Automatic Park When Ignition Switched Off
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Automatic Park When Ignition Switched Off
I currently have an '18 GLC loaner while my '17 is in for service. The '18 automatically switches into the Park position when the ignition is turned off just like my BMW M3 does, my '17 GLC does not automatically go into Park. Is this a programming issue or is this a new feature for the '18 models?
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Does yours go into park when you switch off and open the door? If yes, it might be a new feature since I forget to leave my for on the brake then open the door. I've had the car roll on me numerous times...
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My 2016 250d engages the park brake when I open the door .
It used to engage the park brake when the passenger door was opened even before the car was at a complete stop....it stopped doing this. Presume some change to software that dealer has done caused the change.
It used to engage the park brake when the passenger door was opened even before the car was at a complete stop....it stopped doing this. Presume some change to software that dealer has done caused the change.
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Likewise in 18 when the door is open the door ajar warning comes on .Saw this in a loaner I had at last service in 17 it only comes on if a door is openope and the car starts moving. To me this behavior makes zero sense
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This minor update makes a lot of sense. Automatically going into park when you turn off the phone makes sense the .The 2017 method is silly
Likewise in 18 when the door is open the door ajar warning comes on .Saw this in a loaner I had at last service in 17 it only comes on if a door is openope and the car starts moving. To me this behavior makes zero sense
Likewise in 18 when the door is open the door ajar warning comes on .Saw this in a loaner I had at last service in 17 it only comes on if a door is openope and the car starts moving. To me this behavior makes zero sense
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Trans status at engine turn off
Hi folks,
My GLC250 petrol MY17 Australian specification.
With motor running, turn off ignition, Transmission )goes to "N" (Neutral).
If I open the door the park-brake is engaged.
As per manual, my shut-down routine is: Bring vehicle to full stop, hit Gear level to engage 'Park', turn off ignition, ....This will engage Park brake automatically. Disembark, 'go make happy' away from vehicle.
If there is newer software that engages Transmission park at engine shut down ...then how do you get the vehicle in to Neutral with engine off ...say if you want to just push it forward by hand a few inches (centimetres), in an enclosed garage. Or in one of those auto car wash machines that drag/tow your vehicle through. (Note: I would never use one!!)
Phil
Edit: spelling ..did not spell Australia correctly ..hangs head in shame!
My GLC250 petrol MY17 Australian specification.
With motor running, turn off ignition, Transmission )goes to "N" (Neutral).
If I open the door the park-brake is engaged.
As per manual, my shut-down routine is: Bring vehicle to full stop, hit Gear level to engage 'Park', turn off ignition, ....This will engage Park brake automatically. Disembark, 'go make happy' away from vehicle.
If there is newer software that engages Transmission park at engine shut down ...then how do you get the vehicle in to Neutral with engine off ...say if you want to just push it forward by hand a few inches (centimetres), in an enclosed garage. Or in one of those auto car wash machines that drag/tow your vehicle through. (Note: I would never use one!!)
Phil
Edit: spelling ..did not spell Australia correctly ..hangs head in shame!
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Can anybody explain to me what turning the phone on or off has to do with what happens when the car stops, I thought the post was about what happens when you turn the ignition off!.
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Not that this is a compelling issue with current owners or others considering a GLC, but as the owner of a very early production (6/17) MY18 GLC, I’d like to hear from owners of later production MY18 GLC’s. I’d be really surprised if MB changed the programming during the model year. Mine reacts just as others have said about their MY17’s - turn the ignition off and it goes into N or neutral. Opening the door, running or not, and P or Park is engaged. Or course, pressing the button on the end of the shifter stalk engages Park, which is what I TRY to do whenever I pull into somewhere and plan on getting out. My wife will confirm that if I turn the ignition off and take my foot off the brake the car will definitely start to roll if on any kind of incline, which is likely in my hilly city.
My guess is the OP either opened the door immediately upon stopping or hit the button on the end of the stalk out of habit. I’m a little OCD and would just like to know if what he described is accurate.
My guess is the OP either opened the door immediately upon stopping or hit the button on the end of the stalk out of habit. I’m a little OCD and would just like to know if what he described is accurate.
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Not that this is a compelling issue with current owners or others considering a GLC, but as the owner of a very early production (6/17) MY18 GLC, I’d like to hear from owners of later production MY18 GLC’s. I’d be really surprised if MB changed the programming during the model year. Mine reacts just as others have said about their MY17’s - turn the ignition off and it goes into N or neutral. Opening the door, running or not, and P or Park is engaged. Or course, pressing the button on the end of the shifter stalk engages Park, which is what I TRY to do whenever I pull into somewhere and plan on getting out. My wife will confirm that if I turn the ignition off and take my foot off the brake the car will definitely start to roll if on any kind of incline, which is likely in my hilly city.
