2014 BMW M6 COUPE oil type

Addendum
13.At page 178, under the heading:
“Fine-link snow chains,” the text
should be disregarded and the
following text should be read in lieu
thereof:
Only certain types of fine-link snow
chains have been tested by the
manufacturer of your vehicle and
are determined by the manufacturer
of your vehicle to be road safe and
are recommended by the
manufacturer of your vehicle.
Information about recommended
snow chains is available from a
service center.
14.At page 179, under the heading
“Hood,” the sentence beginning, “If
you are unfamiliar” should be
disregarded.
15.At page 183, under the heading:
“Approved oil types,” the references
to “Approved” should be read as
“Suitable.” Where it reads: You
can add oils with the following
specifications,” that text should be
disregarded, and the following text
read in lieu thereof: “Add engine
oils that meet the following oil rating
standards: . . .”
16.At page 183, under the heading:
“Alternative oil types,” the text
preceding the chart should be
disregarded, and in lieu thereof
should be read as follows: “If an
engine oil suitable for continuous
use is not available, up to 1 US
quart/liter of an engine oil with the
following oil rating can be
added: . . .” The reference to
“specification” should be read as
“rating.”
17.At page 183, under the heading:
“Engine oil change,” the text should
be disregarded and in lieu thereof
should be read as follows:
BMW recommends that you have
the oil changed at your BMW
dealer’s service center or at another
service center that has trained
personnel that can perform the work
in accordance with BMW
specifications.
18.At page 185, under the heading:
“Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models and
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian models,” the
second paragraph should be
disregarded and the following text
read in lieu thereof:
The manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you have
maintenance and repair performed
by your BMW dealer’s service
center or another service center or
repair shop that employs trained
personnel that can perform
maintenance and repair work on
your vehicle in accordance with
BMW specifications. The
manufacturer of your vehicle
recommends that you maintain
records of all maintenance and
repair work performed on your
vehicle.
19.At page 188, where it reads: “Do not
perform work/bulb replacement on
xenon headlamps,” that text should

Retreaded tires
Possibly substantial variations in the de‐
sign and age of the tire casing structures can
limit service life and have a negative impact on
road safety.◀
Winter tires
Winter tires are recommended for operating on
winter roads.
Although so-called all-season M+S tires pro‐
vide better winter traction than summer tires, they do not provide the same level of perform‐
ance as winter tires.
Maximum speed of winter tires If the maximum speed of the vehicle is higher
than the permissible speed for the winter tires,
then a respective symbol is displayed in your
field of vision. You can obtain this sign from the
tire specialist or from your service center.
Maximum speed for winter tires
Do not exceed the maximum speed for
the respective winter tires; otherwise, tire dam‐
age and accidents can occur.◀
Rotating wheels between axles The manufacturer of your vehicle advises
against switching wheels between the front
and rear axles. This can impair the handling
characteristics.
Rotating the tires is not permissible on vehi‐
cles with different tire sizes on the front and
rear axles, i.e. when using different types of
tires.
Storage Store wheels and tires in a cool, dry place with
as little exposure to light as possible.
Always protect tires against all contact with oil,
grease and fuels.
Do not exceed the maximum tire inflation pres‐
sure indicated on the side wall of the tire.Repairing a flat tire
Safety measures in case of a breakdown
Park the vehicle as far away as possible
from passing traffic and on solid ground.
Switch on the hazard warning system.
Turn the steering wheel until the front wheels are in the straight-ahead position and engage
the steering wheel lock.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away by set‐
ting the parking brake.
Have all vehicle occupants get out of the vehi‐
cle and ensure that they remain outside the
immediate area in a safe place, such as behind
a guardrail.
If necessary, set up a warning triangle at an ap‐
propriate distance.
Comply with all safety guidelines and regula‐
tions.◀
Mobility System
The concept With the Mobility System, minor tire damage
can be sealed quickly to enable continued
travel. To accomplish this, sealant is pumped
into the tires, which seals the damage from the
inside.
The compressor can be used to check the tire
inflation pressure.
Hints▷Follow the instructions on using the Mobi‐
lity System found on the compressor and
sealant container.▷Use of the Mobility System may be ineffec‐
tive if the tire puncture measures approx.
1/8 in/4 mm or more.▷Contact the nearest service center if the
tire cannot be made drivable.Seite 175Wheels and tiresMobility175
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Too much engine oil
Have the vehicle checked immediately;
otherwise, surplus engine oil can lead to en‐
gine damage.◀
Detailed measurement
The concept In the detailed measurement the engine oil
level is checked and displayed via a scale.
During the measurement, the idle speed is in‐
creased somewhat.
Requirements▷Vehicle is on level road.▷Manual transmission: shift lever in neutral
position, clutch and accelerator pedals not
depressed.▷M Double clutch transmission: selector
lever in selector lever position N and accel‐
erator pedal not depressed.▷Engine is running and is at operating tem‐
perature.
Performing a detailed measurement
In order to perform a detailed measurement of
the engine oil level:
1."Vehicle info"2."Vehicle status"3. "Measure engine oil level"4."Start measurement"
The engine oil level is checked and displayed
via a scale.
