BMW 7 Series: Driving
- Start/Stop button
- Auto Start/Stop function
- Auto Start/Stop function- Starting the engine
- Driving Dynamics Control
- Parking brake
- Parking brake- Automatic Hold
- Turn signal
- Wiper system
- Wiper system- Windshield washer system
- Steptronic transmission
- Steptronic transmission- Engaging selector lever positions
- Steptronic transmission- Manual mode M/S
- Steptronic transmission- Launch Control
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Start/Stop button
Vehicle features and
options
This chapter describes all standard, country-specific
and optional features offered with the series.
It also describes features and functions that are
not necessarily ava
Auto Start/Stop function
Concept
The Auto Start/Stop function helps save fuel.
The system switches off the engine during a
stop, for instance in traffic congestion or at traffic
lights. Drive-ready state remains switched on.
Auto Start/Stop function- Starting the engine
Functional requirements
Steptronic transmission
The engine starts automatically under the following
preconditions:
By releasing the brake pedal.
When Automatic Hold is activated: press the
acceler
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Manual Emergency Release Of Transmission Lock
Manual emergency release of transmission lock from inside vehicle is not
possible with GA6HP/GA8HP gearboxes from
03/2010
From production date 04/2010 on, the transmission lock release cable is
not fitted on:
F01/F02/F03 GA6HP from production date 03/2010
F01/F02/F03/F04 GA8HP from production
Replacing Safety Battery Terminal (SBK)
CAUTION: Observe safety regulations.
Investigate cause of triggering of safety battery terminal.
To do so, read out fault memory of airbag control unit. Note fault
messages stored in memory. Rectify faults. Then clear fault memory.
Use of safety battery terminal:
From model year 1998 in Series E
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