BMW X3 PLUG-IN HYBRID 2020 Owners Manual

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TheUltimate
DrivingMachine
OWNER'SHANDBOOK.
THEBMWX3PLUG-IN-HYBRID.LINK:
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WELCOMETOBMW.Owner'sHandbook.
BMWX3Plug-In-Hybrid.
CongratulationsonyourchoiceofaBMW.
Thebetteryouareacquaintedwithyourvehicle,theeasieryouwillfinditisto operate.Wewouldthereforeliketoofferyouthefollowingadvice:
PleasereadtheOwner'sHandbookbeforesettingoutinyournewBMW. AlsousetheintegratedOwner'sHandbookinyourvehicle.Itcontainsimporjtantnotesonhowtooperatethevehicle,enablingyoutoderivemaximumbenefitfromthetechnicaladvantagesofyourBMW.Italsocontainsinformaj
tionwhichwillhelpyoutomaintainboththeoperatingandroadsafetyofyour BMWaswellasitsfullresalevalue.
Ifapplicable,youwillfindupdatesaftertheeditorialdeadlineintheappendix
oftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevehicle.
Supplementaryinformationisprovidedintheotherdocumentsofon-board
literature.
Wewishyouasafeandpleasantjourney.3
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TABLEOFCONTENTSNavigation,entertainmentandcommunicationcanbeaccessedviatheintegratedOwner'sHandbookinthevehicle.
NOTES
Notes.................................................................................................................................... 6
QUICKREFERENCE
Gettingin..........................................................................................................................  18
Adjustmentandoperation...........................................................................................  22
Onthemove...................................................................................................................  26
OVERVIEW
Drivingarea......................................................................................................................  34
Reststate,standbystateanddrive-readystate.................................................... 39
iDrive.................................................................................................................................. 42
BMWGestureControl..................................................................................................  51
Voicecontrolsystem....................................................................................................  54
Generalsettings.............................................................................................................  58
Personalsettings...........................................................................................................  62
Connections....................................................................................................................  66
Owner'sHandbookmedia........................................................................................... 74
BMWeDRIVE.................................................................................................................  76
Safetyofthehybridsystem........................................................................................  78
CONTROLS
Openingandclosing.....................................................................................................  80
Seats,mirrorsandsteeringwheel..........................................................................  105
Carryingchildrensafely.............................................................................................  119
Driving............................................................................................................................. 131
Displays..........................................................................................................................  153
Lights..............................................................................................................................  176
Safety.............................................................................................................................. 183
DrivingStabilityControlSystems...........................................................................  213
DriverAssistanceSystems.......................................................................................  2184
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Drivingcomfort.............................................................................................................258
Airconditioning............................................................................................................  259
Interiorequipment.......................................................................................................  272
Storagecompartments.............................................................................................. 281
Luggagecompartment..............................................................................................  285
DRIVINGHINTS
Drivingprecautions.....................................................................................................  292
Towingatrailer............................................................................................................  298
Savingfuel.....................................................................................................................  305
MOBILITY
Chargingvehicle..........................................................................................................  312
Refuelling.......................................................................................................................  321
Fuel.................................................................................................................................. 324
Wheelsandtyres.........................................................................................................  326
Enginecompartment.................................................................................................  351
Engineoil.......................................................................................................................  354
Coolant...........................................................................................................................  358
Maintenance.................................................................................................................  360
Replacingparts............................................................................................................  363
Helpincaseofabreakdown....................................................................................  373
Generalcare.................................................................................................................. 383
REFERENCE
Technicaldata..............................................................................................................  388
Seatsforchildrestraintsystems.............................................................................  391
Appendix........................................................................................................................  393
EverythingfromAtoZ...............................................................................................  394
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NotesAboutthisOwner'sHandbook
Orientation Thequickestwaytofindinformationonaparticj
ulartopicorfeatureistoconsultthealphabetical
index.
Werecommendthatyoureadthroughthefirst
chaptertoobtainaninitialoverviewofthevehij
cle.
