2015 BMW X6 Owner's Manual

Emergency start function, en‐gine start 35
Emergency unlocking, trans‐ mission lock 80
Emergency wheel 234
Energy Control 91
Energy recovery 92
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 69
Engine, automatic switch- off 69
Engine compartment 219
Engine compartment, work‐ ing in 220
Engine coolant 226
Engine idling when driving, coasting 199
Engine oil 222
Engine oil, adding 223
Engine oil additives 224
Engine oil change 224
Engine oil filler neck 223
Engine oil temperature 90
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 224
Engine oil types, suitable 224
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 35
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 239
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 68
Engine stop 68
Engine temperature 90
Entering a car wash 243
Equipment, interior 171
Error displays, see Check Control 86
ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐ gram, see DSC 135
Exchanging wheels/tires 213
Exhaust system 189
Exterior mirror, automatic dimming feature 60
Exterior mirrors 59
External start 239 External temperature dis‐
play 90
External temperature warn‐ ing 90
Eyes for securing cargo 193
F
Failure message, see Check Control 86
False alarm, see Unintentional alarm 47
Fan, see Air flow 166
Filler neck for engine oil 223
Fine wood, care 245
First-aid kit 239
Fitting for towing, see Tow fit‐ ting 242
Flat tire, changing wheels 234
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 113
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 109
Flat tire, warning lamp 110, 114
Flooding 189
Floor carpet, care 246
Floor mats, care 246
Folding back rear seat back‐ rests 178
Fold-out position, wiper 77
Foot brake 189
Front airbags 106
Front center armrest 181
Front cupholder 183
Front-end collision warning with braking function 119
Front-end collision warning with City Braking func‐
tion 116
Front fog lamps, , LED, bulb replacement 234
Front fog lights 104
Front fog lights/cornering lights, bulb replace‐
ment 233 Front lights 232
Front-seat passenger airbags, automatic deactivation 108
Front-seat passenger airbags, indicator lamp 108
Front seats 52
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 113
Fuel 206
Fuel consumption, see Aver‐ age fuel consumption 95
Fuel filler flap 204
Fuel gauge 90
Fuel lid 204
Fuel quality 206
Fuel recommendation 206
Fuel, tank capacity 252
Fuse 237
G
Garage door opener, see Uni‐ versal Integrated Remote
Control 171
Gasoline 206
Gear change, Steptronic transmission 78
Gear shift indicator 93
General driving notes 188
Glare shield 173
Glasses compartment 182
Glass sunroof, powered 49
Glove compartment 180
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 251
H
Handbrake, see Parking brake 71
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 172
Hazard warning flashers 238
HDC Hill Descent Con‐ trol 137
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Headlight control, auto‐matic 102
Headlight courtesy delay fea‐ ture 102
Headlight flasher 75
Headlight glass 232
Headlights 232
Headlights, care 244
Head restraints 52
Head restraints, front 57
Head-up Display 98
Head-up Display, care 246
Heavy cargo, stowing 193
High-beam Assistant 103
High beams 75
High beams/low beams, see High-beam Assistant 103
Hill Descent Control HDC 137
Hills 190
Hill start assistant, see Drive- off assistant 134
Holder for beverages 183
Homepage 6
Hood 220
Horn 14
Hot exhaust system 189
HUD Head-up Display 98
Hydroplaning 189
I Ice warning, see External temperature warning 90
Icy roads, see External tem‐ perature warning 90
Identification marks, tires 211
Identification number, see ve‐ hicle identification num‐
ber 10
iDrive 18
Ignition key, see Remote con‐ trol 34
Ignition off 67
Ignition on 67 Indication of a flat
tire 110 , 114
Indicator and alarm lamps, see Check Control 86
Indicator lamp, see Check Control 86
Individual air distribution 166
Individual settings, see Per‐ sonal Profile 35
Inflation pressure, tires 208
Inflation pressure warning FTM, tires 113
Info display, refer to On- Board computer 95
Information 6
Initialize, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 110
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 113
Instrument cluster 82
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 82
Instrument display, multifunc‐ tional 83
Instrument lighting 105
Integrated key 34
Integrated Owner's Manual in the vehicle 29
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 238
Intelligent Safety 115
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 166
Interior equipment 171
Interior lights 105
Interior lights during unlock‐ ing 37
Interior lights with the vehicle locked 38
