power steering BMW X6 XDRIVE 50I 2009 E71 Owner's Manual

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At a glance
Controls
Communications
Mobility
Repeating a track
1.Select the current track and press the con-
troller.
2. Select "Repeat track" and press the con-
troller.
To stop repeating:
1. Press the controller.
2. Select "Repeat track" and press the con-
troller.
Random play sequence
You can play back the trac ks of the selected list
in random order, e.g. a ll tracks of an artist.
1. Select the current track and press the con-
troller.
2. Select "Random" and press the controller.
To end random playback:
1. Press the controller.
2. Select "Random" and press the controller.
Fast forward/reverse
Buttons on the steering wheel or on the CD
player:
Press and hold the button for the corre-
sponding direction.
Notes
Do not subject the audio device to
extreme environmental conditions, e.g.
extremely high temperatures, refer to the oper-
ating manual of the audio device. Otherwise the
audio device may be damaged, impairing driv-
ing safety while driving. <
Depending on the configuration of the audio
files, e.g. bit rates greater than 256 Kbit/s,
proper playback cannot always be ensured.
Information on connection
> The USB audio interface supplies the con-
nected audio device with power, provided
the audio device suppo rts this function.
Therefore, do not connect the USB audio
device to a socket in the vehicle during
operation.
> Do not use force when plugging the con-
nector into the USB interface.
> Do not connect any devices, e.g. fans or
lamps, to the USB audio interface.
> Do not connect USB hard disks.
> Do not use the USB audio interface to
recharge external devices.

Replacing components
278
Vehicle Center or bring them to a collection
point. Maintain the battery
in an upright position
for transport and storage. Always restrain the
battery to prevent it from tipping over during
transport. <
Power failure
Following a temporary power failure, e.g. due to
a discharged battery, the use of some equip-
ment will be restricted, requiring its reinitializa-
tion. In the same way, individual settings are lost
and must be updated again:
> Seat, mirror and steering wheel memory
The positions must be stored again, refer to
page 50.
> Time and Date
The values must be updated again, refer to
pages 88, 89.
> Radio
Radio stations must be stored again, refer
to page 180.
> Navigation system
You must wait until the system becomes
functional again, refer to page 170.
> Glass sunroof/panorama glass sunroof
It may only be possible to raise the glass
sunroof/panorama gl ass sunroof The sys-
tem must be initialized, refer to page 46.
> Digital compass
The system must be calibrated, refer to
page 126.
Before removing the vehicle from stor-
age, consult your BMW Sports Activity
Vehicle Center. <
Fuses
Never attempt to repair a blown fuse and
do not replace a defective fuse with a sub-
stitute of another color or amperage rating, as
this could lead to a circ uit overload, ultimately
resulting in a fire in the vehicle. <
Spare fuses, a pair of plastic tweezers and infor-
mation on the fuse assi gnment are located near
the fuses in the cargo bay.
In interior
The fuses are located in the front passenger
footwell on the undersid e of the instrument
cluster.
1. Unscrew screws, refer to arrows, of footwell
trim panel.
2. Lay the trim panel in the footwell.
3. Unscrew the screw, arrow 1, and fold down
the fuse carrier, arrow 2.
4. Replace the fuse concerned.
5. Installation is carrie d out in the reverse
order of removal. Ensure correct and secure
attachment of the foot well trim panel in the
process.
In cargo bay
Open the right-hand side panel in the cargo
bay.

