2006 BMW M6 Owner's Manual - Page 52

Driving Driving Ignition lock Start/Stop button Insert the remote control as far as possible into the ignition lock. > Radio readiness switches on. Some electrical devices are ready for operation. > The electric steering-wheel lock audibly disengages. Before moving the vehicle, insert the remote control into the ignition lock; otherwise, the electric steering-wheel lock will not be unlocked and the vehicle cannot be steered.< Briefly pressing the Start/Stop button several times switches the radio readiness or the ignition on and off. Briefly pressing the Start/Stop button with the brake pedal depressed and the selector lever in position N starts the engine.< Radio readiness Some electrical devices are ready for operation. The last information of the onboard computer selected is displayed in the instrument cluster. Radio readiness is automatically switched off: > when the remote control is removed from the ignition lock > with comfort access* by touching the sensitive surface on the door handle, refer to Locking doors on page 36 Removing remote control from ignition lock Briefly press in the remote control; it pops out slightly. > The ignition is switched off if it was still switched on. > The electric steering-wheel lock audibly engages. Ignition on All current consumers are ready for operation. The odometer and the trip odometer are displayed in the instrument cluster, refer to page 59. Please switch off the ignition and the current consumers which are not required when the engine is not running to save the battery.< Radio readiness and ignition off All indicator and warning lamps in the instrument cluster go out. 50 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 012 118 - © 02/06 BMW AG