Selector Lever Positions; Driving Off - BMW i3 Owner's Manual

Controls
Lighting pulses orange
▷ After unlocking and opening the door.
▷ After switching off drive readiness.
When the brake pedal is depressed, the light‐
ing becomes more intense.
Lighting lights up steady blue
After drive readiness is switched on, light turns
blue. The vehicle is ready to drive. The READY
indicator lights up in the instrument cluster. In
addition, a signal sounds.
Lighting off
Drive readiness, operating readiness and
radio-ready state are turned off. The vehicle is
in the idle state. The charging cable may be
connected.

Driving off

Requirements
Driving is possible under the following condi‐
tions:
▷ The high-voltage battery is sufficiently
charged.
▷ The driver's door is closed.
Driving
1. Switch on drive readiness.
2. Apply the brake and engage lever in posi‐
tion P D or R.
3. Release the parking brake.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal to drive.
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Selector lever positions

The engaged selector lever position is dis‐
played on the selector lever.
D Drive
Position for normal vehicle operation.
R is Reverse
Select only when the vehicle is stationary.
N is Neutral
Use in automatic car washes, e.g. The vehicle
may roll.
P Park
Engage only while the vehicle is stationary and
the brake is applied. The drive wheels are
blocked.
P is engaged automatically:
▷ If the belt on the driver's seat is off, the
driver's door is open and neither brake nor
accelerator pedal are depressed while
drive readiness is switched on and selector
lever position D or R is set.
▷ After switching off drive readiness via the
Start/Stop button, if selector lever posi‐
tion D or R is set.
▷ With operating readiness turned off.
Before exiting the vehicle, make sure that se‐
lector lever position P is set. Otherwise, the ve‐
hicle may begin to move. On uphill slopes, also
Set parking brake, refer to page 70.