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EnglishDriving -> Parking brake for your BMW i4 2021-2025
Driving
CONTROLS
There is a risk of accident, injury, and prop-
erty damage. Do not leave children or ani-
mals unattended in the vehicle. Take the ve-
hicle key with you when exiting and lock the
vehicle.
Parking brake
Principle
The parking brake is used to prevent the vehi-
cle from rolling away when it is parked.
Overview
Safety information
Warning
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident,
injury, and property damage. Before leaving
the vehicle, secure the vehicle against rolling
away.
In order to ensure that the vehicle is secured
against rolling away, follow the following:
Parking brake
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Set the parking brake.
Automatic transmission: Make sure that
selector lever position P is engaged.
Setting the parking brake
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On uphill grades or on downhill slopes,
turn the front wheels in the direction of
the curb.
With a stationary vehicle
Pull the switch.
On uphill grades or on downhill slopes,
also secure the vehicle, for instance with
a wheel chock.
The LED illuminates.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates red.
Warning
The parking brake is set.
Unattended children or animals in the vehicle
can cause the vehicle to move and endanger
themselves and traffic, for example, due to
the following actions:
While driving
Use while driving serves as an emergency
braking function.
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Establishing standby.
Pull the switch and hold it. The vehicle
brakes hard while the switch is pulled.
Releasing the parking brake.
Opening and closing the doors or win-
dows.
The indicator light in the instrument
cluster illuminates red, a signal sounds,
and the brake lights illuminate.
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Engaging selector lever position N.
Using vehicle equipment.
A Check Control message is displayed.
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Driving
CONTROLS
The parking brake is engaged when the vehi-
cle is stationary.
1. Turn on standby state.
2.
Pull the switch while stepping on the
brake pedal or selector lever position P is
set and then push.
With Emergency Stop Assistant
Briefly pull the switch to trigger the
Emergency Stop Assistant.
This process may take a few seconds. Some
mechanical sounds associated with this proc-
ess are normal.
Additional information:
Emergency Stop Assistant, refer to page 189.
The indicator light is no longer illumi-
nated as soon as the parking brake is
ready for operation again.
Releasing the parking brake
Releasing the parking brake manually
1. Turn on drive-ready state.
Automatic Hold
2.
Press the switch while stepping on
the brake pedal or selector lever position P
is set.
Principle
Automatic Hold provides assistance by auto-
matically applying and releasing the brake,
e.g., when driving off on inclines or in stop-
and-go traffic.
The LED and the indicator light go out.
The parking brake is released.
The vehicle is automatically held in place when
it is stationary.
Releasing the parking brake
automatically
The parking brake is released automatically
when you drive off.
General information
The parking brake is automatically engaged
under the following conditions:
The LED and the indicator light go out.
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If drive-ready state is turned off.
Malfunction
If the parking brake fails or malfunctions, se-
cure the vehicle so that it does not roll away
before you exit.
If the driver’s door is opened while the vehi-
cle is stationary.
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If the parking brake is used to brake the
vehicle to a stop while driving.
A Check Control message is displayed.
Secure the vehicle against rolling away, for in-
stance with a wheel chock, after getting out of
the vehicle.
Safety information
Warning
After a power interruption
To reestablish parking brake operability after
a power interruption, an initialization may be
required.
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident,
injury, and property damage. Before leaving
the vehicle, secure the vehicle against rolling
away.
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