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      07-04-2011, 04:28 AM   #11
robwoods
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Drives: BMW 220d Gran Tourer Auto
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Nottingham, UK

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Mine stops silently, just as if it had stalled. The auto-restart is just like a normal start in terms of noise.

The bit about the steering wheel is not quite right. It won't activate if the steering wheel is on full lock, I guess because it thinks you might be doing a complicated or tight manoeuvre so would need the power steering to be active. The manual is quite detailed on all this.

It is quite disconcerting that the steering goes extra heavy when the engine is off. In fact you can bring the engine back on by tugging on the steering wheel, as the car thinks you need the power steering back.
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