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EnglishDisplays -> Speed limit detection for your BMW 6 Series 2011-2017
Controls
Displays
plays speed limits present on routes without
signs.
Gear shift indicator
The concept
The system recommends the most fuel effi‐
cient gear for the current driving situation.
Hints
Personal judgment
The system cannot serve as a substitute
for the driver's personal judgment of the traffic
situation.
Depending on the vehicle's features and coun‐
try version of the vehicle, the gear shift indica‐
tor is active in the manual mode of the Step‐
tronic transmission and with manual
transmission.
The system assists the driver and does not re‐
place the human eye.◀
Suggestions to shift gear up or down are dis‐
played in the instrument cluster.
At a glance
Camera
On vehicles without a gear shift indicator, the
engaged gear is displayed.
Steptronic transmission: displays
Example
Description
Fuel efficient gear is set.
Shift into fuel efficient gear.
The camera is found near the interior rearview
mirror.
Keep the windshield in the area behind the in‐
terior rearview mirror clean and clear.
Speed limit detection
The concept
Switching on/off
Speed limit detection
On the Control Display:
Speed limit detection uses a symbol in the
shape of a traffic sign to display the currently
detected speed limit. The camera in the area of
the interior rearview mirror detects traffic signs
at the edge of the road as well as variable over‐
head sign posts. Traffic signs with extra sym‐
bols for wet road conditions, etc. are also de‐
tected and compared with the vehicle's
1. "Settings"
2. "Instrument cluster"
3. "Speed limit information"
If speed limit detection is switched on, it can
be displayed on the info display in the instru‐
ment cluster via the computer.
onboard data, such as for the rain sensor, and
will be displayed depending on the situation.
The system takes into account the information
stored in the navigation system and also dis‐
Display
The following is displayed in the instrument
cluster:
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Displays
Controls
Speed limit detection
Selection lists in the
instrument cluster
Current speed limit.
The concept
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,
the following can be displayed or operated us‐
ing the buttons and the thumbwheel on the
steering wheel as well as the displays in the in‐
strument cluster and the Head-up Display:
Speed limit detection is not
available.
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Current audio source.
Redial phone feature.
Speed limit detection can also be displayed in
the Head-up Display.
Turn on voice activation system.
Display
System limits
The system may not be fully functional and
may provide incorrect information in the fol‐
lowing situations:
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In heavy fog, rain or snowfall.
When signs are concealed by objects.
When driving very close to the vehicle in
front of you.
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When driving toward bright lights.
Depending on your vehicle's optional features,
the list in the instrument cluster can differ from
the illustration shown.
When the windshield behind the interior
rearview mirror is fogged over, dirty or cov‐
ered by a sticker, etc.
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In the event of incorrect detection by the
camera.
Activating a list and adjusting the
setting
If the speed limits stored in the navigation
system are incorrect.
In areas not covered by the navigation sys‐
tem.
When roads differ from the navigation,
such as due to changes in road routing.
When passing buses or trucks with a
speed sticker.
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If the traffic signs are non-conforming.
During calibration of the camera immedi‐
ately after vehicle shipment.
On the right side of the steering wheel, turn
the thumbwheel to activate the corresponding
list.
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