Safety

The X3 earned a 2009 Top Safety Pick designation from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the agency's highest award. That means it earned top scores in IIHS' frontal-offset, side-impact and rear crash tests. All X3s have standard electronic stability control and a full complement of airbags.

As of publication, the Q5, GLK350 and XC60 hadn't been tested by IIHS.

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    Functional readiness of the airbag system
    When the ignition is switch on, the warning lamp in the instrument cluster lights up briefly and thereby indicates the operational readiness of the entire airbag system and the belt tensione ...

    Automatic deactivation of the front passenger airbags
    The occupation of the seat is detected by evaluating the impression on the occupied seat surface of the front passenger seat. The front and side airbags on the front passenger side are activate ...

    Configuring cell phone
    Additional functions can be activated or deactivated for paired and connected mobile phones. 1. "Telephone" 2. "Bluetooth® (phone)" 3. Highlight the mobile phone to be configu ...