2014 BMW M6 GRAN COUPE Owner's Manual

Brake lights, brake force dis‐play 120
Brake lights, bulb replace‐ ment 193
Brake pads, break-in 160
Braking, hints 162
Breakdown assis‐ tance 197, 198
Break-in 160
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 93
Bulb replacement, front 191
Bulb replacement, rear 193
Button, Start/Stop 64
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 198
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Calling up mirror adjust‐ ment 43
Calling up seat adjust‐ ment 43
Calling up steering wheel ad‐ justment 43
Camera, care 206
Camera, rearview cam‐ era 133
Camera, Side View 135
Camera, Top View 137
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 154
Car battery 195
Carbon ceramic brake M 158
Car care products 204
Care, displays 206
Care, vehicle 204
Cargo 164
Cargo area, enlarging 149
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 155
Cargo, securing 165
Cargo straps, securing cargo 165 Car key, refer to Remote con‐
trol 34
Carpet, care 206
Car wash 203
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 161
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 189
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
Center console 16
Central locking system 39
Central screen, refer to Con‐ trol Display 18
Ceramic brake 158
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 191
Changing wheels 194
Changing wheels/tires 178
Chassis number, see vehicle identification number 9
Check Control 80
Checking the engine oil level electronically 185
Checking the oil level elec‐ tronically 185
Children, seating position 60
Children, transporting safely 60
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 60
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 61
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 60
Child safety locks 63
Child seat, mounting 60
Child seats 60
Chrome parts, care 205
Cigarette lighter 147
Cleaning displays 206
Climate control 139 Climate control laminated
tinted safety glass 161
Climate control wind‐ shield 161
Clock 84
Closing/opening via door lock 39
Closing/opening with remote control 37
Clothes hooks 154
Combination reel, refer to Turn signals 70
Combination reel, refer to Wiper system 70
Comfort Access 41
Compound brake 158
Compressor 179
Computer 90
Condensation on win‐ dows 140
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 163
Condition Based Service CBS 189
Confirmation signal 43
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
ConnectedDrive Services
Control Display 18
Control Display, settings 92
Controller 18
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 123
Convenient opening with the remote control 37
Coolant 188
Coolant level 188
Coolant temperature 84
Cooling function 140
Cooling, maximum 140
Cooling system 188
Corrosion on brake discs 163
Cosmetic mirror 147
Cruise control 128 Seite 213Everything from A to ZReference213
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Cruising range 85
Cupholder 154
Current fuel consumption 85
D
Damage, tires 177
Damping control 125
Damping control, dy‐ namic 125
Data, technical 210
Date 84
Daytime running lights 97
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 140
Dehumidifying, air 140
Deleting personal data 24
Deletion of personal data 24
Destination distance 91
Differential lock 125
Digital clock 84
Digital speed 84
Digital tachometer 84
Dimensions 210
Dimmable exterior mirrors 57
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 57
Direction indicator, refer to Turn signals 70
Display, electronic, instru‐ ment cluster 79
Display in windshield 93
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 99
Displays, cleaning 206
Disposal, coolant 188
Disposal, vehicle battery 195
Distance control, refer to PDC 130
Distance to destination 91
Divided screen view, split screen 23
Door lock 39
Door lock, refer to Remote control 34 Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐
ing 40
Double-clutch transmis‐ sion 73
Drivelogic 75
Drive mode 74
Drive-off assistant 123
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 123
Driver assistance, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 108
Driving Assistant, refer to In‐ telligent Safety 108
Driving Dynamics Control 77
Driving instructions, break- in 160
Driving notes, general 161
Driving on racetracks 159
Driving program, refer to Drivelogic 75
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 123
Driving tips 161
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 123
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 125
Dynamic driving systems 86
Dynamic driving, system states 86
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 123
E EfficientDynamics 86
EfficientDynamics display 86
EfficientDynamics menu 86
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 79
Electronic oil measure‐ ment 185
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 123
Emergency detection, remote control 35 Emergency release, fuel filler
flap 170
Emergency Request 197
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 198
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 35
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 41
Energy Control 85
Energy recovery 86
Engine, automatic reel-off 66
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 66
Engine compartment 183
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 183
Engine coolant 188
Engine oil 185
Engine oil, adding 186
Engine oil additives 186
Engine oil change 187
Engine oil filler neck 186
Engine oil temperature 84
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 187
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 187
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 35
