Do not allow the engine to warm up by leaving it
running while the vehicle remains stationary.
Instead, start driving right away, at a moderate
engine speed.
Parking brake
The concept
Your BMW is equipped with an electromechan-
ical parking brake.
Switching off engine
The parking brake is primarily intended to pre-
vent the vehicle from rolling while parked.
When leaving the vehicle, always take the
remote control with you.<
You can use the parking brake in two ways:
>
>
Manually, by briefly pressing the button
With the vehicle stationary, briefly press the
Start/Stop button. Radio ready state is switched
on.
Automatically, by activating the Automatic
Hold mode, refer to page 59
An electrohydraulic mechanism then engages
the parking brake to prevent the rear wheels
from turning whenever you switch off the
engine.
When the engine is running, parking brake
engagement is controlled by the brake sys-
tem's hydraulic circuits, which act on the disc
brakes in the front and rear wheels.
The transmission automatically shifts to posi-
tion P: interlock.
Before driving into a car wash
To permit the vehicle to roll, take the following
steps:
1.
With Comfort Access: insert remote control
into ignition lock.
Brake pedal feel
2.
3.
4.
Shift transmission into position N.
Switch engine off.
The hydraulic brake system can produce a
slightly different braking feel. Engagement may
also be accompanied by activation noise – this
is normal.
Leave the remote control in the ignition
lock.
The transmission will shift into position P:
>
>
automatically after approx. 30 minutes
Manual engagement
if you remove the remote control from the
ignition lock
Pay attention to the messages on the Info Dis-
play.
Removing remote control from ignition
lock
Press in the remote control briefly; it pops part-
way out. This procedure will also switch off the
ignition if it is on.
Briefly press the button, the word PARK
appears on the Info Display.
Comfort function
When the parking brake is engaged, the indica-
To switch off the engine when the vehicle is sta-
tionary, press the Start/Stop button for longer
than approx. 2 seconds. The remote control
pops partway out.
tor lamp
refer to page 12.
on the Info Display lights up red,
The remote control does not have to be
inserted into the ignition lock for the parking
brake to be set.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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