BMW 2009 X6 xDrive50i Owner's Manual

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1 Display for target speed
2 HDC display

HDC is temporarily unavailable in the following 
situations due to a high brake temperature:

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The LED in the button and the display HDC 
go out during HDC operation.

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The LED in the button and the HDC display 
do not light up when the button is pressed.

When driving on poor roads, avoid using 
full throttle or pressing the accelerator 

beyond the kick-down point and also avoid 
heavy braking. Otherwise, the drive train may be 
damaged or accidents can occur.

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Adaptive Drive reduces the body roll which 
occurs when cornering quickly or during fast 
evasive maneuvers. In addition, Adaptive Drive 
reduces the steering angle requirement, 
improves the running comfort and increases 
the dynamic driving characteristics of your 
BMW.

You can choose between two types of chassis 
and suspension tuning.

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Normal:
The comfortable basic setting offers opti-
mum comfort when traveling.

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Sport:
The sporty basic setting offers increased 
driving agility.

Press the button. 
The system switches between the two chassis 
and suspension tuning settings.

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Sport:
The LED in the button lights up and SPORT 
is displayed in the instrument panel.

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Normal:
The LED in the button goes out.

The selection of the chassis and suspension 
tuning setting is stored for the remote control 
currently in use.

The starting assistant enables you to start off 
conveniently on slopes. The parking brake is 
not required for this purpose.

1.

Hold the vehicle with the footbrake.

2.

Release the footbrake and immediately 
drive off quickly.

The starting assistant holds the vehicle 
for approx. 2 seconds after releasing the 

footbrake. Depending on the load, the vehicle 
may also roll back slightly during this time. 
After releasing the footbrake, immediately start 
quickly, otherwise the starting assistant no 

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