BMW 3: Parking brake
Concept
The parking brake is used to prevent the vehicle from rolling when it is parked.
Safety information
Warning An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident.
Before exiting, secure the vehicle against rolling.
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured against rolling away, follow the following:
- Set the parking brake.
- On uphill grades or on a downhill slope, turn the front wheels in the direction of the curb.
- On uphill grades or on a downhill slope, also secure the vehicle, for instance with a wheel chock.
Warning Unattended children or animals in the vehicle can cause the vehicle to move and endanger themselves and traffic, for instance due to the following actions:
- Pressing the Start/Stop button.
- Releasing the parking brake.
- Opening and closing the doors or windows.
- Engaging selector lever position N.
- Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not leave children or animals unattended in the vehicle.
Take the vehicle key with you when exiting and lock the vehicle.
Overview
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Parking brake
Setting
With a stationary vehicle
Pull the switch.
The LED lights up.
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The indicator light in the
instrument cluster
illuminates red. The parking brake is
set.
While driving
General information
To use as emergency brake while driving.
Pull the switch and hold it. The vehicle brakes hard while the switch is being pulled.
The indicator light in the
instrument cluster
illuminates red, a signal sounds, and
the brake lights illuminate.
A Check Control message is displayed.
The parking brake is engaged when the vehicle is stationary.
With Emergency Stop Assistant
Pull the switch for the parking brake briefly to activate the emergency stop function.
Releasing
Releasing manually
1. Switch on drive-ready state.
2. Steptronic transmission: press the
switch while the brake is pressed or selector
lever position P is set.
The LED and indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
Automatic release
The parking brake is released automatically when you drive away.
The LED and indicator light go out.
Automatic Hold
Concept
Steptronic transmission: This system assists the driver by automatically setting and releasing the brake, such as when moving in stop-and-go traffic.
The vehicle is automatically held in place when it is stationary.
On uphill grades the system prevents the vehicle from rolling backward when driving off.
General information
Under the following conditions, the parking brake is automatically engaged:
- Drive-ready state is switched off.
- The driver's door is opened while the vehicle is stationary.
- The moving vehicle is brought to a standstill using the parking brake.
Display
The indicator light changes from
green
to red.
Safety information
Warning An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident.
Before exiting, secure the vehicle against rolling.
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured against rolling away, follow the following:
- Set the parking brake.
- On uphill grades or on a downhill slope, turn the front wheels in the direction of the curb.
- On uphill grades or on a downhill slope, also secure the vehicle, for instance with a wheel chock.
Warning Unattended children or animals in the vehicle can cause the vehicle to move and endanger themselves and traffic, for instance due to the following actions:
- Pressing the Start/Stop button.
- Releasing the parking brake.
- Opening and closing the doors or windows.
- Engaging selector lever position N.
- Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not leave children or animals unattended in the vehicle.
Take the vehicle key with you when exiting and lock the vehicle.
NOTICE If the vehicle is stationary, Automatic Hold engages the parking brake and prevents the vehicle from rolling in a vehicle wash. There is a risk of damage to property. Deactivate Automatic Hold prior to entering the vehicle wash.
Overview
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Automatic Hold
Establishing function readiness of Automatic Hold
1. Switch on drive-ready state.
2. Press the button.
The LED lights up.
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The indicator light lights up green.
Automatic Hold is functional.
After every new vehicle start, the last selected setting is active.
Automatic Hold holding the vehicle
Function readiness is established and the driver's door is closed.
After stepping on the brake pedal, for instance when stopping at a traffic light, the vehicle is automatically secured against rolling.
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The indicator light lights up green.
Driving off
Step on the accelerator pedal to drive off.
The brake is released automatically and the indicator light is no longer illuminated.
Activating the parking brake automatically
The parking brake is automatically set if drive-ready state is switched off while the vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold or if the vehicle is exited.
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The indicator light changes from
green
to red.
The parking brake is not set automatically, if the drive-ready state is switched off, while the vehicle is coasting to a halt. Automatic Hold is deactivated.
Switching function readiness off
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Press the button.
The LED goes out.
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The indicator light goes out.
Automatic Hold is switched off.
If the vehicle is being held by Automatic Hold, press additionally on the brake pedal, when switching off.
Malfunction
If the parking brake fails or malfunctions, secure the vehicle against rolling before exiting.
A Check Control message is displayed.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away, for instance with a wheel chock, after existing the vehicle.
After a power failure
To reestablish parking brake functionality after a power failure:
1. Switch on standby state.
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Pull the switch while stepping
on the
brake pedal or selector lever position P is set
and then push.
This process may take a few seconds. Some mechanical sounds associated with this process are normal.
The indicator light is no longer
illuminated
as soon as the parking brake is
ready for operation again.
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the exterior mirror are
Wiper system
General information
Do not use the wipers if the windshield is dry, as
this may damage the wiper blades or cause them
to become worn more quickly.
Safety information
Warning
If the wipers start movin
Steptronic transmission
Concept
The Steptronic transmission combines the functions
of an automatic transmission with the possibility
of manual shifting, if needed.
Safety information
Warning
An unsecured vehicle can begin t
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The regenerative braking makes possible brake energy regeneration. The
electrical machine works
here as an alternator and brakes the gears via automatic transmission -
propeller shaft - rear axle
differential - output shafts. The high-voltage battery unit is charged with the
energy
Warning with braking function
Display
A warning symbol appears in the instrument
cluster and in the Head-up Display, where available,
if a collision with a detected vehicle is imminent.
Danger of collision with
vehicle
crossing from the right.
Danger of collision with
vehicle
crossing from the left.
Danger of collisi
