2014 BMW X6 XDRIVE 50I tailgate

3.Remove bulb holder along with bulb and
replace.4.Install in the reverse order.
Brake force display
Follow the general instructions on lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 276.
1.Carefully remove the cover in the tailgate
panel with a screwdriver.2.Rotate the bulb socket to the left and re‐
move.3.Apply gentle pressure to the bulb while
turning it to the left for removal and re‐
placement.4.Insert the bulb socket in the tailgate and
engage it.5.Replace the cover.
License plate lamps
Follow the general instructions on lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 276.
These lamps are made using LED technology.
Contact your service center in the event of a
malfunction.
Center brake lamp Follow the general instructions on lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 276.
This lamp uses LED technology for operation.
Contact your service center in the event of a
malfunction.
Changing wheels
Notes
Your vehicle is equipped with run-flat tires, re‐
fer to page 268, as standard equipment.
They do not need to be replaced immediately
in the event of a puncture.
When mounting new tires or changing from
summer to winter tires or vice versa, use run-
flat tires for your own safety.
Do not rotate the front wheels to the rear or
vice versa, as otherwise the handling charac‐
teristics will be negatively affected.
Suitable tools for changing the wheels are
available from the service center as an acces‐
sory.
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Technical dataVehicle equipment
This chapter describes all series equipment as
well as country-specific and special equipment
offered for this model series.Therefore, it alsodescribes equipment that may not be found in
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected
special equipment or the country version. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems.
Dimensions
BMW X6Width with mirrorsinches/mm86.4/2,195Width without mirrorsinches/mm78.1/1,930Heightinches/mm66.5/1,690Opening height of tailgateinches/mm90.0/2,287Lengthinches/mm192.0/4,877Wheelbaseinches/mm115.5/2,933Smallest turning circle dia.ft/m42.0/12.8With mixed tires, the vehicle width may exceed the specified dimensions.
Weights

X6 xDrive35iX6 xDrive50iApproved gross vehicle
weightlbs/kg6,008/2,7256,250/2,835Loadlbs/kg937/425937/425Approved front axle loadlbs/kg2,800/1,2703,020/1,370Approved rear axle loadlbs/kg3,263/1,4803,351/1,520Approved roof load ca‐
pacitylbs/kg220/100220/100Cargo area capacitycu ft/
liter25.6-59.7/570‐
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Automatic climate control inrear, air supply 127
Automatic climate control in rear, deactivating on Control
Display 126
Automatic climate control in rear, switching off 127
Automatic climate control, switching off 125, 127
Automatic climate control, ventilation in rear 126
Automatic climate control, with 2-zone control 122
Automatic climate control, with 4-zone control 126
Automatic, cruise control 109
Automatic Cruise Con‐ trol 102
Automatic Curb Monitor 52
Automatic headlamp con‐ trol 81, 82
Automatic Hold 62
Automatic Hold, activating 62
Automatic Hold, deactivat‐ ing 62
Automatic Hold, parking 63
Automatic recirculated air control 124
Automatic Soft Closing, doors 35
Automatic tailgate opera‐ tion 36
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 67
Automatic transmission with
Steptronic– Kickdown 67
AUTO program with auto‐
matic climate con‐
trol 122 , 127
AUX-IN port 138, 202
Average fuel consumption 73
Average fuel consumption, setting the units 79
Average speed 72
Average speed, refer to Com‐ puter 72
Axle loads, refer to
Weights 298
B
Backrest curvature, refer to Lumbar support 45
Backrest width 45
Back seats, adjusting the head restraints 50
Backup camera 113
Backup camera, obstacle marking 115
Backup camera, pathway lines 114
Backup camera, turning lines 114
Balance 180
Band-aids, refer to First aid kit 287
Bass 180
Battery– Remote control 30
Battery change, remote con‐
trol for rear DVD sys‐
tem 212
Battery disposal 284
Battery, refer to Vehicle bat‐ tery 283
Battery replacement, remote control for vehicle 39
Before entering the car wash 291
Belts, refer to Safety belts 47
Belt tensioners, refer to Safety belts 47
