F10 M5 easy exit

[R8VBV]

Does anyone know how to get the steering wheel to move out the way when put in P? Mine did it, but now doesn't, not sure what I changed. Also is there a way to get the chair to auto move back too?

[HoHoHo]

R8VBV said:

Does anyone know how to get the steering wheel to move out the way when put in P? Mine did it, but now doesn't, not sure what I changed. Also is there a way to get the chair to auto move back too?

Easy way is to get it to the dealers - sounds like it's broke

[V5Ade]

Mine only does that when I turn the ingnition off by pressing the 'Start' button.

[R8VBV]

HoHoHo said:

R8VBV said:

Does anyone know how to get the steering wheel to move out the way when put in P? Mine did it, but now doesn't, not sure what I changed. Also is there a way to get the chair to auto move back too?

Easy way is to get it to the dealers - sounds like it's broke

Not sure it's broken as it did it today. It must be something to do with the memory settings and how I turn the car off.

Out of interest, what is the correct way to turn it off? I put it in N, engage the parking brake, press the ignition button to turn the engine off and then hold the ignition button with my foot off the brake to engage the park gear. This is normally the moment the wheel moves out the way. Is this the right process? It is annoying it doesn't have a P gear on the shifter.

[Andy M]

Do you swap your keys?

You may have different profiles loaded into each key; one set for easy exit, the other not.

[HoHoHo]

R8VBV said:

HoHoHo said:

R8VBV said:

Does anyone know how to get the steering wheel to move out the way when put in P? Mine did it, but now doesn't, not sure what I changed. Also is there a way to get the chair to auto move back too?

Easy way is to get it to the dealers - sounds like it's broke

Not sure it's broken as it did it today. It must be something to do with the memory settings and how I turn the car off.

Out of interest, what is the correct way to turn it off? I put it in N, engage the parking brake, press the ignition button to turn the engine off and then hold the ignition button with my foot off the brake to engage the park gear. This is normally the moment the wheel moves out the way. Is this the right process? It is annoying it doesn't have a P gear on the shifter.

I simply turned the car off and then placed the gear lever in R with brake applied and then pulled the handbrake lever at some point as well.

[V5Ade]

HoHoHo said:

I simply turned the car off and then placed the gear lever in R with brake applied and then pulled the handbrake lever at some point as well.

I do exactly the same.

[ds666]

Why do you put it in reverse ? I think they automatically go into park when you press the ignition button twice ? It always starts in park too ?

[V5Ade]

ds666 said:

Why do you put it in reverse ? I think they automatically go into park when you press the ignition button twice ? It always starts in park too ?

I put it into reverse so it selects P, I didn't realise that hitting the ignition button twice did the same thing.

[3litreman]

All you have to do for park is simple
1)stop pull hand brake button
2)turn ignition button off it will go straight to park
that's all you have to do mate anyway how is the beast ??

[HoHoHo]

I was simply told that's the procedure by BMW

[R8VBV]

3litreman said:

All you have to do for park is simple
1)stop pull hand brake button
2)turn ignition button off it will go straight to park
that's all you have to do mate anyway how is the beast ??

It's going very well thanks. Really enjoying the car. 14.6MPG at the moment though. I've decided to take the MPG reading off the instrument panel.

[3litreman]

My average was 22 mpg but I drove up to see family in july and was seeing 30 mpg steady run left at 4am!

[Wills2]

Just turn the engine off it goes straight into P no need to select R etc....

[ds666]

I'm pretty sure that if you press the off button once it doesn't go into park -indeed I think mine warns you that you that the car car roll away - you either have to press it again or leave the car and lock it for it to go into park .
So then I press the button again whilst holding my foot on the brake and it restarts ....

[Wills2]

Yes pressing twice it's second nature to me now so I just term it as switching the engine off, hand/e brake on of course

[RichardM5]

If you turn off the engine while in N, then you get a warning, pretss Start/Stop again and the ignition goes off and Park is engaged.

If you turn off the ignition in D, R or 1/2 then you don't get a warning and park is engaged straight away.

[Wills2]

RichardM5 said:

If you turn off the engine while in N, then you get a warning, pretss Start/Stop again and the ignition goes off and Park is engaged.

If you turn off the ignition in D, R or 1/2 then you don't get a warning and park is engaged straight away.

Good clarification, just don't open the door! I've got myself in a circler, Warning! Bong! Engine on/Engine off, Warning! Bong! etc....button pressing fest/mess before doing that.