engine BMW M6 COUPE 2006 E63 Repair Manual

Reference 215
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Navigation instructions, refer
to Switching voice instruc-
tions on/off121
Navigation system106
– address book114
– bypassing route
sections122
– destination entry107
– destination guidance in
assistance window106
– destination list113
– displaying current
position122
– entering a destination
manually107
– entering destination via
voice110
– last destinations113
– looking for interesting
destination112
– route display119
– route list120
– selecting destination using
information112
– selecting destination via
map111
– selecting route criteria116
– starting107
– starting destination
guidance118
– switching off, refer to Termi-
nating/continuing desti-
nation guidance118
– terminating/continuing
destination guidance118
– voice instructions121
– volume adjustment121
"Navigation voice
instructions"45
"Navigation voice instructions
on"121
Neck support, refer to Front
head restraints41
"New address" for
navigation114
"New destination"107,111
New remote control28
"New route"122New wheels and tires173
"Next entertainment
source"45
"Normal" with EDC73
Nozzles
– refer to Ventilation87
– refer to Windshield washer
nozzles57
Nylon rope, refer to Tow-
starting and towing193
O
OBD Socket181
Octane ratings, refer to Fuel
specifications169
Odometer59
Oil
– additives178
– approved engine oils178
– capacity200
– consumption176
– level176
– topping off177
Oil change intervals
– refer to Service
requirements63
– refer to the Service and
Warranty Information
Booklet for US models or to
the Warranty and Service
Guide Booklet for Canadian
models
"On a new destination" for
navigation113
"Onboard info"61
Onboard monitor, refer to
iDrive16
Onboard tool kit182
"On destination"113
"On location"113
Opening and closing
– comfort access36
– from inside32
– from outside30
– using door lock32
– using the remote control30Operation by voice for mobile
phone156
– adjusting volume157
– canceling157
– commands157
– correcting phone
number158
– dialing phone number158
– placing a call158
– redialing159
– voice phone book158
"Options"164
Orientation menu, refer to
Start menu17
Output, refer to Engine
data198
Outside air, refer to AUC
Automatic recirculated-air
control87
Outside temperature
display60
– changing unit of measure69
P
"P 400"55
"P 500"55
"P 500 Sport"55
Panic mode31
Park Distance Control PDC70
"Parked car operation"88
"Parked car ventilation"88
Parked car ventilation
– activating an activation
time89
– setting activation time88
– switching on and off
directly88
Parking, vehicle51
Parking aid, refer to PDC Park
Distance Control70
Parking assistant, refer to
PDC Park Distance
Control70
Parking brake, refer to
Handbrake51
Parking lamps80
– indicator lamp13
– replacing bulbs183

Everything from A to Z
216 Parts and accessories6
Passenger airbags, deacti-
vating, refer to Exception for
front passenger seat48
Passenger-side exterior
mirror, tilting down44
"Pathway lighting"80
Pathway lighting80
"PDC"71
"PDC display on"71
PDC Park Distance Control70
Personal Profile29
"Perspective"120
"Phone"153
Phone book152
Phone numbers
– deleting from phone
book155
– dialing153
– most recent numbers154
– selecting in phone book154
– Top 8154
Pinch protection system of
power windows38
Plasters, refer to First-aid
kit192
"Play"
– in audio mode140
– on the radio, selecting137
Plug-in unit for remote
control, refer to Ignition
lock50
Pollen, refer to Microfilter/
activated-charcoal filter87
Position
– displaying122
– storing114
"POWER"46
POWER, refer to M Engine
Dynamic Control55
Power failure190
Power windows, refer to
Windows37
"Presets" on the
radio130,136
Presetting parked car venti-
lation activation times88Pressure, tires170
– producing with M Mobility
System185
"Profile"165
Programmable button on
steering wheel45
Protective function, refer to
Pinch protection system of
windows38
R
Radio
– Autostore131
– controls126
– High Definition Radio134
– playing stations131
– satellite radio135
– selecting frequency
manually131
– selecting
waveband126,130
– station search131
– station selection130
– station with best
reception131
– storing stations132
– switching on/off126
– tone control127
– volume127
– Weather Band, refer to
Weather news flashes133
Radio key, refer to Keys/
remote control28
Radio position, refer to Radio
readiness50
Radio readiness50
– switched off50
– switched on50
– with comfort access37
Rain sensor, windshield
washer system57
"Random", random play
sequence, selecting142
"Random all" in audio
mode142
"Random directory" in audio
mode142Random play sequence
– CD changer142
– CD player142
"RDS"133
Reading lamps83
Rear lamps, refer to Tail
lamps184
Rearview mirrors, refer to
Mirrors43
"Received calls"154
Reception
– quality133
– radio stations133
– regional station131
Reception quality of mobile
phone, refer to Status
information20
Rechargeable flashlight91
Recirculated-air mode, refer
to AUC Automatic recircu-
lated-air control87
Recirculation of air, refer to
AUC Automatic recircu-
lated-air control87
Reclining seat, refer to
Backrest40
Recording times, refer to
Stopwatch67
"Redial" for mobile phone153
Reflectors, refer to Tail
lamps184
Refueling168
Releasing, hood175
"Relock door if not
opened"32
Remaining distance, refer to
Cruising range60
Remaining distance to desti-
nation, refer to Computer61
Remote control28
– battery replacement37
– comfort access36
– garage-door opener90
– luggage compartment lid31
– malfunction31,37
Removing condensation from
windows86