Interior motion sensor 47
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 60
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 92
Interval mode 76 J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 234
Joystick, Steptronic transmis‐ sion 78
Jump-starting 239
K
Key/remote control 34
Keyless Go, see Comfort Ac‐ cess 42
Key Memory, see Personal Profile 35
Kickdown, Steptronic trans‐ mission 78
Knee airbag 107
L Label on recommended tires 213
Lamp in the exterior mirror, see Active Blind Spot De‐
tection 130
Lamp replacement 231
Lamp replacement, front 232
Lamp replacement, rear 234
Lane departure warning 128
Lane margin, warning 128
Language on Control Dis‐ play 98
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 193
LATCH child restraint sys‐ tem 64
Launch Control 81
Leather, care 244
LED headlights, bulb replace‐ ment 232
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 231
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 25
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Light alloy wheels, care 245
Light control 103
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 231
Lighting 101
Lights and bulbs 231
Light switch 101
Load 193
Loading 192
Lock, door 39
Locking/unlocking via door lock 39
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 37
Locking, automatic 46
Locking, settings 45
Lock, power window 49
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 65
Low beams 101
Low beams, automatic, see High-beam Assistant 103
Lower back support 53
Luggage rack, see Roof- mounted luggage rack 194
Lumbar support 53
M
Maintenance 228
Maintenance require‐ ments 228
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 92
Maintenance system, BMW 228
Make-up mirror 173
Malfunction displays, see Check Control 86
Malfunction, self-leveling sus‐ pension 139
Manual air distribution 166
Manual air flow 166
Manual brake, see Parking brake 71 Manual mode, Steptronic
transmission 79
Manual operation, door lock 39
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 59
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 204
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 152
Manual operation, parking brake 73
Manual operation, rearview camera 154
Manual operation, Top View 157
Marking, run-flat tires 214
Master key, see Remote con‐ trol 34
Maximum cooling 165
Maximum speed, display 93
Maximum speed, winter tires 214
Measurement, units of 98
Medical kit 239
Memory for seat, mirrors, steering wheel 58
Menu, EfficientDynamics 198
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 94
Menus, operating, iDrive 18
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 20
Messages, see Check Con‐ trol 86
Microfilter 167
Minimum tread, tires 212
Mirror 59
Mirror memory 58
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 189
Mobility System 215
Modifications, technical, see Own Safety 7
Moisture in headlight 232 Monitor, see Control Dis‐
play 18
Mounting of child restraint systems 63
Moving sun visor 173
Multifunctional instrument display 83
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 14
N
Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, see Head restraints 57
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 245
New wheels and tires 213
Night Vision 124
Night Vision device, see Night Vision 124
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 241
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 229
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 229
Object detection, see Night Vision 124
Obstacle marking, rearview camera 155
Octane rating, see Recom‐ mended fuel grade 206
Odometer 90
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Offroad trips 190
Oil 222
Oil, adding 223
Oil additives 224
Oil change 224 Seite 259Everything from A to ZReference259
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Oil change interval, servicerequirements 92
Oil filler neck 223
Oil types, alternative 224
Oil types, suitable 224
Old batteries, disposal 237
On-board computer 95
On-board computer, refer to On-board computer 95
Onboard monitor, see Control Display 18
Onboard vehicle tool kit 230
Opening/closing via door lock 39
Opening and closing 34
Opening and closing, without remote control 39
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 37
Opening the tailgate with no- touch activation 44
Operating concept, iDrive 18
Optional equipment, standard equipment 7
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 166
Overheating of engine, see Coolant temperature 90
Own Safety 7
P Paint, vehicle 244
Parallel parking assistant 160
Park Distance Control PDC 151
Parked-car ventilation 169
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 190
