2013 BMW X3 rear entertainment

Headlamp range control  91Instrument lighting  926Steering column stalk, leftTurn signal  67High beams, head‐
lamp flasher   67High-beam Assistant   91Roadside parking lamps   90Computer  857Steering wheel buttons, leftStore speed   114Resume speed   114Cruise control on/off, interrupt‐
ing   113Cruise control rocker switch   858Instrument cluster  749Steering wheel buttons, rightEntertainment sourceVolumeVoice activation  24Telephone, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment and
CommunicationThumbwheel for selection lists   11410Steering column stalk, rightWindshield wipers  68Rain sensor  68Clean the windshields and head‐
lamps   69Rear window wiper   6911Start/stop the engine and switch
the ignition on/off   62Auto Start/Stop function   6312Horn13Steering wheel heating  5614Adjust steering wheel  5615Open the tailgate  3816Unlock hood  167Seite 13CockpitAt a glance13
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All around the center console1Headliner  152Control Display   163Glove compartment   1384Air vent  1295Hazard warning system   182Central locking system  356Automatic climate control   1247Radio/multimedia, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment and Communi‐
cation;8Controller with buttons   169Parking brake  65Auto Hold  6610PDC Park Distance Control   115
Rearview camera   117
Top View   120HDC Hill Descent Control   10811Driving Dynamics Control   110DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐
trol   10712Automatic transmission   71Seite 14At a glanceCockpit14
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Center armrest
Remove the cover.
Rear center console
Remove the cover.
In the cargo area
The socket is located on the right side in the
cargo area.
USB interface for data
transfer
The concept Connection for importing and exporting data
on USB devices, e.g.:▷Personal Profile settings, refer to page 34.▷Music collection, see user's manual for
Navigation, Entertainment and Communi‐
cation.▷Importing trips, see user's manual for Navi‐
gation, Entertainment, Communication.
Without Professional navigation
system or TV: at a glance
The USB interface is located in the glove com‐
partment.
With Professional navigation system
or TV: at a glance
The USB interface is located in the center arm‐
rest.
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Compartments in the doorsDo not stow any breakable objects
Do not store any breakable objects, e. g.
glass bottles, in the compartments, or there is
an increased risk of injury in the event of an ac‐
cident.◀
Center armrest
Opening
Press the button, arrow 1, and fold the center
arm rest up, arrow 2.
Connection for an external audio
device
An external audio device, e.g., an MP3 player,
can be connected via the AUX-In connector in
the center armrest.
Description, see user's manual for Navigation,
Entertainment and Communication.
Cupholders
Hints Shatter-proof containers and no hot
drinks
Use light and shatter-proof containers and do
not transport hot drinks. Otherwise, there is the increased danger of injury in an accident.◀
Unsuitable containers
Do not forcefully push unsuitable con‐
tainers into the cupholders. This may result in
damage.◀
Front
Rear
In the center armrest.
Pull the center armrest forward at the strap.
To open: press the button.
To close: push both covers back in, one after
the other.
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Measure, units of 88
Medical kit 183
Memory, seat, mirror 54
Menu, EfficientDynamics 153
Menu in instrument clus‐ ter 85
Menus, operating, iDrive 16
Menus, refer to iDrive operat‐ ing concept 18
Microfilter 126, 129
Minimum tread, tires 163
Mirror 54
Mirror memory 54
Mobile communication devi‐ ces in the vehicle 145
Modifications, technical, refer to Safety 7
Moisture in headlamp 175
Monitor, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Mounting of child restraint fix‐ ing systems 57
Multifunction steering wheel, buttons 12
N Navigation, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Neck restraints, front, refer to Head restraints 52
Neck restraints, rear, refer to Head restraints 53
Neutral cleaner, see wheel cleaner 189
New wheels and tires 164
No Passing Information 83
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 185
O OBD Onboard Diagnosis 173
OBD, see OBD Onboard Di‐ agnosis 173 Obstacle marking, rearview
camera 119
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 158
Odometer 81
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Offroad trips 146
Oil 169
Oil, adding 170
Oil additives 170
Oil change 170
Oil change interval, service requirements 82
Oil filler neck 170
Oil types, alternative 170
Oil types, approved 170
Old batteries, disposal 181
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 174
Opening and closing 32
Opening and closing, from in‐ side 38
Opening and closing via door lock 37
Opening and closing, with re‐ mote control 35
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Auto‐ matic recirculated-air con‐
trol 128
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 80
Overtaking prohibitions 83
P Paint, vehicle 188
Panoramic glass sunroof 46
Park Distance Control PDC 115
Parked-car ventilation 129 Parked vehicle, condensa‐
tion 146
Parking aid, refer to PDC 115
Parking brake 65
Parking lamps 89
Parking lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 176
Parking with Auto Hold 66
Partition net 136
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 55
Pathway lines, rearview cam‐ era 118
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 115
Performance Control 108
Permissible axle load 195
Personal Profile 33
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 47
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 45
Plastic, care 189
Power failure 180
Power windows 44
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 159
Pressure warning, tires 100
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 33
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 22
Protective function, glass sunroof 47
Protective function, win‐ dows 45
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16, 17
R Radiator fluid 171
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 32
Radio ready state 62 Seite 203Everything from A to ZReference203
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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
Starting the engine 62 Seite 204ReferenceEverything from A to Z204
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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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