BMW 2009 X6 xDrive50i Owner's Manual

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0 Lights off and daytime driving lamps

1 Parking lamps and daytime driving lamps

2 Low beams and welcome lamps
3 Automatic headlamp control

, daytime 

driving lamps

, welcome lamps and Adap-

tive Head Light

If you open the driver's door with the ignition 
switched off, the exterior lighting is automati-
cally switched off when the light switch is in 
position

0, 2 or 3.

If necessary, switch on the parking lamps, 
switch position

1.

In switch position

1, the front, rear and side 

vehicle lighting is switched on. You can use the 
parking lamps for parking.

The parking lamps drain the battery. Do 
not leave them switched on for long peri-

ods of time, otherwise it may no longer be pos-
sible to start the engine. It is better to switch on 
the roadside parking lamps on one side, refer to 
page

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The low beams light up when the light switch is 
in position 

2 and the ignition is on.

In switch position

3, the system activates the 

low beams and switches them on or off in 
response to changes in ambient light condi-
tions, for instance, in a tunnel, at dawn and dusk 
and in case of precipitation. Adaptive Head 
Light

 is active. The LED next to the symbol 

lights up when the low beams are on. You can 
activate the daytime driving lamps, refer to 
page

. In the situations named above, the 

system then automatically switches over to the 
low beams.
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can 
cause the lights to be switched on.

The low beams remain switched on inde-
pendent of the ambient lighting condi-

tions when you switch on the fog lamps

.

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The automatic headlamp control cannot 
serve as a substitute for your personal 

judgment in determining when the lamps 
should be switched on in response to ambient 
lighting conditions. For example, the sensors 
cannot detect fog or hazy weather. To avoid 
safety risks, you should always switch on the 
low beams manually under these conditions.

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When parking the vehicle, if you leave the light 
switch in position

2 or 3, the parking lamps and 

the interior lamps light up briefly when the vehi-
cle is unlocked.

iDrive, for operating principle refer to page

1.

Press the 

button.

This opens the start menu.

2.

Press the controller to open the  menu.

3.

Select "Settings" and press the controller.

4.

Select "Vehicle / Tires" and press the con-
troller.

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