Vehicle equipment

All standard, country-specific and optional equipment that is offered in the model series is described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment is also described that is not available in a vehicle, e. g., because of the selected optional equipment or country variant. This also applies for safety-related functions and systems.

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    2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan: First Look
    Competes with: Mercedes-Benz C-Class, Infiniti G37, Audi A4 Looks like: A little bit bigger outside, just a teensy bit bigger inside Drivetrain: 240-hp, 2.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-four cylin ...

    Lane information
    On multi-lane roads, the recommended lanes are marked in the arrow view by a triangle. ▷ Solid triangle: best lane. ▷ Empty triangle: possible lane. However, another lane change may ...

    General information
    The interior lamps, footwell lamps, entry lamps and courtesy lamps are controlled automatically. The brightness of some of these lamps is influenced by the thumbwheel for the instrument lightin ...