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.
BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual > Mechanical steering gear: Notes on replacement of steering gear/steering column/steering shaft
following accident damage
Steering gear facts:
In the event of accidents or driving conditions similar to accidents, shock-like loads can cause different types of
damage to steering boxes. When a steering box is externally undamaged, it is sometimes only possible to
identify damage with great difficulty and with great eff ...