ECU BMW X6M 2009 E71 Owner's Guide

Everything from A to Z
298
"BMW
Assist" 236,237, 238, 239
BMW Assist
– activating 240
– concierge service 239
– contacting BMW Customer Relations 238
– offered services 235
– roadside assistance 236
– TeleServices 237
"BMW Contact" 230
"BMW Contact Numbers" 230
BMW homepage 4
BMW maintenance system 263
"BMW Service settings" 241
BMW Teleservice call
– automatic 237
– manual 237
BMW TeleServices 237
BMW TeleServices services
– displaying 238
– updating 238
BMW website 4
Bottle holder, refer to Cup holders 127
Brake assistant 96
Brake force display 105
Brake lamps
– brake force display 105
– replacing bulbs 270,273
Brake rotors 140
Brakes
– ABS Antilock Brake System 96
– brake assistant 96
– brake force display 105
– breaking-in 138
– CBC Cornering Brake
Control 96
– electronic brake-force distribution 96
– parking brake 67
– refer to Braking safely 140
– warning lamp 13 Brake system
138
– brake pads 138
– breaking-in 138
– disk brakes 140
Braking safely 140
Breakdown, Flat Tire Monitor 100
Breakdown services, refer to
Roadside Assistance 280
Breaking-in brake pads 138
Breaking-in d

ifferential 138
Break-in period 138
"Brightness" 89
– DVD changer 196
– DVD system in rear 208
Brightness
– of Control Display 89
– of the rear view camera 95
– on Head-Up Display 108
"Brightness / Position" 108
Button for starting engine 65
Buttons on steering wheel 11
Bypassing traffic congestion 169
C
Calibrating driver's seat 55
California Proposition 65 Warning 6
"Call" 228,239
Call
– accepting 226
– displaying accepted 229
– ending 227
– in absence 229
– starting 227
Calling
– from phone book 228
– from Top 8 list 229
– redialing 229
– refer to telephone operating instructions
Camera, refer to Rear view camera 93
"Camera picture and PDC" 95"Camera view
– full screen"
95
– main window" 95
Can holder, refer to Cup holders 127
Capacities 290
Capacity of cargo bay 289
Car battery, refer to Vehicle
battery 277
"Car Data" 81
Care 265
– car-care products 265
– carpets 267
– car washes 265
– CD/DVD-player 268
– chrome components 266
– displays 268
– exterior 265
– fine wooden
components 267
– hand washing 266
– headlamps 266
– high-pressure cleaning jets 266
– interior 267
– leather 267
– light-alloy wheels 267
– paint 266
– plastic components 267
– rubber gaskets 266
– running boards 267
– safety belts 268
– sensors and cameras 267,268
– upholstery materials and cloth-covered paneling 267
– windows 266
–
wiper blades 266
Cargo
– refer to Loading 141
– securing 143
– securing with ski bag 134
Cargo area, refer to Cargo
bay 130
Cargo area cover, refer to Roll- up cover 130

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

Reference 305
At a glance
Controls
Driving tips
Communications
Navigation
Entertainment
Mobility
Interior rearview mirror58
– automatic dimming
feature 58
– compass 124
Intermittent mode of the
wipers 74
J
Jacking points 276
Joystick
– refer to iDrive 16
– refer to Selector lever,
selecting transmission
positions 70
Jump starting 280
K
Keyless-Go, refer to Comfort
access 39
Keyless opening and closing,
refer to Comfort access 39
Key Memory, refer to Personal Profile 28
"Keypad" 230
Keys 28
– key-related settings, refer to
Personal Profile 28
Kick-down, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 71
Knock control 245
L
Lamps, refer to Parking lamps/
low beams 110
Lamps and bulbs 269
"Language / Units" 89,90
– for navigation 149
"Language" for DVD system in rear 208,209
"Languages" 90
– for navigation 149,165
Lashing eyes, refer to
Securing cargo 143
Last destinations, refer to Destination list 157 "Last seat pos."
51
LATCH child restraint fixing
system 62
Leather care 267
LEDs light-emitting
diodes 270
Length, refer to Dimensions 287
License plate lamp, replacing bulbs 272,275
Liftgate 33,35
– adjusting opening height 34,36, 37
– automatic operation 34,37
– closing 34,37
– locking and unlocking from
inside 32
– opening from inside 33,36
– opening from outside 33,36
– opening manually 33,36
Light-emitting diodes LEDs 270
Lighter 129
Lighter socket 129
"Lighting" 73,111
Lighting
– instruments 113
– lamps and bulbs 269
– of the vehicle, refer to Lamps 110
Light switch 110
"Limit" 87
Load 141
Loadin

