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.
Hints
Overloading the vehicle
To avoid exceeding the approved capacity of the tires, never overload the vehicle.
Overloading can lead to overheating and increases the rate at which damage develops inside the tires. This could result in a sudden loss of tire inflation pressure.
No fluids in the cargo area
Make sure that fluids do not leak into the cargo area; otherwise, the vehicle may be damaged.
Heavy and hard objects
Do not stow any heavy and hard objects in the car's interior without securing them; otherwise, they may present a danger to occupants, e.g., during braking and evasive maneuvers.
BMW X3 Owners Manual > PDC Park Distance Control: Switching on/off
Switching on automatically
PDC switches on automatically in the following
situations:
If selector lever position R is engaged
when the engine is running.
The rearview camera also switches on.
If equipped with front PDC: when obstacles
are detected behind or in front of the
vehicle ...