BMW 3 Owners & Service Manuals

BMW 3: Overview

Button in the vehicle

Safety

Intelligent Safety

Camera

Safety

The camera is installed near the interior mirror.

Keep the windshield in front of the interior mirror clean and clear.

Switching on/off

Switching on automatically

The lane departure warning activates automatically after departure if the function was switched on at the end of the last trip.

Switching on/off manually

Press the button.

The menu for the Intelligent Safety system is displayed.

If all Intelligent Safety systems were switched off, all systems are now switched on.

"Configure INDIVIDUAL": depending on the equipment version, the Intelligent Safety systems can be individually configured. The individual settings are activated and stored for the driver profile currently used. As soon as a setting is changed on the menu, all settings of the menu are activated.

Press the button repeatedly.

The following settings are switched between: "ALL ON": all Intelligent Safety systems are switched on. Basic settings are activated for the subfunctions.

"INDIVIDUAL": the Intelligent Safety systems are switched on according to the individual settings.

Some Intelligent Safety systems cannot be individually switched off.

Press and hold this button.

All Intelligent Safety systems are switched off.

Button lights up green: all Intelligent Safety systems are switched on.

Button lights up orange: some Intelligent Safety systems are switched off or currently unavailable.

Button does not light up: all Intelligent Safety systems are switched off.

Setting the warning time

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Driver Assistance".

4. "Safety and warnings".

5. "Lane Departure Warning".

6. Select the desired setting:

  • "Early"
  • "Medium"
  • "Reduced": some warnings are suppressed depending on the situation, for instance during passing without a turn signal or when purposely driving over lane markings in curves.
  • "Off": no warnings are issued.

The selected setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.

Setting the intensity of the steering wheel vibration

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Driver Assistance".

4. "Steering wheel feedback".

5. "Vibration intensity".

6. Select the desired setting.

The setting is applied to all Intelligent Safety systems and stored for the driver profile currently used.

Switch steering intervention on/off

The steering intervention can be switched on and off separately for blind spot collision warning and lane departure warning.

Via iDrive:

1. "CAR".

2. "Settings".

3. "Driver Assistance".

4. "Safety and warnings".

5. "Lane Departure Warning".

6. "Steering intervention" The selected setting is stored for the driver profile currently used.

Display in the instrument cluster

The symbol illuminates green: at lane marking was detected on at least one side of the vehicle and warnings can be issued.

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