Everything from A to Z
218 "Service"63,162
Service, refer to Roadside
Assistance192
Service and Warranty Infor-
mation Booklet for US
models180
Service interval display, refer
to Service requirements63
"Service notification"163
"Service Request"155,164
"Service
requirements"63,162
Service requirements63
– also refer to CBS Condition
Based Service180
"Service Status"162
"Set"
– in audio mode126
– in trip computer62
"Set date"68
"Set service date"64
"Set time"68
Settings
– changing on Control
Display67
– clock, 12h/24h mode68
– configuring, refer to
MDrive46
– configuring, refer to
Personal Profile29
Setting speed limit66
Setting time, refer to Prese-
lecting activation time88
"Set tire pressure"74
Shifting53
Shifting paddles54
Shift lights55
Shiftlock52
Shock absorber control, refer
to EDC Electronic Damping
Control73
Short commands of voice
command system201
"Short route" for
navigation117
Short route in navigation, refer
to Selecting route116
"Show current position"112"Show destination
position"112
Side airbags75
Side markers, replacing
bulbs184
Side turn signals, replacing
bulbs184
Signal horn, refer to Horn10
Sill panel lighting, refer to
Interior lamps83
Sitting safely39
– with airbags39
– with head restraints39
– with safety belts39
Ski bag94
Slope assistant, refer to
Starting off on slopes99
SMG, refer to Sequential
Manual Transmission with
Drivelogic52
"SMG Drivelogic"46,54
Snow chains174
Socket, refer to Connecting
electrical devices94
Socket for Onboard
Diagnostics interface181
Socket for remote control,
refer to Ignition lock50
Soft closure aid, refer to
Automatic soft closing33
Song search with CD, refer to
Playing a track141
SOS, refer to Initiating an
emergency call191
Spare fuses190
Spare key28
– adapter28
Spare remote control28
Spare wheel188
– driving with spare wheel189
Special oils, refer to Approved
engine oils178
Speed-dependent
volume128
Speed limit66
Speed limit warning, refer to
Speed limit66
Speedometer12"Speed volume", tone
control128
Speed with winter tires174
"Sport" with EDC73
Stability control, refer to
Driving stability control
systems71
Start/Stop button50
"Start" for stopwatch67
"Start guidance"110,118
Starting assistant, refer to
Starting off on slopes99
Starting difficulties
– jump starting192
– refer to Special starting
conditions51
Starting engine51
Starting off
– on a slippery surface99
– on slopes99
Start menu, iDrive17
"Start route guidance"112
"Start service"163
"State / Province" for desti-
nation entry108
"State inspection"64
Station, refer to Radio130
"Status"63
Status information on Control
Display20
Status of this Owner's Manual
at time of printing5
Steering wheel
– adjustment44
– automatic adjustment, refer
to Easy entry/exit45
– buttons on steering
wheel11
– lock50
– locking50
– MDrive button46
– memory40
– programmable button45
"Steering wheel button"45
Steering-wheel shift buttons,
refer to Shift paddles54
"Stop" for stopwatch67
"Stopwatch"67
Stopwatch67

