08 LCI w auto trans stuck in Park
02-13-2008, 06:05 AM
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Originally Posted by HPIA4v2' post='530842' date='Feb 13 2008, 08:59 AM
Not sure about seat-belt but if driver door is open you won't be able to put it in reverse. It happen to me and I wonder for a second before realizing this.
02-13-2008, 06:08 AM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='530847' date='Feb 13 2008, 10:05 AM
Well I have the Sport Auto and this is not true for me. Just the other day there was a thread about a unrecognized warning message someone had received. To test my idea that it was the door ajar warning I went to my car in the parking garage, started the car, put it in reverse and started to back out. All with the drivers door open. I was trying to force the door ajar warning which I eventually got, but it did allow my to put the car in reverse and even in D with the door open.
My car allowed me to put in reverse but once I was rolling it put the trans back into 'P' (with door open/ajar). Yes I have Sport auto with paddle shifter.
02-13-2008, 06:15 AM
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Originally Posted by HPIA4v2' post='530849' date='Feb 13 2008, 09:08 AM
Ehm, did you start backing up?
My car allowed me to put in reverse but once I was rolling it put the trans back into 'P' (with door open/ajar). Yes I have Sport auto with paddle shifter.
My car allowed me to put in reverse but once I was rolling it put the trans back into 'P' (with door open/ajar). Yes I have Sport auto with paddle shifter.
02-13-2008, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='530851' date='Feb 13 2008, 10:15 AM
I did, but a very short distance. I'll try it again today at some point, maybe I didn't go far enough. Again my goal was the door ajar warning and I did get that...
02-13-2008, 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='530867' date='Feb 13 2008, 10:02 AM
I think it will let you roll back as long as your foot is still on the brake. Try going in reverse with the door open and lift your foot completely off the brake. I think that will cause the car to shift itself into park automatically. (Obviously, if you need to back up in reverse with the door open, you'll have to use two feet...)
02-13-2008, 04:12 PM
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That issue (SAT not going into drive) has happened to me twice. Both times I started the car and sat for several minutes without putting the seatbelt on. If I recall correctly, putting the seatbelt on before trying to go into drive didn't help. Both times I simply shut off the car and restarted. All was fine (but I did have the seatbelt on and immediately put it in drive). I think my 550i needs a spring trip to the dealer for the SAT issue and the iPod playlist issue.
02-13-2008, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='530872' date='Feb 13 2008, 10:12 AM
That's likely the answer Rudy. I simply let the modest pull of the engine move me backwards a bit and kept my foot on the brake...
But I will keep an eye out for the stuck in Park issue, seems to be going around.
02-13-2008, 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='530846' date='Feb 13 2008, 10:05 AM
Gene, you don't indicate your ride so perhaps this doen't apply ... I am no more uncomfortable with my drive by wire than I am riding a 767 or any of the fly by wire aircraft.
If I was I would not be in a comtemporary Bimmer.
S**t happens now and then.
If I was I would not be in a comtemporary Bimmer.
S**t happens now and then.
My fear is less for my life and more for my patience.
I'm hoping that Boeing spends more time on redundency and fail safes than even BMW.
The worst story I've heard wasn't a BMW. It was my friend's Saab 9. Drive by wire shifter sytarted to malfunction day 2 out of the showroom. He didn't get the car back for 2 weeks. It failed again 3 weeks later. Another 4 days in the shop.
02-13-2008, 05:27 PM
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02-13-2008, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='531167' date='Feb 13 2008, 09:07 PM
Not to hijack the thread, but tried to reverse with door open this evening and had no problem backing up with foot completely off the brake. Now I did not get up much speed as I was in my office parking garage but my car will let me back up with driver's door open...
But I will keep an eye out for the stuck in Park issue, seems to be going around.
But I will keep an eye out for the stuck in Park issue, seems to be going around.