Parking aid, see PDC 151
Parking assistant 160
Parking brake 71
Parking lights 101
Parking with Automatic Hold 72 Parts and accessories 7
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 59
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 155
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 151
Pedestrian detection, see Night Vision 124
Pedestrian warning with city braking function 122
Personal Profile 35
Personal Profile, exporting profiles 36
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 51
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 48
Plastic, care 245
Power failure 236
Power sunroof, glass 49
Power windows 48
Prescribed engine oil types 224
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 208
Pressure warning FTM, tires 113
Profile, see Personal Pro‐ file 35
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 24
Protective function, glass sunroof 51
Protective function, win‐ dows 48
Push-and-turn switch, see Controller 19
R Radiator fluid 226
Radio-operated key, see Re‐ mote control 34
Radio ready state 67 Radio, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 76
Rear automatic climate con‐ trol 168
Rear center armrest 182
Rear cooler 176
Rear drink holder 183
Rear lights 234
Rear seats 55
Rearview camera 153
Rearview mirror 59
Rear window defroster 167
Recirculated-air mode 166
Recommended fuel grade 206
Recommended tire brands 213
Refueling 204
Remaining range 91
Remote control/key 34
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 39
Remote control, univer‐ sal 171
Replacement fuse 237
Replacing parts 230
Replacing wheels/tires 213
Reporting safety malfunc‐ tions 10
RES button 145
RES button, see Active Cruise Control, ACC 142
RES button, see Cruise con‐ trol 148
Reserve warning, see Range 91
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 110
Residual heat, automatic cli‐ mate control 166
Retaining straps, securing cargo 193
Retreaded tires 214
Roadside parking lights 102 Seite 260ReferenceEverything from A to Z260
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Roller sunblinds 49
RON recommended fuel grade 206
Roofliner 17
Roof load capacity 251
Roof-mounted luggage rack 194
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 241
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, see Run-flat
tires 214
Rubber components, care 245
Run-flat tires 214
S Safe braking 189
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 56
Safety belts 55
Safety belts, care 246
Safety Package, see Active Protection 132
Safety switch, windows 49
Safety systems, airbags 106
Saving fuel 195
Screen, see Control Dis‐ play 18
Screwdriver, see Onboard ve‐ hicle tool kit 230
Screw thread, refer to Screw thread for tow fitting, screw
thread for tow fitting 242
Sealant 215
Seat belts, see Safety belts 55
Seat heating, front 54
Seat heating, rear 55
Seating position for chil‐ dren 62
Seat, mirror, and steering wheel memory 58
Seats 52 Seats, front 52
Seats, rear 55
Seat ventilation, front 54
Selection list in instrument cluster 94
Selector lever, Steptronic transmission 78
Self-leveling suspension, air suspension 138
Self-leveling suspension, malfunction 139
Sensors, care 246
Service and warranty 8
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 228
Service requirements, dis‐ play 92
Services, ConnectedDrive
SET button, see Active Cruise Control, ACC 142
SET button, see Cruise con‐ trol 148
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 45
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 97
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ rors, steering wheel 58
Shift paddles on the steering wheel 80
Shift point indicator 85
Shoulder support 54
Side airbags 106
Side View 158
Signaling, horn 14
Signals when unlocking 45
Sitting safely 52
Size 250
Ski and snowboard bag 179
Slide/tilt glass roof 49
Smoker's package 173
Snow chains 218
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 229 Sockets, see Connecting
electrical devices 175
SOS button 238
Spare fuse 237
Spare tire, see Emergency wheel 234
Speed, average 95
Speed limit detection, on- board computer 96
Speed limiter, display 93
Speed Limit Information 93
Speed warning 97
Split screen 23
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 140
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 96
SPORT program, driving dy‐ namics 140
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 79
Stability control systems 134
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 69
Start/Stop button 67
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 35
Starting the engine 68
Status control display, tires 110
Status information, iDrive 23