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 198
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 65
Engine stop 65
Engine temperature 84
Entering/exiting vehicle, as‐ sistance, steering wheel 58
Entering a car wash 203
Equipment, interior 145
Error displays, see Check Control 80
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 123
Exchanging wheels/tires 178
Exhaust system 161 Seite 214ReferenceEverything from A to Z214
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Exterior mirror, automaticdimming feature 57
Exterior mirrors 56
External start 198
External temperature dis‐ play 84
External temperature warn‐ ing 84
Eyes for securing cargo 165
F
Failure message, see Check Control 80
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 45
Fan, refer to Air flow 140
Filler neck for engine oil 186
Fine wood, care 205
First aid kit 198
Fitting for towing, see tow fit‐ ting 201
Flat tire, changing wheels 194
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 107
Flat tire, repairing 179
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 104
Flat tire, warning lamp 105, 107
Flooding 162
Floor carpet, care 206
Floor mats, care 206
Fold down the rear seat back‐ rest, see Though-loading
system 149
Fold-out position, wiper 72
Foot brake 162
For the roofliner, refer to All around the interior rearview
mirror 17
Front airbags 101
Front center armrest 153
Front-end collision warning with City Braking func‐
tion 109 Front lights 191
front-seat passenger airbags, automatic deactivation 103
Front-seat passenger airbags, indicator lamp 103
Front seats 49
Front turn signals, refer to Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 192
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 107
Fuel 172
Fuel consumption, current 85
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 90
Fuel filler flap 170
Fuel gauge 83
Fuel lid 170
Fuel quality 172
Fuel recommendation 172
Fuel, tank capacity 211
Fuse 195
G
Garage door opener, refer to Universal Integrated Remote
Control 145
Gasoline 172
Gear change 75
Gear shift indicator 88
General driving notes 161
Glare shield 147
Glass sunroof, powered with tilt function 47
Glove compartment 152
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 210
Ground clearance 163
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 68
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 146 Hazard warning flashers 197
Head airbags 101
Headlight control, auto‐ matic 97
Headlight courtesy delay fea‐ ture 96
Headlight courtesy delay fea‐ ture via remote control 38
Headlight flasher 70
Headlight glass 192
Headlights 191
Headlights, care 204
Headlight washer system 70
Head restraints 49
Head restraints, front 54
Head-up Display 93
Head-up Display, care 206
Head-up display, M view 94
Head-up display, standard view 94
Heavy cargo, stowing 165
Height, seats 49
Height, vehicle 210
High-beam Assistant 98
High beams 70
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 98
Higher speed range 163
Hills 162
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 123
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 154
Hood 183
Horn 14
Hotel function, trunk lid 41
Hot exhaust system 161
HUD Head-up Display 93
Hydroplaning 161
I Ice warning, see External temperature warning 84
Icy roads, see External tem‐ perature warning 84 Seite 215Everything from A to ZReference215
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Identification marks, tires 175
Identification number, see ve‐ hicle identification num‐
ber 9
iDrive 18
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 34
Ignition off 64
Ignition on 64
Indication of a flat tire 105 , 107
Indicator and alarm lamps, see Check Control 80
Indicator lamp, see Check Control 80
Individual air distribution 139
Individual settings, refer to M Drive 58
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 35
Inflation pressure, tires 174
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 107
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 90
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 105
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 107
Instrument cluster 79
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 79
Instrument lighting 99
Integrated key 34
Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle 29
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 197
Intelligent Safety 108
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 139
Interior equipment 145
Interior lights 99
Interior lights via remote con‐ trol 38
Interior motion sensor 44 Interior rearview mirror, auto‐
matic dimming feature 57
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 87
J Jacking points for the vehicle jack 194
Jump-starting 198
K
Key/remote control 34
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 41
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 35
Knee airbag 101
L Lamp replacement, front 191
Lamp replacement, rear 193
Lane departure warning 117
Lane margin, warning 117
Language on Control Dis‐ play 93
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 165
LATCH child restraint sys‐ tem 61
Launch Control 76
Leather, care 205
LED headlights, Bulb replace‐ ment 193
LED light 193
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 192
Length, vehicle 210
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 24
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 193
Light alloy wheels, care 205
Light control 97 Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 192
Lighting 96
Lighting, speaker 100
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 38
Light reel 96
Lights 96
Lights and bulbs 191
Load 165
Loading 164
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 63
Low beams 96
