2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
2011 3 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW
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Driving<br />
Automatic transmission<br />
1. With the car at a standstill, move the selector<br />
lever to position P.<br />
2. Press the start/stop button.<br />
3. Forcefully apply the parking brake.<br />
4. Removing the remote control from the ignition<br />
lock, refer to page 50.<br />
Releasing<br />
Sports automatic transmission with<br />
double clutch<br />
1. With the car at a standstill, press the start/<br />
stop button.<br />
If the transmission is shifted into N when the<br />
engine is switched off, you will be notified<br />
visually and acoustically of this fact.<br />
2. Forcefully apply the parking brake.<br />
3. Remove remote control from the ignition<br />
lock, refer to page 50. The transmission is<br />
automatically shifted into transmission<br />
position P.<br />
Parking brake<br />
The parking brake is primarily intended to prevent<br />
the vehicle from rolling while parked; it<br />
brakes the rear wheels.<br />
Indicator lamp<br />
The indicator lamp is lit, and when you<br />
drive off an acoustic signal sounds in<br />
addition. The parking brake is still<br />
applied.<br />
Indicator lamp for Canadian models.<br />
Pull slightly upwards, press the button and<br />
lower the lever.<br />
In exceptional cases, if the parking brake<br />
has to be used to slow or stop the car, do<br />
not pull the lever up too hard. In doing so, continuously<br />
press the button of the parking brake<br />
lever.<br />
Otherwise, excessive force on the parking<br />
brake can lock up the rear wheels and cause the<br />
rear of the car to swerve.<<br />
To prevent corrosion and one-sided braking<br />
action, occasionally apply the parking<br />
brake lightly when the vehicle is slowly coming<br />
to a stop if the traffic conditions are suitable.<br />
The brake lamps do not light up when the parking<br />
brake is applied.<<br />
<strong>Manual</strong> transmission<br />
Applying<br />
The lever locks in position automatically.<br />
When shifting into 5th or 6th gear, press<br />
the gearshift lever to the right. Otherwise,<br />
the engine could be damaged if you inadvertently<br />
shift into 3rd or 4th gear.<<br />
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