User Manual - Page 110

For 2018 BMW 7 Series. Series: 7 Series

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WARNING
Unattended children or animals can
cause the vehicle to move and endanger them‐
selves and traffic, e.g., due to the following ac‐
tions:
Pressing the Start/Stop button.
Releasing the parking brake.
Opening and closing the doors or win‐
dows.
Engaging selector lever position N.
Using vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accidents or injuries. Do not
leave children or animals unattended in the ve‐
hicle. Take the remote control with you when
exiting and lock the vehicle.◀
Switching on drive-ready state
1.
Close the driver's door.
2. Depress brake pedal.
3. Press the Start/Stop button.
Most of the indicator/warning lights in the
instrument cluster illuminate for a varied
length of time depending on the duration
of the system check.
Depending on the prerequisite, the electric
drive-ready state or a combustion engine start
is possible.
Electric drive-ready state
General information
The vehicle is ready for driving without starting
the combustion engine.
Functional requirements
The electric drive-ready state is possible, if the
prerequisites for electric driving, refer to
page 112, are fulfilled.
Display in the instrument cluster
When the drive-ready state is
switched on, READY is dis‐
played in the instrument cluster.
Starting the combustion engine
Functional requirements
The combustion engine is started under the
following conditions when the drive-ready
state is switched on, refer to page 110:
The temperature of the hybrid system is
too high or too low.
The high-voltage battery has an insuffi‐
cient charge.
Driving away
1.
Switch on drive-ready state.
2. Engage selector lever position D, M/S or R.
3. Release the parking brake.
4. Drive away.
Switching off drive-ready state
After stopping the vehicle:
1.
Engage selector lever position P.
2. Press the Start/Stop button.
3. Set the parking brake.
After parking the vehicle, you may hear noises
due to operation of the hybrid system, such as
for cooling of the high-voltage battery.
Auto Start/Stop function
Concept
The Auto Start/Stop function helps save fuel.
The system switches off the combustion en‐
gine when conditions for electric driving have
been met. The standby state remains on.
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