BMW 6 SERIES COUPE 2013 F13 Owner's Manual

tertainment and Communi‐
cation
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 202
Bonus range, ECO PRO 175
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 164
Brake assistant 116
Brake assistant, adaptive 116
Brake discs, breaking in 168
Brake force display 113
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 113
Brake lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 206
Brake lights, adaptive 113
Brake pads, breaking in 168
Braking, hints 169
Breakdown assis‐ tance 210, 211
Breaking in 168
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 85
Bulb replacement, front 204
Bulb replacement, rear 206
Button, RES 127
Button, Start/Stop 58
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 212
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Calling up mirror adjust‐ ment 39
Calling up seat adjust‐ ment 39
Calling up steering wheel ad‐ justment 39
Camera, backup camera 138
Camera, care 218
Camera, Side View 143
Camera, Top View 141 Can holder, refer to Cu‐
pholder 164
Car battery 208
Car care products 216
Care, displays 218
Care, vehicle 216
Cargo 171
Cargo area lid 36
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 164
Cargo, securing 172
Cargo straps, securing cargo 172
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 30
Carpet, care 218
Car wash 215
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 168
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 202
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
Center console 14
Center-Lock, see button for central locking 33
Central locking system 33
Central screen, refer to Con‐ trol Display 16
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 204
Changing wheels 207
Changing wheels/tires 193
Check Control 75
Checking the oil level elec‐ tronically 199
Children, seating position 54
Children, transporting safely 54
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 54
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 55 Child restraint fixing systems,
mounting 54
Child seat, mounting 54
Child seats 54
Chrome parts, care 217
Cigarette lighter 159
Cleaning, displays 218
Climate control 151
Climate control laminated tinted safety glass 169
Climate control wind‐ shield 169
Clock 78
Closing/opening from in‐ side 36
Closing/opening via door lock 35
Closing/opening with remote control 34
Clothes hooks 164
Coasting 177
Coasting with engine decou‐ pled, coasting 177
Coasting with idling en‐ gine 177
Collision warning with braking function 100
Collision warning with City Braking function 103
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 64
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 65
COMFORT+ program, Driving Dynamics Control 122
Comfort Access 37
COMFORT program, Driving Dynamics Control 122
Computer 82
Condensation on win‐ dows 152
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 170
Condition Based Service CBS 202
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Confirmation signal 39
Congestion Assistant 130
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, En‐
tertainment and Communi‐
cation
ConnectedDrive Services
Control Display 16
Control Display, settings 84
Controller 16
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 116
Convenient opening 34
Coolant 201
Coolant temperature 78
Cooling function 153
Cooling, maximum 153
Cooling system 201
Corrosion on brake discs 170
Cruise control 133
Cruise control, active with Stop & Go 124
Cruising range 78
Cupholder 164
Current fuel consumption 79
D
Damage, tires 193
Damping Control, dy‐ namic 119
Data, technical 222
Date 78
Daytime running lights 87
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 152
Departure time, parked-car heating 155
Departure time, parked-car ventilation 155
Destination distance 83
Digital clock 78
Dimensions 222
Dimmable exterior mirrors 52
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 52 Direction indicator, refer to
Turn signals 64
Display in windshield 148
Display lighting, refer to In‐ strument lighting 89
Displays 71, 72
Displays, cleaning 218
Disposal, coolant 201
Disposal, vehicle battery 208
Distance control, refer to PDC 136
Distance information 149
Distance to destination 83
Divided screen view, split screen 20
Door lock, refer to Remote control 30
Doors, Automatic Soft Clos‐ ing 36
Downhill control 118
Drive-off assistant 116
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 116
Driver assistance, see Intelli‐ gent Safety 99
Driving Assistant, see Intelli‐ gent Safety 99
Driving Dynamics Con‐ trol 120
Driving instructions, breaking in 168
Driving mode 120
Driving notes, general 168
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 116
Driving tips 168
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 116
DTC driving dynamics 117
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 117
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 119
Dynamic Drive 119
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 116 Dynamic Traction Control
DTC 117
E ECO PRO 174
ECO PRO, bonus range 175
ECO PRO display 174
ECO PRO displays 74
ECO PRO driving mode 174
ECO PRO mode 174
ECO PRO Tip - driving in‐ struction 176
EfficientDynamics 176
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 72
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 116
Emergency detection, remote control 31
Emergency release, door lock 36
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 182
Emergency Request 210
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 211
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 31
Emergency unlocking, trunk lid 37
Energy Control 79
Energy recovery 79
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 60
Engine, automatic switch- off 60
Engine compartment 197
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 197
