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Part II: The New BMW 645Ci ??????????????????????????????????????? In Depth
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Equipment (cont.)
Leather sports steering wheel with multifunction buttons.Reflecting the sporting orientation of BMW??????????????????????????????????????s large coup??????????????????, the leather sports steering wheel comes as a standard feature not only offering the driver good handling at all times, but also, through its integrated function keys, ensuring maximum safety on the road, since the driver is able to operate a wide range of functions without even taking his hands off the steering wheel. And since the paddles for the optional Sequential Manual Gearbox (SMG) are also integrated in the steering wheel, the driver can even shift gears quickly and efficiently at the touch of a finger. The BMW driver will get used to adjusting the radio or CD, making a telephone call, etc straight from the steering wheel very quickly indeed, just as he will quickly learn to enjoy the advantages of entering iDrive functions through voice commands. And the driver is even able to select additional functions on the steering wheel controlled by two ???????????????????????????????????open???????????????????????????????? buttons, opting, say, for permanent activation of ambient air recirculation. ACC Active Cruise Control.
Available as an option, ACC Active Cruise Control helps the driver maintain a specific distance and road speed geared to current requirements. The system thus not only maintains the speed selected in advance, but also adjusts your distance from the vehicle ahead to the current situation. Assuming you are following a vehicle travelling at a lower speed, ACC, incorporating a radar distance sensor, will detect the vehicle ahead, depending on weather conditions, at a distance of 120 metres, then automatically adjusting your own speed accordingly. To provide this adjustment, ACC applies the brakes slightly for extra motoring comfort, then maintaining one of four specific distances chosen by the driver in advance. The driver himself is able to intervene in this control function at any time either by giving gas or applying the brakes, since according to BMW??????????????????????????????????????s philosophy he remains exclusively responsible for ongoing driving conditions. Precisely this is why ACC immediately warns the driver through both a visual and an acoustic signal whenever he is required to apply the brakes harder in a specific situation. ACC works between 30 and 180 km/h (20 and 112 mph) and can be set by the driver individually to convenient 10 km/h increments. The speed set in this way is presented by a mark in the speedometer and consistently maintained as long as there is no vehicle ahead requiring the driver to slow down. Offering these benefits, ACC relieves the driver of the routine chore of constantly adjusting his speed and the distance from the vehicle ahead in a rather monotonous process. This, clearly, is particularly practical and convenient in dense traffic on the motorway and expressways with a constant change in road speed often demanding too much of conventional cruise control. So that now, benefitting from ACC, the driver can ???????????????????????????????????float???????????????????????????????? along with the traffic in superior, relaxed style. Parking with ultrasound.
Available as an option, PDC Park Distance Control uses ultrasound distance measurement to greatly facilitate the process of parking in the BMW 6 Series. Initially presenting a graphic, subsequently also an acoustic signal, PDC warns the driver of obstacles in front of and behind the car, starting to present a signal when an obstacle is 1.5 metres away at the front and 2.0 metres away at the rear. The graphic display presents the car from above, obstacles recognised being shown by colour dots at the appropriate point within the area covered, thus allowing the driver to locate the obstacle precisely and with maximum convenience. Automatic air conditioning featured as standard and setting a new benchmark.
How pleasant you feel in your car depends largely on the climate within the interior. And this is precisely why the BMW 6 Series gives particular attention to the occupants?????????????????????????????????????? climate wishes and preferences, the automatic air conditioning developed for the 6 Series setting a new standard in the coup?????????????????? segment in terms of performance and individual control. In particular, the automatic air conditioning, compared with conventional systems, heats up and cools down the passenger compartment much faster, offering individual adjustment of air distribution, evaporation temperature varied according to specific demands to prevent both excessive cooling and the risk of your mucous membranes drying out, as well as simple control reduced to just a few important functions and buttons. Again applying BMW??????????????????????????????????????s iDrive control philosophy, the basic functions of the automatic air conditioning ??????????????????????????????????????? ventilation, heating and cooling, temperature left/right ??????????????????????????????????????? are controlled directly by keys and switches in the instrument panel, with detailed adjustments then being made via the Control Display. Automatic air conditioning controls the car??????????????????????????????????????s temperature, air volume and distribution automatically for the left- and right-hand side. Temperature stratification important for the individual adjustment of upper body temperature, as well as the temperature and air volume coming out of the central vent in the instrument panel, may be varied infinitely via the Controller and the Control Display. A bi-directional solar sensor measures sun radiation for this purpose from inside and controls the flow of cooling air accordingly. To make sure that the windows do not mist over, an anti-misting sensor monitors the temperature of the windows and the air. If necessary, this sensor acts in several levels and at several points without in the first stages impairing the climate inside the passenger compartment. As an example, it will switch from air recirculation to exterior air, then increasing the air flow as the next step before cooling the air to a lower temperature in order to achieve the dehumidifying effect desired. Fully controlled air humidity providing a better climate inside.