Time: approx. 1 minute.
Adding engine oil General information
Switch off the ignition and safely park the vehi‐
cle before engine oil is added.
Oil filler neck
Only add engine oil when the message is dis‐
played in the instrument cluster.
Add 1 US quart/liter.
Adding engine oil
Add oil within the next 125 miles/200 km;
otherwise, this may cause engine damage.◀
Do not add too much engine oil
When too much engine oil is added, im‐
mediately have the vehicle checked, otherwise,
this may cause engine damage.◀
Protect children
Keep oil, grease, etc., out of reach of chil‐
dren and observe the warnings on the contain‐
ers to prevent health risks.◀
Engine oil types to add Hints No oil additives
Oil additives may lead to engine dam‐
age.◀
Viscosity grades for engine oils
When selecting an engine oil, ensure that
the engine oil belongs to the viscosity grade
SAE 0W-30, or malfunctions or engine dam‐
age may occur.
As an alternative, you can also use motor oils
with a viscosity grade of SAE 5W-30.◀
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The engine oil quality is critical for the life of
the engine.
Approved engine oil types
You can add engine oils with the following
specifications:SpecificationBMW Longlife-01.BMW Longlife-01 FE.
Additional information about the approved
types of engine oils can be obtained from the
service center.
Alternative engine oil types If the approved engine oils are not available, up
to 1 US quart/liter of an engine oil with the fol‐
lowing specification can be added:
SpecificationAPI SM or superior grade specification.
Engine oil change:
The vehicle manufacturer recommends that
you let the service center change the motor oil.
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Everything from A to Z
IndexA ABS, Antilock Brake Sys‐ tem 122
Acceleration Assistant, refer to Launch Control 75
Activated-charcoal filter 140
Active Blind Spot Detec‐ tion 117
Active M differential 124
Active Protection 119
Active seat, front 50
Active seat ventilation, front 50
Adaptive brake lights, refer to Brake force display 119
Adaptive Light Control 96
Additives, oil 182
Adjusting, steering wheel 57
Adjustments, seats/head re‐ straints 48
After washing vehicle 200
Airbags 100
Airbags, indicator/warning light 101
Air circulation, refer to Recir‐ culated-air mode 139
Air, dehumidifying, refer to Cooling function 139
Air distribution, manual 138
Air flow, automatic climate control 139
Air outlets, see ventila‐ tion 141
Air pressure, tires 170
Alarm system 43
Alarm, unintentional 44
All around the center con‐ sole 16
All around the interior rear‐ view mirror 17 All around the steering
wheel 14
All-season tires, refer to Win‐ ter tires 175
Alternating-code hand-held transmitter 143
Alternative oil types 183
Ambient light 98
Animal detection, see Night Vision 113
Antifreeze, washer fluid 71
Antilock Brake System, ABS 122
Anti-slip control, refer to DSC 122
Approved axle load 206
Approved engine oils 183
Armrest, refer to Front center armrest 149
Arrival time 90
Ashtray 144
Assistance, Roadside Assis‐ tance 194
Assistance when driving off 122
Attentiveness assistant 119
AUTO intensity 138
Automatic car wash 199
Automatic Curb Monitor 55
Automatic deactivation, front- seat passenger airbags 102
Automatic headlight con‐ trol 96
Automatic locking 43
Automatic recirculated-air control 139
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 39
AUTO program, automatic cli‐ mate control 138
AUTO program, intensity 138 Auto Start/Stop function 65
Average fuel consumption 89
Average speed 89
Axle loads, weights 206
B Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 49
Backrest, seats 48
Backrest, width 49
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 194
Bar for tow-starting/ towing 197
Battery replacement, vehicle battery 191
Battery replacement, vehicle remote control 34
Battery, vehicle 191
Belts, safety belts 51
Beverage holder, cu‐ pholder 150
Blinds, sun protection 46
BMW Assist, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 185
BMW M technology 154
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 150
Brake assistant 122
Brake discs, break-in 156
Brake force display 119
Brake lights, adaptive 119
Brake lights, brake force dis‐ play 119
Brake lights, bulb replace‐ ment 189 Seite 208ReferenceEverything from A to Z208
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Damage, tires 173
Damping control 124
Damping control, dy‐ namic 124
Data, technical 206
Date 83
Daytime running lights 96
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 139
Dehumidifying, air 139
Deleting personal data 24
Deletion of personal data 24
Destination distance 90
Differential lock 124
Digital clock 83
Digital speed 83
Digital tachometer 83
Dimensions 206
Dimmable exterior mirrors 56
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 56
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 69
Display, electronic, instru‐ ment cluster 78
Display in windshield 92
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 98
Displays, cleaning 202
Disposal, coolant 184
Disposal, vehicle battery 191
Distance control, refer to PDC 129
Distance to destination 90
Divided screen view, split screen 23
Door lock 39
Door lock, refer to Remote control 34
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 39
Double-clutch transmis‐ sion 72
Drivelogic 74 Drive mode 73
Drive-off assistant 122
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 122
Driver assistance, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 107
Driving Assistant, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 107
Driving Dynamics Control 76
Driving instructions, break- in 156
Driving notes, general 157
Driving on racetracks 155
Driving program, refer to Drivelogic 74
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 122
Driving tips 157
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 122
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 124
Dynamic driving systems 85
Dynamic driving, system states 85
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 122
E
EfficientDynamics 85
EfficientDynamics display 85
EfficientDynamics menu 85
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 78
Electronic oil measure‐ ment 181
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 122
Emergency detection, remote control 35
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 166
Emergency Request 193
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 194 Emergency start function, en‐
gine start 35
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 41
Energy Control 84
Energy recovery 85
Engine, automatic reel-off 65
