Questions you thought were too dumb to ask E53 edition

[racingbmwm3]

There isn't a Reverse or Park inhibitor though.

[Qsilver7]

Originally Posted by racingbmwm3

There isn't a Reverse or Park inhibitor though.

...the brake pedal needs to be depressed before the gear select lever can be moved from D into R or P. The lever can be pushed from D into N...but to go from N to D, the brake pedal has to be depressed first.

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by Qsilver7

...the brake pedal needs to be depressed before the gear select lever can be moved from D into R or P. The lever can be pushed from D into N...but to go from N to D, the brake pedal has to be depressed first.

I haven't had a chance to test it in the E53, as it is an "all-wheel" drive, but I have tested it in the rear-wheel drive E34 and E39...

when I rocked the car out of a deep snow, i moved the gear selector from R to D without touching the brakes - it is a special built-in feature for "rocking" a car out of a deep snow or sand... the shifting had to be done fast and if i would delay a moment, then i would have to start rocking again as i had to press the brake...

not sure if the E53 has it...

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

I haven't had a chance to test it in the E53, as it is an "all-wheel" drive, but I have tested it in the rear-wheel drive E34 and E39...

when I rocked the car out of a deep snow, i moved the gear selector from R to D without touching the brakes - it is a special built-in feature for "rocking" a car out of a deep snow or sand... the shifting had to be done fast and if i would delay a moment, then i would have to start rocking again as i had to press the brake...

not sure if the E53 has it...

Last I knew rocking a vehicle with an automatic made the tow truck driver grin.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Last I knew rocking a vehicle with an automatic made the tow truck driver grin.

Yup, if you do it wrong (usually meaning too much). I was able to rock my E53 with no damage. You have to use the weight of the vehicle to your advantage, and not fight it.

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by JCL

Yup, if you do it wrong (usually meaning too much). I was able to rock my E53 with no damage. You have to use the weight of the vehicle to your advantage, and not fight it.

the tow truck driver probably was used to buicks and olds - and not familiar with the bimmers...

rocked myself out of snow - it was several years ago, during one of the bigger snow blizzards in the NE USA... i dug out the car on the right side (a car parked right to me was dug out, and on the left there was a huge snow bank), squeezed into the passenger side, and started to rock the car... made it out of the snow hill that the car was buriend under on 3 1/2 sides, rolled it over top of the snow behind the car... had the car parked on the next spot, that a neighbor cleaned up - almost started a neighborly fight!!! it was an apartment, why should i clean their parking lots???

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

the tow truck driver probably was used to buicks and olds - and not familiar with the bimmers...

rocked myself out of snow - it was several years ago, during one of the bigger snow blizzards in the NE USA... i dug out the car on the right side (a car parked right to me was dug out, and on the left there was a huge snow bank), squeezed into the passenger side, and started to rock the car... made it out of the snow hill that the car was buriend under on 3 1/2 sides, rolled it over top of the snow behind the car... had the car parked on the next spot, that a neighbor cleaned up - almost started a neighborly fight!!! it was an apartment, why should i clean their parking lots???

In this part of the country the person that digs out a parking space normally mark it with a piece of furniture, the most common is a chair. People know better then to park in a space that has been marked.