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EnglishLights for your BMW 6 Series 2011-2017
Controls
Lights
Lights
Vehicle features and options
Parking lights/low beams,
headlight control
This chapter describes all standard, country-
specific and optional features offered with the
series. It also describes features that are not
necessarily available in your car, e. g., due to
the selected options or country versions. This
also applies to safety-related functions and
systems. The respectively applicable country
provisions must be observed when using the
respective features and systems.
General information
Position of switch:
,
,
If the driver door is opened with the ignition
switched off, the exterior lighting is automati‐
cally switched off at these switch settings.
Parking lights
Position of switch
: the vehicle's lights
light up on all sides, e.g., for parking.
Overview
Do not use the parking lights for extended pe‐
riods; otherwise, they might drain the battery
and it would then be impossible to start the en‐
gine.
When parking, it is preferable to switch on the
one-sided roadside parking lights, refer to
page 103.
Low beams
Position of switch
switched on: the low beams light up.
with the ignition
1
2
3
Rear fog lights
Front fog lights
Welcome lights
When parking the vehicle, leave the switch in
Depending on the equipment: automatic
headlight control, Adaptive Light Control,
High-beam Assistant, Welcome lights,
Daytime running lights
position
or
: the parking and interior
lights light up briefly when the vehicle is un‐
locked.
4
5
6
Lights off, daytime running lights
Parking lights, daytime running lights
Activating/deactivating
On the Control Display:
Depending on the equipment: low beams,
welcome lights, High-beam Assistant
1. "Settings"
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Instrument lighting
2. "Lighting"
3. "Welcome lights"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
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Controls
Headlight courtesy delay feature
Activating/deactivating
The low beams stay lit for a short while after
the radio-ready state is switched off if the
lights are turned off and the headlight flasher is
switched on.
In some countries, daytime running lights are
mandatory, so it may not be possible to deacti‐
vate the daytime running lights.
On the Control Display:
1. "Settings"
Setting the duration
2. "Lighting"
On the Control Display:
3. "Daytime running lamps"
1. "Settings"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
2. "Lighting"
3. "Pathway lighting:"
4. Set length of time.
Roadside parking lights
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
Automatic headlight control
Position of switch
: the low beams are acti‐
vated and off automatically, e.g., in tunnels, in
twilight or if there is precipitation. The indicator
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
When emerging from a tunnel during the day,
the low beams are not switched off immedi‐
ately but instead only after approx. 2 minutes.
The vehicle can be illuminated on one side.
Switching on
A blue sky with the sun low on the horizon can
cause the lights to be switched on.
With the ignition switched off, press the lever
either up or down past the resistance point for
approx. 2 seconds.
The low beams always stay on when the fog
lights are activated.
Personal responsibility
Switch off
The automatic headlight control cannot
serve as a substitute for your personal judg‐
ment in determining when to turn the lights on
in response to ambient lighting conditions.
Briefly press the lever to the resistance point in
the opposite direction.
E. g. the sensors are unable to detect fog or
hazy weather. To avoid safety risks under
these conditions, you should always switch on
the lights manually.◀
Adaptive Light Control
The concept
Adaptive Light Control is a variable headlight
control system that enables dynamic illumina‐
tion of the road surface.
Daytime running lights
With the ignition switched on, the daytime run‐
Depending on the steering angle and other pa‐
rameters, the light from the headlight follows
the course of the road.
ning lights light up in position
. After the ignition is switched off, the park‐
ing lights light up in position
,
or
.
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In tight curves, e.g., on mountainous roads or
when turning, an additional, corner-illuminating
lamp is switched on that lights up the inside of
the curve when the vehicle is moving below a
certain speed.
any time and switch the high beams non and
off as usual.
Note
Personal responsibility
The High-beam Assistant cannot serve
as a substitute for the driver's personal judg‐
ment of when to use the high beams. There‐
fore, manually reel off the high beams in situa‐
tions where required to avoid a safety risk.◀
Activating
Position of switch
switched on.
with the ignition
To avoid blinding oncoming traffic, the Adap‐
tive Light Control does not swivel to the driv‐
er's side when the vehicle is at a standstill.
Activating
The turning lights are automatically switched
on depending on the steering angle or the use
of turn signals.
When driving in reverse, the turning lights may
be automatically switched on regardless of the
steering angle.
Self-leveling headlights
The self-leveling headlights compensate for
acceleration and braking operations in order
not to blind the oncoming traffic and to achieve
optimum illumination of the roadway.
1. Depending on the equipment, turn the light
switch into position
or
.
2. Press button on the turn signal lever, ar‐
row.
Malfunction
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
A Check Control message is displayed.
Adaptive Light Control is malfunctioning or has
failed. Have the system checked as soon as
possible.
When the low beams are on, the lights are au‐
tomatically brightened or dimmed.
The system responds to light from oncoming
traffic and traffic driving ahead of you, and to
adequate illumination, e.g., in towns and cities.
High-beam Assistant
The concept
The blue indicator lamp in the instru‐
ment cluster lights up when the system
switches on the high beams. Depend‐
When the low beams are activated, this system
automatically switches the high beams on and
off or suppresses the light in the areas that
blind oncoming traffic. The procedure is con‐
trolled by a camera on the front of the interior
rearview mirror. The assistant ensures that the
high beams are activated whenever the traffic
situation allows. The driver can intervene at
ing on the version of the system in the vehicle,
the high beams may not switch off for oncom‐
ing vehicles, but may only be dimmed in the
areas that blind oncoming traffic. In this case,
the blue indicator light will stay on.
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Switching the high beams on and off
manually
Fog lights
Front fog lights
The parking lights or low beams must be
switched on.
Press button. The green indicator
lamp lights up.
If the automatic headlight control, refer to
page 103, is activated, the low beams will
come on automatically when you switch on the
front fog lights.
▷
▷
High beams on, arrow 1.
When the high beams or headlight flasher are
activated, the front fog lights are not switched
on.
High beams off/headlight flasher, arrow 2.
The High-beam Assistant can be switched off
when manually adjusting the light. To reacti‐
vate the High-beam Assistant, press the but‐
ton on the turn signal lever.
Instrument lighting
System limits
Adjusting
The system is not fully functional in situations
such as the following, and driver intervention
may be necessary:
The parking lights or low beams
must be switched on to adjust
the brightness.
▷
In very unfavorable weather conditions,
such as fog or heavy precipitation.
Adjust the brightness with the
thumbwheel.
▷
When detecting poorly-lit road users such
as pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders
and wagons; when driving close to train or
ship traffic; and at animal crossings.
Interior lights
▷
▷
In tight curves, on hilltops or in depres‐
sions, in cross traffic or half-obscured on‐
coming traffic on freeways.
General information
The interior lights, footwell lights, access lights
and courtesy lights are controlled automati‐
cally.
In poorly-lit towns and cities and in the
presence of highly reflective signs.
Thumb wheel for the instrument lighting con‐
trols brightness of some of these features.
▷
▷
At low speeds.
When the windshield behind the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov‐
ered with stickers, etc.
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Overview
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2
Interior lights
Reading lamp
Switching the interior lights on and off
Press button.
To reel off permanently: press the button for
approx. 3 seconds.
Switch back on: press button.
Reading lights
Press button.
Bang & Olufsen High End Surround
Sound System
Adjusting speaker lighting
Some speakers in the vehicle are illuminated.
The lighting can be individually set.
1. "Settings"
2. "Lighting"
3. "B&O"
4. Select the desired lighting setting.
▷
▷
"Off": no lighting.
"Reduced": the speakers in the field of
view are faded while driving.
▷
"On": the speakers are always illumi‐
nated.
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