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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The concept
The voice activation system can be used to
operate functions by means of spoken commands.
Most menu items on the Control Display can
be voiced as commands. The system
prompts you to make ...
Climate control functions in detail
Temperature
Turn the wheel to set the desired
temperature.
The automatic climate control reaches this temperature
as quickly as possible, if necessary by
increasing the cooling or heating ou ...
Sport displays
In the Control Display, the current values for
power and torque can be displayed.
Displaying sport displays in the Control
Display
1. "Vehicle Info"
2. "Sport displays" ...