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Originally Posted by Derboy
This happened to me twice today. Both times at the entrance and exit to a multi storey car park.
When I stopped at the barrier to press a button/insert my ticket, the engine stopped as part of the start/stop function but when I released the brake, and the engine restarted, DCT went into N instead of drive.
Hasn't happened since or when in traffic, but slightly concerned in case it does.
Has anyone else experienced or heard about this?
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Can't say I've ever heard of, or experienced this problem before. I personally don't like the stop/start feature, and make a point of turning it OFF as part of my startup procedure EVERY time. Yes, I know BMW tell us the starter motor is beefed up to withstand what could be almost continuous use in city driving, but I believe it's an added unnecessary strain on the system, particularly on these big engined cars. On the rare occasions I've forgotten to switch it off, at a junction it's all suddenly gone unexpectedly quiet, traffic lights change, mad panic sets in and the throttle pedal is buried in the carpet and at best results in a 'number 11' away from the junction!
