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Originally Posted by BimmerBoomer
I think I did, but why should you need to depress the lock button at all? There is no way the transmission should be locked in neutral at speed.
I have no reason to sue BMW, nor am I interested in doing so. What I'm suggesting is that this is a design defect that may lead to lawsuits.
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Automatic transmissions have always had a lock. Even old column-mounted shifters you had to first pull backwards to unlock before pushing down to shift.
The lock button is so that if you're in neutral without your foot on the brake, you don't accidentally bump the lever and have the car take off.
Honestly it seems like you were screwing around and accidentally engaged neutral then panicked and forgot that you needed to push the lock button to re-engage drive while moving. Complaining about the lock button, which is probably a mandatory required safety feature, is just grasping at straws.