BMW X3 Owners Manual: Indicator lamp on the interior rearview mirror
- The indicator lamp flashes briefly every 2 seconds: The system is armed.
- The indicator lamp flashes after locking:
The doors, hood or tailgate is not closed
properly, but the rest of the vehicle is secured.
After 10 seconds, the indicator lamp flashes continuously. Interior motion sensor and tilt alarm sensor are not active.
When the still open access is closed, interior motion sensor and tilt alarm sensor will be switched on.
- The indicator lamp goes out after unlocking: The vehicle has not been tampered with.
- The indicator lamp flashes after unlocking until the engine ignition is switched on, but no longer than approx. 5 minutes: An alarm has been triggered.
Interior motion sensor
The windows and glass sunroof must be closed for the system to function properly.
The concept
When the vehicle is locked, the vehicle alarm
system responds to:
Opening a door, the hood or the tailgate.
Movements in the interior.
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Avoiding unintentional alarms
The tilt alarm sensor and interior motion sensor
can be switched off together, such as in
the following situations:
In automatic car washes.
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BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual > Wheel bearings and stub axle: Removing and installing/replacing left or right swivel bearing
Special tools required:
31 2 230
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Remove FRONT WHEEL .
Detach ANTI-ROLL BAR LINK AT SPRING STRUT.
Detach PULSE SENSOR ON SWIVEL BEARING set down with the engine support.
Detach TRACK ROD END FROM SWIVEL BEARING .
Detach WISHBONE.
Detach TRAILING LINK ...
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