Engine coolant 201
Engine idling when driving, coasting 177
Engine oil 199
Engine oil, adding 200
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Engine oil change 200
Engine oil filler neck 200
Engine oil temperature 77
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 200
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 200
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 212
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 59
Engine stop 59
Engine temperature 77
Entering/exiting vehicle, as‐ sistance, steering wheel 53
Entering a car wash 215
Equipment, interior 157
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, refer to DSC 116
Exchanging wheels/tires 193
Exhaust system 168
Exterior mirror, automatic dimming feature 52
Exterior mirrors 51
External start 212
External temperature dis‐ play 78
External temperature warn‐ ing 78
Eyes for securing cargo 172
F
Failure message, refer to Check Control 75
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 41
Fan, refer to Air flow 152
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 75
Filler neck for engine oil 200
Fine wood, care 217
First aid kit 211 Fitting for towing, refer to
Tow fitting 214
Flat tire, changing wheels 207
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 97
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 94
Flat tire, warning lamp 95, 98
Flooding 169
Floor carpet, care 218
Floor mats, care 218
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 66
Foot brake 169
For the headliner, refer to All around the interior rearview
mirror 15
Front airbags 91
Front center armrest 163
Front fog lamps 89
Front lamps 204
Front passenger airbags, au‐ tomatic deactivation 93
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 93
Front seats 45
Front turn signals, refer to Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 206
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 97
Fuel 184
Fuel cap 182
Fuel consumption, current 79
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 83
Fuel filler flap 182
Fuel gauge 77
Fuel quality 184
Fuel recommendation 184
Fuel, tank capacity 224
Fuse 208 G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 157
Gasoline 184
Gasoline quality 184
Gear change, automatic transmission 68
Gear shift indicator 80
General driving notes 168
Glass sunroof, powered with tilt function 42
Glove compartment 162
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 223
Gross weight, permissible for trailer towing 223
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 62
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 158
Hazard warning flashers 210
HDC Hill Descent Con‐ trol 118
Head airbags 91
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 87
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 86
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture via remote control 34
Headlamp flasher 65
Headlamp glass 205
Headlamps 204
Headlamps, care 216
Headlamp washer system 65
Head restraints 45
Head restraints, front 49
Head-Up Display 148
Head-up Display, care 218
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Heavy cargo, stowing 172
Height, seats 45
Height, vehicle 222
High-beam Assistant 88
High beams 65
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 88
Hill Descent Control HDC 118
Hills 170
Hill start assistant, refer to Drive-off assistant 116
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 164
Homepage 6
Hood 197
Horn 12
Hotel function, trunk lid 37
Hot exhaust system 168
HUD Head-Up Display 148
Hydroplaning 169
I Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 78
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 78
Identification marks, tires 191
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 197
iDrive 16
Ignition key, refer to Remote control 30
Ignition off 58
Ignition on 58
Indication of a flat tire 95, 98
Indicator and warning lamps 75
Individual air distribution 152
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 185
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 97 Info display, refer to Com‐
puter 82
Initialization, Integral Active Steering 120
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 95
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 98
Instrument cluster 71
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 72
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 72
Instrument lighting 89
Integral Active Steering 119
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 157
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 210
Intelligent Safety 99
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 152
Interior equipment 157
Interior lamps 89
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 34
Interior motion sensor 41
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 52
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 79
J Jacking points for the vehicle jack 207
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 68
Jump-starting 212
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 91
L Lamp replacement, front 204
Lamp replacement, rear 206
Lamps 86
Lamps and bulbs 204
Lane departure warning 110
Lane margin, warning 110
Language on Control Dis‐ play 85
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 172
LATCH child restraint fixing system 55
Leather, care 216
LED headlamps, Bulb re‐ placement 206
LED light 206
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 205
Length, vehicle 223
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 21
License plate lamp, bulb re‐ placement 206
Light alloy wheels, care 217
Light control 87
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 205
Lighting 86
Lighting, speaker 90
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 34
Light switch 86
Load 171
Loading 171
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Locking/unlocking from in‐side 36
