BMW X5 Owner's Manual page 148

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.
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured
against rolling away, follow the following:
▷ Set the parking brake.
▷ On uphill grades or on a downhill slope,
turn the front wheels in the direction of the
curb.
▷ On uphill grades or on a downhill slope,
also secure the vehicle, for instance with a
wheel chock.
Warning
Unattended children or animals in the vehicle
can cause the vehicle to move and endanger
themselves and traffic, for instance due to the
following actions:
▷ Pressing the Start/Stop button.
▷ Releasing the parking brake.
▷ Opening and closing the doors or win‐
dows.
▷ Engaging selector lever position N.
▷ Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not
leave children or animals unattended in the ve‐
hicle. Take the vehicle key with you when exit‐
ing and lock the vehicle.
NOTICE
If the vehicle is stationary, Automatic Hold en‐
gages the parking brake and prevents the vehi‐
cle from rolling in a car wash. There is a risk of
damage to property, among other potential
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damage. Deactivate Automatic Hold prior to
entering the car wash.
Overview
Automatic Hold
Establishing operational readiness
of Automatic Hold
1. Turn on drive readiness.
2. Press the button.
The LED lights up.
The indicator light lights up green.
Automatic Hold is functional.
After every vehicle restart, the last se‐
lected setting is active.
Automatic Hold holding the vehicle
Operational readiness is established and the
driver's door is closed.
After the brake is applied, the vehicle is
kept from rolling as soon as the indicator
light illuminates green.
Driving off
Press the accelerator pedal to drive off.
The brake is released automatically and the indi‐
cator light of the parking brake is no longer illumi‐
nated.