2013 BMW X3 XDRIVE 28I turn signal

The bulb is attached to the cap.3.Turn the bulb clockwise to remove it.4.Insert the new bulb and attach the cover in
the reverse order.
Lateral turn signals
Follow the general instructions on lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 172.
These lamps are made using LED technology.
Please contact your service center in the event
of a malfunction.
Tail lamps, bulb replacement
At a glance
1Turn signal2Backup lamp3Inside brake lamp4Tail lamp5Tail lamp/brake light
Turn signal, tail lamp and brake lamp
Follow the general instructions on lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 172.
21-watt bulb, P21W
With an Adaptive Light Control or xenon head‐
lamp: tail lamp is designed with LED-technol‐
ogy. Contact your service center in the event of
a malfunction.1.Open the tailgate.2.Insert the screwdriver from the onboard ve‐
hicle tool kit between the cover and body,
push it up, arrow, and remove the cover.3.Release the nuts.4.Remove the tail lamp from the body and de‐
tach the connector.5.Release three fasteners on the bulb holder
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6.Turn the bulb and remove it. The turn signal
is the upper bulb and the tail lamp/brake
lamp is the lower bulb on the bulb holder.7.Proceed in the reverse order to insert the
new bulb and attach the bulb holder. Make
sure that the bulb holder is engaged in all
fasteners.8.Connect and install tail lamp.9.Insert cover with the three mountings in the
tail lamp. While applying pressure on the top
and bottom bracket, slide the cover down to
the stop.
Backup lamp and inner brake lamp
Follow the general instructions on lamps and
bulbs, refer to page 172.
Backup lamp: 16-watt bulb, W16W
Inner brake lamp: 21-watt bulb, H21W
1.Open the tailgate.2.Pull out the cover at the recessed grip, ar‐
row.3.Detach the connector.4.Detach the bulb holder from the tail lamp.
The backup lamp is the upper lamp and the
brake lamp is the lower lamp on the bulb
holder.5.To replace the backup lamp, pull off the bulb
carefully.
To replace the brake lamp, push the bulb
down and turn it to the left.6.Proceed in the reverse order to insert the
new bulb and attach the bulb holder.Ensure that the bulb holder is firmly at‐
tached.
Changing wheels
Notes
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 in 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
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Braking, notes 141
Breakdown assis‐ tance 178, 179
Breaking in 140
Brightness of Control Dis‐ play 85
Bulb replacement 172
Bulb replacement, front 172
Bulb replacement, rear 175
Bulbs and lamps 172
Button, Start/Stop 59
Bypassing, refer to Jump- starting 179
C
California Proposition 65 Warning 7
Camera, backup camera 114
Camera, care 186
Camera, Top View 117
Can holder, refer to Cu‐ pholder 135
Car battery 176
Car care products 184
Care, displays 186
Care, vehicle 184
Cargo 143
Cargo area 131
Cargo area, enlarging 131
Cargo area lid 37
Cargo area, storage compart‐ ments 136
Cargo cover 131
Cargo straps, securing cargo 144
Car key, refer to Remote con‐ trol 30
Carpet, care 185
Car wash 183
Catalytic converter, refer to Hot exhaust system 140
CBS Condition Based Serv‐ ice 168
CD/Multimedia, see user's manual for Navigation, Enter‐tainment and Communica‐
tion
Center armrest 135
Center console 14
Central locking system 33
Central screen, refer to Control Display 16
Changes, technical, refer to Safety 7
Changing parts 171
Changing wheels 176
Changing wheels/tires 160
Check Control 74
Children, seating position 55
Children, transporting safely 55
Child restraint fixing sys‐ tem 55
Child restraint fixing system LATCH 56
Child restraint fixing systems, mounting 55
Child safety locks 58
Child seat, mounting 55
Child seats 55
Chrome parts, care 185
Cleaning, displays 186
Climate control 120, 122
Clock 77
Closing/opening from in‐ side 37
Closing/opening via door lock 36
Closing/opening with remote control 34
Clothes hooks 136
Collision warning 108
Combination switch, refer to Turn signals 65
Combination switch, refer to Wiper system 66
Comfort Access 39
COMFORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 106
Compartments in the doors 135 Computer 81
Condensation on win‐ dows 121, 124
Condensation under the vehi‐ cle 142
Condition Based Service CBS 168
Confirmation signal 35
ConnectedDrive, see user's manual for Navigation, Enter‐
tainment and Communica‐
tion
Control Display 16
