At a glance

These overviews of buttons, switches and displays are intended to familiarize you with your vehicle. You will also become quickly acquainted with the available control concepts and options.

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Interior
Even though it's relatively unchanged for 2009, the X3's interior remains very upscale for this segment. My test car's dark brown leather upholstery and black dashboard made for an especially clas ...

Coupe: through-loading system
Opening 1.  To release the rear seat backrest, pull the corresponding lever in the cargo area. 2.  The unlocked rear seat backrest moves forward slightly. Fold the backrest forward b ...

Multi-channel playback, surround
Setting multi-channel playback, surround 1. "CD/Multimedia", "Radio" or "Settings" 2. "Tone" 3. "Surround" Surround When surround is activate ...