2011 1 Series Owner's Manual without iDrive - Irvine BMW

Vehicle parkingTo prevent the vehicle from rolling,always select position P and apply theparking brake before leaving the vehicle withthe engine running. With the ignition switched on or the enginerunning, the selector lever can be movedout of position P.> Before moving the lever away from P or Nwith the vehicle stationary, first depress thebrake; otherwise, the selector lever will beprevented from moving: shiftlock.To prevent the vehicle from creepingafter you select a driving position,depress the brake until you are ready tostart.