[bmargolis]

Clearly, I'm new at this 5 series thing. Another mildly frustrating feature is shutting the car down. I appears that I either have to press the START/STOP button twice OR press it once and then lock the car. Is there a way to only press the button ONCE and have the car completely shut down?

Thanks

[dhirm5]

Hold it down. The car will turn off w a long press.

[O.S.]

Wow i didnt know. I guess reading a manual does have some benefits. May be i should skim through it at least

Originally Posted by alokdhir

Hold it down. The car will turn off w a long press.

[Shake n Bake]

Had my car for 2 months and did not know that. Lol

[mspeasl]

Originally Posted by alokdhir

Hold it down. The car will turn off w a long press.

Had ours since last October and did not know it also........!

Tried it today and it did not work on my 528....??

[kel3]

since Feb and didn't know but it's logical... thx!

[AlBoston]

Originally Posted by bmargolis

Clearly, I'm new at this 5 series thing. Another mildly frustrating feature is shutting the car down. I appears that I either have to press the START/STOP button twice OR press it once and then lock the car. Is there a way to only press the button ONCE and have the car completely shut down?

Thanks

Aren't you going to lock the car anyway? I know if I was in RI or CT I definitely would

[Touring]

With this car I feel more like im rebooting it than turning it off.

[ICIC]

didn't know that either, will do this when don't lock the car

[raleedy]

It doesn't work. That is how previous models were set up, but the F10 and F25 require a much more complicated and awkward shut down.

[bmargolis]

That's how my 2009 M3 worked, but the 5er doesn't do that. A second push seems to be required. March 2011 build.

[BMWrules7]

Well, I like it this way where u have to push it twice. The logic behind this is to keep the radio playing your favorite song whilst you exit.

More importantly, this feature conditions you to lock the vehicle.

Nevertheless, for emergency reasons the car should be designed to completely shutdown after a long depress.

Originally Posted by bmargolis

That's how my 2009 M3 worked, but the 5er doesn't do that. A second push seems to be required. March 2011 build.

[F11-Diesel]

My F11 only switches off by a second push or by locking it.

[raleedy]

Originally Posted by BMWrules7

Well, I like it this way where u have to push it twice. The logic behind this is to keep the radio playing your favorite song whilst you exit.

More importantly, this feature conditions you to lock the vehicle.

That comment could hardly be more absurd. And by the way, when you press the button a second time, just make sure your foot isn't on the brake or clutch. Otherwise, the @#$%^& engine will start up again.

[BMWrules7]

Why do you think it's absurd to think that the radio should stay on while the occupants exit the vehicle?

This practice was started by the American cars. Although, all you had to do was open and close the door and the radio would shut off without any user intervention.

BMW requires an explicit action to turn off the radio. This, of course, is typical for BMW. Like the wipers won't just turn on when it rains as it requires an explicit action by the driver. And so on!

These seemingly absurd features make sense from a product standpoint.

[QUOTE=raleedy;9392105]

Originally Posted by BMWrules7

Well, I like it this way where u have to push it twice. The logic behind this is to keep the radio playing your favorite song whilst you exit.

More importantly, this feature conditions you to lock the vehicle.

That comment could hardly be more absurd. And by the way, when you press the button a second time, just make sure your foot isn't on the brake or clutch. Otherwise, the @#$%^

[raleedy]

Originally Posted by BMWrules7

Why do you think it's absurd to think that the radio should stay on while the occupants exit the vehicle?

This practice was started by the American cars. Although, all you had to do was open and close the door and the radio would shut off without any user intervention.

I didn't mean it quite that way. I think it's odd that BMW requires extra action (a second press, or locking the car) to shut down the "radio ready" state. I don't care to have the radio serenade me out the door. I suspect I'm not alone in this, but I realize some people like it that way. Until this new approach was adopted by BMW, there was a choice. I always shut my car down with a long press. I don't see any good reason for eliminating that option. Now it's too easy to leave the car in an active state without intending to, or even to restart the engine inadvertently if your foot's still on the brake when you do the double press. It's not a good marketing strategy to design a car in such a way that it can easily make you feel stupid or inept.

[bobblehead]

does not work with the "one long press" for my Canadian F10

[cliveywolves]

mY F10 does not switch off with 1 long press...

[bmargolis]

The #2 reply was wrong of course. One long press will not work.

[bobblehead]

# 2 has 2011 X5 (profile). Not the same setup for F10.

[Needsdecaf]

Originally Posted by alokdhir

Hold it down. The car will turn off w a long press.

Not on my car.

[BimmerUKF10]

The long press thing worked with the E60, but not the F10 / 11 guys.