Beverage holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 139
Black and white map dis‐ play 174
Blower, refer to Air flow rate 123
Bluetooth audio 205
Bluetooth connection, acti‐ vating/deactivating 227
BMW Apps 255
BMW EfficientDynamics, re‐
fer to Saving fuel 153
BMW Homepage 6
BMW Internet page 6
BMW maintenance sys‐ tem 274
BMW Online 252
Bottle holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 139
Brake assistant 96
Brake discs, breaking in 146
Brake fluid, refer to Service requirements 74
Brake force display 95
Brake force distribution, elec‐ tronic 96
Brake lamps, brake force dis‐ play 95
Brake lights, adaptive 95
Brake pads, breaking in 146
Brakes, BMW maintenance system 274
Brakes, parking brake 61
Brakes, service require‐ ments 74
Brake system, BMW mainte‐ nance system 274
Braking, notes 147
Breakdown assistance 287
Breakdown, transporting the vehicle 289
Breaking in 146
Brightness, on the Control Display 79
Bulb replacement, refer to Lamp and bulb replace‐
ment 276
Button for starting the engine, refer to Start/Stop but‐
ton 59
C
Calendar 244
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California Proposition 65Warning 7
Camera, care 294
Camera, refer to Backup cam‐ era 113
Camera, side view 118
Camera, Top View 117
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 139
Car battery, refer to Vehicle battery 283
Car care products 292
Care 291
Care, displays 294
Care, vehicle 292
Cargo 150
Cargo area– Comfort Access 38
Cargo area, capacities 298
Cargo area, enlarging 135
Cargo area lamp, refer to Inte‐ rior lamps 85
Cargo area lid, refer to Tail‐
gate 36
Cargo area, opening/closing, refer to Tailgate 36
Cargo area, refer to Cargo area 135
Cargo cover 135
Cargo, securing with ski bag, refer to Securing cargo 142
Cargo straps, securing cargo 151
Car key, refer to Integrated key/remote control 30
Carpet, care 293
Car phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 138
Car phone, refer to Tele‐ phone 226
Car vacuum cleaner, connect‐ ing, refer to Connecting
electrical devices 133
Car wash 291
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 146
CBC, refer to Cornering Brake
Control 96
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 274
CD/DVD 190
CD/DVD changer 194
CD/DVD in rear 211
CD/DVD notes 196
CD, refer to Playing audio tracks, rear DVD sys‐
tem 216
CDs, storing 197
Cell phone 226
Cell phone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 138
Center armrest, front 138
Center armrest, rear 138
Center brake lamp 280
Center console, refer to Around the center con‐
sole 16
Central locking– Comfort Access 37– From the inside 35– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 32
Central locking system
– From the outside 32– Principle 32
Central screen, refer to Con‐
trol Display 19
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 6
Changing wheels/tires 267
Chassis number, refer to En‐ gine compartment 270
Check Control 76
Children, transporting 54
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 55
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tems 54
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 54
Child safety locks 57
Child seat, mounting 54
Child seats, refer to Trans‐
porting children safely 54
Chrome parts, care 293
Cigarette lighter, connecting electrical devices 133
Cigarette lighter, refer to Lighter 133
Cigarette lighter socket 133
Circulation of air, refer to Re‐ circulated air mode 124
Cleaning, displays 294
Cleaning your BMW, refer to Care 291
Clock 70
Clock, 12h/24h mode 78
Closing– From the inside 35– From the outside 32
Clothes hooks 138
Cockpit 12
Cold start, refer to Starting the engine 60
Combination instrument, refer to Instrument cluster 14
Combination switch, refer to Turn signal/high beams/
headlamp flasher 64
Combination switch, refer to Washer/wiper system 65
Comfort Access
– Battery replacement 39
Comfort area, refer to Around
the center console 16
Compact wheel, inflation pressure 262
Compartment for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 59
Compartments, refer to Stor‐ age compart‐
ments 137, 138
Compass, digital 131
Computer 72
Computer, displaying infor‐ mation 72
Computer, displays on the Control Display 73
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Pressure warning, tires 88
