Driving - BMW X1 Owner's Manual

Driving

Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features that are not necessarily
available in your vehicle, for instance, due to the
selected options or country versions. This also
applies to safety-related functions and systems.
When using these functions and systems, the
applicable laws and regulations must be ob‐
served.
Start/Stop button
Concept
Pressing the Start/Stop button
switches the ignition on or off and
starts the engine.
Steptronic transmission: the en‐
gine starts with the brake pedal
pressed when you press the Start/Stop button.
Ignition on
Steptronic transmission: press the Start/Stop
button, but do not press on the brake pedal at
the same time.
All vehicle systems are ready for operation.
Most of the indicator/warning lights in the instru‐
ment cluster light up for a varied length of time.
To save battery power when the engine is off,
switch off the ignition and any unnecessary elec‐
tronic systems/power consumers.
Ignition off
Steptronic transmission: shift to selector lever
position P, press the Start/Stop button again
without stepping on the brake.
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All indicator lights in the instrument cluster go
out.
To save battery power when the engine is off,
switch off the ignition and any unnecessary elec‐
tronic systems/power consumers.
Safety measures
The ignition is switched off automatically in the
following situations while the vehicle is stationary
and the engine is off:
▷ When locking the vehicle, even if the low
beams are switched on.
▷ Shortly before the battery is discharged com‐
pletely, so that the engine can still be started.
▷ When opening or closing the driver door, if
the driver's safety belt is unbuckled and the
low beams are switched off.
▷ While the driver's safety belt is unbuckled
with driver's door open and low beams off.
▷ When the front doors are opened if there is
no other person sitting in the front seats.
The low beams switch to parking lights after
some minutes of no use.
Steptronic transmission with a tap-operated se‐
lector lever, refer to page 111: when switching
off the ignition, the selector lever position P is
engaged automatically if the selector lever posi‐
tion R, D or M/S is engaged.
Radio-ready state
General information
In the radio-ready state, certain power consum‐
ers remain ready for operation.
Activating
With the engine running, press the Start/Stop
button.
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