BMW 320e - Vehicle operating state

Vehicle operating state
Vehicle equipment
This chapter describes all standard, country-spe‐
cific and optional equipment available for the
model series. It may therefore describe equip‐
ment and functions which are not installed in
your vehicle, for example on account of the spe‐
cial equipment selected or the country specifica‐
tion. This also applies to safety-relevant func‐
tions and systems. Please comply with the
relevant laws and regulations when using the
corresponding functions and systems.
General
Depending on the situation, the vehicle is in one
of the three states:
▷ Rest state.
▷ Standby state.
▷ Drive-ready state.
Rest state
Principle
If the vehicle is in rest state, it is switched off. All
electrical consumers are deactivated.
General
The vehicle is in rest state before you open it
from outside and once you have left the vehicle
and locked it.
Safety notes
WARNING
An unsecured vehicle can start moving and roll‐
ing away. There is a risk of accident. Before
leaving the vehicle, secure it to prevent it from
rolling away.
Observe the following to ensure that the vehi‐
cle is secured against rolling away:
▷ Apply the parking brake.
▷ Turn the front wheels towards the kerb on
upward or downward gradients.
▷ Additionally secure the vehicle on upward
or downward gradients, for example with a
chock.
WARNING
Unsupervised children or pets in the vehicle
can set the vehicle in motion and endanger
themselves or other road users, for example by
the following actions:
▷ Pressing the start/stop button.
▷ Releasing the parking brake.
▷ Opening and closing doors or windows.
▷ Engaging selector lever position N.
▷ Operating vehicle equipment.
There is a risk of accident or injury. Do not
leave children or pets unsupervised in the vehi‐
cle. When leaving the vehicle, take the vehicle
key with you and lock the vehicle.
Automatic rest state
The vehicle switches automatically to rest state,
for example under the following conditions:
▷ After a few minutes, if no operation is per‐
formed on the vehicle.
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