Status of Owner's Manual 7
Steering, Active Steering 138
Steering wheel, adjusting 60
Steering wheel heating 61
Steering wheel memory 58
Steptronic Sport transmis‐ sion, see Steptronic trans‐
mission 78
Steptronic transmission 78
Stopping the engine 68
Storage compartment on the center console 181
Storage compartments 180 Seite 261Everything from A to ZReference261
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Storage compartments, loca‐tions 180
Storage, tires 214
Storing the vehicle 246
Suitable engine oil types 224
Summer tires, tread 212
Sun visor 173
Supplementary text mes‐ sage 89
Surround View 153
Suspension settings 139
Switch for Dynamic Driving Control 139
Switch, refer to Cockpit 14
Symbols 6
Symbols in the status field 23
SYNC program, automatic cli‐ mate control 166
T Tachometer 90
Tailgate, automatic 41
Tailgate, closing with no- touch activation 44
Tailgate, opening with no- touch activation 44
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 38
Tail lights 234
Technical changes, see Own Safety 7
Technical data 250
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 165
Temperature display for ex‐ ternal temperature 90
Temperature, engine oil 90
Terminal, starting aid 240
Text message, supplemen‐ tary 89
Theft alarm system, see Alarm system 46 Thermal camera, see Night
Vision 124
Thigh support 53
Tilt alarm sensor 47
Time of arrival 96
Tire damage 213
Tire identification marks 211
Tire inflation pressure 208
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, see FTM 113
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 109
Tires, changing 213
Tire sealant 215
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 208
Tires, run-flat tires 214
Tire tread 212
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tool 230
Top View 156
Total vehicle weight 251
Touchpad 21
Tow fitting 242
Towing 241
Tow lug, see Tow fitting 242
Tow-starting 241
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 109
Traction control 136
TRACTION, driving dynam‐ ics 136
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 140
Transmission lock, electronic unlocking 80
Transmission, see Steptronic transmission 78
Transporting children safely 62
Tread, tires 212
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 74
Trip odometer 90 Trip on-board computer 96
Trip recorder, see Trip odom‐ eter 90
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 155
Turn signals, operation 74
U Unintentional alarm 47
Units of measurement 98
Universal remote control 171
Unlock button, Steptronic transmission 79
Unlocking/locking via door lock 39
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 37
Unlocking, settings 45
Unpaved roads, cross-coun‐ try trips 190
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 245
USB interface 176
V Vanity mirror 173
Variable steering 138
Vehicle battery 236
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 236
Vehicle, break-in 188
Vehicle care 244
Vehicle features and op‐ tions 7
Vehicle identification num‐ ber 10
Vehicle jack 234
Vehicle paint 244
Vehicle storage 246
Vehicle wash 243
Ventilation 167
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Venting, see ventilation 167
Vent, see ventilation 167
Vertical Dynamic Control 138
VIN, see vehicle identification number 10
Voice activation system 26
W Warning and indicator lamps, see Check Control 86
Warning displays, see Check Control 86
Warning lamp in the exterior mirror, see Active Blind Spot
Detection 130
Warning messages, see Check Control 86
Warning triangle 239
Warranty 7
Washer fluid 77
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 77
Washer system 75
Washing, vehicle 243
Water on roads 189
Weights 251
Welcome lamps during un‐ locking 37
Welcome lights 102
Wheel cleaner 245
Wheels, changing 213
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 208
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 113
Wheels, Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor TPM 109
Window defroster, rear 167
Windows, powered 48
Windshield, climate con‐ trol 189
Windshield washer fluid 77
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 77 Windshield washer sys‐
tem 75
Windshield washer system, see washer/wiper sys‐
tem 75
Windshield wiper 75
Winter storage, care 246
Winter tires, suitable tires 214
Winter tires, tread 212
Wiper 75
Wiper blades, replacing 230
Wiper fluid 77
Wiper, fold-out position 77
Wiper system 75
Wood, care 245
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 25
Wrench, see Onboard vehicle tool kit 230
X
xDrive 136
Xenon headlights, bulb re‐ placement 232 Seite 263Everything from A to ZReference263
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