2014 BMW X6 Owner's Manual

At a glance
These overviews of buttons, switches and
displays are intended to familiarize you with your
vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted with the available control concepts and options.Online Edition for Part no. 01 40 2 954 468 - X/14

CockpitVehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are notnecessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
All around the steering wheel
1Rear window safety reel   482Power windows  473Exterior mirror operation   594Opening and closing the tail‐
gate   405Unlocking central locking sys‐
tem   39Locking central locking sys‐
tem   396LightsFront fog lights   102Parking lights  99Low beams  99Automatic headlight con‐
trol   100
Daytime running lights   100
Adaptive Light Control   100
High-beam Assistant   101Seite 14At a glanceCockpit14
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Instrument lighting  102Night Vision, reel on/reel off heat
image   1227Steering column stalk, leftTurn signal   74High beams, head‐
light flasher   74High-beam Assistant   101Roadside parking lights   100Computer  948Steering wheel buttons, leftStore speed   147,  140Resume speed   148,  143Cruise control on/off, interrupt‐
ing   140Cruise control on/off, interrupt‐
ing   147Cruise control, reduce dis‐
tance   140Cruise control, increase dis‐
tance   140Cruise control rocker reel   148,  1429Shift paddles   7910Instrument cluster   8111Steering wheel buttons, rightEntertainment sourceVolumeVoice activation  26Telephone, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment and
CommunicationThumbwheel for selection lists   9312Steering column stalk, rightWiper  74Rain sensor   75Clean the windshields and head‐
lights   7413Start/stop the engine and reel the
ignition on/off   6814Auto Start/Stop function   6915Horn, total area16Steering wheel heating  6117Adjust steering wheel  6118Unlock hood  212Seite 15CockpitAt a glance15
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All around the center console1Control Display  182Glove compartment   1783Ventilation  1654Hazard warning system   229Intelligent Safety button   1125Automatic climate control   1626Radio/CD/Multimedia, see user's manual
for Navigation, Entertainment and Commu‐
nication7Controller with buttons   188Parking brake  709Automatic Hold   7110PDC Park Distance Control   149
Rearview camera   151
Top View   154
Parking assistant   158Side View  156HDC Hill Descent Control   13511Driving Dynamics Control   13712DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐
trol   13313Transmission selector lever   77Seite 16At a glanceCockpit16
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All around the roofliner1Intelligent Emergency Re‐
quest   2292BMW X6 M: glass sunroof, pow‐
ered   483Indicator lamp, front-seat pas‐
senger airbag   1064Reading lights   1035Interior lights  1026Glasses compartment   180Seite 17CockpitAt a glance17
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iDriveVehicle features and options
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
The concept
The iDrive combines the functions of many
switches. Thus, these functions can be oper‐
ated from a central location.
Using the iDrive during a trip
To avoid becoming distracted and pos‐
ing an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's
occupants and to other traffic, never attempt
to use the controls or enter information unless
traffic and road conditions allow it.◀
Control elements at a glance Control elements1Control Display2Controller with buttons and, depending on
the equipment version, with touchpadControl Display
Hints▷To clean the Control Display, follow the
care instructions.▷Do not place objects close to the Control
Display; otherwise, the Control Display can
be damaged.▷In the case of very high temperatures on
the Control Display, e.g. due to intense so‐
lar radiation, the brightness may be re‐
duced down to complete deactivation.
Once the temperature is reduced, e.g.
through shadow or climate control system,
the normal functions are re-established.
Switching on
1.Switch on the ignition.2.Press the controller.
Switch off
1. Press button.2."Turn off control display"
Controller with navigation system
The buttons can be used to open the menus
directly. The controller can be used to select
menu items and enter the settings.
Some iDrive functions can be operated using
the touchpad on the controller.
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1.Turn.2.Press.3.Move in four directions.
Buttons on controller
Press buttonFunctionMENUOpen the main menu.RADIOOpens the Radio menu.MEDIAOpens the Multimedia menu.NAVOpens the Navigation menu.TELOpens the phone menu.Press buttonFunctionBACKDisplays the previous panel.OPTIONOpens the Options menu.
Controller without navigation system
The buttons can be used to open the menus
directly. The controller can be used to select
menu items and enter the settings.
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Buttons on controllerPress buttonFunctionMENUOpen the main menu.AudioOpen audio menu last listened
to, reel between audio menus.TELOpens the phone menu.BACKOpen previous panel.OPTIONOpens the Options menu.
Operating concept
Opening the main menu Press button.
The main menu is displayed.
All iDrive functions can be called up via the
main menu.
Selecting menu items
Highlighted menu items can be selected.1.Turn the controller until the desired menu
item is highlighted.2.Press the controller.
Menu items in the Owner's Manual
In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be
selected are set in quotation marks, e.g.,
"Settings".
Changing between panels
After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a
new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.
▷Move the controller to the left.
Closes current display and shows previous
display.
Reopens previous display by pressing
BACK button. In this case, the current
panel is not closed.▷Move the controller to the right.
Opens new display on top of previous
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