BMW 2 GRAN COUPE 2021 Series Owner's Manual page 131

Warning
Unattended children or animals in the vehicle
can cause the vehicle to move and endanger
themselves and traffic, for instance due to the
following actions:
▷ Pressing the Start/Stop button.
▷ Releasing the parking brake.
▷ Opening and closing the doors or win‐
dows.
▷ Engaging selector lever position N.
▷ Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not
leave children or animals unattended in the ve‐
hicle. Take the vehicle key with you when exit‐
ing and lock the vehicle.
NOTICE
If the vehicle is stationary, Automatic Hold en‐
gages the parking brake and prevents the vehi‐
cle from rolling in a car wash. There is a risk of
damage to property, among other potential
damage. Deactivate Automatic Hold prior to
entering the car wash.
Overview
Automatic Hold
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Driving
Establishing operational readiness
of Automatic Hold
1. Turn on drive readiness.
2. Press the button.
The LED lights up.
The indicator light lights up green.
Automatic Hold is functional.
After every vehicle restart, the last se‐
lected setting is active.
Automatic Hold holding the vehicle
Operational readiness is established and the
driver's door is closed.
After the brake is applied, the vehicle is
kept from rolling as soon as the indicator
light illuminates green.
Driving off
Press the accelerator pedal to drive off.
The brake is released automatically and the indi‐
cator light of the parking brake is no longer illumi‐
nated.
Activating the parking brake
automatically
The parking brake is automatically set if drive-
ready state is switched off while the vehicle is
being held by Automatic Hold or if the vehicle is
exited.
The indicator light changes from green
to red.
The parking brake is not set automatically, if the
drive-ready state is switched off, while the vehi‐
cle is coasting to a halt. Automatic Hold is deacti‐
vated.
Switching operational readiness off
Press the button.
CONTROLS
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