Safety

Standard safety features include antilock brakes, side curtain airbags, active head restraints for the front seats and an electronic stability system.

For a full list of safety features, visit the Standard Equipment & Specs page. To see how well child-safety seats fit in the X3, check out MotherProof.com's Car Seat Check.

    See also:

    Releasing the parking brake manually
    In the event of an electrical power loss or electrical malfunction, you can release the parking brake manually. Secure the vehicle against rolling Before releasing the parking brake manually, ...

    Hiding Check Control messages
    Press the computer button on the turn signal lever. ► Some Check Control messages are displayed continuously and are not cleared until the malfunction is eliminated. If several malfunct ...

    Manually unlocking fuel filler flap
    In the event of a malfunction, the fuel filler flap can be released manually: 1. Open the right-hand side panel in the cargo area. 2. Pull the knob with the gas pump symbol. Manually unlockin ...