BMW X3 M Owner's Manual page 150

CONTROLS
General information
The system offers several different types of en‐
gine response behavior:
Program Response behavior
"EFFICIENT" Efficient, comfortable. Minimal
consumption.
Ideal, for instance in city traffic
or on snow.
"SPORT" Sporty, dynamic.
"SPORT Spontaneous, direct. Maxi‐
PLUS" mum dynamics.
The "SPORT" and "SPORT PLUS" programs
change the sound characteristics of the exhaust
gas system. The sound takes on a sporty nature.
Selecting a program
Using the button
Press the button and select the desired
program on the Control Display.
Via iDrive
It is possible to configure the required program
for buttons M1 or M2.
1. "CAR"
2. "M menu"
3. "Configure M1" or "Configure M2"
4. "Engine"
5. Select the desired program.
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The setting is immediately applied with active
M1 or M2 configuration.
To activate the desired configuration with the se‐
lected settings, press the corresponding button
on the steering wheel:
▷
▷
Display in the instrument cluster
When the display of the widget in the in‐
strument cluster for M SETUP is acti‐
vated, the selected program is displayed.
Sound control
Principle
The sound control function changes the sound
characteristics of the exhaust gas system.
General information
When sound control is switched on, the sound of
the exhaust gas system takes on a sporty nature.
When sound control is switched off, the sound is
focused on comfort.
During the engine warm-up phase, sound control
does not have any effect on the sound of the ex‐
haust gas system.
Additional information:
High-performance engine, refer to page 308.