BMW X3 2018 Owner's Manual page 230

CONTROLS
Radar sensors
The radar sensors are located in the rear
bumper.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, two addi‐
tional radar sensors are located in the front
bumpers.
Always keep the bumper in the area of the radar
sensors clean and unobstructed.
Switching on/off
Activating/deactivating the system
1. Press park assistance button.
2. Move the Controller to the left.
3. "Settings"
4. "Cross traffic alert"
5. "Cross traffic alert"
Switching on automatically
If the system was activated on the Control Dis‐
play, it is automatically switched on as soon as
PDC Park Distance Control or Panorama View is
active and a gear is engaged.
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If reverse gear is engaged, the rear system is
switched on.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the front
system is switched on when a forward gear is
engaged.
Switching off automatically
The system is automatically switched off in the
following situations:
▷ When the speed exceeds walking speed.
▷ With the steering and lane control assistant
active: when a certain driving distance is ex‐
ceeded.
▷ With an active parking operation of the park‐
ing assistant.
WARNING
Light in the exterior mirror
The light in the exterior mirror flashes if vehicles
are detected by the rear sensors and your own
vehicle is moving backwards.