Overview -> Integrated Owner's Handbook in the vehicle for your BMW X3 2011-2017

Integrated Owner’s Handbook in the vehicle  
Overview  
Integrated Owner’s Handbook in the  
vehicle  
Owner's Handbook  
Vehicle equipment  
Here, information and descriptions can be  
This chapter describes all standard, national  
searched via the index by directly entering a  
and special equipment provided in the model  
search term.  
series. Equipment not available in the vehicle is  
therefore also described, for example the se‐  
lected special equipment or national version.  
Selecting components  
This also applies to safety-relevant functions  
1.  
Press the button.  
and systems. Comply with the relevant na‐  
tional regulations when using the correspond‐  
ing functions and systems.  
2. Turn the Controller and select "Vehicle  
information".  
3. Press the Controller.  
4. Select desired area:  
Integrated Owner’s  
"Quick reference"  
"Picture search"  
Handbook in the vehicle  
The integrated Owner's Handbook can be  
shown in the control display. It particularly de‐  
scribes the equipment and functions present  
in the vehicle.  
"Owner's Handbook"  
Components of the integrated  
Owner's Handbook  
The integrated Owner's Handbook consists of  
three parts, which provide various levels of in‐  
formation or access possibilities.  
Quick Reference  
Browsing within the Owner’s  
Handbook  
Important information is found in the quick ref‐  
erence for the operation of the vehicle, the op‐  
eration of fundamental vehicle functions or in  
case of breakdown. This information can also  
be displayed when driving.  
Page by page with link access  
Turn the controller until the next or previous  
page is displayed.  
Search by pictures  
Page by page without link access  
Browse the pages directly, skipping links.  
Using the search by pictures, information and  
descriptions can be searched using pictures.  
For example, this is particularly helpful when  
the description of a piece of equipment is nee‐  
ded, which cannot be named.  
Highlight the symbol once. Then simply press  
the controller to browse from page to page.  
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Browse back.  
Browse forward.  
4.  
5.  
Press the button again to switch back  
to the last displayed function.  
Press the button again to switch back  
to the last displayed page of the Owner's  
Handbook.  
Context-sensitive help - Owner's  
Handbook for the currently selected  
function  
To switch continuously between the last dis‐  
played function and the last displayed page of  
the Owner's Handbook, repeat steps 4 and 5.  
As you do so, new screens are opened.  
Suitable information can be displayed directly.  
Calling up with iDrive operation  
Switch to the Options menu directly from the  
application on the Control Display:  
Favourites buttons  
General  
The Owner's Handbook can be stored in the  
favourite buttons and called up directly.  
1.  
Press the button or tilt the Controller  
repeatedly to the right until the "Options"  
menu appears.  
Saving  
1. Select "Owner's Handbook" using the  
iDrive.  
2. "Show Owner's Handbook"  
Calling up with display of a check  
control message  
Directly from the check control message on  
the Control Display:  
2.  
Press the desired button for longer  
than two seconds.  
Use  
"Show Owner's Handbook"  
Press the button.  
Switching between function and  
Owner's Handbook  
The Owner's Handbook is displayed  
immediately.  
You can use the Control Display to switch from  
a function, for example radio, to the Owner's  
Handbook, and then back and forth between  
the two displays:  
1.  
Press the button or tilt the Controller  
repeatedly to the right until the "Options"  
menu appears.  
2. "Show Owner's Handbook"  
3. Select the desired page in the Owner's  
Handbook.  
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