Locking/unlocking via door lock 35
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 34
Locking, automatic 39
Locking, central 33
Locking, settings 39
Locking via trunk lid 37
Low beams 86
Low beams, automatic, refer to High-beam Assistant 88
Lower back support 46
Lumbar support 46
M
Maintenance 202
Maintenance require‐ ments 202
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 79
Maintenance system, BMW 202
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 75
Manual air distribution 152
Manual air flow 152
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 62
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 69
Manual operation, backup camera 139
Manual operation, door lock 36
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 52
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 182
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 136
Manual operation, Side View 143 Manual operation, Top
View 141
Marking on approved tires 194
Marking, run-flat tires 195
Massage seat, front 47
Master key, refer to Remote control 30
Maximum cooling 153
Maximum speed, display 80
Maximum speed, winter tires 194
Measure, units of 85
Medical kit 211
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 50
Menu, EfficientDynamics 176
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 82
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 17
Messages, refer to Check Control 75
Microfilter 154
Minimum tread, tires 193
Mirror 51
Mirror memory 50
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 169
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 205
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 54
Multifunctional instrument display 72
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12 N
Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 49
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 217
New wheels and tires 193
Night Vision with pedestrian detection 107
No Passing Information 80
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 214
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 203
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 203
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 140
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 184
Odometer 78
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 199
Oil, adding 200
Oil additives 200
Oil change 200
Oil change interval, service requirements 79
Oil filler neck 200
Oil types, alternative 200
Oil types, approved 200
Old batteries, disposal 208
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 204
Opening and closing 30
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Opening and closing via doorlock 35
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 153
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 78
Overtaking prohibitions 80
P Paint, vehicle 216
Parallel parking assistant 144
Park Distance Control PDC 136
Parked-car heating 155
Parked-car ventilation 155
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 170
Parking aid, refer to PDC 136
Parking assistant 144
Parking brake 62
Parking lamps 86
Parking lamps and roadside parking lamps, refer to
Light-emitting diodes,
LEDs 206
Parking with Auto Hold 63
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 52
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 139
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 136
Pedestrian detection, refer to Night Vision 107
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 105
People detection, refer to Night Vision 107
Permissible axle load 223 Personal Profile 31
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 43
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 42
Plastic, care 217
Power failure 208
Power sunroof, glass 42
Power windows 41
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 185
Pressure warning FTM, tires 97
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 20
Protective function, glass sunroof 43
Protective function, win‐ dows 42
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16
Q Queuing Assistant, see Con‐ gestion Assistant 130
R
Radiator fluid 201
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 59
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 66
Rear axle steering 119
Rear lamps 206
Rearview mirror 51
Rear window defroster 153
Recirculated-air mode 153
Recommended tire brands 194 Refueling 182
Remaining range 78
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 35
Remote control, parked-car heating/ventilation 156
Remote control, univer‐ sal 157
Replacement fuse 208
Replacing bulbs, see Lamp replacement 204
Replacing parts 204
Replacing wheels/tires 193
Reporting safety defects 9
RES button 127
Reserve warning, refer to Range 78
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 95
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 153
Retaining straps, securing cargo 172
Retreaded tires 194
Reversing lamp, bulb replace‐ ment 207
Roadside parking lamps 87
Roller sunblinds 42
Roll stabilization, refer to Adaptive Drive 119
Roll stabilization, see Dy‐ namic Drive 119
RON gasoline quality 184
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 214
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 195
Rubber components, care 217
Run-flat tires 195
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Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 48
Safety belts 48
Safety belts, care 217
Safety Package, refer to Ac‐ tive Protection 113
Safety systems, airbags 91
Saving fuel 173
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 204
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 214
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 48
Seat heating, front 47
Seating position for chil‐ dren 54
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 50
Seats 45