Giving and receiving assistance
282
Being towed
Make sure that the ignition is switched on,
refer to page65, otherwise the low
beams, tail lamps, turn signals and windshield
wipers would not be available. When the engine
is stopped, there is no power assist. This then
requires increased effort for braking and steer-
ing. Active steering is deactivated and larger
steering wheel movements are required.<
Switch on the hazard wa rning flashers depend-
ing on the local regulations. If the electrical sys-
tem fails, mark the vehicle to be towed, e.g. with
a sign or warning triangle in the rear window.
Before towing, manua lly unlock the trans-
mission lock, refer to page 72; failure to
do so can result in damage to the transmis-
sion. <
Do not exceed a towing speed of 45 mph/
70 km/h and a towing distance of
90 miles/150 km, otherwise the automatic
transmission may be damaged. <
Towing methods
Do not lift vehicle by tow fitting or body
and chassis parts, otherwise damage may
result. <
In some countries, towi ng with tow bars or
ropes in public traffic is not permitted. Familiar-
ize yourself with the regu lations on towing in the
respective country.
With tow bar
The towing vehicle may not be lighter
than the vehicle to be towed, otherwise it
will not be possible to reliably control vehicle
response. <
The tow fittings used sh ould be on the same
side on both vehicles. Should it prove impossi-
ble to avoid mounting the tow bar at an offset
angle, observe the following:
> Clearance and maneuvering capability will
be sharply limited during cornering.
> When mounted at an angle, the tow bar will
exert lateral forces, tending to push the
vehicle sideways. Only attach the tow bar to the tow fittings,
as attachment to other vehicle parts can
lead to damage. <
With tow rope
When starting off in the towing vehicle, make
sure that the tow rope is taut.
To avoid jerking and the associated
stresses on vehicle components when
towing, always use nylon ropes or nylon straps.
Only attach tow ropes to the tow fittings, as
attachment to other vehi cle parts can lead to
damage. <
With tow truck
Do not tow your BMW with the front or
rear axle raised indi vidually; otherwise,
the wheels may lock and the transfer case may
be damaged. <
Have the BMW transported only on a flatbed
surface.
Tow-starting
The engine cannot be started by tow-starting.
Start the engine by jump starting it, refer to
page 280.
Have the cause of the st arting difficulties elimi-
nated.

Reference 297
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Ashtray
– front128
– rear 129
Assist 235
– refer to separate operating
instructions
Assistance systems, refer to Driving stability control
systems 96
Assistance window 20
"Assist profile" 241
"Assist. window off" 21
AUC Automatic recirculated-
air control 117
"Audio" 177,181
– for DVD system in rear 216
Audio 174
– controls 174
– switching on/off 174
– tone control 175
– volume 175
Audio CD for DVD system in
rear 210
Audio device, external 127
Automatic
– air distribution 115,120
– air volume 115,120
– BMW Teleservice call 237
– headlamp control 110
– liftgate operation 34,37
– steering wheel adjustment,
refer to Easy entry/exit 58
– storing stations 179
Automatic car washes 140
Automatic climate control
– automatic air distribution 115,120
– in rear 119
– in rear, activating on Control Display 120
– switching off 118,120
– ventilation in rear 119
– with 2-zone control 115
– with 4-zone control 119
Automatic closing of doors, refer to Automatic soft
closing 33 Automatic curb monitor
58
Automatic garage door
opener 123
Automatic Hold 67
– activating 68
– deactivating 68
– parking 68
Auto

matic lighting
– refer to Automatic headlamp control 110
– refer to Daytime driving
lamps 111
– refer to Interior lamps 113
– refer to Pathway lighting 111
"Automatic programs" 116
Automatic recirculated-air
control AUC 117
Automatic soft closing 33
Automatic station search 179
Automatic transmission with Steptronic 70
– deactivating selector lever
interlock 71
– kick-down 71
– manually releasing
transmission lock 72
– tow-starting 282
– with comfort access 40
"Automatic ventilation" 121
AUTO program for automatic climate control 115,120
"Auto Request" 237
"Autostore"
– on the radio 180
"AUX" 175,200 ,202
– AUX-In connection 200
– for DVD system in rear 215
– USB audio interface 201
"AUX / Rear" 206
AUX-In connection 127,200
Average fuel consumption 80
– setting units 89
Average speed, refer to
Computer 80
"Avoid ferries" in navigation 161
"Avoid highways" in navigation 160 Avoiding highways for
navigation 160
Avoiding unintentional alarms 39
"Avoid tollroads" in
navigation 161
Axle weights, refer to Weights 289
"A - Z" 228
B
Backrest contour, refer to
Lumbar support 50
Backrests, refer to Seats 49
Backrest width adjustment 50
Backup lamps, replacing bulbs 270,273
Balance, refer to Tone
control 176
"Balance" for DVD system in rear 209
Band-aids, refer to First-aid kit 279
Bass, refer to Tone
control 175
Battery
– charging 277
– jump starting 280
– power failure 278
– refer to Vehicle battery 277
Battery disposal
– remote control with comfort access 41
– vehicle battery 277
Battery replacement
– remote control for DVD
system in rear 206
– remote control with comfort access 41
Being towed 282
Belts, refer to Safety belts 54
Beverage holder, refer to Cup
holders 127
Blower, refer to Air volume 116,120
BMW Advanced Diesel 245

