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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Ride & Handling
One of my main criticisms of the regular X5, which was redesigned for the
2007 model year, is its regular suspension doesn't offer the balance between
ride comfort and handling prowess that I've c ...
Buttons at a glance
Buttons at a glance
1 System on/off, interrupt
2 Resume speed
3 Store speed
4 Reduce distance
5 Store, maintain/change speed
6 Increase distance ...
Vehicle equipment
All standard, country-specific and optional
equipment that is offered in the model series is
described in this chapter. Therefore, equipment
is also described that is not available in a vehicle,
e ...
