So, got my "MY13" today, it's an auto box but can't seem to get my head round the electronic parking break.

Ok, ok my last car with one fitted, it auto came on when you went static and hold the foot break for a short period of time, you. Ever needed to touch it, went you plugged in your setbelt, it went off, same when you went static at light, it auto held the car allowing you to remove your foot off the foot break. This one, when static at light, take your foot off the fooot break and the car just starts moving. I am missing something?

It's released automatically when you press the accelerator and will auto hold on an incline but remains inactive when just stopped on the flat.

Thank you. So no need to take it off, just start, gear shift to drive, foot down and go? And if say on a incline at a set of lights, it will auto hold allowing you take your foot off the foot break?

Brake  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

apart from my 12 hour shift spelling mistake (my bad) am I right?

I only know as I once worked in the trade and would have had my ass kicked as an apprentice, I can't write without spellcheck. Interestingly I picked this up with a sale manager in York BMW years ago with it written up on the new car spec as in ceramic brakes spelt breaks. Still the same days later and at that level its and own goal having been informed, but they were a set of charlatans and thief's (not slanderous as they had to give me a brand new car after trying the shaft me with a load of tat (at then £35K) described as new that was not). FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

shamus5178 wrote:

Thank you. So no need to take it off, just start, gear shift to drive, foot down and go? And if say on a incline at a set of lights, it will auto hold allowing you take your foot off the foot break?

And if you want a quick getaway at the lights, apply electric handbrake (launch control) manually as the gearbox disengages "neural functioning" and selects first gear!
Very quick off from the lights..... MY15
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
Surround Camera System
InControl Apps soon to be replaced with CarPlay (WIP)
Meridian Premium Surround Sound
Digital Audio Broadcast
Timed Climate
Cruise ECO Data
Follow Me Home Reverse
Extra Features Menu
Picture In Motion
4x4i screen (WIP)
Digital Broadcast TV
Meridian Rear Media with WIFI
Factory Powered Tailgate
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
Reverse Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
Electrochromatic Wing Mirrors (WIP)

Yorky Bob wrote:

I only know as I once worked in the trade and would have had my ass kicked as an apprentice, I can't write without spellcheck. Interestingly I picked this up with a sale manager in York BMW years ago with it written up on the new car spec as in ceramic brakes spelt breaks. Still the same days later and at that level its and own goal having been informed, but they were a set of charlatans and thief's (not slanderous as they had to give me a brand new car after trying the shaft me with a load of tat (at then £35K) described as new that was not).

I think you will find its Thieves not Thief's  MY 09 GS manual in Lago Grey, Wood Co arm rest and side bumper strips - now sold.

MY 15 SD4 SE Auto Orkney Grey with colour coded Bumper Door Mouldings

Ah... hoist with his own petard eh?

tenet wrote:

Yorky Bob wrote:

I only know as I once worked in the trade and would have had my ass kicked as an apprentice, I can't write without spellcheck. Interestingly I picked this up with a sale manager in York BMW years ago with it written up on the new car spec as in ceramic brakes spelt breaks. Still the same days later and at that level its and own goal having been informed, but they were a set of charlatans and thief's (not slanderous as they had to give me a brand new car after trying the shaft me with a load of tat (at then £35K) described as new that was not).

I think you will find its Thieves not Thief's

I had spotted that but let it go honest. Full marks though. mind you tell the spell checker that as it accepted it.  FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Wife has just done the same with brake and break in a mail too me . She blames rushing not her grammar. FL2 MY10 TD4 GS traded in at 2 years
FL2 MY13 TD4 GS Current

Last edited by Yorky Bob on 1st Jun 2017 9:07 am. Edited 1 time in total

Thanks all

Its nice to be back, pics when i eventually get some time of said new to me FL2

Thanks all

Its nice to be back, pics when i eventually get some time of said new to me FL2