2013 BMW X3 run flat

Changing wheels
Hints
The vehicle equipment does not include a
spare tire.
When using run-flat tires or tire sealants, a tire
does not need to be changed immediately in
the event of pressure loss due to a flat tire.
The tools for changing wheels are available as
accessories from your service center.
Jacking points for the vehicle jack
The jacking points for the vehicle jack are lo‐
cated at the positions shown.
Vehicle battery Maintenance
The battery is maintenance-free, i.e., the elec‐
trolyte will last for the life of the battery.
Your service center will be glad to advise you
on questions regarding the battery.
Battery replacement Use approved vehicle batteries only
Only use vehicle batteries that have been
approved for your vehicle by the manufacturer;
otherwise, the vehicle could be damaged and
systems or functions may not be fully availa‐
ble.◀
After a battery replacement, have the battery
registered on the vehicle by your service cen‐
ter to ensure that all comfort functions are fully
available and that any Check Control mes‐
sages of these comfort functions are no longer
displayed.
Charging the battery
Note Do not plug chargers into the socketDo not connect battery chargers to the
factory-installed sockets in the vehicle as this
may damage the battery.◀
General information Make sure that the battery is always suffi‐
ciently charged to guarantee that the battery
remains usable for its full service life.
The battery may need to be charged in the fol‐
lowing cases:▷When making frequent short-distance
drives.▷If the vehicle is not used for prolonged pe‐
riods, longer than a month.
Starting aid terminals
In the vehicle, only charge the battery via the
starting aid terminals, refer to page 184, in the
engine compartment with the engine off.
Power failure After a temporary power loss, some equipment
needs to be reinitialized.
Individual settings need to be reprogrammed:
▷Seat and mirror memory: store the posi‐
tions again.▷Time: update.▷Date: update.▷Radio station: saving new, see user's
manual for Navigation, Entertainment and
Communication.▷Navigation system: wait for the operability
of the navigation.Seite 180MobilityReplacing components180
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Initializing, Flat Tire MonitorFTM 101
Instrument cluster 74
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 76
Instrument lighting 92
Integrated key 32
Integrated universal remote control 131
Intelligent Emergency Re‐ quest 182
Intensity, AUTO pro‐ gram 127
Interior equipment 131
Interior lamps 93
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 36
Interior motion sensor 44
Interior rearview mirror 56
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 56
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 82
J Jacking points for the vehicle jack 180
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 71
Jump-starting 183
K
Key/remote control 32
Keyless Go, refer to Comfort Access 41
Key Memory, refer to Per‐ sonal Profile 33
Kickdown, automatic trans‐ mission 71
Knee airbag 94 L
Lamp replacement 175
Lamp replacement, front 176
Lamp replacement, rear 178
Lamps 89
Lamps and bulbs 175
Lane departure warning 104
Lane margin, warning 104
Language on Control Dis‐ play 88
Lashing eyes, securing cargo 148
LATCH child restraint fixing system 58
Leather, care 188
LEDs, light-emitting di‐ odes 175
Length, vehicle 195
Letters and numbers, enter‐ ing 22
Light alloy wheels, care 189
Light control 90
Light-emitting diodes, LEDs 175
Lighting 89
Lighting via remote con‐ trol 36
Light switch 89
Load 147
Loading 147
Lock, door 37
Locking/unlocking from in‐ side 38
Locking/unlocking via door lock 37
Locking/unlocking with re‐ mote control 35
Locking, automatic 42
Locking, central 35
Locking, settings 42
Locking via tailgate 39
Lock, power window 45
Locks, doors, and win‐ dows 60
Low beams 89 Low beams, automatic, refer
to High-beam Assistant 91
Lower back support 50
Luggage rack, refer to Roof- mounted luggage rack 149
Lumbar support 50
M
Maintenance 172
Maintenance require‐ ments 172
Maintenance, service require‐ ments 82
Maintenance system, BMW 172
Malfunction displays, refer to Check Control 78
Manual air distribu‐ tion 124, 127
Manual air flow 125, 128
Manual brake, refer to Parking brake 65
Manual mode, transmis‐ sion 72
Manual operation, door lock 37
Manual operation, exterior mirrors 55
Manual operation, fuel filler flap 156
Manual operation, Park Dis‐ tance Control PDC 116
Manual operation, rearview camera 118
Manual operation, Top View 121
Marking on approved tires 164
Marking, run-flat tires 165
Master key, refer to Remote control 32
Maximum cooling 127
Maximum speed, display 83
Maximum speed, winter tires 165 Seite 202ReferenceEverything from A to Z202
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Radio, see user's manual forNavigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 68
Rear lamps 178
Rear socket 134
Rearview mirror 54
Rear window de‐ froster 126, 128
Recirculated-air filter 129
Recirculated-air mode 125, 128
Recommended tire brands 164
Refueling 156
Remaining range 81
Remote control/key 32
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 36
Remote control, univer‐ sal 131
Replacement fuse 181
Replacing parts 174
Replacing wheels/tires 164