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 65
Engine compartment 179
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 179
Engine coolant 184
Engine oil 181
Engine oil, adding 182
Engine oil additives 182
Engine oil change 183
Engine oil filler neck 182
Engine oil temperature 83
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 183
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 183
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 35
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 195
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 64
Engine stop 64
Engine temperature 83
Entering/exiting vehicle, as‐ sistance, steering wheel 57
Entering a car wash 199
Equipment, interior 142
Error displays, see Check Control 79
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 122
Exchanging wheels/tires 174
Exhaust system 157
Exterior mirror, automatic dimming feature 56
Exterior mirrors 55
External start 195 Seite 210ReferenceEverything from A to Z210
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Manual operation, rearviewcamera 132
Manual operation, Side View 135
Manual operation, Top View 136
Manual transmission 77
Marking on approved tires 174
Massage seat, front 50
Master key, refer to Remote control 34
Maximum cooling 139
Maximum speed, display 87
Maximum speed, winter tires 175
M carbon ceramic brake 154
M Compound brake 154
M differential, active 124
MDM, M Dynamic Mode 123
M double-clutch transmis‐ sion 72
M Drive 57
M Driver's Package, driving instructions 159
M Driving Dynamics Con‐ trol 76
M Dynamic Mode MDM 123
Measure, units of 92
Medical kit 194
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 54
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 88
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 19
Messages, see Check Con‐ trol 79
Microfilter 140
Minimum tread, tires 173
Mirror 55
Mirror memory 54
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 157
Mobility System 175 Modifications, technical, refer
to Safety 7
Moisture in headlight 188
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint systems 59
M technology 154
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
M view, head-up display 93
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 52
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 201
New wheels and tires 174
Night Vision 113
Night Vision device, see Night Vision 113
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 197
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 185
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 185
Object detection, see Night Vision 113
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 133
Octane rating, refer to Rec‐ ommended fuel grade 168
Odometer 83
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 181
Oil, adding 182
Oil additives 182 Oil change 183
Oil change interval, service requirements 86
Oil filler neck 182
Oil types, alternative 183
Oil types, approved 183
Old batteries, disposal 191
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 187
Opening/closing via door lock 39
Opening and closing 34
Opening and closing, without remote control 39
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 37
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 139
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 83
P Paint, vehicle 200
Park Distance Control PDC 129
Parked-car ventilation 141
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 159
Parking aid, refer to PDC 129
Parking brake 67
Parking lights 95
Parking lights and roadside parking lights, refer to Light-
emitting diodes, LEDs 188
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 55
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 133
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Settings, M Drive 57
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 91
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 54
Shift Lights 94
Shoulder support 50
Side airbags 100
Side View 134
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 43
Sitting safely 48
Size 206
Ski bag 146
Smallest turning radius 206
Smoker's package 144
Snow chains 178
Socket 145
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 185
SOS button 193
Spare fuse 191
Speaker lighting 98
Specified engine oil types 183
Speed, average 89
Speed limit detection, com‐ puter 90
Speed limiter, display 87
Speed Limit Information 87
Speed warning 90
Split screen 23
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 90
Stability control systems 122
Standard view, head-up dis‐ play 93
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 65
Start/Stop button 63
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the engine 64
Status control display, tires 104 Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering assistance 125
Steering wheel, adjusting 56
Steering wheel heating 57
Steering wheel memory 54
Stopping the engine 64
Storage compartments 148
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 148
Storage, tires 175
Storing the vehicle 202
Summer tires, tread 173
Sun visor 144
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 82
Surround View 131
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 141
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 22
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 140
System states of dynamic driving 85
T
Tachometer 82
Tail and brake lights 189
Tail lights 189
Tail lights, bulb replace‐ ment 189
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 206
Technology, BMW M 154
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 138
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 83
Temperature, engine oil 83 Terminal, starting aid 195
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 82
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 43
Thermal camera, see Night Vision 113
Thigh support 49
Tilt alarm sensor 44
Tilt glass roof 46
Tilt, seats 48
Time of arrival 90
Tire damage 173
Tire identification marks 171
Tire inflation pressure 170
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 106
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 103
Tires, changing 174
Tire sealant 175
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 170
Tire tread 173
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 187
Top View 135
Total vehicle weight 206
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 197
Towing 196
Tow lug, see tow fitting 197
Tow-starting 196
Tow truck 196
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 103
Transmission, manual trans‐ mission 77
Transporting children safely 59
Tread, tires 173
Trip computer 90
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