BMW X3 X3 2016 Manual iDrive Car Owner Manuals

iDrive

Vehicle features and options

This chapter describes all standard, country-specific and optional features offered with the series. It also describes features that are not necessarily available in your car, e.g., due to the selected options or country versions. This also applies to safety-related functions and systems. The respectively applicable country provisions must be observed when using the respective features and systems.

The concept

The iDrive combines the functions of many switches. Thus, these functions can be operated from a central location.

Using the iDrive during a trip

To avoid becoming distracted and posing an unnecessary hazard to your vehicle's occupants and to other traffic, never attempt to use the controls or enter information unless traffic and road conditions allow it.

Control elements at a glance

Control elements

• 1 Control Display
• 2 Controller with buttons and, depending on the equipment version, with touchpad

Control Display

Hints

• To clean the Control Display, follow the care instructions.
• Do not place objects close to the Control Display; otherwise, the Control Display can be damaged.
• In the case of very high temperatures on the Control Display, e.g. due to intense solar radiation, the brightness may be reduced down to complete deactivation. Once the temperature is reduced, e.g. through shadow or climate control system, the normal functions are re-established.

Switching on

1. Switch on the ignition.
2. Press the controller.

Switch off

1. Press button.
2. "Turn off control display"

Controller with navigation system

The buttons can be used to open the menus directly. The controller can be used to select menu items and enter the settings.

Some iDrive functions can be operated using the touchpad on the controller.

At a glance iDrive

1. Turn.
2. Press.
3. Move in four directions.

Buttons on controller

Controller without navigation system

The buttons can be used to open the menus directly. The controller can be used to select menu items and enter the settings.

1. Turn.
2. Press.
3. Move in two directions.

Buttons on controller

Operating concept

Opening the main menu

Press button.

The main menu is displayed. All iDrive functions can be called up via the main menu.

Selecting menu items

Highlighted menu items can be selected.

1. Turn the controller until the desired menu item is highlighted.
2. Press the controller.

Menu items in the Owner's Manual

In the Owner's Manual, menu items that can be selected are set in quotation marks, e.g., "Settings".

Changing between panels

After a menu item is selected, e.g., "Radio", a new panel is displayed. Panels can overlap.

• Move the controller to the left. Closes current display and shows previous display. Reopens previous display by pressing BACK button. In this case, the current panel is not closed.
• Move the controller to the right. Opens new display on top of previous display.