Setting
Releasing
With engine running
Pull button. The parking brake is set.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up red. The parking brake
is set.
Press the button with the brake depressed.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out.
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.
The remote control does not have to be
inserted into the ignition lock for the parking
brake to be set.
With engine switched off
While driving
Press the button with the brake depressed.
If exceptional circumstances should make it
necessary to set the parking brake while the
vehicle is in motion, pull on the button longer.
The vehicle continues to brake forcefully for as
long as you pull on the button.
This function is useful, for example, in auto-
matic car washes, refer to pages 36, 124.
When leaving the vehicle, take the remote
control with you; this precaution prevents
children from releasing the parking brake, etc.<
The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up red, a chime sounds
and the brake lamps light up.
Parking brake malfunction
In case of a failure of or fault in the parking
brake, secure the vehicle against rolling if you
leave the vehicle.
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.
Releasing parking brake manually
As soon as you brake the vehicle almost to a
stop, i.e., down to a speed of approx. 2 mph/
In the event of an electrical power loss or elec-
trical malfunction, you can release the parking
brake manually.
3
km/h or below, the parking brake remains set.
Before manually releasing the parking
brake and each time you park the vehicle
without setting the parking brake, make sure
that the automatic transmission is in position P,
refer to page 60. Be sure to pay attention to the
information in the instrument cluster.
In addition, secure the vehicle against rolling,
e.g. with a chock. Otherwise there is a danger
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| Tags | BMW 3.0si, BMW 4.8is, BMW E70, BMW X5 3.0si |
| Model Year | 2007 |
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