Steering Wheel Area: Controls and Indicators

1 Rear window lift lockout switch
2 Opening and closing windows
3 Folding and unfolding mirrors
4 Adjusting exterior mirrors
Automatic mirror lowering to parking position
Instrument Cluster Illumination
Fog lamps
6
Parking lights
Low beam
Automatic headlamp control
Adaptive Cornering Lights
High beam assistant
7
Rear Fog Lamps
Virtual display
8
Turn signals
High beam, headlamp flasher
High beam assistant
Parking lamps
Time, date, outside temperature, Check Control messages
On-Board Computer
9 Automatic transmission: shifting up or down
10 Instrument cluster
11
Windshield wipers
Rain sensor
12
Starting/stopping the engine and switching the ignition on/off
13 Ignition lock
14 Buttons on steering wheel
Telephone:
► Short press: answer or end a call, start dialing (number selected) or redial (no number selected)
► Long press: redial
Volume

Switching voice control system on and off
Changing radio station
Selecting a track
Changing TV channel
Scrolling through entries in the phone book and lists of numbers
Individually programmable
Individually programmable
Steering Wheel Heating
15 Horn, entire surface
16
Steering Wheel Position Adjustment
17
Cruise Control
18 Hood release
Test yourself
A quick BMW X3 quiz: every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the manual page.