The BMW X6 is a mid-size luxury crossover by German automaker BMW. The first generation was released for sale in April 2008 for the 2009 model year The X6 was marketed as a Sports Activity Coupé by BMW. Onboard manual keyless entry remote fob smart key programming is not available, meaning that special equipment, and not just programming instructions will be needed to program keyless entry remote fob smart keys to the vehicle.