P vs Start/Stop ?

[sfontaine07]

I never press Park. Is there any difference btw that and the Start/Stip button?

The car goes off once u open the door anyway!

 

[alohart]

If not manually engaged, Park will automatically engage when the car leaves Ready state by a press of the Start/Stop button. This engages a parking pawl that prevents the drive train from rotating unlike the parking brake that engages the rear brakes.

 

[Boatguy]

I never press Park. Is there any difference btw that and the Start/Stip button?

The car goes off once u open the door anyway!

The short answer is no difference. Park just leaves the car "on" and in Park, while Stop turns it Off and engages Park.

 

[thefuturenow]

To piggyback off your thread...

I notice that when I put the car in park it usually inches forward a slight bit, even if the car was fully stopped either through regen or having my foot on the brake. My CTS ICE exhibited similar behavior when I let my foot off the brake after setting the parking gear, but I was not expecting this in the i3. Am I doing something wrong?

 

[jadnashuanh]

This is not uncommon if the car is on any sort of incline and not perfectly level. The parking pawl has a little slop in it. IF you want the car to stay perfectly where it is, engage the parking brake before you go to park.