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Originally Posted by deutsch100
BMW (well, actually any modern car in the last 30 years or so) was well engineered to back out of a garage with a cold engine. Have you ever seen how many cold starts car manufacturers perform when designing and testing cars? This is especially true of ALL German cars, as they do extensive testing in the very, very bitter cold of Northern Sweden! Trust me, it is fine to start your car, use the engine and Reverese gear to pull your car out of the driveway. Not to sound like a jerk, or rude, but trying to roll your expensive BMW out of the garage, because you are afraid to start a cold engine is kinda weird!  |
I am not afraid to start the engine and drive out of the driveway, but sometimes I have to take the car out of the garage and leave it in the driveway, so I don't like starting the engine, reverse a few feet and shut it off again. I'm a mechanical Engineer, so I know what kind of stress the engine is put through at every cold start... The car is leased so I shouldn't have to worry about this, but my passion for mechanics makes me care for it...
but nevermind the reason of my question, I can't believe that it is impossible to put he car in N without starting the engine...