BMW M6 is a sports car that offers exceptional performance and style. For automotive enthusiasts, improving the performance and appearance of their cars is often a top priority. There are several ways to adjust the BMW 2007-M6, including upgrading the suspension, wheels and tires, exhaust system, intake system, and ECU tuning.
However, before making any adjustments to your car, there are several factors to consider, such as the impact on the car’s warranty, reliability, and performance. In this article, we will discuss some of the adjustment options available for the BMW 2007-M6 and the factors to consider before making any adjustments to your car.
Sitting safely
The ideal sitting position can make a vital contribution to relaxed, fatigue-free driving. In the interaction with the safety belts, the head restraints and the airbags, the seat position plays an important role in an accident. To ensure that the safety systems operate with optimal efficiency, we strongly urge you to follow the instructions contained in the following section.
Airbags
⚠ Always maintain an adequate distance between yourself and the airbags. Always hold the steering wheel by its rim with hands at the 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock positions to minimize the risk of injuries to your hands and arms in the event of airbag deployment. No one and nothing is to come between the airbags and the seat occupant.
Do not use the cover of the front airbag on the front passenger side as a storage area. Make sure that the front passenger is sitting correctly and does not rest feet or legs on the instrument panel, otherwise leg injuries can occur if the knee and front airbags are triggered. Make sure that occupants do not rest their head on the side or head airbags; otherwise, injuries can occur if the airbags are triggered.
Even if you adhere to all the instructions, injuries resulting from contact with airbags cannot be fully excluded, depending on the circumstances. The ignition and inflation noise may provoke a mild hearing loss in extremely sensitive individuals. This effect is usually only temporary.
Head restraints
A correctly adjusted head restraint reduces the risk of injury to cervical vertebrae in an accident.
⚠ Adjust the head restraint so that its center is approx. at ear level. Otherwise, there is increased danger of injury in the event of an accident.
Safety belt
Before every drive, make sure that safety belts are being worn at all of the occupied seats. Airbags complement the safety belt as an additional safety device, but they do not represent a substitute. Your vehicle has four seats that are each equipped with a safety belt.
⚠ Never allow more than one person to wear a single safety belt. Never allow infants or small children to ride in a passenger’s lap. Make sure that the belt lies low around the hips in the lap area and does not press on the abdomen. The safety belt may not lie across the neck, rub on sharp edges, be routed over solid or breakable objects or be pinched.
Wear the safety belt without twisting, snugly across the lap and shoulders, as close to the body as possible. Otherwise, the belt can slip over the hips in the lap area in a frontal impact and injure the abdomen. Avoid wearing clothing that prevents the belt from fitting properly and pull the shoulder belt upward periodically to readjust the tension across your lap in order to avoid a reduction in the restraining effect of the safety belt.
Seats
Note before adjusting
⚠ Never attempt to adjust your seat while operating the vehicle. The seat could respond with unexpected movement and the ensuing loss of vehicle control could lead to an accident. On the front passenger side as well, do not tilt the backrest too far toward the rear. Failure to observe this precaution can prevent the belt from providing effective protection against injury, as the passenger could slide under the belt in an accident.
⚠ Convertible: with the wind deflector fitted, do not incline the front seat backrests too far backward if the seat is to be moved back to the end position. Otherwise, the wind deflector will be damaged.
Adjusting seat
⚠ To ensure that the safety systems continue to provide optimized protection.
1 Inclination
2 Longitudinal direction
3 Height
4 Backrest
5 Convertible: head restraints
6 Coupe: backrest width
7 Lumbar support
Lumbar support
You can also adjust the contours of the backrest to obtain additional support in the lumbar region.
The upper hips and spinal column receive supplementary support to help you maintain a relaxed, upright sitting position.
- Increase or decrease curvature: Press front or rear of switch.
- Move curvature up or down: Press top or bottom of switch.
Thigh support
You can also adjust the thigh support manually: Pull the lever and adjust the thigh support in the longitudinal direction.
Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory
You can store and select three different adjustment settings for the driver’s seat, exterior mirrors and steering wheel. The adjustments of the lumbar support and the backrest width are not stored in the memory.
Storing
- Switch on radio readiness or ignition
- Adjust the desired seat, exterior mirror and steering-wheel positions.
- Press the m button: The LED in the button lights up.
- Press the desired memory button 1, 2 or 3: The LED goes out.
Requesting
Do not request a position from the memory while the vehicle is moving. There is a risk of accident from unexpected movement of the seat or steering wheel.
Comfort mode
- Open the driver’s door after unlocking or switch on radio readiness.
- Briefly press the desired memory button 1, 2 or 3.