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 98
Lower back support 50
Low Speed Assistant 74
Lumbar support 50
M
Maintenance 189
Maintenance require‐ ments 189
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 87
Maintenance system, BMW 189
Make-up mirror 147
Malfunction displays, see Check Control 80
Manual air distribution 139
Manual air flow 140
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 68 Seite 216ReferenceEverything from A to Z216
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Manual operation, doorlock 39
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 56
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 170
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 131
Manual operation, rearview camera 133
Manual operation, Side View 136
Manual operation, Top View 137
Manual transmission 78
Marking on approved tires 178
Massage seat, front 51
Master key, refer to Remote control 34
Maximum cooling 140
Maximum speed, display 88
Maximum speed, winter tires 179
M carbon ceramic brake 158
M Compound brake 158
M differential, active 125
MDM, M Dynamic Mode 124
M double-clutch transmis‐ sion 73
M Drive 58
M Driver's Package, driving instructions 163
M Driving Dynamics Con‐ trol 77
M Dynamic Mode MDM 124
Measure, units of 93
Medical kit 198
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 55
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 89
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 19 Messages, see Check Con‐
trol 80
Microfilter 141
Minimum tread, tires 177
Mirror 56
Mirror memory 55
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 161
Mobility System 179
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlight 192
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Mounting of child restraint systems 60
M technology 158
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
M view, head-up display 94
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 205
New wheels and tires 178
Night Vision 114
Night Vision device, see Night Vision 114
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 201
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 189
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 189
Object detection, see Night Vision 114
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 134 Octane rating, refer to Rec‐
ommended fuel grade 172
Odometer 84
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 185
Oil, adding 186
Oil additives 186
Oil change 187
Oil change interval, service requirements 87
Oil filler neck 186
Oil types, alternative 187
Oil types, approved 187
Old batteries, disposal 195
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 191
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 140
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 84
P Paint, vehicle 204
Park Distance Control PDC 130
Parked-car ventilation 144
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 163
Parking aid, refer to PDC 130
Parking brake 68
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Parking lights and roadsideparking lights, refer to Light-
emitting diodes, LEDs 192
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 56
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 134
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 130
Pedestrian detection, see Night Vision 114
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 111
Personal Profile 35
Personal Profile, exporting profiles 36
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 48
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 46
Plastic, care 205
Power failure 195
Power sunroof, glass 47
Power windows 45
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 174
Pressure warning FTM, tires 107
Preventing Auto Start Stop 67
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 23
Protective function, glass sunroof 48
Protective function, win‐ dows 46
Push-and-turn reel, refer to Controller 18
R Radiator fluid 188
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 34 Radio ready state 65
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 71
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 142
Rear center armrest 153
Rear lights 193
Rearview camera 132
Rearview mirror 56
Rear window defroster 141
Recirculated-air mode 140
Recommended fuel grade 172
Recommended tire brands 178
Refueling 170
Remaining range 85
Remote control/key 34
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 38
Remote control, univer‐ sal 145
Replacement fuse 195
Replacing bulbs, see Lamp replacement 191
Replacing parts 191
Replacing wheels/tires 178
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button, see Cruise con‐ trol 128
Reserve warning, refer to Range 85
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 105
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 141
Retaining straps, securing cargo 165
Retreaded tires 178
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 194
Roadside parking lights 97
Roller sunblinds 46 RON recommended fuel
grade 172
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 201
Rubber components, care 205
S Safe braking 162
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 53
Safety belts 52
Safety belts, care 206
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 120
Safety reel, windows 46
Safety systems, airbags 101
Saving fuel 166
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver, see Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 191
Screw thread, see screw thread for tow fitting, screw
thread for tow fitting 202
Sealant 179
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 52
Seat heating, front 51
Seat heating, rear 52
Seating position for chil‐ dren 60
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 55
