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      08-04-2008, 09:08 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by mkoesel View Post
You guys should report this to the dealership as a safety issue. Like you say, its definitely possible to have the car start in a D mode if BMW NA wants it to, since it's that way in Europe. This was a marketing decision, no doubt, and was probably made with little consideration for practicality. No one involved in making this decision will agree it makes sense once they've lived with it as their own car (which won't happen).
I already have reported it and my CA is looking into if it can be changed. I informed him that the Euro cars appear to all default to D2, so it should be readily changable. I will let you know what I find out.
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