The system cancels the adjustment procedure when you briefly press one of the seat adjustment switches or one of the memory buttons. The adjusting procedure for the steering wheel is interrupted if you briefly press the switch for the steering wheel adjustment in any direction.
Safety feature
- Close the driver’s door and switch ignition on or off.
- Press the desired memory button 1, 2 or 3 and maintain pressure until the adjustment process has been completed.
If the m button was pressed inadvertently: press the button again; the LED goes out.
Activating with remote control
The last positions of the driver’s seat, external rearview mirrors, and steering wheel are stored for the remote key currently in use. You can choose when the position is requested:
- Request when unlocking vehicle
- Request when opening driver’s door
When using this feature, always make sure that the footwell behind the driver’s seat is empty and unobstructed. If you fail to do so, any persons or objects behind the seat could be injured or damaged by a rearward movement of the seat.
The system cancels the adjustment procedure when you briefly press one of the seat adjustment switches or one of the memory buttons.
- Open the start menu.
- Press the controller to open the I menu.
- Select “Settings” and press the controller.
- Select “Vehicle / Tires” and press the controller.
- Change to upper field if necessary. Turn the controller until “Door locks” is selected and press the controller.
- Select “Central locking” and press the controller.
- Select “Last seat pos.” and press the controller.
- Select “After unlocking” or “After door opened”.
- Press the controller.
To cancel the request: Select “Deactivated” and press the controller.
Front head restraints
A correctly adjusted head restraint reduces the risk of injury to cervical vertebrae in an accident.
⚠ Adjust the head restraint so that its center is approx. at ear level. Otherwise, there is increased danger of injury in the event of an accident. Only remove the head restraints if no one will be sitting on the seat in question. Reinstall the head restraints before transporting passengers, as otherwise the head restraint cannot provide its protective function.
Coupe
Adjusting height
- To raise: pull the head restraint upward.
- To lower: slide the head restraint downward.
▶ To reach the lowest position, press the button, refer to arrow 1.
Adjusting tilt angle
Swivel the head restraints.
Removing
- Pull the head restraint upward to the stop.
- Press the button, arrow 1, and remove the head restraint.
▶ Only remove the head restraints if no one will be sitting on the seat in question. Reinstall head restraint before passengers use the respective seat.
Installing
Insert head restraint into the sockets and adjust.
Convertible
Adjusting height
- To raise: move the switch upward.
- To lower: move the switch downward.
Adjusting tilt angle
Swivel the head restraints.
Entering rear
⚠ Before starting to drive, fold backrests back, otherwise there is the danger of accident due to an unexpected movement of the seat.
Coupe: releasing backrest
Pull the lever upward and fold the backrest forward. The lever is designed so that the safety belt can
be hooked onto it. This enables you to fasten the safety belt more conveniently.
Convertible: releasing backrest
The belt system integrated in the seat makes it easier to get in back.
- Pull lever 1 up and fold the backrest forward.
- Press and hold button 2 until the seat has moved into the desired position.
- After passengers have entered the rear, fold the backrest back and lock it in place.
- Press and hold button 3 until the seat has moved back into its previous position. If you release button 3 before this, the seat stops in its current position.
You can lock the backrest in place when it is folded forward. This is useful, for example, when you get into the vehicle while it is parked on a hill. Press the backrest until it audibly locks into place. To fold it back, you do not need to use lever 1 to release it.
Lock backrest warning lamp: Lights up when the backrest is not locked. At the same time, a message is shown on the Control Display.
Safety belts
To ensure that the safety systems continue to provide optimized protection.
Before every drive, make sure that safety belts are being worn at all of the occupied seats. Airbags complement the safety belt as an additional safety device, but they do not represent a substitute.
Fastening
Make sure you hear the latch plate engage in the belt buckle.
Releasing
- Hold the belt firmly.
- Press the red button in the belt buckle.
- Guide the belt into its reel.
The shoulder strap’s anchorage point will be in the correct position for adults of every build if the seat is correctly adjusted.
Safety belt reminder for driver’s seat and passenger seat*
The indicator lamp lights up and a signal sounds. At the same time, an additional message appears on the Control Display. Please check whether safety belts are being worn correctly.
The safety belt reminder is operative at speeds above approx. 5 mph/8 km/h. It can also be activated if objects are placed on the passenger seat.
Damage to safety belts
⚠ In the event of loads caused by accidents or other damage: replace the belt system including the safety belt tensioners and any child restraint systems, and have the belt anchor points checked. Have this work carried out only by a BMW center or a workshop that works according to BMW repair procedures with appropriately trained personnel. Otherwise, correct operation of this safety equipment is not guaranteed.
Heated seats
The temperature setting advances one step in its control sequence each time you press the button. The maximum temperature is supplied when three LEDs are lit. To switch off: Press the button longer.