g141
– securing cargo 143
– stowing cargo 142
– vehicle 141
Load securing equipment, refer to Securing cargo 143
"Lock after driving" 33
Lock buttons in the doors, refer to Locking 33
Locking
– from inside 32
– setting confirmation signals 31
– using remote control 29
– without key, refer to Comfort access 39 Locking and unlocking doors
– from inside
32
– setting confirmation signals 31
Locking without key, refer to
Comfort access 39
Low beams 110
– automatic 110
Lower back support, refer to Lumbar support 50
Lows, refer to Treble and
bass 175
Lug bolts 276
– tightening torque, refer to After mounting 277
– wrench 276
Luggage compartment capacity, refer to Cargo bay
capacity 289
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 143
Lumbar support 50
M
M+S tires, refer to Winter
tires 257
"Main menu" for DVD system
in rear 209
Maintenance
– refer to Service and
Warranty Information
Booklet for US models 263
– refer to Service
requirements 82
– refer to Warranty and Service Guide Booklet for
Canadian models 263
Maintenance system 263
Malfunction
– door lock 32
– driver's door 32
– fuel filler door 244
– glass sunroof, electric 46
– liftgate 33
– panorama glass sunroof 44
– parking brake 69

Everything from A to Z
310
Scan
– CD changer
189
– CD player 189
– radio 179
"Scan all"
– for DVD system in rear 212
– in audio mode 189
"Scan directory"
– for DVD system in rear 212
– in audio mode 189
Screen, refer to iDrive 16
Screw thread for tow fitting 281
SDARS, refer to Satellite radio 184
"Seat heater distribution" 56
Seat heating 55,56
Seats 49
– adjusting 49
– adjusting electrically 49
– adjusting manually 49
– backrest width 50
– heating 55,56
– in rear 53
– lumbar support 50
– memory, refer to Seat, mirror and steering wheel
memory 50
– 2nd row seats 53
– shoulder support 50
– sitting safely 48
– storing the setting 50
– thigh support 49,50
– 3rd row seats 54
– ventilation, refer to Active seat ventilation and Seat
heating 56
2nd row seats 53
Securing load
– refer to Securing cargo 143
– with ski bag, refer to Securing cargo 134
"Select as
destination" 156,239
"Select current speed" 87
Selecting audio source 174
Selecting country for navigation 151 Selecting frequency
manually 179
Selecting menu items 19
Selecting new scale for navigation 164
Selector lever, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 70
Selector lever lock, refer to Reverse gear 71
Self-leve
ling suspension 100
Service, refer to Roadside Assistance 280
Service and Warranty Information Booklet for
US models 263
"Service Info" 83,237
Service interval indicator, refer to Service requirements 82
"Service Request" 230,237
"Service requirements" 83,237, 261
Service requirements 82
– also refer to CBS Condition Based Service 263
"SET"
– DVD changer 195
– rear seat entertainment 207
"Set" on trip computer 82
"Settings" 241
– when unlocking 30
Settings
– changing on Control Display 88
– clock, 12h/24h mode 89
– configuring, refer to Personal Profile 28
Setting speed limit 87
Setting time, refer to Preselecting activation
times 122
Shifting, automatic transmission with
Steptronic 71
Shift paddles 71
Short commands of voice
activation system 291
Shortest route in navigation, refer to Selecting route 160"Short route" in
navigation 160
Shoulder support 50
"Show current position" 155
"Show destination
position" 155
Shuffled, refer to Random
– CD changer 190
– CD player 190
Side airbags 105
Side marker lamps, replacing
bulbs 270
Signal horn, refer to Horn 10
Sitting safely 48
– with airbags 48
– with head restraint 48
– with safety belts 48
Ski bag 134
Slide show, refer
to Displaying
images 212
Sliding/tilt sunroof
– refer to Glass sunroof,
electric 45
– refer to Panorama glass sunroof 42
Slope assistant, refer to Starting assistant 99
Smokers' package, refer to
Ashtray 128
Snap-in adapter 233
Snow chains 257
Socket for Onboard Diagnostics interface 264
Socket for remote control,
refer to Ignition lock 65
Sockets, refer to Connecting electrical devices 129
Soft closure aid, refer to Automatic soft closing 33
Song search, refer to
Sampling tracks 189
SOS, refer to Initiating an emergency request 279
Spare fuses 278
Spare remote control 28
Spare wheel
– refer to Changing wheels 275
– refer to Compact wheel 275

