Your BMW is equipped with an electromechan-
ical parking brake.
The parking brake is primarily intended to pre-
vent the vehicle from rolling while parked.
You can use the parking brake in two ways:

manually, by pulling and pushing the button

automatically, by activating Automatic
Hold, refer to page

With the engine stopped, the parking brake acts
on the rear wheels via an electromechanical
system. When the engine is running, the park-
ing brake acts on the disk brakes of the front
and rear wheels via the brake hydraulics.

Setting manually

Pull button. The parking brake is set.

The indicator lamp in the instrument
panel lights up red. The parking brake is
set.
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.

The remote control does not have to be
inserted into the ignition lock for the parking
brake to be set.

While driving

If exceptional circumstances should make it
necessary to set the parking brake while the
vehicle is in motion, pull on the button longer.
The vehicle continues to brake forcefully for as
long as you pull on the button.

The indicator lamp in the instrument
panel lights up red, a chime sounds and
the brake lamps light up.
Indicator lamp on Canadian models.

As soon as you brake the vehicle almost to a
stop, i.e., down to a speed of approx. 2 mph/
3 km/h or below, the parking brake remains set.

Releasing manually

Press the button with the brake depressed.

The indicator lamp in the instrument
panel goes out.

Indicator lamp on Canadian models.

When leaving the vehicle, always take
along the remote control; this precaution

prevents children from releasing the parking
brake, for example.

Automatic Hold

The concept

This function assists you as you drive by auto-
matically setting and releasing the parking
brake, e.g. when you are stopped at a traffic sig-
nal or in stop-and-go traffic.
When Automatic Hold is activated, the vehicle is

This manual is related to the following products:

X5 xDrive48i 2009 X5 xDrive30i 2009 2009 X5