Parking brake, Driving – BMW 760i Sedan 2004 User Manual

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Driving

approx. 30 minutes or when you remove
the remote control from the ignition lock.
Remember to observe the Check Control
for status messages.

Should exceptional circumstances
render it necessary for you to switch

off the engine while the vehicle is moving,
press the start/stop button for approx.
1 second.
If you maintain pressure on the start/stop
button for longer than two seconds while
switching off the ignition, the remote con-
trol will be ejected.

Before leaving the vehicle, remove
the remote control from the ignition

lock; with Comfort Access, always take the
remote control with you.

Parking brake

The concept

Your BMW is equipped with an electrome-
chanical parking brake.

The parking brake is primarily intended to
prevent the vehicle from rolling while
parked.

You can operate or use the parking brake in
two different ways:

Manually, by briefly pressing the button

Automatically, through activation of the
Automatic Hold mode, refer to page

An electrohydraulic mechanism then
engages the parking brake to prevent the
rear wheels from turning whenever you
switch off the engine.
When the engine is running, parking brake
engagement is controlled by the brake sys-
tem's hydraulic circuits, which act on the
disc brakes at the front and rear wheels.

Brake pedal feel

Because this function is activated using
the brake system's hydraulic circuits, the
response of the brake pedal may change
slightly. Engagement may also be accom-
panied by activation noise – this is normal.

Manual engagement

Briefly press the button, the
word PARK appears briefly
in the Info Display. With the
parking brake set, the indicator
lamp

lights up red in the

Info Display, refer to page

With the ignition off, the indicator
lamp

goes out after a brief

period.

Manual release

With the ignition on, briefly
press the button: the indicator
lamp in the Info Display goes
out.

Provided that the remote control unit
is inserted in the ignition lock, you can

also release the parking brake after the
engine has been switched off. This function
is intended for use in automatic car
washes, etc.

When leaving the vehicle, always
release the remote control from the

detent in the ignition lock; this precaution
prevents children from disengaging the
parking brake, etc.
The parking brake can still be engaged at
any time when the remote control unit is
released from the detent. It is only possible
to disengage the parking brake with the
ignition on.

If exceptional circumstances should
make it necessary to engage the

parking brake while the vehicle is in motion,
maintain pressure on the button.
The indicator lamp appears in red in the
Info Display. A gong sounds at the same