2014 BMW 6 SERIES GRAN COUPE odometer

Displaying stored Check Control
messages
On the Control Display:1."Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Check Control"4.Select the text message.
Messages after trip completion Special messages displayed while driving are
displayed again after the ignition is switched
off.
Fuel gauge Vehicle tilt position may cause
the display to vary.
Depending on the equipment
version, the arrow beside the
fuel pump symbol shows which
side of the vehicle the fuel filler flap is on.
Hints on refueling, refer to page 192.
Tachometer Always avoid engine speeds in the red warning
field. In this range, the fuel supply is inter‐
rupted to protect the engine.
Engine oil temperature
▷Cold engine: the pointer is at
the low temperature end.
Drive at moderate engine
and vehicle speeds.▷Normal operating tempera‐
ture: the pointer is in the
middle or in the left half of
the temperature display.▷Hot engine: the pointer is at the high end of
the temperature range. A Check Control
message is also displayed.
Coolant temperature
If the coolant along with the engine becomes
too hot, a Check Control message is displayed.
Check the coolant level, refer to page 213.
Odometer and trip odometer Display
▷Odometer, arrow 1.▷Trip odometer, arrow 2.
Show/reset kilometers Press the knob.
▷When the ignition is
switched off, the time, the
external temperature and
the odometer are displayed.▷When the ignition is switched on, the trip
odometer is reset.
External temperature
If the indicator drops to
+37 ℉/+3 ℃ or lower, a signal
sounds.
A Check Control message is displayed.
There is an increased risk of ice on roads.
Ice on roads
Even at temperatures above
+37 ℉/+3 ℃, roads might be icy.
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License plate lamp, bulb re‐placement 219
Light alloy wheels, care 230
Light control 97
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 218
Lighting 96
Lighting, speaker 100
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 38
Light reel 96
Lights 96
Lights and bulbs 217
Load 182
Loading 181
Lock, door 39
Locking/unlocking via door lock 39
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 37
Locking, automatic 43
Locking, settings 42
Locking via trunk lid 40
Lock, power window 46
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 62
Low beams 96
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 98
Lower back support 50
Lumbar support 50
M
Maintenance 215
Maintenance require‐ ments 215
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 87
Maintenance system, BMW 215
Make-up mirror 167
Malfunction displays, see Check Control 81
Manual air distribution 157
Manual air flow 158 Manual brake, refer to Parking
brake 66
Manual mode, Steptronic transmission 73
Manual operation, door lock 39
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 56
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 192
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 146
Manual operation, rearview camera 148
Manual operation, Side View 150
Manual operation, Top View 152
Marking on approved tires 204
Marking, run-flat tires 205
Massage seat, front 51
Master key, refer to Remote control 34
Maximum cooling 158
Maximum speed, display 88
Maximum speed, winter tires 205
Measure, units of 93
Medical kit 224
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 55
Menu, EfficientDynamics 186
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 89
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 19
Messages, see Check Con‐ trol 81
Microfilter 159
Minimum tread, tires 203
Mirror 56
Mirror memory 55
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 179 Modifications, technical, refer
to Safety 7
Moisture in headlight 218
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint systems 59
Multifunctional instrument display 78
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
N
Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 54
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 230
New wheels and tires 204
Night Vision 118
Night Vision device, see Night Vision 118
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 226
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 215
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 215
Object detection, see Night Vision 118
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 149
Octane rating, refer to Rec‐ ommended fuel grade 194
Odometer 85
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 210
Oil, adding 211
Oil additives 211 Seite 243Everything from A to ZReference243
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Switch for Dynamic DrivingControl 132
Switch-on times, parked-car heating 163
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 163
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 22
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 159
T Tachometer 85
Tail and brake lights 219
Tail lights 219
Tail lights, bulb replace‐ ment 219
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 234
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 157
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 85
Temperature, engine oil 85
Terminal, starting aid 225
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 84
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 43
Thermal camera, see Night Vision 118
Thigh support 50
Through-loading system 169
Tilt alarm sensor 44
Tilt glass roof 47
Tilt, seats 49
Time of arrival 91
Tire damage 203
Tire identification marks 202
Tire inflation pressure 196 Tire inflation pressure moni‐
tor, refer to FTM 108
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 104
Tires, changing 204
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 196
Tires, run-flat tires 205
Tire tread 203
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 217
Top View 151
Total vehicle weight 235
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 227
Towing 226
Tow lug, see tow fitting 227
Tow-starting 226
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 104
Traction control 129
TRACTION, driving dynam‐ ics 129
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 133
Transmission lock, electronic unlocking 75
Transmission, see Steptronic transmission 72
Transporting children safely 59
Tread, tires 203
Trip computer 91
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 69
Trip odometer 85
Trunk lid closing 40
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 41
Trunk lid, hotel function 41
Trunk lid opening 40
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 38
Turning circle 234 Turning circle lines, rearview
camera 149
Turn signals, operation 69
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 219
U
Unintentional alarm 45
Units of measure 93
Universal remote control 165
Unlock button, Steptronic transmission 73
Unlocking/locking via door lock 39
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 37
Unlocking, settings 42
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Upholstery care 230
USB interface 172
V
Vanity mirror 167
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 132
Vehicle battery 221
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 221
Vehicle, break-in 178
Vehicle care 229
Vehicle features and op‐ tions 6
Vehicle identification num‐ ber 9
Vehicle jack 220
Vehicle paint 229
Vehicle storage 231
Vehicle wash 228
Ventilation 161
Venting, see ventilation 161
Vent, see ventilation 161
VIN, see vehicle identification number 9 Seite 246ReferenceEverything from A to Z246
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