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ContentsThe fastest way to find information on a partic‐
ular topic or item is by using the index, refer to
page  212.6Notes
At a glance
14Cockpit18iDrive26Voice activation system29Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle
Controls
34Opening and closing49Adjusting60Transporting children safely64Driving79Displays96Lights101Safety123Driving stability control systems128Driving comfort139Climate control145Interior equipment152Storage compartments
Driving tips
158BMW M6 technology160Things to remember when driving164Loading166Saving fuelMobility170Refueling172Fuel174Wheels and tires183Engine compartment185Engine oil188Coolant189Maintenance191Replacing components197Breakdown assistance203Care
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pounds. Wash your hands after handling. Used
engine oil contains chemicals that have caused
cancer in laboratory animals. Always protect
your skin by washing thoroughly with soap and
water.
Service and warranty
We recommend that you read this publication
thoroughly. Your vehicle is covered by the fol‐
lowing warranties:▷New Vehicle Limited Warranty.▷Rust Perforation Limited Warranty.▷Federal Emissions System Defect War‐
ranty.▷Federal Emissions Performance Warranty.▷California Emission Control System Lim‐
ited Warranty.
Detailed information about these warranties is
listed in the Service and Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or in the Warranty and
Service Guide Booklet for Canadian models.
Your vehicle has been specifically adapted and
designed to meet the particular operating con‐
ditions and homologation requirements in your
country and continental region in order to de‐
liver the full driving pleasure while the vehicle
is operated under those conditions. If you wish
to operate your vehicle in another country or
region, you may be required to adapt your ve‐
hicle to meet different prevailing operating
conditions and homologation requirements.
You should also be aware of any applicable
warranty limitations or exclusions for such
country or region. In such case, please contact
Customer Relations for further information.
Maintenance
Maintain the vehicle regularly to sustain the
road safety, operational reliability and the New
Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Specifications for required maintenance meas‐
ures:
▷BMW Maintenance system▷Service and Warranty Information Booklet
for US models▷Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models
If the vehicle is not maintained according to
these specifications, this could result in seri‐
ous damage to the vehicle. Such damage is
not covered by the BMW New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
Data memory
Many electronic components on your vehicle
are equipped with data memories that tempo‐
rarily or permanently store technical informa‐
tion about the condition of the vehicle, events
and faults. This technical information generally
records the state of a component, a module, a system or the environment:
▷Operating mode of system components, fill
levels for instance.▷Status messages for the vehicle and from
its individual components, e.g., wheel rota‐
tion speed/vehicle speed, deceleration,
transverse acceleration.▷Malfunctions and faults in important sys‐
tem components, e.g., lights and brakes.▷Responses by the vehicle to special situa‐
tions such as airbag deployment or engag‐
ing the stability control system.▷Ambient conditions, such as temperature.
This data is purely technical in nature and is
used to detect and correct faults and to opti‐
mize vehicle functions. Motion profiles over
routes traveled cannot be created from this
data. When service offerings are used, e.g., re‐
pair services, service processes, warranty
claims, quality assurance, this technical infor‐
mation can be read out from the event and
fault memories by the service personnel, in‐
cluding the manufacturer, using special diag‐
nostic tools. You can obtain further information
there if you need it. After an error is corrected,
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the information in the fault memory is deleted
or overwritten on a continuous basis.
With the vehicle in use there are situations
where you can associate these technical data
with individuals if combined with other infor‐
mation, e.g., an accident report, damage to the
vehicle, eye witness accounts — possibly with
the assistance of an expert.
Additional functions that are contractually
agreed with the customer - such as vehicle
emergency locating - you can transmit certain
vehicle data from the vehicle.
Event Data Recorder EDR
This vehicle is equipped with an event data re‐
corder EDR. The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa‐
tions, such as an air bag deployment or hitting
a road obstacle, data that will assist in under‐
standing how a vehicle’s systems performed.
The EDR is designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety systems for a
short period of time, typically 30 seconds or
less.
The EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:▷How various systems in your vehicle were
operating.▷Whether or not the driver and passenger
safety belts were fastened.▷How far, if at all, the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal.▷How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better under‐
standing of the circumstances in which
crashes and injuries occur.
EDR data are recorded by your vehicle only if a
nontrivial crash situation occurs; no data are
recorded by the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data, e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location, are recorded.
However, other parties, such as law enforce‐
ment, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac‐
quired during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equipment is required, and access to the vehi‐
cle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the ve‐
hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the special equipment,
can read the information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
Vehicle identification
number
The vehicle identification number can be found
in the engine compartment.
The vehicle identification number can also be
found behind the windshield.
Reporting safety defects
For US customers The following only applies to vehicles owned
and operated in the US.
If you believe that your vehicle has a defect
which could cause a crash or could cause in‐
jury or death, you should immediately inform
the National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis‐
tration NHTSA, in addition to notifying BMW of
North America, LLC, P.O. Box 1227, West‐
wood, New Jersey 07675-1227, Telephone
1-800-831-1117.
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Technical dataVehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are notnecessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
Note
The technical data and specifications in this
Owner's Manual are used as guidance values.
The vehicle-specific data can deviate from this,
for example, due to the selected special equip‐
ment, country version or country-specific
measurement method. Detailed values can befound in the approval documents, on informa‐
tion signs on the vehicle or can be obtained
from the service center.
The information in the vehicle documents al‐
ways has priority.
Dimensions
Note
The dimensions can vary depending on the
model version, equipment or country-specific
measurement method.
The specified heights do not take into account
attached parts, for example, a roof antenna,roof racks or spoiler. The heights can deviate,
for example, due to the selected special equip‐
ment, tires, load and chassis version. BMW M6 Gran CoupeWidth with mirrorsinches/mm82.9/2,106Width without mirrorsinches/mm74.8/1,899Heightinches/mm54.9/1,395Lengthinches/mm197.5/5,016Wheelbaseinches/mm116.7/2,964Smallest turning radius diam.ft/m41/12.5
Weights
The values preceding the slash apply to vehi‐
cles with manual transmission; the values fol‐lowing the slash apply to vehicles with M dou‐
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M6Approved gross vehicle weightlbs/kg5,315/2,411Loadlbs
kg920/885
417/401Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,600/1,179Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg2,780/1,261Cargo area capacitycu ft/l16.2/460–44.7/1,265
Capacities
 
US gal/litersNotesFuel tank, approx.21.1/80Fuel quality, refer to
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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 
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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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