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EnglishDisplays -> Gear shift indicator for your BMW 6 Series 2011-2017
Controls
Displays
plays speed limits present on routes without
signs.
Gear shift indicator
The concept
The system recommends the most fuel effi‐
cient gear for the current driving situation.
Hints
Personal judgment
The system cannot serve as a substitute
for the driver's personal judgment of the traffic
situation.
Depending on the vehicle's features and coun‐
try version of the vehicle, the gear shift indica‐
tor is active in the manual mode of the Step‐
tronic transmission and with manual
transmission.
The system assists the driver and does not re‐
place the human eye.◀
Suggestions to shift gear up or down are dis‐
played in the instrument cluster.
At a glance
Camera
On vehicles without a gear shift indicator, the
engaged gear is displayed.
Steptronic transmission: displays
Example
Description
Fuel efficient gear is set.
Shift into fuel efficient gear.
The camera is found near the interior rearview
mirror.
Keep the windshield in the area behind the in‐
terior rearview mirror clean and clear.
Speed limit detection
The concept
Switching on/off
Speed limit detection
On the Control Display:
Speed limit detection uses a symbol in the
shape of a traffic sign to display the currently
detected speed limit. The camera in the area of
the interior rearview mirror detects traffic signs
at the edge of the road as well as variable over‐
head sign posts. Traffic signs with extra sym‐
bols for wet road conditions, etc. are also de‐
tected and compared with the vehicle's
1. "Settings"
2. "Instrument cluster"
3. "Speed limit information"
If speed limit detection is switched on, it can
be displayed on the info display in the instru‐
ment cluster via the computer.
onboard data, such as for the rain sensor, and
will be displayed depending on the situation.
The system takes into account the information
stored in the navigation system and also dis‐
Display
The following is displayed in the instrument
cluster:
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