Parking Brake; Starting The Engine - BMW 2011 7 Series Owner's Manual

The engine is switched off
The combustion engine is switched off auto‐
matically during the stop under the following
prerequisites:
▷ The selector lever is in transmission position
D.
▷ The brake pedal is applied when coasting to
a halt.
▷ The driver's seat belt is buckled or the driv‐
er's door is closed.
▷ No steering during the stop.
Display
The pulsating display indicates that the auto‐
matic engine start-stop function is ready for an
automatic engine start.
Note
The combustion engine is not switched off au‐
tomatically in the following situations:
▷ The combustion engine is not yet at oper‐
ating temperature.
▷ The high-voltage battery charge is very low
or there is a high load on the vehicle electri‐
cal system, for instance due to a high load
from automatic climate control.
▷ The engine compartment lid is unlocked.
▷ There are hybrid system faults.

Starting the engine

After the combustion engine has been stopped,
it starts again automatically under the following
preconditions:
▷ When the brake pedal is released during de‐
activated Automatic Hold.
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▷ When the accelerator pedal is pressed dur‐
ing deactivated Automatic Hold.
Safety mode
The engine does not start automatically, when
the seat belt is unbuckled after the combustion
engine has been switched off automatically and
the driver's door is opened or the engine com‐
partment lid was unlocked. The indicator lamps
come on. The engine can only be started via the
Start/Stop button.
Note
Even if you do not want to drive off, the deacti‐
vated combustion engine starts up automati‐
cally in the following situations:
▷ The high-voltage battery charge is very low
or there is a high load on the vehicle electri‐
cal system, for instance due to a high load
from automatic climate control.
▷ The accelerator pedal is pressed.
▷ The steering wheel is moved.
▷ The transmission positions R or N are en‐
gaged.
▷ The selector lever is moved from D to the
left: the Sport program is activated.
Malfunction
The automatic engine start-stop function no
longer switches of the engine automatically. A
message is displayed. It is possible to continue
driving. Have the system checked.

Parking brake

The concept
The parking brake is used to prevent the vehicle
from rolling when it is parked.
▷ Engine switched off: the parking brake acts
on the rear wheels.
▷ Engine running: the parking brake acts on
the disc brakes of the front and rear wheels
via the hydraulic brake system.