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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    SPORT+
    Sporty driving with optimized chassis and suspension with limited driving stabilization. Dynamic Traction Control is switched on. The driver handles several of the stabilization tasks. Activati ...

    Safety belt reminder for the driver's and front passenger seat
    The indicator lamp lights up and a signal sounds. In addition, a message appears on the Control Display. Check whether the safety belt has been fastened correctly. The safety belt reminder i ...

    Using voice activation
    Activating the voice activation system 1. Briefly press the button on the steering wheel. 2. Say the command. Terminating the voice activation system Briefly press the button on the stee ...