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Guide rails in car washes
Avoid car washes with guide rails higher than 4 in/10 cm; otherwise, the vehicle body could be damaged.
Before driving into a car wash In order to ensure that the vehicle can roll in a car wash, take the following steps: Steptronic transmission:
1. Drive into the car wash.
2. Engage selector lever position N.
3. Deactivating Automatic Hold.
4. Release the parking brake.
5. Switch the engine off.
In this way, the ignition remains switched on, and a Check-Control message is displayed.
Do not turn off the ignition in the car wash
Do not turn off the ignition in the car wash; otherwise, selector lever position P is engaged and damages can result.
The vehicle cannot be locked from the outside when in selector lever position N. A signal sounds when an attempt is made to lock the vehicle.
To start the engine with Steptronic transmission:
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
Pressing the Start/Stop button without stepping on the brake turns the ignition off.
Selector lever position Selector lever position P is engaged automatically:
BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual > Spring strut: Removing and installing/replacing trailing link on left or right spring
strut dome
Special tools required:
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IMPORTANT:
Vehicles must not be driven without tension struts.
Driving without trailing links may damage the vehicle body.
trailing links can be secured with screws or nuts.
Screws must be tightened to specified torque and then tightened down ...