2011 BMW 3 Series Included Standard Equipment
Interior
- 3-spoke leather-wrapped multi-function sport steering wheel with audio and hands-free phone controls
- Automatic climate control includes micro-filter, automatic air recirculation, left/right temperature control, temperature- and volume-controlled rear outlets, windshield misting sensor, MAX A/C function, heat at rest, and recall of individual user settings
- Auxiliary power outlet
- BMW Ambiance lighting
- Courtesy lights include fade in/fade out, actuation from remote, automatic switch-on when engine is turned off, separately controlled left/right front and rear reading lights, front footwell lighting, and illuminated vanity mirrors
- Door storage pockets with covers
- Driver and passenger visor vanity mirrors
- Electric interior trunk release
- Floor Mats
- Front cupholders
- Front seatback storage nets
- Front-seat center armrest with storage compartment
- Locking glovebox
- Power front windows with "one-touch" up/down operation
- Rear seat with fold-down center armrest with dual cupholders, and storage bin with retractable cover
- Rear window defroster
- Service Interval Indicator with miles-to-service readout
- Tilt/telescopic steering wheel column
Exterior
- Adaptive Brake Lights
- Ground lighting located in bottom of exterior door handles
- Halogen free-form front foglights
- Rain-sensing windshield wipers and Automatic headlight control
- Xenon Adaptive Headlights w/dynamic auto-leveling and Corona headlight-rings
Safety
- Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
- Automatic locking retractors (ALR) on all passenger-seat safety belts for installation of child-restraint seat
- Automatic safety belt assistant
- Automatic safety-belt pretensioners at front seating positions
- Crash sensor activates Battery Safety Terminal disconnect of alternator, fuel pump and starter from battery, automatically unlocks doors, and turns on hazard and interior lights
- Driver's and passenger's front airbag supplemental restraint system (SRS) with advanced technology: dual-threshold, dual-stage deployment; and front-passenger seat sensors designed to prevent unnecessary airbag deployment
- Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) including Brake Fade Compensation, Start-off Assistant, Brake Drying, and Brake Stand-by features, with Dynamic Traction Control (DTC)
- Emergency trunk release
- Front and rear Head Protection System (HPS)
- Front passenger seat-occupation recognition with passenger's airbag off indicator
- Interlocking door anchoring system to help protect against door intrusion in side impacts
- LATCH attachments on child-restraint safety installation
- Programmable Daytime Running Lights
- Seat-mounted front side-impact airbags
- Tire Pressure Monitor
Mechanical
- 3.0-liter dual overhead cam (DOHC), 24-valve inline 230-horsepower 6-cylinder engine with composite magnesium/aluminum engine block, Valvetronic, and Double-VANOS steplessly variable valve timing
- 4-wheel ventilated anti-lock disc brakes with Dynamic Brake Control (DBC)
- Chrome-plated exhaust tips
- Double-pivot type front and five-link rear suspension
- Electronic throttle control
- Engine Start/Stop button
- Engine-speed-sensitive, variable-assist power steering
- Extensive aluminum componentry including front suspension components (forged-aluminum lower arms, steering knuckle); subframe; steering rack; and brake components
- Front and rear anti-roll (stabilizer) bars
- Rear wheel drive
- Sport suspension calibration
- Twin-tube gas-pressure shock absorbers