Seat ventilation, front 47
Selection list in instrument cluster 82
Selector lever, automatic transmission 68
Sensors, care 218
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 202
Service requirements, dis‐ play 79
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 211
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 39
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 84
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 50
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 67 Shift Lights 70
Shift paddles on steering wheel 69
Shoulder support 47
Side airbags 91
Side View 142
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 39
Sitting safely 45
Size 222
Ski bag 160
Smallest turning circle 223
Smoker's package 159
Snow chains 195
Socket 160
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 203
SOS button 210
Spare fuse 208
Speaker lighting 90
Specified engine oil types 200
Speed, average 83
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 83
Speed limiter, display 80
Speed Limit Information 80
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 83
Split screen 20
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 121
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 69
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 122
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 69
Stability control systems 116
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 60
Start/Stop button 58
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 59
Status display, tires 94 Status information, iDrive 19
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering, Integral Active Steering 119
Steering wheel, adjusting 53
Steering wheel heating 53
Steering wheel memory 50
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 67
Stopping the engine 59
Storage compartments 162
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 162
Storage, tires 195
Storing the vehicle 218
Summer tires, tread 193
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 76
Surround View 138
Suspension settings 120
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 120
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 153
T Tachometer 77
Tail and brake lamps 206
Tailgate 36
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 34
Tail lamps 206
Tail lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 206
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 222
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
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Temperature display, externaltemperature 78
Temperature, engine oil 77
Tempomat, refer to Active Cruise Control 124
Terminal, starting aid 212
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 76
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 40
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 33
Thermal camera, refer to Night Vision 107
Thigh support 46
Tilt alarm sensor 41
Tilt glass roof 42
Tilt, seats 45
Time of arrival 83
Tire damage 193
Tire identification marks 191
Tire inflation pressure 185
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 97
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Tires, changing 193
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 185
Tires, run-flat tires 195
Tire tread 193
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 204
Top View 140
Total vehicle weight 223
Tow fitting 214
Towing 213
Tow-starting 213
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 94
Traction control 117
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 121
Transmission, automatic 67 Transporting children
safely 54
Tread, tires 193
Trip computer 84
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 64
Trip odometer 78
Trunk lid 36
Trunk lid, emergency unlock‐ ing 37
Trunk lid, hotel function 37
Trunk lid via remote con‐ trol 34
Turning circle 223
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 139
Turn signals, operation 64
Turn signals, rear, bulb re‐ placement 206
U
Unintentional alarm 41
Units of measure 85
Universal remote control 157
Unlock button, automatic transmission 68
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 217
USB interface 162
V
Variable steering, Integral Ac‐ tive Steering 119
Vehicle battery 208
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 208 Vehicle, breaking in 168
Vehicle care 216
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 197
Vehicle jack 207
Vehicle paint 216
Vehicle storage 218
Vehicle wash 215
Ventilation 154
Vertical Dynamic Control, re‐ fer to Dynamic Damping
Control 119
Voice activation system 22
W Warning indicators 75
Warning lamps 75
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 75
Warning triangle 211
Washer fluid 67
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 224
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 66
Washer system 65
Washing, vehicle 215
Water on roads 169
Weights 223
Welcome lamps 86
Wheel base, vehicle 223
Wheel cleaner 217
Wheels, changing 193
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 185
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 97
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 94
Width, vehicle 222
Window defroster, rear 153
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Windshield, climate con‐trol 169
Windshield washer fluid 67
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 66
Windshield washer sys‐ tem 65
Windshield wiper 65
Windshield wipers, fold-out position 66
Winter storage, care 218
Winter tires, suitable tires 194
Winter tires, tread 193
Wiper blades, replacing 204
Wiper fluid 67
Wiper system 65
Wood, care 217
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 21
Wrench 204
X xDrive 118
Xenon headlamps, bulb re‐ placement 205 Seite 235Everything from A to ZReference235
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