Starter will stick-stay engaged

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Originally Posted by Qsilver7

Are you sure this isn't just the convenience start feature?

My 04 has this 'feature'. IMO it's the second most useless thing that BMW puts in for us.

Not to mention that once you get used to it, you find yourself unable to start your other cars on the first try because you just turn the key for a brief moment expecting it to crank until it starts.

(The most useless is the hatch 'soft close' feature. BMW already knows how to make a door close quite nicely. I really don't need an electric motor to pull it shut the last 1/2"... not to mention that unless you install those handy little helper springs, EVERY time you pop the hatch from the interior, when you get out and close the driver door, the convenience closer conveniently re-closes the hatch before you get around to the back.)