Parking brake – BMW 2012 X6M User Manual
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Switching off the engine
Procedure
1.
Engage transmission position P with the ve‐
hicle stopped.
2.
Press the Start/Stop button.
3.
Set the parking brake.
4.
Remove the remote control from the ignition
lock, refer to page
Before driving into a car wash
The vehicle is able to roll when the following
steps are adhered to:
1.
With Comfort Access*: insert the remote
control in the ignition lock.
2.
Depress the brake pedal.
3.
Engage transmission position N.
4.
Release the parking brake or deactivate Au‐
tomatic Hold.
5.
Switch the engine off.
Transmission position P will be engaged:
▷
Automatically after approx. 30 minutes.
▷
If you remove the remote control from the
ignition lock.
Parking brake
The concept
The parking brake is primarily intended to pre‐
vent the vehicle from rolling while parked; it
brakes the rear wheels.
The parking brake can be set manually or auto‐
matically:
▷
Manual: by pulling and pushing the switch.
▷
Automatic: by activating Automatic Hold.
Setting manually
Pull the button. The parking brake is set.
The indicator lamp lights up in 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.
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.◀
While driving
Use while driving:
Pull the switch and hold it. The vehicle brakes
hard while the button is being pulled.
The indicator lamp lights up in red, a sig‐
nal sounds and the brake lamps light up.
Indicator lamp in Canadian models.
If the vehicle is braked to a speed of approx.
2 mph/3 km/h, the parking brake remains set.
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