1.
With Comfort Access*: insert the remote
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.
control into the ignition lock.
2.
3.
4.
Depress brake pedal.
The remote control does not have to be
inserted into the ignition lock for the parking
brake to be set.
Engage transmission position N.
Release the parking brake or deactivate
Automatic Hold.
5.
Switch off the engine.
While driving
Transmission position P will be engaged:
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.
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Automatically after approx. 30 minutes
If you remove the remote control from the
ignition lock
The indicator lamp in the instrument
panel lights up red, a chime sounds and
the brake lamps light up.
Parking brake
The concept
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.
Your BMW is equipped with an electromechan-
ical parking brake.
As soon as you brake the vehicle almost to a
stop, i.e., down to a speed of approx. 2 mph/
The parking brake is primarily intended to pre-
vent the vehicle from rolling while parked.
3
km/h or below, the parking brake remains set.
You can use the parking brake in two ways:
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Manually, by pulling and pushing the button
Releasing manually
Automatically, by activating Automatic
Hold, refer to page 61
With the engine stopped, the parking brake acts
on the rear wheels via an electromechanical
system. When the engine is running, the park-
ing brake acts on the disc brakes of the front
and rear wheels via the brake hydraulics.
Setting manually
Press the button with the brake depressed.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
panel goes out.
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
along the remote control; this precaution
prevents children from releasing the parking
brake, for example.<
Pull button. The parking brake is set.
The indicator lamp in the instrument
panel lights up red. The parking brake is
set.
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| Model Year | 2011 |
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