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Engine stop, Parking brake, Parking brake 66 – BMW 550i xDrive Gran Turismo 2010 User Manual

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Avoid repeated futile attempts at starting the car
and avoid starting the car frequently in quick
succession. Otherwise, the fuel is not burned or
is inadequately burned, and there is the danger
of overheating and damaging the catalytic con‐
verter.◀
Do not wait for the engine to warm up while the
vehicle remains stationary. Start driving at mod‐
erate engine speeds.

Starting the engine

Press on the brake pedal and
press the Start/Stop button.
The engine is cranked until it
starts.

Engine stop

General information

Take the remote control with you
Take the remote control with you when

leaving the vehicle so that children, for example,
cannot operate the windows and injure them‐
selves.◀

Set the parking brake and further secure
the vehicle as required

Set the parking brake firmly when parking; oth‐
erwise, the vehicle could roll. On steep upward
and downward inclines, further secure the vehi‐
cle, for example, by turning the steering wheel in
the direction of the curb. ◀

Switching off the engine

1.

Engage transmission position P with the ve‐
hicle stopped.

2.

Press the Start/Stop button.
The engine is switched off.
The radio ready state is switched on.

3.

Set the parking brake.

Before driving into a car wash

The vehicle is able to roll when the following
steps are adhered to:

1.

Depress the brake pedal.

2.

Engage transmission position N.

3.

Release the parking brake or deactivate

Au‐

tomatic Hold, refer to page 68

.

4.

Switch the engine off.

Transmission position P with the ignition
off

When the ignition is switched off, position P is
engaged automatically. When in an automatic
car wash, for example, ensure that the ignition is
not switched off accidentally.◀
Transmission position P is engaged automati‐
cally:

When the ignition is switched off.

After approx. 15 minutes if the vehicle is not
moved.

Parking brake

The concept

The parking brake is used to prevent the vehicle
from rolling when it is parked.

Engine switched off: the parking brake acts
on the rear wheels.

Engine running: the parking brake acts on
the disc brakes of the front and rear wheels
via the hydraulic brake system.

The parking brake can be set manually or auto‐
matically:

Manual: by pulling and pushing the switch.

Automatic: by activating

Automatic Hold, re‐

fer to page 68

.

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