2013 BMW X3 XDRIVE 35I sensor

If the floor carpets are very dirty, clean with a
microfiber cloth and water or a textile cleaner. To
prevent matting of the carpet, rub back and forth
in the direction of travel only.
Sensors/cameras
To clean sensors and cameras, use a cloth mois‐
tened with a small amount of glass cleaner.
Displays/screens
Clean the displays with an antistatic microfiber
cloth.
Cleaning displays
Do not use chemical or household cleans‐
ers.
Keep all fluids and moisture away from the unit.
Otherwise, they could affect or damage surfa‐
ces or electrical components.
Avoid pressing too hard when cleaning and do
not use abrasive materials; otherwise, damage
can result.◀
Long-term vehicle storage
Your service center can advise you on what to
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Front passenger airbags, au‐tomatic deactivation 93
Front passenger airbags, indi‐ cator lamp 93
FTM Flat Tire Monitor 97
Fuel cap 152
Fuel consumption, current 78
Fuel consumption, refer to Average fuel consump‐
tion 82
Fuel filler flap 152
Fuel gauge 76
Fuel quality 154
Fuel, tank capacity 192
Fuse 177
G
Garage door opener, refer to Integrated universal remote
control 127
Gasoline 154
Gasoline quality 154
Gear change, automatic trans‐ mission 69
General driving notes 140
Glass sunroof, refer to Panor‐ amic glass sunroof 43
Glove compartment 134
Gross vehicle weight, ap‐ proved 191
H
Handbrake, refer to Parking brake 63
Hand-held transmitter, alter‐ nating code 128
Hazard warning flashers 178
HDC Hill Descent Control 103
Head airbags 91
Headlamp control, auto‐ matic 87
Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐ ture 87 Headlamp courtesy delay fea‐
ture via remote control 35
Headlamp flasher 66
Headlamp flasher, bulb re‐ placement 173
Headlamp glass 172
Headlamps 172
Headlamps, care 184
Headlamp washer system 66
Headliner 15
Head restraints 46
Head restraints, front 50
Head restraints, rear 51
Head-up Display 118
Head-up Display, care 186
Heavy cargo, stowing 144
Height, vehicle 190
High-beam Assistant 88
High beams 66
High beams/low beams, refer to High-beam Assistant 88
High beams, bulb replace‐ ment 173
Hill Descent Control HDC 103
Hills 142
Hints 6
Holder for beverages 135
Homepage 6
Hood 163
Horn 12
Hot exhaust system 140
HUD Head-up Display 118
Hydroplaning 141
I
Ice warning, refer to External temperature warning 77
Icy roads, refer to External temperature warning 77
Identification marks, tires 158
Identification number, refer to Important features in the en‐
gine compartment 163
iDrive 16 Ignition key, refer to Remote
control 30
Ignition off 59
Ignition on 59
Indication of a flat tire 95, 98
Individual air distribu‐ tion 120, 123
Individual settings, refer to Personal Profile 31
Inflation pressure, tires 155
Inflation pressure warning, tires 97
Info display, refer to Com‐ puter 81
Initializing, Flat Tire Monitor FTM 98
Initializing, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 95
Instrument cluster 72
Instrument cluster, electronic displays 73
Instrument lighting 89
Integrated key 30
Integrated universal remote control 127
Intensity, AUTO program 123
Interior equipment 127
Interior lamps 90
Interior lamps via remote con‐ trol 35
Interior motion sensor 42
Interior rearview mirror 54
Interior rearview mirror, auto‐ matic dimming feature 54
Internet page 6
Interval display, service re‐ quirements 78
J
Jacking points for the vehicle jack 176
Jack, refer to Vehicle jack 176
Joystick, automatic transmis‐ sion 69
Jump-starting 179 Seite 205Everything from A to ZReference205
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New wheels and tires 160
No Passing Information 79
Nylon rope for tow-starting/ towing 181
O
OBD Onboard Diagnos‐ tics 169
Obstacle marking, backup camera 115
Octane rating, refer to Gaso‐ line quality 154
Odometer 77
Office, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Oil 165
Oil, adding 166
Oil additives 166
Oil change 166
Oil change interval, service re‐ quirements 78
Oil filler neck 166
Oil types, alternative 166
Oil types, approved 166
Old batteries, disposal 177
Onboard Diagnostics OBD 169
Onboard monitor, refer to Control Display 16
Onboard vehicle tool kit 171
Opening/closing from in‐ side 37
Opening/closing via door lock 36
Opening/closing with remote control 34
Operating concept, iDrive 16
Optional equipment, standard equipment 6
Outside air, refer to Automatic recirculated-air control 124
Overheating of engine, refer to Coolant temperature 76
Overtaking prohibitions 79 P
Paint, vehicle 184
Panic mode 35
Panoramic glass sunroof 43
Park Distance Control PDC 112
Parked-car ventilation 125
Parked vehicle, condensa‐ tion 142
Parking aid, refer to PDC 112
Parking brake 63
Parking lamps 86
Parking lamps, bulb replace‐ ment 173
Parking with Auto Hold 64
Partition net 132
Passenger side mirror, tilting downward 53
Pathway lines, backup cam‐ era 115
PDC Park Distance Con‐ trol 112
Performance Control 103
Personal Profile 31
Pinch protection system, glass sunroof 44
Pinch protection system, win‐ dows 43
Plastic, care 185
Power failure 177
Power windows 42
Pressure, tire air pres‐ sure 155
Pressure warning, tires 97
Profile, refer to Personal Pro‐ file 31
Programmable memory but‐ tons, iDrive 21
Protective function, glass sun‐ roof 44
Protective function, win‐ dows 43
Push-and-turn switch, refer to Controller 16, 17 R
Radiator fluid 167
Radio-operated key, refer to Remote control 30
Radio ready state 59
Radio, see user's manual for Navigation, Entertainment
and Communication
Rain sensor 67
Rear lamps 175
Rear socket 130
Rearview mirror 52
Rear window de‐ froster 122, 124
Recirculated-air filter 125
Recirculated-air mode 121, 124
Recommended tire brands 161
Refueling 152
Remaining range 77
Remote control/key 30
Remote control, malfunc‐ tion 35
Remote control, universal 127
Replacement fuse 177
Replacing parts 171
Replacing wheels/tires 160
Reporting safety defects 8
Reserve warning, refer to Range 77
Resetting, Tire Pressure Mon‐ itor TPM 95
Retaining straps, securing cargo 144
Retreaded tires 161
Roadside parking lamps 87
Roller sunblinds 43
RON gasoline quality 154
Roof load capacity 191
Roof-mounted luggage rack 142
Rope for tow-starting/tow‐ ing 181 Seite 207Everything from A to ZReference207
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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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