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Switching off the engine, Parking brake, Parking brake set – BMW Z4 sDrive35i 2010 User Manual

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Driving

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Switching off the engine

Always take the remote control with you
when you leave the vehicle.

Set the parking brake firmly when parking; oth-
erwise, the vehicle could roll.

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Manual transmission

1.

With the car at a standstill, press the start/
stop button.

2.

Shift into first gear or reverse.

3.

Set the parking brake.

4.

Removing the remote control from the igni-
tion lock, refer to page

50

.

Automatic transmission

1.

With the car at a standstill, move the selec-
tor lever to position P.

2.

Press the start/stop button.

3.

Set the parking brake.

4.

Removing the remote control from the igni-
tion lock, refer to page

50

.

7-gear sport automatic transmission
with dual clutch

1.

With the car at a standstill, engage trans-
mission position P.

2.

Press the start/stop button.

3.

Set the parking brake.

4.

Removing the remote control from the igni-
tion lock, refer to page

50

.

Parking brake

The concept

Your BMW is equipped with an electromechan-
ical parking brake that can be set and released
by using a button.
The parking brake is primarily used to prevent
the vehicle from rolling when it is parked.

When the vehicle is stationary, the parking
brake acts on the rear wheels via an electrome-
chanical mechanism. When the vehicle is rolling
or being driven, the parking brake acts on the
disc brakes of the front and rear wheels via the
hydraulic brake system.

Setting the brake

Pull the button. The parking brake is set.

The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster and the LED on the button light
up red. The parking brake is set.
Indicator lamp in Canadian models.

To set the parking brake, the remote control
does not need to be in the ignition lock.

While driving

In the rare case that the parking brake needs to
be used while driving, pull the button for a
lengthy period:
The vehicle brakes hard while the button is
being pulled.

The indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up red, a sound is issued
and the brake lamps light up.
Indicator lamp in Canadian models.

As soon as you brake the vehicle almost to a
standstill, approx. 2 mph/3 km/h, the parking
brake remains set.

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