Driving – BMW X6 M 2011 User Manual

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Driving

For your safety

Automatic Hold is automatically deactivated
when:

The engine is switched off

The driver's door is open and the safety belt
of the driver is disconnected

The vehicle is braked to a stop during driv-
ing

In the instrument panel, the indicator
lamp changes from green to red and
the indication AUTO H goes out.
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.

Before you start to drive, either release the
parking brake manually, refer to page

, or

reactivate Automatic Hold, refer to page

Before leaving the vehicle with the engine
running, shift the selector lever into posi-

tion P of the automatic transmission and make
sure that the parking brake is set. Otherwise,
the vehicle may begin to roll.

Malfunction

If the parking brake fails or malfunctions, secure
the vehicle against rolling, e.g. with a wheel
chock, if you leave the vehicle.

Releasing parking brake manually

In the event of an electrical power loss or elec-
trical malfunction, you can release the parking
brake manually.

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

. Be sure to pay attention to the

information in the instrument panel.
In addition, secure the vehicle against rolling,
e.g. with a wheel chock. Otherwise there is a
danger that the vehicle could roll if parked on a
steep slope.

Jump starting and towing, refer to information
starting on page

274

Releasing

Open the left-hand side panel in the cargo
area.

Remove the first-aid kit

and warning trian-

gle

if necessary. Close the bracket of the

warning triangle.

Insert the releasing tool, contained in the
onboard tool kit under the floor panel, refer
to page

262

, at the releasing point.

Firmly pull the releasing tool upward against
the mechanical resistance, refer to arrow,
until a considerable increase in force is felt
and the parking brake is then clearly heard
to release.

Stow the releasing tool, warning triangle

and first-aid kit

and close the left side

panel in the cargo area.

Only have a malfunction corrected by the
nearest BMW Sports Activity Vehicle

Center or a workshop that works in accordance
with BMW guidelines and uses appropriately
trained personnel. If the parking brake has been
released manually in response to a malfunction,
only technicians can return it to operation.

Following manual release, the actual sta-
tus of the parking brake may deviate from

that displayed by the indicator lamp.

Operation after interruptions in power
supply

The parking brake can only be used again
if it was manually released due to an inter-

ruption in the supply of electrical power. Other-
wise the operation of the parking brake is not
ensured and there is a danger of the vehicle roll-
ing despite the parking brake being set.

This manual is related to the following products:

X5 M 2011