24 Alpina/Engine Off

TPATURK · 10-21-2023, 07:13 PM

When I put the car in park and then open the door why does thr enginr shut off? Drives me crazy when I jump out to drop something off or something.

JonArcher06033 · 10-21-2023, 07:53 PM

Ugh. Thought this was only happening to me in a 50e. So frustrating. Even leaving my phone in the car as the key.

My workaround was restarting car right after you open the door.

MystroX5 · 10-21-2023, 08:00 PM

Should only shut off if in “drive”, not in “park”. There is no reason for an engine to shut off if in park and open the door.

There is a plethora of reasons you would want the engine to continue to run while in park and you needed to step out of the vehicle.

TPATURK · 10-21-2023, 08:02 PM

Well it does, most of the time as well.

Zer00 · 10-21-2023, 10:27 PM

Lol this thread pops up regularly. So if the engine is in ready state and you open the door the car will shut off. It's by design. Only way around is to kick the gas pedal down to make sure the engine is in idle before you open the door.

Other option is to be in sport mode so engine won't go into ready state.

TPATURK · 10-21-2023, 10:51 PM

That makes sense. So annoying. Very different how my 21 acted.

khai37 · 10-24-2023, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Zer00

Lol this thread pops up regularly. So if the engine is in ready state and you open the door the car will shut off. It's by design. Only way around is to kick the gas pedal down to make sure the engine is in idle before you open the door.

Other option is to be in sport mode so engine won't go into ready state.

Alpina models don’t have eco mode, at least in the MY21 and 22. Not sure about MY23-24, but I would assume the same. The car shouldn’t shut off for any reason.

10-21-2023, 07:13 PM	#1
TPATURK Enlisted Member 8 Rep 31 Posts Drives: F10-550xi-Msport Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0)	24 Alpina/Engine Off When I put the car in park and then open the door why does thr enginr shut off? Drives me crazy when I jump out to drop something off or something. Attached Images
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10-21-2023, 07:53 PM	#2
JonArcher06033 Private 56 Rep 71 Posts Drives: 2024 X5 50E Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Glastonbury CT iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 840i GC [0.00]	Ugh. Thought this was only happening to me in a 50e. So frustrating. Even leaving my phone in the car as the key. My workaround was restarting car right after you open the door.
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10-21-2023, 08:00 PM	#3
MystroX5 Major General 6290 Rep 5,324 Posts Drives: 2020 X7 M50i/ 911 Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Central Pa. iTrader: (0)	Should only shut off if in “drive”, not in “park”. There is no reason for an engine to shut off if in park and open the door. There is a plethora of reasons you would want the engine to continue to run while in park and you needed to step out of the vehicle.
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10-21-2023, 08:02 PM	#4
TPATURK Enlisted Member 8 Rep 31 Posts Drives: F10-550xi-Msport Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0)	Well it does, most of the time as well.
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10-21-2023, 10:27 PM	#5
Zer00 Private 31 Rep 62 Posts Drives: X7 40i Join Date: Feb 2022 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW X7 [0.00]	Lol this thread pops up regularly. So if the engine is in ready state and you open the door the car will shut off. It's by design. Only way around is to kick the gas pedal down to make sure the engine is in idle before you open the door. Other option is to be in sport mode so engine won't go into ready state.
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10-21-2023, 10:51 PM	#6
TPATURK Enlisted Member 8 Rep 31 Posts Drives: F10-550xi-Msport Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Tampa, FL iTrader: (0)	That makes sense. So annoying. Very different how my 21 acted.
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