A feature particularly pleasant for the car??????????????????????????????????????s occupants is the efficient control of the evaporator temperature avoiding the risk of your mucous membranes cooling down and drying out: So far the air to be cooled was always cooled down to approximately 1???????????????????????????????????????3 ????????????????????C, a lot of humidity being withdrawn from the air in the process. Then this extremely dry air was warmed up again to the temperature desired. Now the new BMW 6 Series Coup?????????????????? features a sensor monitoring air temperature and providing only the cooling effect required. Enlarging the cooling range to 1???????????????????????????????????????10 ????????????????????C, air humidity remains at a higher level and thus provides far more pleasant conditions for your mucous membranes. A further advantage of this improvement in motoring comfort is a reduction of fuel consumption certainly worth mentioning. A residual heat function pumping coolant through the heat exchanger even when the engine is not running feeds warm air into the interior. Auxiliary ventilation, finally, feeds outside air into the passenger compartment via the automatic air condition even when the engine is not running. In this process, the air is cleaned by an activated carbon filter largely holding back all dust and pollutants. And as soon as the gas sensors determine an excessive concentration of pollutants in the outside air, AAR Automatic Air Recirculation will switch to the recirculating mode. Climate comfort glass cooling down the interior without consuming any energy.
Available as an option, climate comfort glass supplements the automatic air conditioning most appropriately. This infra-red-reflecting (IR) glass keeps the air inside the passenger compartment of a parked car approximately 5 ????????????????????C cooler than in a car with conventional windows, the surfaces within the interior even remaining approximately 10 ????????????????????C cooler. The heat you feel on your skin as a result of thermal radiation is likewise reduced to a lower temperature. In practice, this allows the automatic air conditioning to operate on less power right from the start, the blower running on a lower level with a reduced flow of air and noise level also serving to save fuel. And since infra-red-reflecting glass comes in a laminated security structure, it has a ??????????????????????????????????????? limited ??????????????????????????????????????? theft-inhibiting effect and will not break that easily in the event of an accident. Front seats featuring a memory function as standard.
The driver and front passenger seats both come with a memory function for three different seat settings adjusting the seats electrically fore-and-aft, for height, seat and backrest angle. The headrests, in turn, can be adjusted anually for both height and angle, again in the interest of maximum comfort. Even the ???????????????????????????????????basic???????????????????????????????? seats come in high-quality Dakota leather which, through its natural grain, provides a perfect match for the sophisticated style and class of the 6 Series. The colours available are Black, Cream Beige, and Chateau. The sports seats available as an option and also adjustable electrically feature sporting, extra-firm upholstery and provide even better body support particularly for fast, dynamic motoring. The electrical lumbar support available as an option on the basic seats is included from the start in the sports seats, the infinitely adjustable system of air chambers helping the passenger to find an orthopaedically perfect seating position supporting his back muscles and relieving his backbone of any particular load. Over and above the basic seats, finally, the sport seats come with a mechanically adjustable thigh support. Three-stage seat heating is incorporated in both the basic and sports seats, warming up the entire body area on the seat and backrest as well as the side supports very quickly and efficiently. A fully-fledged 2+2-coup??????????????????.
For a coup?????????????????? the passengers on the rear seats also travel first class: Although coup??????????????????s typically have a lower and flatter roof line than saloons, even adults sitting on the rear seats of the new 6 Series will enjoy ample space and roominess for short and medium distances. The two body-contoured leather seats at the rear separated from one another by a cushion in the middle and interacting with backrests also contoured to your body position provide good side support. The convenient entry aid on the driver??????????????????????????????????????s and front passenger??????????????????????????????????????s seat, in turn, provide easy access to both rear seats, without requiring the passengers to bend or crouch down. Here again, therefore, the new BMW 6 Series is a fully-fledged 2+2-coup?????????????????? for all requirements. Yet another practical forte of the 645Ci is the large luggage compartment with a capacity of 450 litres. This easily takes up a complete set of one large, one medium-sized and one small hard shell case or a large case and two 46-inch golf bags. The ski-bag in the middle of the rear seat backrest, in turn, accommodates two pairs of skis or one snowboard for wintersports. The glove compartment has a capacity of 4.8 litres, additional compartments in the doors, nets on the seats and further compartments offering ample storage space and making the 6 Series a very versatile and practical car. A particular feature to be mentioned in this context is the two-section, lockable storage compartment beneath the centre armrest conveniently accommodating the telephone at exactly the right point. Car & Key Memory: serving several drivers all in one.
The Car&Key Memory (CKM) shows to what extent BMW??????????????????????????????????????s new large coup?????????????????? is able to make life pleasant and convenient. Featured as standard, this superior function allows the individual user to adjust electronically controlled vehicle functions to his or her personal wishes, preferences and requirements, the system automatically detecting each new driver and setting the pre-programmed functions accordingly. CKM is therefore able to adjust the seats and mirrors, the alarm system and central locking, the voice entry function, as well as certain features within the lights system. The overall CKM concept is split up into car-specific (Car Memory) and driver-specific (Key Memory) settings. The former car-specific settings are basic settings required quite generally on the car as such, regardless of who is driving, since these settings are the same for all users. Personal settings: the large BMW coup?????????????????? does the thinking.
Key Memory, on the other hand, focuses on personal settings and adjustments, allowing up to four different users to configure their own individual functions according to specific requirements. As soon as the system recognises a specific user through his or her remote control key to the car, it automatically activates the individual pre-programmed settings and makes the necessary adjustments. This gives the driver of the BMW 6 Series an intelligent function with the vehicle recognising the driver and ???????????????????????????????????remembering???????????????????????????????? his or her personal preferences. A big advantage, of course, is that the users are able to configure many of their personal settings themselves.
