BMW 2 COUPE Series Owner's Manual page 132

CONTROLS
Safety information
Warning
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident.
Before exiting, secure the vehicle against roll‐
ing, for instance with the parking brake.
Selector lever positions
Gear position D
Selector lever position for normal driving. All
gears for forward travel are activated automati‐
cally.
R is reverse
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Neutral N
The vehicle may be pushed or roll without power,
for instance in vehicle washes in selector lever
position N.
Parking position P
General information
Selector lever position, for instance for parking
the vehicle. The transmission blocks the individ‐
ual wheels in selector lever position P.
Engage selector lever position P only when the
vehicle is stationary.
P is engaged automatically
Selector lever position P is engaged automati‐
cally in situations such as the following:
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▷ After the drive-ready state is switched off and
selector lever position R, D or M/S is en‐
gaged.
▷ After the standby state has been turned off
when selector lever position N is engaged.
▷ If the driver's safety belt is unbuckled, the
driver's door is opened, and the brake pedal
is not pressed while the vehicle is stationary
and selector lever position D, M/S or R is en‐
gaged.
Before exiting the vehicle, make sure that selec‐
tor lever position P is set. Otherwise, the vehicle
may begin to move. Also set parking brake.
Additional information:
Parking brake, refer to page 125.
Engaging selector lever
positions
General information
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you
select a gear position, maintain pressure on the
brake pedal until you are ready to start.
Functional requirements
Only when the drive-ready state is switched on
and the brake pedal is depressed is it possible to
change from selector lever position P to another
selector lever position.
The selection lever position P cannot be
changed until all technical requirements are met.
Engaging selector lever position D,
N, R
A selector lever lock prevents the following faulty
operation:
▷ Unintentional shifting into selector lever posi‐
tion R.
▷ Unintentional shifting from selector lever po‐
sition P into another selector lever position.