Control Display, settings 83
Controller 16, 17
Control systems, driving sta‐ bility 102
Convenient opening 34
Coolant 167
Coolant temperature 76
Cooling function 121, 124
Cooling, maximum 123
Cooling system 167
Corrosion on brake discs 142
Cruise control 109
Cruising range 77
Cupholder 135
Current fuel consumption 78
D
Damage, tires 160
Damping control, dy‐ namic 104
Data, technical 190
Date 77
Daytime running lights 87
Defrosting, refer to Windows, defrosting 121, 124
Dehumidifying, air 121, 124
Destination distance 82
Digital clock 77
Dimensions 190
Dimmable exterior mirrors 53
Dimmable interior rearview mirror 54 Seite 203Everything from A to ZReference203
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Direction indicator, refer toTurn signals 65
Display, electronic, instrument cluster 73
Display in windshield 118
Display lighting, refer to Instru‐ ment lighting 89
Displays 72
Displays, cleaning 186
Disposal, coolant 167
Disposal, vehicle battery 177
Distance control, refer to PDC 112
Distance to destination 82
Divided screen view, split screen 21
Door lock, refer to Remote control 30
Downhill control 103
Drive-off assistant, refer to DSC 102
Driving experience switch 105
Driving instructions, breaking in 140
Driving mode 105
Driving notes, general 140
Driving stability control sys‐ tems 102
Driving tips 140
DSC Dynamic Stability Con‐ trol 102
DTC Dynamic Traction Con‐ trol 103
Dynamic Damping Con‐ trol 104
Dynamic Stability Control DSC 102
Dynamic Traction Control DTC 103
E
ECO PRO 147
ECO PRO display 147
ECO PRO mode 147 EfficientDynamics 148
Electronic displays, instru‐ ment cluster 73
Electronic Stability Program ESP, refer to DSC 102
Emergency detection, remote control 31
Emergency release, door lock 36
Emergency release, fuel filler flap 152
Emergency Request 178
Emergency service, refer to Roadside Assistance 179
Emergency start function, en‐ gine start 31
Energy Control 78
Energy recovery 78
Engine, automatic Start/Stop function 61
Engine, automatic switch- off 61
Engine compartment 163
Engine compartment, working in 163
Engine coolant 167
Engine oil 165
Engine oil, adding 166
Engine oil additives 166
Engine oil change 166
Engine oil filler neck 166
Engine oil temperature 76
Engine oil types, alterna‐ tive 166
Engine oil types, ap‐ proved 166
Engine start during malfunc‐ tion 31
Engine start, jump-start‐ ing 179
Engine start, refer to Starting the engine 60
Engine stop 60
Engine temperature 76
Entering a car wash 183
Equipment, interior 127 ESP Electronic Stability Pro‐
gram, refer to DSC 102
Exchanging wheels/tires 160
Exhaust system 140
Exterior mirror, automatic dim‐ ming feature 53
Exterior mirrors 52
External start 179
External temperature dis‐ play 77
External temperature warn‐ ing 77
Eyes for securing cargo 144
F
Failure message, refer to Check Control 74
False alarm, refer to Uninten‐ tional alarm 42
Fan, refer to Air flow 124
Fan, refer to Air volume 121
Fault displays, refer to Check Control 74
Filler neck for engine oil 166
Fine wood, care 185
First aid kit 179
Fitting for towing, refer to Tow fitting 182
Flat tire, changing wheels 176
Flat Tire Monitor FTM 97
Flat tire, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Flat tire, warning lamp 95, 98
Flooding 141
Floor carpet, care 185
Floor mats, care 185
Fold-out position, windshield wipers 68
Foot brake 141
Front airbags 91
Front fog lamps 89
Front fog lamps, front, bulb re‐ placement 174
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RSC Run Flat System Compo‐nent, refer to Run-flat
tires 162
Rubber components, care 185
Run-flat tires 162
S
Safe braking 141
Safety 7
Safety belt reminder for driv‐ er's seat and front passenger
seat 50
Safety belts 49
Safety belts, care 185
Safety switch, windows 43
Safety systems, airbags 91
Saving fuel 0
Screen, refer to Control Dis‐ play 16
Screwdriver 171
Screw thread for tow fit‐ ting 182
Seat and mirror memory 52
Seat belts, refer to Safety belts 49
Seat heating, front 49
Seat heating, rear 49
Seating position for chil‐ dren 55
Seats 46
Selection list in instrument cluster 81
Selector lever, automatic transmission 69
Sensors, care 186
Service and warranty 7
Service requirements, Condi‐ tion Based Service CBS 168
Service requirements, dis‐ play 78
Service, Roadside Assis‐ tance 179
Settings on Control Dis‐ play 83 Settings, storing for seat, mir‐
ror 52
Shifting, automatic transmis‐ sion 68
Shift paddles on steering wheel 70
Short commands 193