Profile depth, refer to Mini‐ mum tread depth 266
Profile, tires 266
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 23
Protection function, refer to Pinch protection 43
Protective function, refer to
Pinch protection– Windows 41
Push-and-turn switch, refer to
Controls 18
R Radiator fluid, refer to Cool‐ ant 273
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control with
integrated key 30
Radio ready state 59
Radio ready state, switched off 60
Radio ready state, switched on 59
Radio setting, refer to Radio ready state 59
Rain sensor 66
Random 191
Random playback 191
Range 72
RDS 183
Reading lamps 85
Reading out loud 246
Rear entertainment, refer to DVD system in rear 210
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps 279
Rear seat backrest, folda‐ ble 135
Rear seats, adjusting the head restraints 50
Rear seats, heating 46
Rear socket 134
Rear ventilation 126
Rear ventilation, automatic
climate control in rear 126
Rearview camera, clean‐ ing 115
Rearview mirror, refer to Mir‐ rors 51
Rear window defroster 123
Recirculated air mode 124
Recommended tire brands 268
Redialing 233
Refueling 258
Remaining distance to desti‐ nation, refer to Com‐
puter 73
Remaining range for service, refer to Service require‐
ments 74
Remaining range, refer to Range 72
Reminders 246
Remote control– Battery replacement 39– Comfort Access 37– Garage door opener 129– Malfunction 34, 39– Tailgate 33– Universal 129
Remote control, rear DVD
system 211
Remote control, removing from the ignition lock 59
Remote control, service data 274
Remote inquiry 232
Replacement fuse 284
Replacement remote con‐ trol 30
Replacing wheels/tires 267
Reporting safety defects 9
Reserve warning, refer to Fuel gauge 72
Reservoir for washer fluid, re‐ fer to Washer fluid reser‐
voir 67
Resetting, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 91
Residual heat 125
Restraining systems– Refer to Safety belts 47
Restraint systems for chil‐
dren 54
Retaining straps, securing cargo 151
Retreaded tires 268
Rim cleaner, care 293
Road, avoiding 169
Road detour 169
Roadside Assistance 252
Roadside parking lamps 83
Roller sunblinds 42
RON gasoline quality 260
RON, refer to Fuel qual‐ ity 260
Roof load capacity 298
Roof-mounted luggage rack 152
Rope, refer to Towing 289
Route 170
Route criteria, route 169
Route, displaying 170
Route section, bypass‐ ing 170
RSC Runflat System Compo‐ nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 268
Rubber components, care 293
Run-flat tires 268
Run-flat tires, tire inflation pressure 262
Running lights, refer to Park‐ ing lamps/low beams 81
S Safe braking 147
Safety 6
Safety belts 47
Safety belts
– Damage 48
Safety belts, care 293
Safety belts, indicator/warn‐ ing lamp 48
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Steering wheel 53
Steering wheel, adjusting 53
Steering wheel, easy entry/ exit 53
Steering wheel lock 59
Steering with variable transla‐ tion, refer to Active steer‐
ing 101
Steptronic, refer to Sport pro‐ gram and manual mode M/
S 68
Stopping, engine 60
Storage compartment nets 138
Storage compart‐ ments 137, 138
Storage, tires 268
Storing the seat position, re‐ fer to Seat and mirror mem‐
ory 50
Storing the vehicle 294
Street, entering for naviga‐ tion 161
Summer tires, refer to Wheels and tires 262
Summer tires, tread 266
Sunblinds, roller sun‐ blinds 42
Surround View 113
Switches, refer to Cockpit 12
Switching off, engine 60
Switching off, vehicle 60
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 128
Symbols 6
T Tachometer 71
Tailgate– Comfort Access 38– Remote control 33
Tailgate, adjusting the open‐
ing height 36
Tailgate, automatic opera‐ tion 36
Tail lamps 279
Tank gauge, refer to Fuel
gauge 72
Tasks 245
Technical changes, refer to Safety 6
Technical data 298
Telephone 226
Telephone, adjusting the vol‐ ume 230
Telephone, installation loca‐ tion, refer to Center arm‐
rest 138
TeleService 251
Temperature, adjusting in up‐ per body region 123
Temperature, coolant, refer to Coolant temperature 71
Temperature display– External temperature 70– External temperature warn‐
ing 70
Temperature display, setting
the units 79
Temperature, engine oil 71
Temperature, setting with au‐ tomatic climate con‐
trol 123 , 127
Temperature warning 70
