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
2
3
4
Power windowsꢀꢁ40
Exterior mirror operationꢀꢁ48
Lamps
Adaptive light controlꢀꢁ81
High-beam Assistantꢀꢁ82
Front fog lampsꢀꢁ83
Parking lampsꢀꢁ80
5
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
10
Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/offꢀꢁ54
6
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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8
9
Shift paddlesꢀꢁ64
12 Ignition lockꢀꢁ54
Instrument clusterꢀꢁ14
13
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
1
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
5
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Clockꢀꢁ68
Check Control message
presentꢀꢁ77
External temperatureꢀꢁ68
Indicator/warning lampsꢀꢁ15
Cruise controlꢀꢁ98
7
8
Fuel gaugeꢀꢁ69
Resetting the trip odometerꢀꢁ68
6
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
5
6
7
Automatic climate controlꢀꢁ105
Glove compartmentꢀꢁ120
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐
trolꢀꢁ95
Radio and CD/DVD driveꢀꢁ162
Programmable memory buttonsꢀꢁ23
ECO PROꢀꢁ134
9
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
4
5
Reading lampsꢀꢁ84
Interior lampsꢀꢁ84
Panoramic glass sunroofꢀꢁ41
Indicator lamp for the front pas‐
senger airbagsꢀꢁ87
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