2013 BMW 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE emergency towing

Alarm systemThe conceptThe vehicle alarm system responds to:▷Opening of a door, the hood or the trunk
lid.▷Movements in the vehicle.▷Changes in the vehicle tilt, e.g., during at‐
tempts to steal a wheel or when towing the
car.▷Interruptions in battery voltage.
The alarm system briefly indicates tampering:
▷By sounding an acoustic alarm.▷By switching on the hazard warning sys‐
tem.▷By flashing the high beams.
Arming and disarming the alarm
system
General information
When you lock or unlock the vehicle, either
with the remote control, Comfort Access or at
the door lock the alarm system is armed or dis‐
armed at the same time.
Door lock and armed alarm systemUnlocking via the door lock will trigger the
alarm on some country-specific versions.
In order to terminate this alarm, unlock vehicle
with the remote control or switch on the igni‐
tion, if necessary, by emergency detection of
the remote control.
Trunk lid and armed alarm system The trunk lid can be opened even when the
alarm system is armed.
Press the button on the remote con‐
trol for approx. 1 second.
After the trunk lid is closed, it is locked and
monitored again if the doors are locked. The
hazard warning system flashes once.
In some vehicle equipment variants, the trunk
lid can only be opened using the remote con‐
trol if the vehicle was unlocked first.
Panic mode
You can trigger the alarm system if you find
yourself in a dangerous situation.
Press the button on the remote con‐
trol for at least 3 seconds.
To switch off the alarm: press any button.
Switching off the alarm▷Unlock the vehicle using the remote con‐
trol.▷With Comfort Access: If you are carrying
the remote control with you, pull on the
driver side or front passenger side door
handle.
Indicator lamp on the interior rearview
mirror
▷The indicator lamp flashes briefly every
2 seconds:
The system is armed.▷The indicator lamp flashes after locking:
The doors, hood or trunk lid is not closed
properly, but the rest of the vehicle is se‐
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Headlamp glass 211
Headlamps 210
Headlamps, care 222
Headlamp washer system 65
Head restraints 45
Head restraints, front 49
Head-Up Display 149
Head-up Display, care 224
Heating, refer to Parked-car heating 157
Heavy cargo, stowing 178
Height, seats 45
Height, vehicle 228
High-beam Assistant 89
High beams 65
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 89
Hill Descent Control HDC 119
Hills 176
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 117
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 169
Homepage 6
Hood 203
Horn 12
Hotel function, trunk lid 37
Hot exhaust system 174
HUD Head-Up Display 149
Hydroplaning 175
I Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 79
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 79
Identification marks, tires 197
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 203
iDrive 16
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 30
Ignition off 58 Ignition on 58
Indication of a flat tire 96, 99
Indicator and warning lamps 76
Individual air distribution 153
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 191
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 98
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 83
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 121
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 96
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 99
Instrument cluster 72
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 73
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 73
Instrument lighting 90
Integral Active Steering 120
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 160
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 216
Intelligent Safety 100
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 153
Interior equipment 160
Interior lamps 90
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 34
Interior motion sensor 41
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 53
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 80 J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 213
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 68
Jump-starting 217
K
Key/remote control 30
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 37
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 31
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 68
Knee airbag 92
L Lamp replacement, front 210
Lamp replacement, rear 212
Lamps 87
Lamps and bulbs 210
Lane departure warning 111
Lane margin, warning 111
Language on Control Dis‐ play 86
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 178
LATCH child restraint fixing system 55
Leather, care 222
LED headlamps, Bulb re‐ placement 212
LED light 212
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 211
Length, vehicle 229
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 21
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 212
Light alloy wheels, care 223
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Tailgate via remote con‐trol 34
Tail lamps 212
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 212
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 228
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 153
Temperature display, external temperature 79
Temperature, engine oil 78
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 125
Terminal, starting aid 218
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 77
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 40
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 108
Thigh support 46
Through-loading system 164
Tilt alarm sensor 41
Tilt glass roof 43
Tilt, seats 45
Time of arrival 84
Tire damage 199
Tire identification marks 197
Tire inflation pressure 191
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 98
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 95
Tires, changing 199
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 191
Tires, run-flat tires 201
Tire tread 199 Tone, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 210
Top View 141
Total vehicle weight 229
Tow fitting 220
Towing 219
Tow-starting 219
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 95
Traction control 118
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 122
Transmission, automatic 68
Transporting children safely 54
Tread, tires 199
Trip computer 85
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 65
Trip odometer 79
Trunk lid 36
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 37
Trunk lid, hotel function 37
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 34
Turning circle 229
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 140
Turn signals, operation 65
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 212
U
Unintentional alarm 41
Units of measure 86
Universal remote control 160
Unlock button, automatic transmission 69
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 36
Unlocking/locking via door lock 35 Unlocking/locking with re‐
mote control 34
Unlocking, settings 39
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 223
USB interface 167
V
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 120
Vehicle battery 214
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 214
Vehicle, breaking in 174
Vehicle care 222
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 203
Vehicle jack 213
Vehicle paint 222
Vehicle storage 224
Vehicle wash 221
Ventilation 157
Vertical Dynamic Control, re‐ fer to Dynamic Damping
Control 120
Voice activation system 22
W Warning indicators 76
Warning lamps 76
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 76
Warning triangle 217
Washer fluid 67
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 230
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 67
Washer system 65
Washing, vehicle 221 Seite 240ReferenceEverything from A to Z240
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