My car won't stop on ice from stationary! E46 DSC, ABS help
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Evening all,
I'm a little bit freaked out by my BMW 330ci auto at the moment, so much so I don't actually want to drive it now and would quite happily sell it.
I'll explain the problem with hope that someone can give a solution and restore my faith in the old girl.
Outside on the road we have a mixture of tarmac, fluffly snow on the edges and shiny/compacted snow that's frozen. Tonight when i got outside the house (having driven over the slippy ice already), I attempted to stop. Already doing a crawl I applied the brakes and car would not stop. Applying the handbrake did make it stop. At this point I'm still in the middle of my little road. I attempt to pull over and park the car. From the handbrake on position, I apply the foot brake and release the handbrake. Immediately the car creeps forward even with my foot on the brake. I attept to turn and nothing happens, still the car goes forward. By fluke I manage to get it into the fluffly snow and we stop (which is where I got out).
Yesterday morning the DSC had a panic with the ice and promptly disabled itself and I drove off with no problems.
Right now I feel the car is possessed as when I apply the brakes whilst stationary I expect the car to stay at a stand still, not start driving forward.
My only theory is that the ABS releases the brakes and being an auto the drive kicked in.
What's the solution?
update: lots of googles searches say that in drive, the front brakes are effective but the rear wheels will continue to turn on ice. To stop, put the car in neutral. Should work but seems mental. Can anyone confirm?
I'm a little bit freaked out by my BMW 330ci auto at the moment, so much so I don't actually want to drive it now and would quite happily sell it.
I'll explain the problem with hope that someone can give a solution and restore my faith in the old girl.
Outside on the road we have a mixture of tarmac, fluffly snow on the edges and shiny/compacted snow that's frozen. Tonight when i got outside the house (having driven over the slippy ice already), I attempted to stop. Already doing a crawl I applied the brakes and car would not stop. Applying the handbrake did make it stop. At this point I'm still in the middle of my little road. I attempt to pull over and park the car. From the handbrake on position, I apply the foot brake and release the handbrake. Immediately the car creeps forward even with my foot on the brake. I attept to turn and nothing happens, still the car goes forward. By fluke I manage to get it into the fluffly snow and we stop (which is where I got out).
Yesterday morning the DSC had a panic with the ice and promptly disabled itself and I drove off with no problems.
Right now I feel the car is possessed as when I apply the brakes whilst stationary I expect the car to stay at a stand still, not start driving forward.
My only theory is that the ABS releases the brakes and being an auto the drive kicked in.
What's the solution?
update: lots of googles searches say that in drive, the front brakes are effective but the rear wheels will continue to turn on ice. To stop, put the car in neutral. Should work but seems mental. Can anyone confirm?
Edited by nixon1 on Wednesday 8th February 20:42
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