Seats 49
Seat ventilation, front 52
Selection list in instrument cluster 89
Selector lever 73
Selector lever position 73
Sensors, care 206
Sequential mode 74
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Service requirements, Condi‐tion Based Service
CBS 189
Service requirements, dis‐ play 87
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 198
Services, ConnectedDrive
Servotronic 126
SET button, see Cruise con‐ trol 128
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 42
Settings, M Drive 58
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 92
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 55
Shift Lights 95
Shoulder support 51
Side airbags 101
Side View 135
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 43
Sitting safely 49
Size 210
Ski bag 150
Smallest turning radius 210
Smoker's package 147
Snow chains 182
Socket 148
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 189
SOS button 197
Spare fuse 195
Speaker lighting 100
Specified engine oil types 187
Speed, average 90
Speed limit detection, com‐ puter 91
Speed limiter, display 88
Speed Limit Information 88
Speed warning 91
Split screen 23 Sport displays, torque dis‐
play, performance dis‐
play 91
Stability control systems 123
Standard view, head-up dis‐ play 94
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 66
Start/Stop button 64
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the engine 65
Status control display, tires 105
Status information, iDrive 22
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering assistance 126
Steering wheel, adjusting 57
Steering wheel heating 58
Steering wheel memory 55
Stopping the engine 65
Storage compartments 152
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 152
Storage, tires 179
Storing the vehicle 206
Summer tires, tread 177
Sun visor 147
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 83
Surround View 132
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 144
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 22
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 141
System states of dynamic driving 86
T
Tachometer 83
Tail and brake lights 193
Tail lights 193 Tail lights, bulb replace‐
ment 193
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 210
Technology, BMW M 158
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 139
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 84
Temperature, engine oil 84
Terminal, starting aid 199
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 83
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 43
Thermal camera, see Night Vision 114
Thigh support 50
Through-loading system 149
Tilt alarm sensor 44
Tilt glass roof 47
Tilt, seats 49
Time of arrival 91
Tire damage 177
Tire identification marks 175
Tire inflation pressure 174
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 107
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 104
Tires, changing 178
Tire sealant 179
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 174
Tire tread 177
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 191
Top View 136
Total vehicle weight 210
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Tow fitting 201
Towing 200
Tow lug, see tow fitting 201
Tow-starting 200
Tow truck 200
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 104
Transmission, manual trans‐ mission 78
Transporting children safely 60
Tread, tires 177
Trip computer 91
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 70
Trip odometer 84
Truck for tow-starting/ towing 200
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 210
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 134
Turn signals, operation 70
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 193
U
Unintentional alarm 45
Units of measure 93
Universal remote control 145
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 205
USB interface 152 V
V8 high-performance engine, High-performance engine
V8 158
Vanity mirror 147
Vehicle battery 195
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 195
Vehicle, break-in 160
Vehicle care 204
Vehicle features and op‐ tions 6
Vehicle identification num‐ ber 9
Vehicle jack 194
Vehicle paint 204
Vehicle storage 206
Vehicle wash 203
Ventilation 143
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 144
Venting, see ventilation 143
Vent, see ventilation 143
VIN, see vehicle identification number 9
Voice activation system 26
W Warning and indicator lamps, see Check Control 80
Warning displays, see Check Control 80
Warning messages, see Check Control 80
Warning triangle 198
Washer fluid 72
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 211
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 72
Washer system 70
Washing, vehicle 203
Water on roads 162
Weights 210 Welcome lights 96
Wheel base, vehicle 210
Wheel cleaner 205
Wheels, changing 178
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 174
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 107
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 104
Width, vehicle 210
Window defroster, rear 141
Windows, powered 45
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 161
Windshield washer fluid 72
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 72
Windshield washer sys‐ tem 70
Windshield wiper 70
Winter storage, care 206
Winter tires, suitable tires 179
Winter tires, tread 177
Wiper 70
Wiper blades, replacing 191
Wiper fluid 72
Wiper, fold-out position 72
Wiper system 70
Wood, care 205
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 24
Wrench, see Onboard vehicle tool kit 191
X
Xenon headlights, bulb re‐ placement 192 Seite 220ReferenceEverything from A to Z220
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