BMW Z4 Roadster Owner's Handbook Manual page 128

CONTROLS
There is a risk of accidents or injury. Do not
leave children or pets unsupervised in the vehi‐
cle. When leaving the vehicle, take the remote
control with you and lock the vehicle.
NOTE
Automatic Hold applies the parking brake when
the vehicle is stationary and prevents the vehi‐
cle from rolling in car washes. There is a danger
of damage to property. Deactivate Automatic
Hold before driving into the car wash.
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.
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Driving
When the brake is pressed, for example when
stopped at traffic lights, the vehicle is automati‐
cally secured to prevent it from rolling away.
Driving off
To drive off, press the accelerator pedal.
The brake is released automatically and the indi‐
cator lamp extinguishes.
Automatic activation of the parking
brake
The parking brake is automatically applied when
the vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold and
drive-ready state is switched off or the vehicle is
exited.
The parking brake is not applied automatically if
drive-ready state was switched off while the ve‐
hicle was still rolling. Automatic Hold is switched
off in this case.
Switching off operational readiness
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.
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The indicator lamp illuminates green.
The indicator lamp changes from green
to red.
Press the button.
The LED is extinguished.
The indicator lamp extinguishes.