Driving comfort -> Top View for Your BMW X6 4 Door Second Generation (2015-2019)

Controls  
Driving comfort  
If the vehicle is equipped accordingly, obstacle  
markings can be faded into the image of the  
rearview camera.  
Contrast  
With the rearview camera switched on:  
1.  
Select the symbol.  
The colored thresholds of the obstacle mark‐  
ings match the markings of the PDC Park Dis‐  
tance Control.  
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting  
is reached, and press the controller.  
System limits  
Parking using pathway and turning  
radius lines  
1. Position the vehicle so that the turning ra‐  
dius lines lead to within the limits of the  
parking space.  
Detection of objects  
Very low obstacles as well as high, protruding  
objects such as ledges may not be detected by  
the system.  
If the vehicle is equipped accordingly, some  
assistance functions also consider data from  
PDC Park Distance Control.  
Follow the notes in the PDC Park Distance  
Control chapter.  
The objects displayed on the Control Display  
may be closer than they appear. Do not esti‐  
mate the distance from the objects on the dis‐  
play.  
2. Turn the steering wheel to the point where  
the pathway line covers the corresponding  
turning radius line.  
Top View  
Concept  
Top View provides assistance in parking and  
maneuvering. The area around the vehicle is  
shown on the Control Display.  
General information  
The image is captured by two cameras  
integrated in the exterior mirrors, by the rear‐  
view camera and a camera on the front of the  
vehicle.  
Display settings  
The range is no more than approx. 6.5 ft/2 m to  
the side, front and rear.  
Brightness  
With the rearview camera switched on:  
Obstacles within this range are thus displayed  
early on the Control Display.  
1.  
Select the symbol.  
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting  
is reached, and press the controller.  
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Driving comfort  
Controls  
Safety information  
WARNING  
The system does not relieve from per‐  
sonal responsibility to assess the traffic situa‐  
tion. There is a risk of an accident. Adjust driv‐  
ing style to traffic conditions. Watch traffic and  
vehicle surroundings closely and actively inter‐  
vene where appropriate.◀  
Rearview camera  
Overview  
Button in the vehicle  
Cameras at the bottom in the mirror housings.  
The image quality may be impaired by dirt.  
Clean the camera lenses if necessary.  
Park assistance button  
Functional requirements  
Top View can be used only to a limited extent  
in the following situations:  
Cameras  
With a door open.  
With the tailgate open.  
With an exterior mirror folded in.  
In poor light.  
The unavailable camera range is depicted by  
shading.  
Front camera  
Switching on/off  
Switching on automatically  
The system is switched on automatically if se‐  
lector lever position R is engaged when the en‐  
gine is running.  
The rearview camera image is displayed. To  
switch to the Top View:  
"Rear view camera"  
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Controls  
Driving comfort  
Automatic deactivation during forward  
travel  
Displaying the turning radius and  
pathway lines  
The system switches off when a certain driving  
distance or speed is exceeded.  
The static, red turning radius line shows  
the space needed to the side of the vehicle  
when the steering wheel is turned all the  
way.  
Switch the system back on, if needed.  
The variable, green pathway line assists  
you in assessing the amount of space ac‐  
tually needed to the side of the vehicle.  
Switching on/off manually  
Press park assistance button.  
The lane line depends on the engaged  
gear and the current steering angle. The  
track line is continuously adjusted for the  
steering wheel movement.  
On: the LED lights up.  
Off: the LED goes out.  
Top View is displayed.  
The rearview camera image is displayed when  
the reverse gear is engaged when pressing the  
park assistance button.  
"Parking aid lines"  
Turning circle and pathway lines are displayed.  
System limits  
A Check Control message is displayed when a  
camera is not working.  
Display  
Display on the Control Display  
The area surrounding the vehicle can be dis‐  
played on the Control Display.  
Side View  
The display appears as soon as Top View is  
activated.  
Concept  
When the image of the rearview camera is dis‐  
played, it is possible to switch to top view:  
"Rear view camera"  
Brightness  
With Top View switched on:  
1.  
Select the symbol.  
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting  
is reached, and press the controller.  
Side View provides an early look at cross traffic  
at blind driveways and intersections. Road  
users concealed by obstacles to the left and  
right of the vehicle can only be detected rela‐  
tively late from the driver's seat. To improve  
the viewing, each camera, front and rear on the  
vehicle, detects the traffic area on the side.  
Contrast  
With Top View switched on:  
1.  
Select the symbol.  
2. Turn the controller until the desired setting  
is reached, and press the controller.  
Which camera is active is shown on the top  
edge of the screen.  
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