Side airbags 91
Signaling, horn 12
Signals when unlocking 35
Sitting safely 46
Size 190
Slide/tilt glass roof 43
Smallest turning circle 191
Snow chains 162
Socket 129
Socket, OBD Onboard Diag‐ nostics 169
SOS button 178
Spare fuse 177
Specified engine oil types 166
Speed, average 82
Speed limit detection, on‐ board computer 82
Speed limiter, display 79
Speed Limit Information 79
Speed limit in the com‐ puter 82
Split screen 21
SPORT+ - program, Dynamic Driving Control 105
Sport automatic transmis‐ sion 70
SPORT program, Dynamic Driving Control 105
Sport program, transmis‐ sion 70
Sport steering, variable 105
Stability control systems 102
Start/stop, automatic func‐ tion 61
Start/Stop button 59
Start function during malfunc‐ tion 31
Starting the engine 60 Status display, tires 94
Status information, iDrive 20
Status of Owner's Manual 6
Steering wheel, adjusting 54
Steering wheel heating 54
Steptronic, automatic trans‐ mission 68
Stopping the engine 60
Storage compartments 134
Storage compartments, loca‐ tions 134
Storage, tires 161
Storing the vehicle 186
Summer tires, tread 159
Supplementary text mes‐ sages 75
Switch for Dynamic Driv‐ ing 105
Switch-on times, parked-car ventilation 126
Switch, refer to Cockpit 12
Symbols 6
T
Tachometer 76
Tailgate 37
Tailgate, automatic 38
Tailgate via remote control 35
Tail lamps 175
Technical changes, refer to Safety 7
Technical data 190
Telephone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertain‐
ment and Communication
Temperature, automatic cli‐ mate control 121, 123
Temperature display, external temperature 77
Temperature, engine oil 76
Terminal, jump-starting 180
Text messages, supplemen‐ tary 75
Theft alarm system, refer to Alarm system 40 Seite 208ReferenceEverything from A to Z208
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Theft protection, refer to Cen‐tral locking system 33
Thigh support 48
Tilt alarm sensor 41
Time of arrival 82
Tire damage 160
Tire identification marks 158
Tire inflation pressure 155
Tire inflation pressure monitor, refer to FTM 97
Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Tires, changing 160
Tires, everything on wheels and tires 155
Tires, run-flat tires 162
Tire tread 159
Tone, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Tools 171
Top View 116
Total vehicle weight 191
Tow fitting 182
Towing 181
Tow-starting 181
TPM Tire Pressure Moni‐ tor 94
Traction control 103
TRACTION program, Dynamic Driving Control 103
Transmission, automatic 68
Transporting children safely 55
Tread, tires 159
Trip computer 83
Triple turn signal activa‐ tion 65
Trip odometer 77
Trunk lid 37
Turning circle 191
Turning circle lines, backup camera 115
Turn signals, operation 65 U
Unintentional alarm 42
Units of measure 85
Universal remote control 127
Unlock button, automatic transmission 69
Unlocking/locking from in‐ side 37
Unlocking/locking via door lock 36
Unlocking/locking with remote control 34
Updates made after the edito‐ rial deadline 7
Upholstery care 184
USB interface 130
V
Variable sport steering 105
Vehicle battery 176
Vehicle battery, replacing 176
Vehicle, breaking in 140
Vehicle care 184
Vehicle equipment 6
Vehicle identification number, refer to Identification number
in the engine compart‐
ment 163
Vehicle jack 176
Vehicle paint 184
Vehicle storage 186
Vehicle wash 183
Ventilation 125
Ventilation, refer to Parked-car ventilation 125
Voice activation, short com‐ mands 193
Voice activation system 23
W
Warning messages, refer to Check Control 74
Warning triangle 179 Washer fluid 68
Washer fluid reservoir, ca‐ pacity 192
Washer nozzles, wind‐ shield 67
Washer system 66
Washing, vehicle 183
Water on roads 141
Weights 191
Welcome lamps 86
Wheel base, vehicle 191
Wheels, changing 160
Wheels, everything on wheels and tires 155
Wheels, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 97
Wheels, Tire Pressure Monitor TPM 94
Width, vehicle 190
Window defroster, rear 122, 124
Windows, powered 42
Windshield washer fluid 68
Windshield washer noz‐ zles 67
Windshield washer system 66
Windshield wiper 66
Windshield wipers, fold-out position 68
Winter storage, care 186
Winter tires, suitable tires 161
Winter tires, tread 159
Wiper blades, replacing 171
Wiper fluid 68
Wiper system 66
Wood, care 185
Word match concept, naviga‐ tion 22
Wrench 171
X
xDrive 103
Xenon headlamps, bulb re‐ placement 173 Seite 209Everything from A to ZReference209
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