BMW 7 Series: Driving
Drive-ready state
Switching on drive-ready state
- Depress the brake pedal.
- Press the Start/Stop button.
Switching off drive-ready state
Steptronic transmission:
- Engage selector lever position P with the vehicle stopped.
- Press the Start/Stop button.
The engine is switched off.
- Set the parking brake.
Auto Start/Stop function
The Auto Start/Stop function switches the engine off automatically while stationary to save fuel. The engine starts automatically under the following preconditions: Steptronic transmission:
- By releasing the brake pedal.
- When Automatic Hold is activated: step on the accelerator pedal.
Parking brake
Setting
Pull the switch.
The LED on the switch and the indicator light in the instrument cluster are illuminated.
Releasing
With drive-ready state switched
on:
Press the switch while stepping on the
brake pedal or selector lever position P is set.
The LED and indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
Parking
The parking brake is automatically set if the vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold and the drive-ready state is switched off or the vehicle is exited.
Steptronic transmission
Engaging selector lever position D, N, R
- Drive mode D.
- Neutral N.
- R is reverse.
With the driver's safety belt fastened, briefly push the selector lever in the desired direction, past a resistance point, if needed. The selector lever returns to the center position in each case.
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you select a drive mode or reverse, maintain pressure on the brake pedal until you are ready to start.
A selector lever lock prevents the inadvertent shifting to selector lever position R or the inadvertent shifting from selector lever position P.
Engage selector lever position R only when the vehicle is stationary.
Releasing the selector lever lock
Press the button.
Engaging P
Engage selector lever position P only when the vehicle is stationary.
Press button P.
Steptronic transmission, Sport program and manual mode
Activate the Sport program/manual mode: Press the selector lever to the left from selector lever position D.
Manual mode:
- To shift down: press the selector lever forward.
- To shift up: pull the selector lever rearwards.
End the sport program/manual mode: Push the selector lever to the right.
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High beams, headlight flasher, turn signal
High beams, headlight flasher
Push the lever forward or pull it backward.
High beams on, arrow 1.
The high beams light up when the low beams
are switched on.
High beams off/headlight flasher, a
Climate control
Automatic climate control
Symbol/ Function
Temperature.
Air conditioning.
Maximum cooling.
AUTO program.
Recirculated-air mode.
Air flow, manual.
Air distribution, manual.
SYNC program.
Defros
Providing assistance
Hazard warning flashers
The button is located in the center console.
Breakdown assistance
BMW Roadside Assistance
Via iDrive:
"APPS"
"Installed apps"
"BMW Assist"
If necessary, "BMW Roadside A
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Vehicle care
Vehicle care products
General information
BMW recommends using vehicle care and
cleaning products from BMW. Suitable care
products are available from a dealer's service
center or another qualified service center or repair
shop.
Safety information
Warning
Cleansers can contain substances that are dan
Symbols and displays
Symbols in the Owner's Manual
Symbol Meaning
Precautions that must be followed
in
order to avoid the possibility of injury
to yourself and to others as well as
serious damage to the vehicle.
Measures that can be taken to help
protect the environment.
Texts in vehicle used to select
individual funct
