At a glance -> Cockpit for your BMW X1 2009-2015

At a glance  
Cockpit  
Cockpit  
describes equipment that may not be found in  
your vehicle, for instance due to the selected  
special equipment or the country version. This  
also applies to safety-related functions and sys‐  
tems.  
Vehicle equipment  
This chapter describes all series equipment as  
well as country-specific and special equipment  
offered for this model series.Therefore, it also  
All around the steering wheel  
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Safety switch for rear power win‐  
dowsꢀꢁ41  
Automatic headlamp con‐  
trolꢀꢁ81  
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Power windowsꢀꢁ40  
Exterior mirror operationꢀꢁ48  
Lamps  
Adaptive light controlꢀꢁ81  
High-beam Assistantꢀꢁ82  
Front fog lampsꢀꢁ83  
Parking lampsꢀꢁ80  
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Steering column stalk, left  
Turn signalꢀꢁ59  
Low beamsꢀꢁ80  
High beams, head‐  
lamp flasherꢀꢁ82  
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Cockpit  
At a glance  
High-beam Assistantꢀꢁ82  
Roadside parking lampsꢀꢁ82  
Computerꢀꢁ70  
Change the radio station  
Stopping a traffic announcement  
Select a music track  
Scroll through the redial list  
Next entertainment source  
Recirculated air modeꢀꢁ107  
Settings and information about  
the vehicleꢀꢁ71  
Instrument lightingꢀꢁ83  
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Start/stop the engine and switch  
the ignition on/offꢀꢁ54  
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Steering wheel buttons, left  
11 Steering column stalk, right  
Telephoneꢀꢁ192  
Windshield wipersꢀꢁ59  
Volume  
Rain sensorꢀꢁ60  
Activate/deactivate the voice acti‐  
vation systemꢀꢁ25  
Rear window wiperꢀꢁ61  
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Shift paddlesꢀꢁ64  
12 Ignition lockꢀꢁ54  
Instrument clusterꢀꢁ14  
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Steering wheel heatingꢀꢁ49  
Steering wheel buttons, right  
14 Horn, the entire surface  
15 Adjust the steering wheelꢀꢁ49  
16  
Cruise controlꢀꢁ98  
17 Opening tailgateꢀꢁ35  
18 Releasing the hoodꢀꢁ238  
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At a glance  
Cockpit  
Instrument cluster  
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2
3
4
Speedometer  
Hill Descent Controlꢀꢁ96  
Computerꢀꢁ70  
Indicator/warning lampsꢀꢁ15  
Tachometerꢀꢁ69  
Date of next scheduled service, and re‐  
maining distance to be drivenꢀꢁ75  
Current fuel consumptionꢀꢁ69  
Engine oil temperatureꢀꢁ69  
Display for  
Odometer and trip odometerꢀꢁ68  
Checking engine oil levelꢀꢁ239  
Settings and informationꢀꢁ71  
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Clockꢀꢁ68  
Check Control message  
presentꢀꢁ77  
External temperatureꢀꢁ68  
Indicator/warning lampsꢀꢁ15  
Cruise controlꢀꢁ98  
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Fuel gaugeꢀꢁ69  
Resetting the trip odometerꢀꢁ68  
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Display for  
Automatic transmission positionꢀꢁ62  
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Cockpit  
At a glance  
Indicator/warning lamps  
Symbol Function or system  
Front fog lamps, refer to page 83  
The concept  
Lamp flashes:  
DSC or DTC is regulating the propul‐  
sive forces in order to maintain driv‐  
ing stability, refer to page 94  
The handbrake is set, refer to  
page 58  
Canada: the parking brake is set, re‐  
fer to page 58.  
The indicator and warning lamps can light up in  
a variety of combinations and colors.  
Several of the lamps are checked for proper  
functioning when the engine is started or the ig‐  
nition is switched on, and light up briefly.  
Engine malfunction with adverse ef‐  
fect on emissions, refer to  
page 244  
Canada: engine malfunction with ad‐  
verse effect on exhaust emissions,  
refer to page 244  
Text messages  
Text messages at the upper edge of the Control  
Display explain the meaning of the displayed in‐  
dicator and warning lamps.  
Supplementary text messages  
You can call up more information, e.g., on the  
cause of a malfunction and on how to respond,  
via Check Control, refer to page 77.  
In urgent cases, this information will be shown  
as soon as the corresponding lamp comes on.  
Indicator lamps without text messages  
The following indicator lamps notify you that  
certain functions are active:  
Symbol Function or system  
Turn signals, refer to page 59  
High beams/headlamp flasher, refer  
to page 82  
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At a glance  
Cockpit  
All around the center console  
1
2
3
4
Headlinerꢀꢁ17  
8
PDC Park Distance Controlꢀꢁ100  
Backup cameraꢀꢁ102  
Control Displayꢀꢁ18  
Air ventꢀꢁ108  
HDC Hill Descent Controlꢀꢁ96  
Hazard warning systemꢀꢁ253  
Deactivate the Automatic Engine  
Start/Stop Functionꢀꢁ56  
Central locking systemꢀꢁ34  
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐  
trolꢀꢁ94  
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Automatic climate controlꢀꢁ105  
Glove compartmentꢀꢁ120  
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐  
trolꢀꢁ95  
Radio and CD/DVD driveꢀꢁ162  
Programmable memory buttonsꢀꢁ23  
ECO PROꢀꢁ134  
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Selector lever with automatic transmis‐  
sionꢀꢁ62  
10 Controller with buttonsꢀꢁ18  
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Cockpit  
At a glance  
All around the headliner  
1
2
3
Emergency Requestꢀꢁ253  
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5
Reading lampsꢀꢁ84  
Interior lampsꢀꢁ84  
Panoramic glass sunroofꢀꢁ41  
Indicator lamp for the front pas‐  
senger airbagsꢀꢁ87  
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