buttons BMW M COUPE 2011 Owners Manual

This overview of buttons, switches and displays
is intended to familiarize you with your vehicle's
operating environment. The section will also
assist you in becoming acquainted with the control concepts and options available for operating the various systems.
At a glance
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Dashboard
At a glance
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2 Exterior mirrors fo lding in and out
3 Adjusting exterior mirrors, automatic curb
monitor
6 Instrument cluster 10
9 Ignition lock 10
Buttons on the steering wheel
11 Horn, entire surface
12 Adjusting the steering wheel
14 Releasing the hood
1
Opening and closing windows
4 Parking lamps/low beams
Low-beam headlamps
Automatic
headlamp control
Adaptive Light Control
High-Beam Assistant
5 Turn signal indicators
High beams, headlamp flasher
Roadside parking lamps
Computer
Settings and information about the
vehicle
7 Windshield wipers
Rain sensor
8 Switching the ignition on/off and
starting/stopping the engine
Telephone:
Accepting and ending a call; dial-
ing selected phone number. Redi-
aling if no phone number is
selected
Volume
Voice commands
for telephone
Changing the radio station
Interrupting a traffic bulletin
Selecting a music track
Scrolling through the redial list
M Engine Dynamics Control 16
Next entertainment source
13 Cruise control
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ReferenceEverything from A to Z
Everything from A to Z
Index
A
ABS Antilock Brake
System 19
Accessories, refer to Vehicle equipment 5
Adhesive film, refer to Right- hand/left-hand traffic 25
Air pressure, refer to Tire
inflation pressure 31
AKI, refer to Fuel grade 30
Antilock Brake System
ABS 19
Approved axle loads, refer to Weights 42
Approved gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 42
Assist systems, refer to
Driving stability control 19
Axle loads, refer to Weights 42
B
BMW Mobility System32
Brake pedal, refer to Braking safely 24
Brake rotors 26
Brakes, refer to Braking safely 24
Brake system, disc brakes 26
Breaking in the differential, refer to Engine and
differential 24
Break-in period 24
Buttons on the steering
wheel 9
C
Capacities 42 Center console, refer to
Around the center
console 12
Cockpit 8
Comfort area, refer to Around the center console 12
Controls and displays 8
Copyright 2
Curb weight, refer to
Weights 42
D
Dashboard, refer to Cockpit 8
Dashboard, refer to
Instrument cluster 10
Data, technical 40
– capacities 42
– dimensions 41
– engine 40
– weights 42
Dimensions 41
Displacement, refer to Engine
data 40
Displays, refer to Instrument cluster 10
Displays and controls 8
Drive-off assistance, refer to Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 19
Drive-off assistant 20
Driving notes 24
Driving off on hills, refer to Drive-off assistant 20
Driving stability control
systems 19
Driving tips, refer to Driving notes 24
DSC Dynamic Stability Control 19 Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 19
– indicator/warning lamp 20
– M Dynamic Mode MDM 19
E
Electronic Stability Program
ESP, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC 19
Engine
– breaking in 24
– data 40
– speed 40
Engine output, refer to Engine
data 40
Engine speed, refer to Engine data 40
ESP Electronic Stability Program, refer to Dynamic
Stability Control DSC 19
F
Flat tire, repairing32
Fuel 30
– gauge 17
– high-quality brands 30
– quality 30
– specifications 30
– tank contents, refer to Capacities 42
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel gauge 17
Fuel display, refer to Fuel
gauge 17
Fuel filler flap 30
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Everything from A to Z
Reference
G
Gasoline, refer to Required
fuel 30
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel
gauge 17
General driving notes 24
Gross vehicle weight, refer to
Weights 42
H
Hands-free system 12
Hazard warning flashers 12
Headlamp flasher, indicator lamp 9
Height, refer to Dimensions 41
Hills 24
Horn 8,9
I
Imprint 2
Indicator and warning lamps,
M Dynamic Mode 19
Indicator and warning lamps, overview 36
Inflation pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 31
Instrument cluster 10
Instrument cluster, refer to Cockpit 8
Instrument combination, refer
to Instrument cluster 10
K
Knock control30
L
Left-hand traffic 25
Length, refer to Dimensions 41
Luggage compartment,
volume 42
M
MDM, refer to M Dynamic
Mode 19
M Dynamic Mode MDM 19
– indicator lamp 19
Measurements, refer to Dimensions 41
M Engine Dynamics Control 16
Microphone
– telephone 12
– voice commands 12
Mobility System 32
– compressor 32
– continuing the trip 35
– correcting inflation pressure 34
– dispensing sealing
compound 33
– distributing sealant 34
– preparation 32
– sealing compound 32
Multifunctional steering wheel, refer to Buttons on
the steering wheel 9
N
Number of cylinders, refer to
Engine data 40
O
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications 30
Output, refer to Engine
data 40
Overboost 16
P
Parts and accessories, refer to
Vehicle equipment 5
Pressure, tires 31
R
Refueling30
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 17
Right-hand/left-hand traffic, adhesive film 25
Roof load capacity 42
S
Safety systems
– Antilock Brake System
ABS 19
– driving stability control 19
– Dynamic Stability Control
DSC 19
Signal horn, refer to Horn 8,9
Speedo, refer to
Speedometer 10
Speedometer 10
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems 19
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing 5
Steering wheel
– buttons on steering wheel 9
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 31
Switches, refer to Cockpit 8
Symbols 4
T
Tachometer 17
Tank contents, refer to
Capacities 42
Technical data 40
– dimensions 41
Tire inflation pressure 31
Tires
– inflation pressure 31
Torque, refer to Engine data 40
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