Updatesaftergoingtopress
Updatesfollowingthecopydeadlinecanresultin differencesbetweentheprintedOwner's
HandbookandtheintegratedOwner's
Handbookinthevehicle.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.
Owner'sHandbookfor
Navigation,Entertainment,
Communication
TheOwner'sHandbookfornavigation,entertainj
mentandcommunicationisavailableasaprinted bookfromService.
Thesetopicsarealsocoveredintheintegrated Owner'sHandbookinthevehicle.
Additionalsourcesof information
ServicePartner
AServicePartnerofthemanufacturerwillbe
happytoansweranyfurtherquestions.
Internet
Vehicleinformationandgeneralinformationon
BMWmontechnology,forexamplemareavailj
ableontheInternet:www.bmw.com.
IntegratedOwner'sHandbookin
thevehicle
TheintegratedOwner'sHandbookdescribesthe specificequipmentandfunctionspresentinthe vehicle.TheintegratedOwner'sHandbookcan
beshownintheControlDisplay.Forfurtherinj
formation,seepage 74.
BMWDriver'sGuideApp
TheBMWDriver'sGuideappspecificallydej
scribestheequipmentandfunctionsincludedin thevehicle.Theappcanbedisplayedonsmartj
phonesandtablets.
BMWDriverssGuidewebversion
TheDriverssGuidewebversionshowsthemost appropriateinformationfortheselectedvehicle.
Wherepossible,onlytheequipmentandfuncj tionsactuallyinstalledinthevehiclewillbedejscribed.TheDriverssGuidewebversioncanbedisplayedinanyup-to-datebrowser.Seite6NOTESNotes6
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Symbolsanddisplays
SymbolsintheOwner's
Handbook
SymbolMeaningPrecautionsthatmustbefollowedin
ordertoavoidthepossibilityofinjury
toyourselfandtoothersaswellas
seriousdamagetothevehicle.Measuresthatcanbetakentohelp
protecttheenvironment....Textsonadisplayinthevehiclefor
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Theproductiondateisdefinedasthecalendar
monthandthecalendaryearinwhichthevehicle bodyandthepowertrainassembliesarejoinedandthevehicleisdrivenormovedfromtheprojductionline.
StatusoftheOwner'sHandbook
General
Thehighstandardsofsafetyandqualitythat
characterisethevehiclesareensuredthrough ongoingdevelopment.Onrareoccasions,thismaymeanthatthefeaturesdescribedinthis
handbookwillvaryfromthoseinyourvehicle.
ForAustralia/NewZealand:
general
WhenreadingthisOwner'sHandbook,please
bearthefollowinginmind:toensurethatourvej
hiclescontinuetoembodythehighestquality
andsafetystandards,wepursueapolicyofconjtinuous,ongoingdevelopment.Becausemodifij
cationsinthedesignofbothvehiclesandaccesj soriesmaybeintroducedatanytime,yourownvehicle'sequipmentmayvaryfromthatdescrij
bedinthishandbook.Forthesamereason,itis alsoimpossibletoguaranteethatalldescriptions
willbecompletelyaccurateinallrespects.
Wemustthereforerequestyourunderstanding
ofthefactthatthemanufacturerofyourvehicle
isunabletorecogniselegalclaimsbasedondisj
crepanciesbetweenthedata,illustrationsand
descriptionsinthisOwner'sHandbookandyour ownvehicle'sequipment.Pleasenote,too,that
someoftheoptionalequipmentdescribedinthis
manualisnotavailableonAustralianmodelsdue
torestrictionsimposedbyAustralianDesign
Rulesandotherrequirements.
Shouldyourequireanyfurtherinformation,
pleasecontactyourServicecentre,whowillbe
pleasedtoadviseyou.
Updatesaftergoingtopress
UpdatesfollowingthecopydeadlinecanresultindifferencesbetweentheprintedOwner's
HandbookandtheintegratedOwner's
Handbookinthevehicle.
Youwillfindnotesonanyupdatesintheappenj
dixoftheprintedOwner'sHandbookforthevej
hicle.
