Displays -> Settings on the Control Display for your BMW 6 Series 2011-2017

Controls  
Displays  
3. "Time zone:"  
Displaying, setting or changing the  
speed warning  
On the Control Display:  
4. Select the desired time zone.  
The time zone is stored.  
1. "Settings"  
2. "Speed"  
Setting the time  
1. "Settings"  
2. "Time/Date"  
3. "Time:"  
3. "Warning at:"  
4. Turn the controller until the desired speed  
is displayed.  
4. Turn the controller until the desired hours  
are displayed.  
5. Press the controller.  
Speed warning is stored.  
5. Press the controller.  
6. Turn the controller until the desired mi‐  
nutes are displayed.  
Activating/deactivating the speed  
warning  
On the Control Display:  
7. Press the controller.  
The time is stored.  
1. "Settings"  
2. "Speed"  
Setting the time format  
1. "Settings"  
3. "Warning"  
4. Press the controller.  
2. "Time/Date"  
3. "Format:"  
Setting your current speed as the  
speed warning  
On the Control Display:  
4. Select the desired format.  
The time format is stored.  
1. "Settings"  
Automatic time setting  
2. "Speed"  
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,  
the time, date and, if needed, the time zone are  
updated automatically.  
3. "Select current speed"  
4. Press the controller.  
The current vehicle speed is stored as the  
speed warning.  
1. "Settings"  
2. "Time/Date"  
3. "Auto time set"  
Settings on the Control  
Display  
Date  
Setting the date  
1. "Settings"  
2. "Time/Date"  
3. "Date:"  
Time  
Setting the time zone  
1. "Settings"  
4. Turn the controller until the desired day is  
displayed.  
2. "Time/Date"  
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Displays  
Controls  
5. Press the controller.  
Brightness  
Setting the brightness  
6. Make the necessary settings for the month  
and year.  
To set the brightness of the Control Display:  
The date is stored.  
1. "Settings"  
Setting the date format  
1. "Settings"  
2. "Control display"  
3. "Brightness"  
2. "Time/Date"  
4. Turn the controller until the desired bright‐  
ness is set.  
3. "Format:"  
4. Select the desired format.  
The date format is stored.  
5. Press the controller.  
Settings are stored for the profile currently in  
use.  
Language  
Depending on the light conditions, the bright‐  
ness settings may not be clearly visible.  
Setting the language  
To set the language on the Control Display:  
Head-up Display  
1. "Settings"  
2. "Language/Units"  
3. "Language:"  
The concept  
4. Select the desired language.  
Settings are stored for the profile currently in  
use.  
Setting the voice dialog  
Voice dialog for the voice activation system,  
refer to page 27.  
Units of measure  
This system projects important information  
into the driver's field of vision, e.g., the speed.  
Setting the units of measure  
To set the units for fuel consumption, route/  
distance and temperature:  
The driver can get information without averting  
his or her eyes from the road.  
1. "Settings"  
Display visibility  
2. "Language/Units"  
The visibility of the displays in the Head-up  
Display is influenced by the following factors:  
3. Select the desired menu item.  
4. Select the desired unit.  
Certain sitting positions.  
Objects on the cover of the Head-up Dis‐  
play.  
Settings are stored for the profile currently in  
use.  
Sunglasses with certain polarization filters.  
Wet roads.  
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