BMW Managed to Take the Automatic Transmission to an Even Weirder Place.

"Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis" (Dwhite95) 04/19/2016 at 22:52 • Filed to: None

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I drove an X5M tonight, power is pretty damn good and the sound is amazing. But I was given instructions on how it works, why? The transmission has no park gear. It has a parking brake, but you are under no obligation to use it. Seriously, you can just turn the car off while the transmission is in drive, reverse or neutral and the car couldnt care less.

It makes no sense to me...

jimz > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 22:54

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it probably automatically goes into Park when you shut the car off.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 22:56

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This would be good for me. I sometimes forget to put autos into park. I shut of the engine, then I’m like “WTF why is the key stuck!....oh yeah.” Then my wife acts like I’m stupid and I remind her that she should have bought a manual trans car.

Connqr > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 22:56

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Rich people are too lazy for park.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > jimz 04/19/2016 at 22:56

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Yup

Leadbull > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 22:56

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My stickshift has no park gear. It has a parking break, but you are under no obligation to use it. Seriously, you can just turn the car off while the transmission is in first, second, third, fourth, fifth, reverse or neutral and the car couldn’t care less.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Leadbull 04/19/2016 at 22:57

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But you have a manual, its totally expected there.

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 23:01

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Yeah. I don't trust that at all. I don't even trust the park in the 4runner. I always use park and the parking brake.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > Connqr 04/19/2016 at 23:02

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Admittedly thats why I have a job right now.

Sam > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 23:05

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I mean, it’s all electronic anyways. So it kinda makes sense. Also, that brown combined with the black + brown stitching is super awesome.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 04/19/2016 at 23:12

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This happens pretty much every time I drive my wife's car.

1111111111111111111111 > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 23:13

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So does it work like a sequential shifter, and just resets to first, or something when you stop?

whoarder is tellurium > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 23:14

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Not really new, but definitely foreign to the regular automotive world.

Automatic equipped buses, medium duty trucks, etc. have no park selection. You must use the parking brake... so can brake while you park.

Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis > whoarder is tellurium 04/19/2016 at 23:15

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Like I said though, there is no requirement to use the parking brake in this case.

whoarder is tellurium > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 23:19

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The rich and famous simply cannot be bothered with shifting into park. Takes too much time out of their day.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Leadbull 04/19/2016 at 23:20

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Unless you leave it in neutral AND choose not to use the parking brake, that could end badly.

ttyymmnn > Leadbull 04/19/2016 at 23:22

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Svart Smart, traded in his Smart > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/19/2016 at 23:51

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So is there a parking pawl, perhaps one that’s activated electronically without the driver’s input?

PatBateman > whoarder is tellurium 04/20/2016 at 00:33

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T he rich and famous Douchebags simply cannot be bothered with shifting into park. Takes too much time out of their day.

Leadbull > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 04/20/2016 at 00:42

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#yolo

Leadbull > ttyymmnn 04/20/2016 at 00:43

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Danke

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Dwhite - Powered by Caffeine, Daft Punk, and Corgis 04/20/2016 at 02:25

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While Mercedes has a button to engage park, it isn’t a necessity. Been this way on quite a few models for a few years now. BMW probably works similarly. Either the park pawl is engaged electronically, or the the parking brake is engaged electronically.

ttyymmnn > Leadbull 04/20/2016 at 08:14

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Bitte.

Meatcoma > Svart Smart, traded in his Smart 04/20/2016 at 08:27

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It just stays in gear like a manual.