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Engine stop, Parking brake, Parking brake 65 – BMW 760Li Sedan 2010 User Manual

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Avoid repeated futile attempts at starting the car
and avoid starting the car frequently in close
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

Depress the brake and press the
Start/Stop button.
The ignition is activated automat‐
ically for a brief period and is
stopped as soon as the engine

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.◀

Setting the parking brake
Set the parking brake firmly when parking;

otherwise, the vehicle could roll.◀

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 67

.

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 67

.

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