Reporting safety defects 9
Reserve warning, refer to Range 81
Reset, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 98
Retaining straps, securing cargo 148
Retreaded tires 164
Roadside parking lamps 90
Roller sunblinds 46
RON gasoline quality 158
Roof load capacity 195
Roof-mounted luggage rack 149
Rope for tow-starting/ towing 185
RSC Run Flat System Com‐ ponent, refer to Run-flat
tires 165
Rubber components, care 189
Run-flat tires 165 S
Safe braking 145
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passen‐
ger seat 52
Safety belts 51
Safety belts, care 189
Safety switch, windows 45
Safety systems, airbags 94
Saving fuel 150
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 174
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 186
Seat and mirror memory 54
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 51
Seat heating, front 51
Seat heating, rear 51
Seating position for chil‐ dren 57
Seats 48
Selection list in instrument cluster 85
Selector lever, automatic transmission 71
Sensors, care 190
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service
CBS 172
Service requirements, dis‐ play 82
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 183
Services, ConnectedDrive
Settings, locking/unlock‐ ing 42
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 87
Settings, storing for seat, mir‐ ror 54 Shifting, automatic transmis‐
sion 71
Shift paddles on steering wheel 73
Side airbags 94
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 42
Sitting safely 48
Size 194
Slide/tilt glass roof 46
Smallest turning circle 195
Snow chains 165
Socket 133
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 173
SOS button 182
Spare fuse 181
Specified engine oil types 170
Speed, average 86
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 86
Speed limiter, display 83
Speed Limit Information 83
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 86
Split screen 21
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 110
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 73
Sport displays, torque dis‐ play, performance dis‐
play 87
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 111
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 72
Sport steering, variable 110
Stability control systems 107
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 63
Start/Stop button 61
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 33
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Status display, tires 97
Status information, iDrive 20
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering wheel, adjusting 56
Steering wheel heating 56
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 71
Stopping the engine 62
Storage compartments 138
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 138
Storage, tires 165
Storing the vehicle 190
Summer tires, tread 163
Supplementary text mes‐ sages 79
Switch for Dynamic Driv‐ ing 110
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 130
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
T Tachometer 80
Tailgate 38
Tailgate, automatic 39
Tailgate via remote con‐ trol 36
Tail lamps 178
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 194
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 125, 127
Temperature display, external temperature 81
Temperature, engine oil 80
Terminal, starting aid 184
Text messages, supplemen‐ tary 79 Theft alarm system, refer to
Alarm system 43
Theft protection, refer to Central locking system 35
Thigh support 50
Tilt alarm sensor 44
Time of arrival 86
Tire damage 163
Tire identification marks 161
Tire inflation pressure 159
Tire inflation pressure moni‐ tor, refer to FTM 100
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 97
Tires, changing 164
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 159
Tires, run-flat tires 165
Tire tread 163
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 174
Top View 120
Total vehicle weight 195
Touchpad 19
Tow fitting 186
Towing 185
Tow-starting 185
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 97
Traction control 108
TRACTION program, Dy‐ namic Driving Control 108
Transmission, automatic 71
Transporting children safely 57
Tread, tires 163
Trip computer 87
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 67
Trip odometer 81
Trunk lid 38
Turning circle 195
Turning circle lines, rearview camera 119 Turn signals, operation 67
U Unintentional alarm 44
Units of measure 88
Universal remote control 131
Unlock button, automatic transmission 71
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 38
Unlocking/locking via door lock 37
Unlocking/locking with re‐ mote control 35
Unlocking, settings 42
Unpaved roads, cross-coun‐ try trips 146
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 189
USB interface 134
V Variable sport steering 110
Vehicle battery 180
Vehicle battery, replac‐ ing 180
Vehicle, breaking in 144
Vehicle care 188
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification num‐
ber in the engine compart‐
ment 167
Vehicle jack 180
Vehicle paint 188
Vehicle storage 190
Vehicle wash 187
Ventilation 129
Ventilation, refer to Parked- car ventilation 129
Voice activation system 24 Seite 205Everything from A to ZReference205
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