Lights -> Vehicle features and options 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"
7
Instrument lighting
2. "Lighting"
3. "Welcome lights"
Settings are stored for the profile currently in
use.
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