Reference 303
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Flat tire
– changing wheels275
– compact wheel 275
– Flat Tire Monitor 100
– run-flat tires 101,103, 256
– TPM Tire Pressure Monitor 101
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 100
Fluid reservoir, refer to Filler neck for washer fluid 75
"FM", reception
range 175,178
FM, waveband 178
Fog lamps 112
– indicator lamp 13,112
Folding display screen open/
closed, DVD system in
rear 204
Folding rear seat backrest 132
Footbrake, refer to Braking safely 140
Footwell lamps 113
For your own safety 5
4-wheel drive system, refer to xDrive 97
Front airbags 105
Front passenger airbags 105
– deactivating 106
– refer to Exception of front passenger seat 61
Front seat adjustment 49
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 100
– false alarms 100
– indicating a flat tire 101
– initializing the system 100
– snow chains 257
– system limits 100
– warning lamp 101
Fuel 245
– capacity 290
– display 80
– high-quality brands 245
– quality 245
– saving 138
– specifications 245
Fuel clock, refer to Fuel
gauge 80 Fuel consumption display
– computer, average fuel
consumption 80
Fuel display, refer to Fuel gauge 80
Fuel filler door 244
– closing 24
4
– opening 244
– releasing manually 244
Fuses 278
G
Garage door opener, refer to
Integrated universal remote
control 123
Gasoline, refer to Required fuel 245
Gasoline display, refer to Fuel
gauge 80
Gearshifts, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 71
General driving notes 138,139
Glass sunroof
– convenience operation from outside 32
– convenience operation with comfort access 40
– remote control 30
Glass sunroof, electric 45
– moving manually 46
– opening, closing 45
– power interruption 46
– raising 45
Glove compartment 126
– lighting 126
GPS navigation, refer to Navigation system 148
Grills, refer to Ventilation 118
Grills of the automatic climate control 114
Gross vehicle weight, refer to Weights 289
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking
brake 67
Hands-free system, refer to
Microphone 14
Hand washing 266
Have diesel exhaust fluid
refilled 246
Hazard warning flashers 15
HDC Hill Descent Control 98
"HD radio" 181
HD radio, refer to High
Definition Radio 181
Head airbags 105
Headlamp control,
automatic 110
Headlamp flasher 73
Headlamps 110
– cleaning, refer to Washer/ wiper system 74
– replacing bulbs 269
Head Light, refer to Adaptive Head Light 112
Head restraints 52
– sitting safely 48
"Head-Up Display" 108
Head-Up Display 107
Heated
– mirrors 58
– rear window 116
– seats 55,56
– steering wheel 59
Heating 114
– exterior mirrors 58
– interior 114
– rear window 116
– residual heat 118
– seats 55,56
– steering wheel 59
Heating with engine switched off, refer to Residual
heat 118
Heavy cargo, refer to Securing cargo 143
Height, refer to
Dimensions 287

Everything from A to Z
304
Height adjustment
– seats
49
– steering wheel 58
High beams 73,112
– headlamp flasher 73
– indicator lamp 13
High Definition Radio 181
High-pressure cleaning
jets 266
Highs, refer to Treble and bass 175
High water, refer to Driving through water 140
Highway, refer to Route criteria 160
Hill Descent Control HDC 98
Hills 140
Holder for cups 127
Home address 160
"Home address" in navigation 160
Homepage 4
Hood 258
Horn 10
Hot exhaust system 139
"Hour memo" 88
"House number" for destination entry 153
Hydraulic brake assistant, refer to Brake assistant 96
Hydroplaning 139
I
IBOC, refer to High Definition
Radio 181
Ice, refer to Outside
temperature warning 78
Ice warning, refer to Outside temperature warning 78
ID3 tag, refer to Information on track 188
Identification, tire 257
Identification mark, run-flat tires 256 iDrive
16
– assistance window 20
– changing language 90
– changing menu page 19
– changing settings 88
– changing units of measure and display type 89
– confirming selection or
entry 19
– controller 16
– controls 16
– displays, menus 17
– selecting menu item 19
– setting brightness 89
– setting date 89
– setting time 88
– start menu 17
– status information 20
– symbols 18
Ignition 65
– switched off 65
– switched on 65
Ignition key, refer to Keys/ remote control 28
Ignition key position 1, refer to
Radio readiness 65
Ignition key position 2, refer to Ignition on 65
Ignition lock 65
– starting engine with comfort access 40
Indicator/warning lamps 13
– active steering 104
– airbags 107
– DSC 13,97
– DTC 97
– fasten safety belt 55
– Flat Tire Monitor 101
– fog lamps 13
– TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor 103
Individual air distribution 117
Individually programmable
buttons on steering
wheel 59
Individual settings, refer to
Personal Profile 28
I

