M2 finishes in Park in Neutral?

Stevieno1 · 03-13-2023, 05:21 PM

I've had my M2 LCI for about a month. The guy at the dealership told me to put it in Park, you just cut the engine whilst in gear - Reverse or Drive. He showed me if you cut the engine in Neutral you get a prompt warning you to put the car in gear to stop it rolling and that the doors won't lock, that it will toot the horn to warn you you've not put the car in Park.

Sounds simple enough.

Tonight I cut the engine in Neutral and got the warning on the dash and the centre console. When I pressed the start/stop button a 2nd time to turn off the power, on the dash the gear changes from 'N' to 'P' - and I can lock the car. Is this meant to happen?

Also does it matter what gear I use for Park? Like in a manual car if I'm parked on an incline I'd put it in 1st and downhill put in reverse to stop it rolling. Is this the same for a DCT or does it matter?

ShortSides · 03-13-2023, 05:58 PM

I was told to put it in neutral, raise the E brake and then press the start/stop button 2 times.

Kikuchiyo · 03-13-2023, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevieno1

Also does it matter what gear I use for Park? Like in a manual car if I'm parked on an incline I'd put it in 1st and downhill put in reverse to stop it rolling. Is this the same for a DCT or does it matter?

I suppose gear of higher ratio (1st or reverse) is recommended in order to generate higher resistance against rotation of the drive train.
However I am not sure if the direction (forward or backward) matters when the engine is not running.
I always put the gear (6MT) in reverse regardless of the direction of inclination.

Stevieno1 · 03-13-2023, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortSides

I was told to put it in neutral, raise the E brake and then press the start/stop button 2 times.

So thats exactly what I did tonight and doing this puts the car in Park. Kinda makes the 'roll away' warning pointless.

Ggeezer · 03-13-2023, 08:09 PM

You have two options to put the DCT in Park:

1) Leave the car in gear (1st or Reverse) and push the Start / Stop Button once

2) Leave the car in Neutral and push the Start / Stop Button twice, leaving your foot off the brake for the second push.

BMW published a video about the quirks of the DCT here and one of the items is how to engage Park:

Stevieno1 · 03-14-2023, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Ggeezer

You have two options to put the DCT in Park:

1) Leave the car in gear (1st or Reverse) and push the Start / Stop Button once

2) Leave the car in Neutral and push the Start / Stop Button twice, leaving your foot off the brake for the second push.

BMW published a video about the quirks of the DCT here and one of the items is how to engage Park:

I totally never realised that stopping in gear requires 1 button press onlu! To me, when I cut the engine but the centre console is still on/radio is still on etc that's the equivalent of having the first notched turned for the electrics in a manual car - never realised I could just exit the car like this, lock it and then it automatically shuts everything down. I thought you had to press the button a 2nd time to fully shut down.

I tried both options and got the toot of the horn this time whilst trying to lock the car in N when the dashboard was still powered on, but for me option 1 is way better - thanks for the help.

BadgerDog · 03-20-2023, 12:22 AM

This is a really unintuitive way of working the trans. There was a simple p button on my z4 dct and it was dead obvious how to work it... And no way possible to have it end up in neutral requiring the car to honk at you in warning. It just popped to park if you turned it off.

I can't imagine why they removed that.

03-13-2023, 05:21 PM	#1
Stevieno1 New Member 0 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW M2 Join Date: Feb 2023 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	M2 finishes in Park in Neutral? I've had my M2 LCI for about a month. The guy at the dealership told me to put it in Park, you just cut the engine whilst in gear - Reverse or Drive. He showed me if you cut the engine in Neutral you get a prompt warning you to put the car in gear to stop it rolling and that the doors won't lock, that it will toot the horn to warn you you've not put the car in Park. Sounds simple enough. Tonight I cut the engine in Neutral and got the warning on the dash and the centre console. When I pressed the start/stop button a 2nd time to turn off the power, on the dash the gear changes from 'N' to 'P' - and I can lock the car. Is this meant to happen? Also does it matter what gear I use for Park? Like in a manual car if I'm parked on an incline I'd put it in 1st and downhill put in reverse to stop it rolling. Is this the same for a DCT or does it matter?
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ShortSides First Lieutenant 405 Rep 332 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW M2 Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [0.00]	I was told to put it in neutral, raise the E brake and then press the start/stop button 2 times.
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Ggeezer Captain 252 Rep 822 Posts Drives: . Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Montreal iTrader: (4)	You have two options to put the DCT in Park: 1) Leave the car in gear (1st or Reverse) and push the Start / Stop Button once 2) Leave the car in Neutral and push the Start / Stop Button twice, leaving your foot off the brake for the second push. BMW published a video about the quirks of the DCT here and one of the items is how to engage Park:
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BadgerDog Private First Class 178 Rep 167 Posts Drives: 2017 BMW M2 Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: United States iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M2 [9.50]	This is a really unintuitive way of working the trans. There was a simple p button on my z4 dct and it was dead obvious how to work it... And no way possible to have it end up in neutral requiring the car to honk at you in warning. It just popped to park if you turned it off. I can't imagine why they removed that.
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