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The most rididuclous part is for the owners of 45e Hybrid X5...
You may all think the stop feature is made to save the earth from gas pollution but it is NOT !
Because my 45e does the exact same thing when I am in Electric only mode.
Meaning I am buzzing with engine off, battery only, and when I open my door the 'ignition shut off', meaning AC turns off and when I get back into the car I do have to press the start-stop button again before I can engage a gear.
The reason why really escapes me !
My take is that they have programmed that feature a long time ago for gas engine and safery procedure to put the car in park and really have not put much thought into customizing it for the hybrid engine.
Super frustrating for example when the family is in the car under the hot sun, and I step out to pickup something i forgot in the house, wife needs to restart the ac / radio manually. Not a big deal but inconvenient as it takes her by surprise each time. Most of the time thinking I turned the car off and forgot about her ... thanks BMW lol
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