Situation: When a shock absorber is faulty on one side (leaking, noises, etc.), often both shock absorbers on the axle in question are replaced.
Effect: This is not necessary for technical reasons and causes the manufacturer not to recognize the unnecessarily removed shock absorbers as defective parts. Unnecessarily high costs for the customer can be avoided by replacing the shock absorber on one side only.
Procedure: If one shock absorber is damaged, it is only necessary to replace both shock absorbers when the car has driven in excess of 80 000 km.
Exception: On all M-GmbH models, when a limit value is exceeded on one side, it is still necessary always to replace both shock absorbers on the relevant axle.
BMW X3 Owners Manual > Parking assistant: Display on the Control Display
System activated/deactivated
Gray: the system is not
available.
White: the system is available but
not activated.
The system is activated.
System status
Colored symbols, see arrows, on the side
of the vehicle illustrated. Parking assistant
is activated and search for par ...