BMW 2004 X3 3.0i SAV Manual Do Proprietário

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matically heated as of ignition key 
position 2.

When the vehicle lighting system is 
switched on, the headlamps are cleaned at 
regular and appropriate intervals.

Rear window wiper in intermittent mode. 
When reverse gear is engaged, the wiper 
operates continuously.

You can also program the interval:

1.

Briefly move the wiper lever from posi-
tion 0 to position 2

2.

Wait for desired interval; maximum of 
30 seconds

3.

Move the wiper lever from position 0 to 
position 2 again

To change the wiper blades, refer to 
page 99.

The vehicle maintains and stores the speed 
that you set as of a speed of approx. 
20 mph/30 km/h. 

You can use cruise control whenever the 
system is active while the engine is run-
ning.

Indicator lamp in the instrument 
cluster lights up green:
System ready for operation using 

the buttons in the steering wheel.

From ignition key position 2: 
Press button in steering wheel; the indica-
tor lamp in the instrument cluster comes 
on. You are able to use the cruise control.

Do not use the cruise control when 
driving on winding roads, in heavy 

traffic or in poor road conditions – e.g. 

snow, rain, ice, loose road surface – that do 
not permit a constant speed.

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Press the button repeatedly until the indi-
cator lamp in the instrument cluster goes 
out.
The cruise control is also deactivated when 
the ignition key is turned to position 0. The 
speed stored in the memory is deleted in 
the process.

Briefly press button 

:

The system maintains and stores the cur-
rent vehicle speed. Every time you briefly 
press the button, the vehicle's speed 
increases by roughly 1–mph/1 km/h.

Press and hold button 

:

The vehicle accelerates without pressure 
on the accelerator pedal. When you release 
the button, the system maintains and 
stores the current speed.

If, on a downhill gradient, the engine's 
braking effect is not sufficient, the 

controlled speed can be exceeded. Speed 
can drop on uphill grades if the engine out-
put is insufficient.

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Briefly press button 

:

Every time you briefly press the button, 
the vehicle's speed decreases by roughly 
1 mph/1 km/h if you are already driving 
with cruise control.

Press and hold button 

:

With the cruise control active, the system 
automatically reduces the throttle opening 
to slow the vehicle. When you release the 
button, the system maintains and stores 
the current speed.

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