2008 BMW M6 Owner's Manual - Page 66

Driving Selecting driving program with button in center console 7. Turn the controller to set the driving program. 8. 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. Press the button repeatedly until the desired driving program is displayed in the instrument cluster, refer to page. 63 1. Switch on Head-Up Display, refer to HeadUp Display on page 93. 2. Select display "M View" on Head-Up Display, refer to Selecting displays on page 93. Selecting driving program via button on steering wheel You can also activate your preferred driving program with the button on the steering wheel, refer to MDrive on page 53. 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. Open the start menu. 2. Press the controller to open the menu. 3. Select "MDrive" and press the controller. 4. Select "SMG Drivelogic" and press the controller. The first setting is selected. The current engine speed is highlighted on the tachometer. 3. When approaching the maximum rpm, yellow illuminated fields 1 of the tachometer consecutively indicate the approaching upshift point. 4. Shift at the latest when the red indicator field 2 lights up. 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. 5. Turn the controller to set Drive mode or Sequential mode. "Unchanged" retains the current settings made outside of MDrive. 6. Press the controller to select driving programs. M Engine Dynamic Control With M Engine Dynamic Control you can influence how sporty the reaction of your vehicle to accelerator pedal movements is to be. Three programs are available for engine control. 64 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 244 - © 08/07 BMW AG