BMW 7 E65 owners manual page 66

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and-go traffic, etc. As the vehicle then no and without distraction from traffic and longer tends to creep when the transmis- road conditions.< sion is engaged, it is no longer necessary You can also deactivate Auto- to hold the vehicle by depressing the brake matic Hold by pressing the pedal. button while the vehicle is sta- It prevents the vehicle from rolling back- tionary. The vehicle remains Drivingward during uphill starts. stationary, the indicator lamp The parking brake also engages automati- changes from green to red. Press the cally when you switch off the engine after button again to release the parking brake. stopping the vehicle. You can activate and deactivate the Auto- Driving with Automatic Hold matic Hold feature by selecting the "Set- The parking brake engages automatically tings" menu in the Control Center. when the vehicle comes to a stop. The indi- A description of the Control Center is pro- cator lamp in the Info Display lights vided on page 19. up green. Automatic Hold activation/ To start off again, simply press the acceler- deactivation ator pedal. The parking brake is released automatically; the indicator lamp goes out. Do not drive through an automatic car wash with Automatic Hold on and the engine running. The system would engage the parking brake while the vehicle is sta- tionary.< Parking with Automatic Hold The parking brake engages automatically when you stop the vehicle and switch off 1. Select "Settings" the engine. The indicator lamp 2. Select and confirm your selec- changes from green to red. tion Provided that the remote control unit 3. Select "AUTO P". Press the controller is engaged in the ignition lock, you to activate/deactivate the desired func- can also release the parking brake manu- tion ally after switching off the engine, refer to > Automatic Hold is activated. page 63. This option is useful in automatic The green AUTO P status message in car washes, etc. the Info Display shows you that the Automatic Hold is deactivated.< system is ready for operation When leaving the vehicle, always > Automatic Hold is deactivated. release the remote control unit from The green AUTO P status message dis- the detent in the ignition lock; this precau- appears from the Info Display. tion prevents children from disengaging the You can program the programmable parking brake, etc.< function button on the steering wheel to control the Automatic Hold function, refer to page 53. This will allow you to activate and deacti- vate the Automatic Hold function quickly 64 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 197 - © 11/02 BMW AG

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