On The Road - BMW 5 SEDAN Series Owner's Manual

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On the road

Driving
Drive-ready state
Switching on drive-ready state
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
Switching off drive-ready state
Steptronic transmission:
1. Engage selector lever position P with the ve‐
hicle stopped.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
The engine is switched off.
3. Set the parking brake.
Auto Start/Stop function
The Auto Start/Stop function switches the en‐
gine off automatically while stationary to save
fuel. The engine starts automatically under the
following preconditions:
Steptronic transmission:
▷ By releasing the brake pedal.
▷ When Automatic Hold is activated: step on
the accelerator pedal.
In vehicles with Mild-Hybrid technology, the en‐
gine will already switched off while coasting at
low speeds.
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Parking brake
Setting
Pull the switch.
The LED on the switch and the indicator
light in the instrument cluster are illuminated.
Releasing
With drive-ready state switched on:
Steptronic transmission: press the switch
while the brake is pressed or selector lever posi‐
tion P is set.
The LED and indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
Steptronic transmission: parking
The parking brake is automatically set if the vehi‐
cle is being held by Automatic Hold and the
drive-ready state is switched off or the vehicle is
exited.
Steptronic transmission
Engaging selector lever position D,
N, R
▷ Drive mode D.
▷ Neutral N.
▷ R is reverse.