Yourownsafety
Intendeduse
Pleasecomplywiththefollowingwhenusingthe
vehicle:
'xOwner'sHandbook.'xInformationonthevehicle.Donotremove stickers.'xTechnicaldataofthevehicle.'xTheapplicablelawsandsafetystandardsofthecountryinwhichthevehicleisused.'xVehiclepapersandlegaldocuments.
Warranty
Thevehicleistechnicallydesignedfortheoperj
atingconditionsandapproval(homologation)rej
quirementsofthecountrytowhichitwasfirst
delivered.Ifthevehicleistobedriveninanother
country,itmayhavetobeadaptedbeforehandto
anyprevailingdifferentoperatingconditionsand
approvalrequirements.Ifthevehicledoesnot
complywiththehomologationrequirementsina
certaincountry,warrantyclaimscannotbe
lodgedforthevehiclethere.Warrantyclaimscan
alsobeinvalidatediftheon-boardnetworkhas beenmodified,e.g.throughtheuseofcontrolunits,hardwareorsoftwarethathavebeenclasjsifiedasunsuitablebythevehiclemanufacturer
AServicePartnerisabletoprovidefurtherinforj mation.
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Maintenanceandrepairs
Theadvancedtechnologyusedinyourvehicle, forexamplethestate-of-the-artmaterialsand
high-performanceelectronics,requiresapproprij
atemaintenanceandrepairmethods.
Consequently,themanufacturerofthevehiclerecommendshavingcorrespondingworkcarried
outbyaBMWServicePartner.IfanotherBMW
authorisedworkshopischosen,BMWrecomj
mendschoosingonethatperformswork,forexj
amplemaintenanceandrepair,accordingto
BMWspecificationswithproperlytrainedperj
sonnel.IntheOwner'sHandbook,facilitiesofthis kindarereferredtoasanotherqualifiedService
Partneroraspecialistworkshop.
Ifsuchwork,forexamplemaintenanceandrej
pair,isperformedinexpertly,itcouldresultin
consequentialdamageandthusconstitutea safetyrisk.
Workperformedincorrectlyonthevehiclepaintj workcancausecomponents,forexampletheraj darsensors,tofailormalfunction,resultingina
safetyrisk.
Partsandaccessories
BMWrecommendsusingpartsandaccessories thatareapprovedbyBMWandaretherefore
suitableforthispurpose.
YouarerecommendedtoconsultaBMWServj
icePartnerforadviceongenuineBMWpartsand
accessories,otherBMWapprovedproductsand
expertadviceonallrelatedmatters.
Thesafetyandcompatibilityoftheseproductsin
conjunctionwithBMWvehicleshavebeen
checkedbyBMW.
BMWacceptsproductresponsibilityforgenuine
BMWpartsandaccessories.Ontheotherhand,
BMWcannotacceptliabilityforpartsoraccesj
soryproductsofanykindwhichithasnotapj
proved.
BMWisunabletoassesseachindividualproduct
ofoutsideoriginastoitssuitabilityforuseon
BMWvehicleswithoutsafetyrisk.Likewiseno
guaranteecanbebeassumedeveniftheprodjucthasbeengrantedofficialapprovalinaspej
cificcountry.Testsperformedforsuchapprovals
cannotalwayscoveralloperatingconditionsfor BMWvehicles,andsomeofthemthereforeare
insufficient.
Datamemory
GeneralAnumberofelectroniccontroldevicesareinstalj
ledinyourvehicle.Electroniccontrolunitsprocj essdatathattheyreceivefromvehiclesensors,generatethemselvesorexchangewithoneanj
other,forexample.Somecontroldevicesare necessaryforthevehicletofunctionsafelyor
provideassistanceduringdriving,forexample
DriverAssistanceSystems.Therearealsoconj
troldeviceswhichmanagecomfortorinfotainj
mentfunctions.
Informationonthedatasavedorexchangedcan
beobtainedfromthevehiclemanufacturer,for
exampleinaseparatebrochure.
