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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Notes On Checking Ignition System
Troubleshooting
Fault in fuel injection system
Spark plug faults
Ignition coil faults
Further fault patterns with evaluation
Additional fault notes for troubleshooting
Oscillograms
Normal oscillogram
Oscillograms of ignition coils from different manufacturers
Check
Secondary signal for
Vertical Dynamics Control (VDC)
Control Unit
Fig. 124: Identifying VDM
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VDM
The location of the VDM control unit is dependent on the country in which the
vehicle is sold.
On left-hand drive vehicles the control unit is fitted inside the
passenger compartment near the right A-pillar
(as illustrated)
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