BMW M6 Convertible 2010 - Manual (Page 62)

Driving
60
Selecting driving program with button
in center console
Press the button repeatedly until the desired
driving program is displayed in the instrument
cluster, refer to page
59 .
Selecting driving program via button
on steering wheel
You can also activate your preferred driving pro-
gram with the button on the steering wheel,
refer to MDrive on page
50 .
With the ignition switched on you can change
the settings of MDrive on the Control Display.
iDrive, for operating principle refer to page
16 .
1. "Settings"
2. "M Drive"
3. Select "Drivelogic:" and press the control-
ler. The first setting is selected.
4. Turn controller to set Drive mode or
Sequential mode.
5. Press controller to select driving programs.
6. Turn controller to set driving program.
7. Press the controller.
Shift lights
To achieve the best vehicle acceleration with a
sporty driving style in the Sequential mode,
shift lights in the Head-up Display
* indicate the
optimum shifting point briefly before reaching
the maximum rpm.
1. Activate the Head-up Display, refer to
page
86
2. Select the "M View" display on the Head-up
Display.
The current engine speed is highlighted on
the tachometer.
3. When approaching the maximum rpm, yel-
low illuminated fields
1 of the tachometer
consecutively indicate the approaching
upshift point.
4. At the very latest, shift when the field 2
lights up in red.
When the permissible maximum rpm is
reached, the entire tachometer begins to flash.
When the maximum rpm is exceeded, the fuel
supply is cut off to protect the engine. Always
avoid engine speeds in this range.
M Engine Dynamic Control
With M Engine Dynamic Control you can influ-
ence how sporty the reaction of your vehicle to
accelerator pedal movements is to be. Three
programs are available for engine control.
"P 400" program
In the "P 400" program, the engine reacts gen-
tly to the movement of the accelerator pedal.
This is, for example, ideal for city driving or driv-
ing on snow. In the process, the fuel consump-
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