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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    Selecting chassis and suspension tuning
    Selecting chassis and suspension tuning Press the button. The system switches between the two chassis and suspension tuning settings. ▷ Sport: The LED in the button lights up and SPORT ...

    Note
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    Malfunction
    Malfunction A Check Control message , is displayed in the instrument cluster. The areas in front of and behind the vehicle appear in shaded form on the Control Display. PDC has failed. Hav ...