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      05-24-2009, 06:47 PM   #1
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simple question for you BMW lovers!

I would like to buy a 2007 x3 within the next year and my girlfriend asked me if this SUV have a kind of mechanism that prevents the truck to go backward if eg: we are waiting on a red light and prepare to engage in the first gear (with the clutch pedal activated and brake pedal depressed). Some cars have this feature...

Someone know what I mean?
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      05-24-2009, 09:32 PM   #2
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Yes. All manual tranny BMW's have Start-Off Assistance as far as I know.

Dynamic Stability Control, including Brake Drying, Brake Stand-by, Start-off Assistance and Brake Fade Compensation are standard in BMW's line of outstanding features.

FYI, it works moving up on a hill from a stop, or reversing while on a downhill slope.
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      05-25-2009, 12:28 AM   #3
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Great thanks a lot for the anwser. My girlfriend will love this feature, cause she's willing to learn driving a manual car but not without this!
BTW, does the handling on the X6 is great?
I would prefer this one, but I can't afford it for now.
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Great thanks a lot for the anwser. My girlfriend will love this feature, cause she's willing to learn driving a manual car but not without this!
BTW, does the handling on the X6 is great?
I would prefer this one, but I can't afford it for now.
X1/X6 are more car like drives.

X3/X5 are more truck like but still handle quite well compared to the competition.
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the brake is only held for a second or two. it's not infinite.
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