BMW M6 COUPE 2010 E63 Owner's Manual

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This chapter contains the technical data,
the short commands of the voice activation
system, and the index that will direct you as
quickly as possible to the information you are
looking for.
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Technical data
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Technical data
Engine data
M6
Displacement cu in/cmμ305.1/4,999
No. of cylinders10
Maximum output hp 500
at engine speed rpm 7,750
Maximum torque lb ft/Nm 383/520
at engine speed rpm 6,100

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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Dimensions
Coupe
All dimensions given in inches/mm. Smallest turning circle diam.: 41.0 ft/12.5 m

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Convertible
All dimensions given in inches/mm. Smallest turning circle diam.: 41 ft/12.5 m

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Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Weights
Never exceed either the approved axle loads or
the gross vehicle weight.
Capacities
M6 CoupeM6 Convertible
Curb weight lbs./kg 3,909/1,773 4,398/1,995
Approved gross vehicle weight lbs./kg 4,850/2,200 5,247/2,380
Load lbs./kg 941/427 849/385
Approved front axle load lbs./kg 2,403/1,090 2,469/1,120
Approved rear axle load lbs./kg 2,646/1,200 2,844/1,290
Cargo area capacity cu ft/l 15.9/450 10.6/300
>with raised convertible top compart-
ment floor, refer to page33cu ft/l – 12.4/350
Notes
Fuel tank US gal/liters approx. 18.5/70 Fuel grade: page185
including reserve of: US gal/liters approx. 4/15
Window and headlamp washer
systemUS quarts/liters approx. 5.3/5 For more details: page63

Short commands of voice activation system
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Short commands of voice activation
system
With short commands you can run certain func-
tions directly, regardless of which menu item is selected. Here are the important short com-
mands for the voice activation system.
Useful short commands
CD/Multimedia
CD/DVD drive
*
FunctionCommand
Opening the music collection{Music collection}
Tone control{Tone}
Selecting the settings{Settings}
Opening the computer{Onboard info}
Opening the contacts
*{Contacts}
Displaying the phone book
*{Phonebook}
Opening BMW Assist
*{B M W Assist}
Opening the home address
*{Home address}
Opening destination entry
*{Enter address}
Opening destination guidance
*{Guidance}
FunctionCommand
Selecting a CD{Select C D}
Selecting a CD and track{C D ... track ...} e.g. CD 3 track 5
Selecting a track{C D track …} e.g. track 5
Opening the CD and Multimedia menu{C D and multimedia}
CD and DVD{C D and D V D}
CD and DVD menu{C D and D V D}
Selecting a DVD{D V D …}
Entertainment details on the split screen{Entertainment details}

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Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Music collection
External devices
TV
Tone control
Radio
FM
AM
DAB
FunctionCommand
Calling up the current playback{Current playback}
Opening the music collection{Music collection}
Searching for music; opening the menu{Music search}
Playing back the most frequently played tracks{Top fifty}
FunctionCommand
Opening external devices{External devices}
FunctionCommand
Calling up the TV{T V}
FunctionCommand
Opening the tone control{Tone}
FunctionCommand
Calling up the radio{Radio}
Calling up FM{F M}
Opening manual search{Manual search}
Selecting the frequency range{Select frequency}
To select radio station{Station …} e.g. W-PLJ
Calling up a station{Select station} e.g. W-PLJ
FunctionCommand
Calling up AM{A M}
Opening manual search{Manual search}
FunctionCommand
To select radio station{Station …} e.g. W-PLJ

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Weather Band
Satellite radio
Presets
Telephone
Navigation
General information
FunctionCommand
Selecting the Weather Band{Weather band}
Switching on the Weather Band{Weather band on}
Selecting a Weather Band station{Select a weather channel}
FunctionCommand
Calling up the satellite radio{Satellite radio}
Switching on the satellite radio{Satellite radio on}
Selecting a satellite radio channel{Satellite radio channel} e.g. channel 2
FunctionCommand
Calling up the stored stations{Presets}
Choosing a stored station{Select preset}
Selecting a stored station{Preset …} e.g. stored station 2
FunctionCommand
Opening the Telephone menu{Telephone}
To display phone book{Phonebook}
Redialing{Redial}
Displaying accepted calls{Received calls}
Dialing a phone number{Dial number}
Displaying the list of messages{Messages}
Displaying Bluetooth{Bluetooth}
FunctionCommand
Navigation menu{Navigation}
Opening destination entry{Enter address}
Opening destination guidance{Guidance}
To start destination guidance{Start guidance}

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Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Map
Split screen settings
To end destination guidance{Stop guidance}
Opening the home address{Home address}
Opening the route criteria{Route preference}
Opening the route{Route information}
To switch on voice instructions{Switch on voice instructions}
Repeating a voice instruction{Repeat voice instructions}
To switch off voice instructions{Switch off voice instructions}
To display address book{Address book}
Displaying the last destinations{Last destinations}
Opening the traffic bulletins{Traffic Info}
Special destinations{Points of interest}
FunctionCommand
FunctionCommand
Displaying the map{Map}
Map facing north{Map facing north}
Map in the direction of travel{Map in direction of travel}
Perspective map{Perspective map}
Automatic scaling of the map
*{Map with automatic scaling}
To change scale{Map scale}
Scale ... feet
*{Map scale ... feet} e.g. map scale 100 feet
Scale ... meters
*{Map scale ... meters} e.g. map scale
100 meters
Scale ... kilometers
*{Map scale ... kilometers} e.g. map scale
5kilometers
Scale ... miles
*{Map scale ... miles} e.g. map scale 5 miles
Scale ... yards
*{Map scale ... yards} e.g. map scale 100 yards
FunctionCommand
Split screen{Switch on splitscreen}
Switching off the split screen{Turn off split screen}
Adapting the split screen{Split screen content}
Split screen current position{Split screen current position}
Split screen map facing north{Split screen map facing north}
Split screen direction of travel{Split screen map in direction of travel}
Split screen perspective{Split screen perspective}

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Contacts
BMW Assist
Vehicle information
Automatically scaling the split screen{Split screen automatic scaling}
Split screen scale ... feet
*{Split screen scale ... feet} e.g. split screen
scale 100 feet
Split screen scale ... meters
*{Split screen scale ... meters} e.g. split screen
scale 100 meters
Split screen scale ... kilometers
*{Split screen scale ... kilometers} e.g. split
screen scale 5 kilometers
Split screen scale ... miles
*{Split screen scale ... miles} e.g. split screen
scale 5 miles
Split screen scale ... yards
*{Split screen scale ... yards} e.g. split screen
scale 100 yards
Split screen, computer{Split screen on board info}
Split screen, trip computer{Splitscreen trip computer}
FunctionCommand
FunctionCommand
Opening the contacts{Contacts}
My contacts{My contacts}
New contact{New contact}
FunctionCommand
Opening BMW Assist{B M W Assist}
Opening BMW Search
*{B M W Search}
Opening the Internet
*{Internet}
FunctionCommand
Opening the computer{Onboard info}
Opening the trip computer{Trip computer}
Opening the vehicle information{Vehicle info}
Opening the vehicle status{Vehicle status}