Text messages 242
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 39
Thigh support adjustment 44
Third brake lamp, refer to Center brake lamp 280
Tilting the passenger side mirror 52
Time, setting 78
Tire age 265
Tire identification marks 265
Tire inflation pressure 262
Tire inflation pressure, check‐ ing 262
Tire pressure monitor, refer to Flat Tire Monitor 88
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 90
Tire Quality Grading 265
Tires– Inflation pressure 262
Tires, breaking in 146
Tires, changing 267
Tires, condition 266
Tires, damage 266
Tire size 265
Tires, minimum tread 266
Tires, retreaded tires 268
Tires, run-flat tires 268
Tires, storage 268
Tire tread 266
Toll roads, route 169
Tone 180
Tool kit, refer to Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 276
Tools, refer to Onboard vehi‐ cle tool kit 276
Top View 115
Tow bar 289
Tow fitting 290
Towing 289
Town/city, navigation 161
Tow rope 289
Tow-starting 289, 290
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 90
Traction control 97
Traffic bulletins, naviga‐ tion 173
Transmission, automatic transmission with Step‐
tronic 67
Transmission positions, auto‐ matic transmission with
Steptronic 67
Transporting children safely 54
Treble, tone 180
Trip computer, refer to Dis‐ plays on the Control Dis‐
play 73
Trip-distance counter, refer to Trip odometer 71
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 65
Trip odometer 71
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Trips, planning 167
Trunk lid, refer to Tailgate 36
Turning circle, refer to Dimen‐ sions 298
Turning lamps, refer to Adap‐ tive Light Control 82
Turn signal, indicator lamp 14
Turn signals 64
Turn signals, triple turn signal activation 65
U Uniform Tire Quality Grading/ UTQG 265
Unintentional alarms, avoid‐ ing 40
Units, average fuel consump‐ tion 79
Units, temperature 79
Universal Garage Door Opener 129
Universal remote control 129
Unlocking– From the outside 32– Setting the unlocking char‐
acteristics 32– Tailgate 38– Without remote control, re‐
fer to Comfort Access 37
Unlocking, from the inside 35
Unlocking, hood 270
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 6
Update, software 208
Upholstery care 292
USB audio interface 202
USB interface 137
V
Vacuum cleaner, connecting, refer to Connecting electri‐
cal devices 133
Vehicle– Identification number 226– Identification number, refer
to Engine compartment 270
Vehicle battery, chang‐
ing 283
Vehicle, breaking in 146
Vehicle care 292
Vehicle care, refer to Care 291
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle jack 281
Vehicle paint 292
Vehicle storage 294
Vehicle, switching off 60
Vehicle wash 291
Ventilation 125
Ventilation, automatic climate control in rear 127
Ventilation, draft-free 125
Ventilation, in rear 126
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 127
Vents of automatic climate
control 121
Version of the navigation data 158
Video playback 192
Voice activation
– Navigation 166
Voice activation, mobile
phone 235
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 300
Voice activation system 25
Volume, setting 180
W Warning and indicator lamps 15
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 76
Warning signal volumes 181
Warning triangle 287
Washer/wiper system 65
Washer/wiper system, rain
sensor 66
Washer/wiper system, washer fluid 66
Washer/wiper system, wind‐ shield washer nozzles 66
Washer fluid 66
Washer fluid reservoir 67
Washing, vehicle 291
Waste tray, refer to Ash‐ tray 133
Water on roads, refer to Driv‐ ing through water 147
Weights 298
Welcome lamps 81
Wheelbase, refer to Dimen‐ sions 298
Wheel change 280
Wheels and tires 262
Wheels, changing 267
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 88
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 90
Width, refer to Dimen‐ sions 298
Window, Convenient opera‐ tion 33
Windows– Safety switch 42
Windows, defrosting and de‐
fogging, automatic climate
control 123
Windows, pinch protec‐ tion 41
Windshield, cleaning 66
Windshield, defrosting, refer to Defrosting windows 123
Windshield wash 65
Windshield washer fluid 66
Windshield wash, reservoir for washer fluid 67
Windshield wash, washer fluid 67
Windshield wash, washer nozzles 66
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