The concept
The parking brake is primarily intended to prevent the vehicle from rolling while parked; it brakes the rear wheels.

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Switching the system on/off
Press the left or right side of the button
on the CD/DVD player in the rear for the
respective page.
Rear entertainment and screens are switched
on/off.
After switching off the ignition, ...
Easy to operate iDrive
Then there's the iDrive.
After testing a series of BMW's this year, I am starting to take a more
German approach to the iDrive. Americans are just stupid.
Please don't be offended by that if you ...
System limits
Personal responsibility
The High-beam Assistant cannot serve as
a substitute for the driver's personal judgment
of when to use the high beams. Therefore, manually
switch off the high beams in ...