Everything from A to Z
312
3rd row seats
54
Tightening torque of the lug
bolts, refer to After
mounting 277
Tilt alarm sensor, switching
off 39
Tilting down passenger-side exterior mirror 58
"Time / Date" 88
"Time format" 89
Timer, refer to Preselecting
activation times 122
"Timer 2" for parked-car
ventilation 122
"Timer 1" for parked-car ventilation 122
Tire inflation pressures 249
– checking 249
– monitoring, refer to Flat Tire
Monitor 100
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 101
Tire Quality Grading 254
Tires
– age 254
– air loss 101,103
– breaking-in 138
– changing 256
– condition 255
– damage 255
– flat tire, refer to Changing
wheels 275
– inflation pressure 249
– inflation pressure
monitoring, refer to FTM
Flat Tire Monitor 100
– new wheels and tires 256
– pressure loss 101,103
– pressure monitoring, refer to TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor 101
– replacing 275
– retreaded tires 256
– run-flat tires 256
– size 254
– tread 255
– wear indicators 255
– wheel/tire combination 256
– winter tires 257 "Title" for DVD system in
rear 209
TMC station, refer to Traffic information 166
Tone in audio mode
– adjusting 175
– middle setting 177
"Tone" in DVD system in
rear 209
Tone on locking/unlocking 31
To
ols, refer to Onboard
toolkit 269
"Top 8" for mobile phone 228
Torque
– engine 286
– lug bolts, refer to After
mounting 277
Touch tone dialing 230
Tow fitting 281
Towing 281
– tow fitting 281
"Town / City" for destination
entry 151
Town/city for destination entry 151
Tow-starting 281,282
"TPM" 102
TPM Tire Pressure
Monitor 101
– resetting system 102
– system limits 102
– warning lamp 103
Tracks
– finding 189
– random sequence 190
– sampling, scan 189
Traction-assist feature, refer
to DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 96
Traction control, refer to
DSC Dynamic Stability
Control 96
Traffic congestion
– bypassing 169
– displaying traffic information 166 Traffic information for
navigation
– depiction in route map 167
– displaying 167
– during destination
guidance 169
– switching on/off 166
– symbols 168
Transmission
– automatic transmission with Steptronic 70
– manually releasing transmission lock on
automatic transmission with
Steptronic 72
Transmission positions, refer
to Automatic transmission
with Steptronic 70
Transporting children
safely 61
Transport securing device, refer to Securing cargo 143
Tread depth, refer to Minimum tread depth 255
Treble, refer to Tone
control 175
"Treble / Bass" for DVD system in rear 20
9
"Trip computer" 81
Trip computer 81
Trip-distance counter, refer to
Trip odometer 78
Trip odometer 78
Turning circle, refer to
Dimensions 287
Turn signals 73
– indicator lamp 12
– replacing bulbs 270,273
U
Ultra-low sulfur diesel 245
Uniform Tire Quality Grading/
UTQR 254
"Units" 89
Units
– average fuel consumption 89
– temperature 89