2011 BMW 7 Series Owner's Manual - Page 68
2011 BMW 7 Series Manual
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Driving 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. ▷ 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. 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. 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. 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. 68 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 2 603 958 - 03 10 500