Mirrors
Exterior mirrors
⚠ The mirror on the passenger’s side is more curved than the driver’s mirror. Objects reflected in the mirror are closer than they appear. Do not estimate the distance of following traffic based on what you see in the mirrors; otherwise, there is an increased accident risk.
1 Adjusting
2 Switching to the other mirror or to the automatic curb monitor
3 Folding mirrors in and out*
Storing the mirror positions, refer to Seat.
Adjusting manually
You can also adjust the mirrors manually by pressing against the outer edges of their mirror glass.
Folding exterior mirrors in and out
Pressing button 3 allows you to fold mirrors in and out up to a speed of approx. 20 mph/ 30 km/h. This is advantageous, for example, in car washes, narrow streets or for bringing mirrors that have been manually folded-in back into the correct position. Mirrors that were folded in are folded out automatically at a speed of approx. 25 mph/40 km/h.
Automatic heating
Below a certain outdoor temperature, both exterior mirrors are automatically heated when the motor is running or the ignition is switched on.
Tilting down passenger-side mirror – automatic curb monitor
Activating
- Slide switch into the driver’s side mirror position, arrow 1.
- Engage reverse gear or selector lever position R.
The mirror glass tilts downward somewhat on the passenger’s side. This allows the driver to see the area immediately adjacent to the vehicle – such as a curb – when parking, etc.
Deactivating
Slide switch into the passenger side mirror position, arrow 2.
Interior and exterior mirrors, automatic dimming feature
This feature is controlled by two photocells in the inside rearview mirror. One is integrated within the mirror’s lens, while the other is located at an offset position on the rear of the mirror housing.
For trouble-free operation, keep the photocells clean and do not cover the area between the interior rearview mirror and the windshield. Also do not attach stickers to the windshield in
front of the mirror.
Steering wheel
Adjusting
⚠ Do not adjust the steering wheel while the vehicle is moving. There is a risk of accident as the result of unexpected movement.
The steering wheel can be adjusted in four directions. Storing the steering-wheel position, refer to Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory.
Easy entry/exit
To make it easier to enter and exit the vehicle, the steering wheel temporarily moves into the uppermost position.
Programmable button on steering wheel
You can program the button individually. The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use.
- Press the MENU button. This opens the start menu.
- Press the controller to open the I menu
- Turn the controller until “Settings” is selected and press the controller.
- Turn the controller until “Steering wheel button” is selected and press the controller.
A list of different functions appears:
- “Navigation voice instructions” Voice instructions of the navigation system*
- “Air recirculation on / off” Permanently shutting off outside air,
- “Mute on / off” Mutes the audio sources
- “Monitor on / off” Switches the Control Display on/off
- “Telephone list”* Display/hide phone book or last list of stored phone numbers displayed
- “Next entertainment source” Changes audio source
- Select the desired function unit and press the controller.
Operating function
Press the button on the steering wheel. If you have programmed “Navigation voice instructions” for the button:
- To switch voice instructions on/off: Press the button longer.
- To repeat the last voice instruction: Press the button.
MDrive
With MDrive you can configure several individual settings for your vehicle on the Control Display and activate them simultaneously with the button on the steering wheel.
Configuring settings
With the ignition switched on you can change the settings of MDrive on the Control Display.
- Press the MENU button. This opens the start menu.
- Press the controller to open the I menu.
- Select “MDrive” and press the controller.
The functions contained in MDrive are displayed:
- “SMG Drive logic” Sequential Manual Transmission with Drive logic: shifting modes and Drive logic driving programs.
- “EDC” Programs of the Electronic Damping Control.
- “DSC” Dynamic Stability Control and M Dynamic Mode,
- “POWER” Programs of the M Engine Dynamic Control
- “Head-Up Display”* Views of the Head-Up Display
You can reset all settings for MDrive to their default values:
- “Reset to default”
- Select the desired function.
- Press the controller.
- Turn the controller to select the desired setting.
“Unchanged” retains the current setting made outside of MDrive.
- Press the controller.
The setting is stored for the remote control currently in use.
Activating settings
Press the black button on the steering wheel.
The indicator lamp in the instrument cluster lights up. The settings made on the Control Display for the functions contained in MDrive are active. Pressing the button again deactivates MDrive.
▶ If the indicator lamp flashes after pressing the button, MDrive was unable to react, as the ABS Antilock Brake System or DSC Dynamic Stability Control is currently controlling the vehicle stability. Press the button again when the indicator lamp no longer flashes.
Even with MDrive activated, you can change individual settings outside MDrive, e.g. with the buttons in the center console. To reactivate all settings made for MDrive on the Control Display: press the button twice.