Auto H

xweb10 · 03-21-2015, 09:21 PM

I understand what Auto H does, but after you come to a complete stop and Auto H is engaged and you take your foot off the brake, are the brake lights still on until you give it gas?

jlstyle · 03-21-2015, 09:45 PM

Yes

turbotoy4me · 03-21-2015, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by jlstyle

Yes

Good question. It took me a while to feel comfortable that the brake lights were on at the stop lights.

hyde · 03-21-2015, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by turbotoy4me

Good question. It took me a while to feel comfortable that the brake lights were on at the stop lights.

Yes, lights are on and you can see the reflection of the 3rd light from inside.
You can couple this with Auto Start/Stop and it surprisingly takes off quick enough from complete stop (Hold and Engine Off) the moment you touch the gas pedal.

It took me a while to adjust my acceleration from a complete stop with auto-hold engaged, I was launching forward pretty quickly especially in Sport mode.

brissim · 03-21-2015, 11:58 PM

Its a fair question and I wondered about it at first as well (on our F25 X3). But at night at traffic lights I could see the reflection of the red brake lights either on the car behind or traffic signs - which disappeared when I put the foot on the accelerator and disengaged the auto hold.

Tony

wdimagineer · 03-22-2015, 12:18 AM

Yep. They do remain illuminated.

Funny story. On VW and Audi cars, they did not. And a number of accidents happened, resulting in them pulling the feature on US cars. They left a big blank button in its place.

You'd think tweaking the software would cost less. But no.

xweb10 · 03-22-2015, 12:19 AM

Thanks for the responses. I think I will use it more often.

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brissim Lieutenant 86 Rep 510 Posts Drives: X3 30d (2011 F25) - now sold Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (0)	Its a fair question and I wondered about it at first as well (on our F25 X3). But at night at traffic lights I could see the reflection of the red brake lights either on the car behind or traffic signs - which disappeared when I put the foot on the accelerator and disengaged the auto hold. Tony
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wdimagineer Major 358 Rep 1,377 Posts Drives: 2015 X5 M Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (0)	Yep. They do remain illuminated. Funny story. On VW and Audi cars, they did not. And a number of accidents happened, resulting in them pulling the feature on US cars. They left a big blank button in its place. You'd think tweaking the software would cost less. But no. __________________ Current: 2015 X5 M - Donington Grey/Mugello Red - DINANTRONICS Stage 2 + Free Flow Exhaust - Bimmerpost Featured! Past: Bimmerpost Featured 2014 X5 xDrive50i · 2014 Jeep SRT · 2013 Tesla Model S P85+ · Bimmerpost Featured 2013 F10 M5 · 2012 550 xDrive · 2011 M3 ZCP
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xweb10 Private First Class 89 Rep 164 Posts Drives: 2015 x5 35d Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the responses. I think I will use it more often.
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