
Sitting safely 51
Size 274
Ski bag 133
Smallest turning circle 275
Smoker's package 132
Snap-in adapter, mobile phone 216
Snow chains 249
Socket 132
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 256
Software applications, iPhone 233
Software update 202
Spare fuse 261
Speaker lighting 173
Special destinations, naviga‐ tion 155
Specified engine oil types 253
Speed, average 86
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 86
Speed Volume, volume equal‐ ization 173 Split screen 20
Split screen map settings 164
Spoken instructions, naviga‐ tion 162
Stability control systems 106
Standard view, Head-up Dis‐ play 123
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 65
Start/Stop button 64
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 65
State/province, selecting for navigation 152
Stations, stored 181
Station, storing 175
Status display, tires 99
Status information, iDrive 19
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering assistance 109
Steering wheel, adjusting 59
Steering wheel heating 59
Steering wheel memory 56
Stopping the engine 65
Storage compartments 135
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 135
Storage, tires 246
Storing the vehicle 271
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 153
Summer tires, tread 244
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 80
Surround View 114
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 129
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
System states of the driving dynamics 83
T
Tachometer 81 Tail and brake lamps 259
Tailgate 38
Tailgate via remote control 35
Tail lamps 259
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 259
Tasks 224
Technical changes, refer to Safety 6
Technical data 274
Technology, BMW M 0
TeleServices 230
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 126
Temperature display, external temperature 81
Temperature, engine oil 81
Terminal, jump-starting 265
Text messages 221
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 80
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 41
Theft protection, lug bolts 260
Theft protection, refer to Cen‐ tral locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 119
Thigh support 52
Tilt alarm sensor 42
Tilt, seats 51
Time of arrival 86
Tire damage 244
Tire identification marks 243
Tire inflation pressure 241
Tire inflation pressure monitor, refer to FTM 101
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 99
Tires, changing 245
Tire sealant 246
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 241
Tire tread 244
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