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.
See also:
Destination entry by voice
General information
▷ Instructions for voice activation system<>.
▷ When making a destination entry by voice,
you can change between voice operation
and iDrive.
▷ To ha ...
Rain sensor
If the car is equipped with a rain sensor, the time
between wipes is controlled automatically and
depends on the intensity of the rainfall.
The rain sensor is mounted on the windshield,
directl ...
The concept
With Active Protection, critical driving situations
that might lead to an accident can be detected.
In in these situations, preventative protection
measures are automatically undertaken to minimi ...