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:  
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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  
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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.  
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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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