Reference 219
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Storage compartments92
"Store in address book" for
navigation114
"Store" on the radio132,137
Storing current position114
Storing radio stations132
Storing sitting position, refer
to Seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory40
Storing tires174
Straps, refer to Loading101
"Street" for destination
entry109
Summer tires, refer to Wheels
and tires170
"Surround Settings", adjust
the sound128
SW, waveband130
Switches, refer to Cockpit10
Switching between high
beams and low beams,
automatic, refer to High-
beam assistant81
Switching off tilt alarm
sensor36
Switching on
– audio126
– CD changer126
– CD player126
– radio126
Switching the cooling function
on and off86
Swiveling headlamps, refer to
Adaptive Head Light81
Symbols4
– indicator and warning
lamps13
T
Tachometer59
Tail lamps184
– replacing bulbs184
Tank capacity
– also refer to Filling
capacities200
– fuel tank capacity168
Target cursor for
navigation112Technical alterations, refer to
For your own safety6
Technical data198
Telematic, refer to
TeleService,
BMW Assist161
Telephone
– refer to Mobile phone148
– refer to separate operating
instructions
"Telephone list"45
TeleService161
– enabling161
– services offered162
Temperature
– adjusting in upper body
region85
– adjusting with automatic
climate control85
– of coolant, refer to Coolant
temperature59
Temperature display
– changing units of
measure69
– outside temperature60
Temperature gauge, engine
oil60
Temperature warning, refer to
Outside temperature60
Tempomat, refer to Cruise
control57
"Terminate services"164
"Text language"69
"Theater", refer to Tone
control128
The individual vehicle5
Tie-down points, refer to
Securing cargo101
Tightening torque of the lug
bolts, refer to After
mounting189
Tilting down passenger-side
exterior mirror44
"Time"68
"Time format"68
Timer, refer to Preselecting
activation time88
"Timer 1" for parked car
ventilation88"Timer 2" for parked car
ventilation88
Tire inflation pressures170
Tire Quality Grading172
Tires
– age171
– air loss74
– breaking-in
98
– condition172
– damage173
– inflation pressure170
– minimum tread depth172
– M Mobility System185
– new wheels and tires173
– replacing173
– retreaded tires173
– size, refer to The right
wheels and tires173
– wear indicators173
– wheel/tire combination173
– winter tires174
"Tone"127
Tone dialing method156
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting127
– middle setting129
Tone on locking/unlocking31
Tools, refer to Onboard tool
kit182
"Top 8" for mobile phone153
Torque
– lug bolts, refer to After
mounting189
– refer to Engine
specifications198
Touch tone dialing, refer to
Tone dialing method156
Tow fitting193
Towing193
– tow fitting193
"Town / City" for destination
entry108
Tow-starting193,194
Tracks
– finding141
– random play sequence142
– sample, Scan141
Track width, refer to
Dimensions199

Reference 221
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
W
Warning lamps, refer to
Indicator and warning
lamps13
Warning messages, refer to
Check Control64
Warning triangle191
Warranty and Service Guide
Booklet for Canadian
models180
Washer fluid
– capacity of the reservoir57
– wiper system57
Washer fluid reservoir57
Water on roads, refer to
Driving through water99
Waveband for radio130
"WB"126,134
Wear indicators in tires, refer
to Minimum tread depth173
Weather news flashes133
Website4
Weights200
Wheel/tire combination, refer
to New wheels and tires173
Wheel/tire damage173
Wheel/tire replacement, refer
to New wheels and tires173
Wheelbase, refer to
Dimensions199
Wheels and tires170
Width, refer to
Dimensions199
Windows37
– comfort closing with comfort
access37
– convenience
operation31,32
– opening, closing37
Windshield
– cleaning, refer to Wiper
system57
– defrosting, refer to
Defrosting windows86
– displays, refer to Head-Up
Display77
Windshield washer nozzles57Windshield washer system,
refer to Washer/wiper
system56
Windshield wiper blade
replacement182
Windshield wipers, refer to
Wiper/washer system56
Winter tires174
– setting speed limit66
– storage174
Wiper blade replacement182
Wiper system56
– rain sensor57
– washer fluid57
– windshield washer
nozzles57
"With highways" for
navigation117
Word matching principle for
navigation117
Working in the engine
compartment175
Wrenches/screwdrivers, refer
to Onboard tool kit182
X
Xenon lamps182
– replacing bulbs182

Refueling
To ensure that you always have all the essential
data on hand when refueling, we recommend
that you fill in the following tables with the spec-
ifications and information that apply to your
vehicle. Consult the index for individual specifi-
cations.Fuel
Engine oil
Tire inflation pressures
Designation
Please enter your preferred fuel here.
Quality
Summer tires
FrontRearWinter tires
FrontRear
Up to 2 persons
4 persons or 4 persons plus luggage