BMW M5 Owner's Handbook Manual page 130

CONTROLS
Overview
Automatic Hold
Establishing operational readiness
of Automatic Hold
1. Switch on drive-ready state.
2. Press the button.
The LED is illuminated.
The indicator lamp illuminates green.
Automatic Hold is ready to operate.
When the vehicle is restarted, the last se‐
lected setting is retained.
Automatic Hold holds the vehicle
Functional readiness is established and the driv‐
er's door is closed.
When the brake is pressed, for example when
stopped at traffic lights, the vehicle is automati‐
cally secured to prevent it from rolling away.
The indicator lamp illuminates green.
Driving off
To drive off, press the accelerator pedal.
The brake is released automatically and the indi‐
cator lamp extinguishes.
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Automatic activation of the parking
brake
The parking brake is automatically applied when
the vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold and
the drive-ready state is switched off or the vehi‐
cle is exited.
The indicator lamp changes from green
to red.
The parking brake is not applied automatically if
the drive-ready state was switched off while the
vehicle was still rolling. Automatic Hold is
switched off in this case.
Switching off operational readiness
Press the button.
The LED is extinguished.
The indicator lamp extinguishes.
Automatic Hold is switched off.
If the vehicle is being kept stationary by Auto‐
matic Hold, also depress the brake pedal when
switching off.
Malfunction
If the parking brake fails or malfunctions:
After getting out, secure the vehicle to prevent it
from rolling away, for example with a chock.
After a power failure
To restore parking brake functionality after a
power failure:
1. Switch on standby state.
2. Pull the switch with the brake pedal de‐
pressed or selector lever position P engaged
and then press it.
The procedure can take a few seconds. Any
sounds that occur are normal.