nflation pressure, refer to Tire inflation pressure 249Inflation pressure monitoring
– refer to FTM Flat Tire
Monitor 100
– refer to TPM Tire Pressure Monitor 101
Information
– on another location 156
– on country 156
– on current position 156
– on destination location 156
"Information on
destination" 157
"Info sources" 83
Initializing
– Flat Tire Monitor 100
– refer to Power failure 278
– refer to Setting date 89
– refer to Setting time 88
– seat, mirror and steering
wheel memory 50
Installation location
– drive for navigation DVD 148
– DVD changer 193
– mobile phone 127
Instructions for navigation
system, refer to Voice
instructions 165
Instrument cluster
– refer to Cockpit 10
– refer to Instrument panel 12
Instrument illumination, refer
to Instrument lighting 113
Instrument lighting 113
Instrument panel 12
– refer to Cockpit 10
Integrated key 28
Integrated universal remote
control 123
Interesting destination for navigation 156
"Interim time" 87
Interior lamps 113
– switching on with remote
control 30
Interior motion sensor 39
– switching off 39

Everything from A to Z
308
"Play"
– for DVD system in rear
210
– in Satellite radio mode 185
Playing videos, DVD system in rear 206
Plug-in unit for remote control, refer to Ignition
lock 65
Position
– displaying 169
– storing, refer to Storing
current position 158
Power failure 278
Power windows, refer to Windows 41
Preselecting activation times
of parked-car
ventilation 122
"Presets"
– displaying in radio mode 178
– in Satellite radio 185
Pressure, tires 249
Pressure monitoring of tires, refer to TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor 101
Programmable buttons on steering wheel 59
Programmable memory
buttons 21
Protective function, refer to Pinch protection system
– glass sunroof, electric 45
– panorama glass sunroof 43
– windows 42
R
Radio
– autostore 179
– controls 174
– High Definition Radio 181
– listen to station 178
– sampling stations 179
– satellite radio 184
– selecting frequency manually 179
– selecting waveband 174,178
– station search 179
– station with the best reception 179
– storing stations 180
– switching on/off 174
– tone control 175
– volume 175
– Weather Band 183
Radio key, refer to Keys/
remote control 28
Radio position, refer to Radio readiness 65
Radio readiness 65
– switched off 65
– switched on 65
– with comfort access 40
Rain sensor 74
"Random"
– for DVD system in rear 211
– refer to Random sequence 190
"Random all"
– for DVD system in rear 212
– in audio mode 190
"Random directory"
– for DVD system in rear 212
– in audio mode 190
Random sequence 190
"RDS" Radio Data System 181
Reading lamps 113
Rear automatic climate control
– air flow 120
– switching off 120
"Rear climate control" 120"Rear enabled"
204
Rear entertainment, refer to
DVD system in rear 204
Rear lamps, refer to Tail lamps 270,273
– replacing bulbs 270,273
Rear seat backrest, folding 132
Rear seats
– adjusting 53
– adju
sting head restraints 53
– folding over backrest 132
– head restraint adjustment 53
– heating 56,57
Rear socket 130
Rear ventilation 119
– automatic climate control in rear 119
– 3rd row seats 119
Rear view camera 93
– cleaning 96
– displays on Control
Display 95
– driver assistance functions 93
– switching off 93
– switching on 93
Rearview mirror 57
Rear window
– heating 116
– replacing wiper blade 269
– windshield wiper 75,141
Rear window safety switch 42
Rear window wiper, replacing
wiper blade 269
"Received calls" 228
Recent numbers in mobile
phone 229
Reception level of mobile phone, refer to Status
information 20
Recirculated-air mode 117
– air recirculation 117
– AUC Automatic recirculated-air control 117
Reclining seat, refer to
Seats 49
Recording times, refer to Stopwatch 87