Personalidentification Everyvehiclehasauniquevehicleidentificationnumber.Dependingonthecountry,avehicleownercanbeidentifiedwiththeassistanceof
thevehicleidentificationnumber,thenumber
plateandtherelevantauthorities.Therearealso
otherwaysoftracingdatacollectedinthevehicle
backtothedriverorvehicleowner,forexample
viatheConnectedDriveaccountused.
Dataprotectionlaws
Inaccordancewithcurrentdataprotectionlaw, vehicleusershavecertainrightstheymayassertagainstthevehiclemanufacturerorcompanies
thatcollectorprocesstheirpersonaldata.
Vehicleusershavefullandfreerightofaccessto
theirpersonaldatathathasbeenstoredbya
body.
Suchbodiescouldbe:
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'xVehiclemanufacturer.'xQualifiedServicePartners.'xSpecialistworkshops.'xServiceproviders.
Vehicleusersmayrequestinformationaboutwhatpersonaldatahasbeensaved,whatitis
usedforandwhereithascomefrom.Proofof
ownershiporuseisrequiredinordertoobtain
thisinformation.
Therightofaccessalsoextendstoinformation aboutdatathathasbeentransferredtoother companiesorbodies.
Pleaserefertothevehiclemanufacturer'swebj
sitefortheapplicabledataprivacypolicy.This
dataprivacypolicycontainsinformationabout
therighttohavedatadeletedorcorrected.The
vehiclemanufacturer'swebsitealsoprovidesits
contactdetailsandthoseofitsdataprotection
officer.
Thevehicleownercanhavethedatathatis
storedinthevehiclereadoutbyaServicePartj
nerofthemanufactureroranotherqualified
ServicePartneroraspecialistworkshop,onpayj
mentofafeewhereapplicable.
Thelegallyrequiredon-boarddiagnosisOBD
socketinthevehicleisusedtoreadoutthevehij cledata.
Legalrequirementsregarding
datadisclosure
Accordingtocurrentlaw,thevehiclemanufacjturerisobligedtoprovidetheauthoritieswithany
dataithasstored.Dataisprovidedtotheextent
requiredandonacase-by-casebasis,forexamj pletoinvestigateacriminaloffence.
Thecurrentlawalsogivesstatebodiesauthorij
sationtoreadoutdatafromthevehiclethemj selvesforindividualcases.Thiscouldincludereadingoutdatafromtheairbagcontroldevice
toshedlightonthecircumstancesofanaccij dent,forexample.
Operatingdatainthevehicle
Controldevicesprocessdatatooperatethevej
hicle.
Thisdataincludes,forexample:'xStatusmessagesrelatingtothevehicleand itsindividualcomponents,forexamplewheelrotationspeed,wheelspeed,deceleration,
lateralacceleration,fastenedseatbeltindicaj
tor.'xAmbientconditions,forexampletemperature,
rainsensorsignals.
Thedataisonlyprocessedwithinthevehicleitj
selfandisusuallytransient.Thedataisnot
savedafterthevehicleisswitchedoff.
Electronicparts,forexamplecontroldevicesandvehiclekeys,containcomponentsforstoring
technicalinformation.Informationaboutthevehij
cle'scondition,componentuseandwear,mainj
tenancerequirements,eventsorerrorscanbe
storedtemporarilyorpermanently.
Thisinformationgenerallydocumentsthecondij
tionofacomponent,amodule,asystemorits environment,including:
'xOperatingstatesofsystemcomponents,forexamplefilllevels,tyreinflationpressure,batterystatus.'xMalfunctionsandfaultsofimportantsystemcomponents,forexamplelightsandbrakes.'xResponsesofthevehicletoparticulardriving
situations,forexampletriggeringofanairbag, activationofthedrivestabilitycontrolsysj
tems.'xInformationonvehicle-damagingevents.
Thedataisrequiredsothatthecontrolunitscan performtheirfunctions.Itisalsousedfordetectjingandrectifyingmalfunctions,andhelpsthevej
hiclemanufacturertooptimisevehiclefunctions.
Mostofthisdataistransientandisonlyproj
cessedwithinthevehicleitself.Onlyasmallproj
portionofthedataisstoredineventorerror
memoriesinresponsetospecificcircumstances.
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