11-06-2018, 03:14 PM | #1 |
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"start/stop" + brake + not moving="park"
Maybe everyone already knows this and NO ONE told me!
Manual says to press "park" then "stop/start" But If your foot is on the brake, the car is not moving (I am still in "drive") and I press the "stop/start" it automatically switches it to "park" and shuts the car off. |
11-06-2018, 03:51 PM | #3 |
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In my manual it says exactly that in the section for auto start/stop.
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11-06-2018, 11:21 PM | #4 |
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Something else about the handbrake. Whether or not you have the auto hold activated, the parking brake will disengage as soon as you push down on the accelerator.
Also, I like how the "button" (more like a toggle switch really) actually mimics a real hand break. AKA pull up to apply handbrake, push down to disengage. |
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11-07-2018, 06:48 AM | #5 |
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if you open the door at a stand still but in drive it automatically puts the car in park as well. all this digital transmission joystick nonsense actually had a point to it all.
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11-07-2018, 12:42 PM | #6 |
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It will even kick the shifter out of M/S into Park when you turn the car off which I found really surprising! Its the first car I've owned where I didn't just leave it in gear all the time so regularly forget to do this
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11-07-2018, 03:08 PM | #7 | |
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I am afraid to get the habit of not manually disengaging the parking brakes though since I could see myself getting into trouble with rental cars while traveling on business... |
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One annoying thing - I have a long and slightly uphill driveway from my mailbox to my house. I usually stop at the mailbox and put the car in Park without shutting off the engine. For my new X3, As soon as I open the door and get out to retrieve my mail even for a quick 5 seconds, the car shuts off by itself and I have to restart the car by pressing the Start/Stop before I can continue to drive up to my garage. It's a great safety measure, but not sure if there is some way to get around it... : |
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11-07-2018, 04:12 PM | #10 | |
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No key fob warning, no nothing. I got all the way across town and the shop woman calls to tell me not to turn my car off because I won't be able to restart it. Luckily I was close to home and my wife brought me my second fob and I returned to the shop the next day for my first one. But I thought it was really weird that it didn't alert at all that there was an issue until I turned the car off later and couldn't restart it. But I usually drive with auto start/stop off so maybe that something to do with it? Not sure... Last edited by TxHornX3M40iGuy; 11-07-2018 at 04:13 PM.. Reason: more info |
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11-08-2018, 10:06 PM | #11 |
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Well I didn't know this and its great Almost like having programmable, automated sequences. Kinda would be cool if there was a future BMW feature where we could pre-program our preferred sequences......
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11-09-2018, 05:50 AM | #13 |
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I have walked away from my car with it running and I have heard it "chiming" something - I assume some kind of warning that the key is leaving or getting too far away
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