Recent vehicles have more and more options and even though they give us a lot of convenience, some of them are not all the time user friendly. Whether you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a BMW X3, according to its options, it can be hard to know precisely how to start a BMW X3? Even if this essential act of running a car may seem obvious to most of you, determined by the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. Today we will teach you the distinct methods to start a BMW X3 with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a BMW X3 with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a BMW X3 with key?

So we start our content which aims to show you how to start a BMW X3, which is supplied with a classic key start. Find under the various guidelines to be done to turn on the engine of your BMW X3:

  • Distinguish the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not hesitate to consult our content on the steering wheel blocked on BMW X3 that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Put the key into this one.
  • Verify that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn up to the point you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Check on your dashboard that the orange lights disappear, if you don’t know what they signify don’t hesitate to consult our content on orange lights on BMW X3 to discover the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your BMW X3 starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk harming it, if the car does not start, let it recover a few tens of seconds before a new test)
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  • That’s it. You handled to start your BMW X3,

How to start a BMW X3 with the key card?

After discovering how to turn on the engine of a BMW X3 with key or will explain you how to do it for a BMW X3 equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is still pretty much similar, so don’t hesitate to return back to the previous section to have information on each of the steps to do. Discover listed below the guidelines to stick to to start your BMW X3 with a card:

  • According to the year and the series, you may or may not need to insert the card in a specific slot, check on your dashboard if your BMW X3 is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Locate the “start” button, which is in most cases based at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is in most cases positioned on the centre console.
  • Verify that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Push the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your BMW X3
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  • Push a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your BMW X3

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How do I start a BMW X3 without a key?

And to finish, we will discover, how to start a BMW X3 without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this could seem obvious. However, you should know that if your BMW X3 is newer than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security systems present on it. Naturally, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the procedure to follow:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and find among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them jointly and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the procedure). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • At last, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your BMW X3).

There, you’ve discovered all the ways to start a BMW X3.

If you need more guides on the BMW X3, go to our BMW X3 category.