Ignition Lock; Parking Brake; Stopping The Engine - BMW 730i Owner's Handbook Manual

1. Depress the brake.
2. Briefly press the start/stop button.
Do not press the accelerator pedal while start-
ing the engine.
Do not warm up the engine with the car at a
standstill; it is better to set off, driving at moder-
ate engine speeds.
Diesel engine
With a cold engine and temperatures below
approx. 06/327, the engine is preheated
automatically. The preheat indicator light on the
info display comes on, accompanied by a mes-
sage on the info display.
Bleeding the fuel system
Even if the fuel tank has been run dry, the fuel
system does not need to be bled. Switch on the
ignition for approx. 1 minute before starting the
engine.

Stopping the engine

Always take the remote control with you
when you leave the
With the car at a standstill, briefly press the
start/stop button. Radio readiness is switched
on.
The transmission switches automatically to
position P: interlock.
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Before entering a car wash
The car may roll if you:
1. With convenient access: insert the remote
control into the ignition lock.
2. Engage transmission position N.
3. Stop the engine.
4. Leave the remote control in the ignition
lock.
Position P will be engaged:
> Automatically after approx. 30 minutes
> When you remove the remote control from
the ignition lock
Observe the messages on the info display.
Removing the remote control from the

ignition lock

Press the remote control in briefly; it is ejected a
short way. The ignition is in addition switched
off if it was previously on.
Convenience function
To stop the engine with a stationary vehicle,
press the start/stop button longer than approx.
2 seconds. The remote control will be ejected a
short way.

Parking brake

The principle
Your BMW is fitted with an electromechanical
parking brake.
The main purpose of the parking brake is to pre-
vent the vehicle rolling when stationary.
You can use the parking brake in two ways:
>
Manually, by pressing the button briefly.
> Automatically, by activating Automatic
Hold, see page 57.
As soon as you switch off the engine, the park-
ing brake is applied electro-mechanically to the
rear wheels.
When the engine is running, the parking brake
acts on the disc brakes of the front and rear
wheels via the brake hydraulics.