My guess is the OP either opened the door immediately upon stopping or hit the button on the end of the stalk out of habit. I’m a little OCD and would just like to know if what he described is accurate.
My guess is the OP either opened the door immediately upon stopping or hit the button on the end of the stalk out of habit. I’m a little OCD and would just like to know if what he described is accurate.
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MY2018, build date of Dec 2017 here. When I brake to a stop and press the ignition button to turn the car off, it automatically goes into N/Neutral. When I open the door, it will automatically go into Park and set the parking brake. I've had the car for a month+ and have become quite used to the parking procedure to be a two step process: turn the car off and push the button on the end of the shift lever to place it in Park.
Every once in awhile, though, I find myself reaching down toward the center console for the gear shift lever. It's going to take a little more than a few weeks to untrain years and years of muscle memory
Every once in awhile, though, I find myself reaching down toward the center console for the gear shift lever. It's going to take a little more than a few weeks to untrain years and years of muscle memory
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MY2018, build date of Dec 2017 here. When I brake to a stop and press the ignition button to turn the car off, it automatically goes into N/Neutral. When I open the door, it will automatically go into Park and set the parking brake. I've had the car for a month+ and have become quite used to the parking procedure to be a two step process: turn the car off and push the button on the end of the shift lever to place it in Park.
Every once in awhile, though, I find myself reaching down toward the center console for the gear shift lever. It's going to take a little more than a few weeks to untrain years and years of muscle memory
Every once in awhile, though, I find myself reaching down toward the center console for the gear shift lever. It's going to take a little more than a few weeks to untrain years and years of muscle memory
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MY2018, build date of Dec 2017 here. When I brake to a stop and press the ignition button to turn the car off, it automatically goes into N/Neutral. When I open the door, it will automatically go into Park and set the parking brake. I've had the car for a month+ and have become quite used to the parking procedure to be a two step process: turn the car off and push the button on the end of the shift lever to place it in Park.
Every once in awhile, though, I find myself reaching down toward the center console for the gear shift lever. It's going to take a little more than a few weeks to untrain years and years of muscle memory
Every once in awhile, though, I find myself reaching down toward the center console for the gear shift lever. It's going to take a little more than a few weeks to untrain years and years of muscle memory
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I currently have an '18 GLC loaner while my '17 is in for service. The '18 automatically switches into the Park position when the ignition is turned off just like my BMW M3 does, my '17 GLC does not automatically go into Park. Is this a programming issue or is this a new feature for the '18 models?
Speculation?
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Thanks for your post, chrispyk. This was my first MB and I was a little concerned that using the stalk would feel awkward. It won’t be long before it becomes second nature for you. I’ve been driving 50 years and actually like not reaching down for a shifter. My main problem is when I drive my wife’s X3, I invariably pull her stalk down to put it in Drive, which obviously turns her wipers on! I hate doing that because I’m a freak about not running wipers over a dry windshield. She’s not too happy about it either!
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I like the gear shift location, too--and in reality, I've adjusted just fine. When I was test driving cars this spring, one competitor's sales rep made a comment about the GLC's 'goofy gear shift' and I responded that I actually liked it since it was out of the way... It does, however, cause the steering wheel column to be a little more cluttered. But a tradeoff I'm really enjoying! (This same sales rep managed to un-demo one of his vehicle's 'features' in that everything was controlled through a touch screen. When I said that while I liked what the touchscreen did for cleaning up a dashboard, I wasn't so sure I wanted to use a touchscreen all of the time. He said that most everything could be controlled by voice. Well, not so much. I never could get it to change the radio station, despite many tries. He looked as if he couldn't wait for me to give up so he could divert the conversation elsewhere
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This is exactly why my 2018 GLC300 is in the shop right now. It will not automatically to into Park when ignition shut off. I really want it to because I have had occasion to push the PARK button, turn the car off, then take my foot off the brake and start to gather stuff on the passenger seat when the car is now drifting away because it's in Neutral and not park. I have to think it's a software issue because every loaner car from MB has had this feature.
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I'm not sure it would be safe for the car to go into park if the engine were shut off. Imagine pushing the start/stop button at 30mph and having it go to Park.
Back in the day when the lever wasn't electric, you had to move the lever into park - to keep it from rolling away. It's a good habit to develop.
I think the cars will still forgive the oversight of forgetting to put it into Park, because it should engage Park if you shut off the engine and open the door.
Back in the day when the lever wasn't electric, you had to move the lever into park - to keep it from rolling away. It's a good habit to develop.
I think the cars will still forgive the oversight of forgetting to put it into Park, because it should engage Park if you shut off the engine and open the door.
