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Old 01-19-2009, 04:01 PM
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in the e70 you have to press the brake before the push button start, so i thought it would be the same in the 5 and 6 series?
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Old 01-19-2009, 04:03 PM
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in the e70 you have to press the brake before the push button start, so i thought it would be the same in the 5 and 6 series?
Depends completely on the year.
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my E70 and my 04 545 you have to press the brake before it let you start.
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Old 01-19-2009, 04:10 PM
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my E70 and my 04 545 you have to press the brake before it let you start.
That is exceptionally ODD considering my 545 did not require that
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My 08 535 requires it.

And so does my wife.
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Old 01-19-2009, 04:21 PM
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My 08 535 requires it.

And so does my wife.
you have to step on your wife before you can start her?

yes, the pedal is hard because the vacuum for brake boost is not available when the motor is off. i find myself stepping on it too sometimes. im my 540 i got to clutch to turn the car on
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I thought this thread was a spam ad for those little blue pills :-)
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Mine is HARD when I get in and stays hard until I get out.
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...im my 540 i got to clutch to turn the car on
Yes, same in my '01 3.0, same in my Vette, same in every manual trans I've driven in a long time.

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