Park and Reverse

[CLCX5]

So how long will it be until I stop putting the car into Reverse when I meant to put it in Park? After 27 years of pushing the gear shift forward to park I keep finding myself rolling backward and wondering why!

[MattBianco]

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My wife: "one of these days I am going to crush the kids' scooters in the garage because I think it is in park when it is still in drive". She comes form a Merc.

[Gilly1964]

Anyone worked out why pushing the gear shift forwards makes the car go backwards and vice versa?

[LatinBimmer]

Originally Posted by Gilly1964

Anyone worked out why pushing the gear shift forwards makes the car go backwards and vice versa?

That's easy, just follow the order of the gear shit...R is on top, so you have to push on top

[5tony]

I learned to just shut the car off. Puts it in park every time.

[hyde]

Why do you move the shifter to put the vehicle in Park? It's a button, better yet don't even touch it, just turn off the engine.

Originally Posted by 5tony

I learned to just shut the car off. Puts it in park every time.

And switches the lever back to D if you are in M/S mode. I love that nifty trick. I don't remember the last time I used P or the Parking Brake in a BMW.

[CLCX5]

Originally Posted by hyde

Why do you move the shifter to put the vehicle in Park? It's a button, better yet don't even touch it, just turn off the engine.

Well, that's my point. I forget it's a button and just from habit push it into reverse nearly every time. I'll try just turning it off.

[hyde]

Originally Posted by CLCX5

Well, that's my point. I forget it's a button and just from habit push it into reverse nearly every time. I'll try just turning it off.

Will be a second nature before you know it.

[Baunton]

Originally Posted by hyde

Why do you move the shifter to put the vehicle in Park? It's a button, better yet don't even touch it, just turn off the engine.



And switches the lever back to D if you are in M/S mode. I love that nifty trick. I don't remember the last time I used P or the Parking Brake in a BMW.

+1

[turbotoy4me]

It does take a while but it will soon be second nature.

Hyde thanks for the tip. I am going to start doing this.

[CLCX5]

Probably a dumb question, but what is M/S mode?

[LatinBimmer]

Manual / Sport mode?

[hyde]

Originally Posted by CLCX5

Probably a dumb question, but what is M/S mode?

Manual Shifter, also in the past turned on "Sport" transmission. Unlike other SUV's like Benz, it allows you to actually upshift & downshift, whereas in other vehicles (not 2015's, I haven't driven those) it acted as "Limiter" so it didn't actually allow you to upshift and coast at higher rpms, but with BMW M/S you are actually able to upshift and go up a gear, all the way to highest possible for the speed you are traveling.

Now, we have M/S and a separate, completely independent Sport mode by using the rocker. To be honest, I haven't had the need to use this since transmission in F15 is much quicker than E70 (so far) and it's almost useless when downshifting to use as engine braking.

[CLCX5]

Thank you! Very helpful explanation!