On The Road - BMW 4 Series 2023 Owner's Manual

On the road

Driving
Drive-ready state
Turning on the drive-ready state
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
Turning off drive-ready state
1. Apply brake and engage the selector lever
in position P.
2. Set the parking brake.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
The READY indicator goes out and a signal
tone sounds.
Auto Start/Stop function
The Auto Start/Stop function helps save fuel.
The system switches off the engine during a
stop, for instance in traffic jam or at traffic
lights. Drive-ready state remains switched on.
The engine starts automatically under the fol-
lowing preconditions:
▷ By releasing the brake pedal.
▷ When Automatic Hold is activated: step on
the accelerator pedal.
Online Edition for Part no. 01405A7D166 - II/23
On the road QUICK REFERENCE
Steptronic transmission
Engaging selector lever position D, N,
R, S
▷ D is drive.
▷ N is neutral.
▷ Reverse R.
▷ S Sport mode.
To prevent the vehicle from moving after en-
gaging drive or reverse, maintain pressure on
the brake pedal until you are ready to drive off.
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Sport program: the gearshift behavior is de-
signed for a sportier driving behavior.
Engaging selector lever position P
Engage selector lever position P only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Press button P.
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