User manual BMW ACTIVE HYBRID X6 BROCHURE 2010

[. . . ] Even if Sheer Driving Pleasure now sometimes has electricity coursing through the bloodstream. YOU KNOW WHAT A HYBRID IS. YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT BMW MAKES OF IT. Today, every BMW already comes with BMW EfficientDynamics as standard. The most comprehensive technology package of its kind, it has won many international awards. Thanks to innovations such as Brake Energy Regeneration, the Auto Start/Stop function and air vent control, numerous BMW models set benchmarks for performance and consumption. [. . . ] An intelligent operating strategy controls the interplay of the combustion engine and the hybrid drive system, thus ensuring maximum efficiency and power at all times. You can hardly experience more serene driving pleasure than that. At speeds of up to km/h, the car can run on energy from the high-performance battery. INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT STARTS BEFORE YOU MOVE OFF. The new BMW ActiveHybrid X6 and BMW ActiveHybrid 7 are the first BMW models with an automatic transmission to feature an engine Start/Stop function. Every time you come to a standstill in a new BMW ActiveHybrid model you actively save fuel thanks to the Hybrid Start/Stop function. That's because the engine switches off when the car is stationary. This cuts fuel consumption and emissions, above all in urban traffic. That way you do your fuel bills and the environment a favour. All electric functions continue to operate. In "Electric Drive" mode, the ActiveHybrid display in the rev counter of the new BMW ActiveHybrid X6 shows, among other things, the output of the electric motor in four stages indicated by blue arrows, while the rev counter needle stands at "Ready". It means that, in electric mode, the supplementary start of the combustion engine can be precisely metered. This instrument also gives a reading of the charge state of the high-performance battery. In addition to this precise information, the gearshift paddles on the steering wheel make it easier for you to concentrate fully on what matters most ­ Sheer Driving Pleasure. YOU'LL NOTICE THAT YOU DON'T NOTICE A THING. The aim of our engineers is to boost efficiency and at the same time increase driving pleasure. That includes ensuring you are initially unaware of the numerous new technologies when driving your new BMW ActiveHybrid. All the technologies and systems work behind the scenes so that you can savour your driving pleasure to the full. You'll experience dynamics unmatched by any other hybrid vehicle to date. STATIONARY CLIMATE CONTROL STANDARD. WELL-BEING AUTOMATIC. A clear graphic in the Control Display shows power flow in the vehicle in real time; electric power is indicated in blue, power from the combustion engine in red. A bar chart in the new BMW ActiveHybrid 7 indicates hybrid usage. The display is updated every 6 0 seconds and covers the past 1 5 minutes: the higher the bar, the greater the usage of the hybrid system and the associated fuel savings. The new BMW ActiveHybrid allows a comfortable climate to be created inside the car before the journey begins thanks to stationary climate control, which comes as standard. Made possible by the electric air conditioning compressor, it can be conveniently activated using the car key and means the new BMW ActiveHybrid can be cooled to a comfortable temperature just a few minutes before you get inside ­ and needless to say, without using a single drop of fuel. The compressor also ensures that the desired cabin temperature is retained when the engine is switched off, at traffic lights for instance. Even if you briefly park, the selected temperature can be maintained for a while. In addition, there's the option of adding auxiliary heating, making the new BMW ActiveHybrid the only hybrid in its class to offer the feature in combination with stationary climate control. Design details The new BMW ActiveHybrid Badge of identi cation: "ActiveHybrid 7" lettering on the C-pillar. Aerodynamically optimised: BMW 19-inch "Light-alloy Streamline 357" Aero wheel. SUBTLE DIFFERENCES. [. . . ] Optional equipment can have an impact on fuel consumption. The fi gure quoted includes a 9 0 % tank fi lling, 6 8 kg for the driver and 7 kg for luggage. Unladen weight applies to vehicles with standard equipment. Optional equipment will increase this fi gure. The models illustrated in this fl yer show the specifi cations for the German market. [. . . ]