Driving; Ignition Lock - BMW 2006 M6 Owner's Manual

Driving

Ignition lock

Insert the remote control as far as possible into
the ignition lock.
> Radio readiness switches on.
Some electrical devices are ready for oper-
ation.
> 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.<
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.
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Start/Stop button
Briefly pressing the Start/Stop button several
times switches the radio readiness or the igni-
tion on and off.
Briefly pressing the Start/Stop button
with the brake pedal depressed and the
selector lever in position N starts the
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
sitive surface on the door handle, refer to
Locking doors on page
Ignition on
All current consumers are ready for operation.
The odometer and the trip odometer are dis-
played in the instrument cluster, refer to
page 59.
Please switch off the ignition and the cur-
rent consumers which are not required
when the engine is not running to save the bat-
tery.<
Radio readiness and ignition off
All indicator and warning lamps in the instru-
ment cluster go out.
engine.<
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by touching the sen-
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