Noted, but it was posted on a previous thread (and I've not tried yet) that if you THEN open the driver's door it will still re-engage park.

 

I disabled auto-hold feature permanently about 2min after driving away from dealer--I found it really, really annoying. Strange that this feature was on by default--unless some oik at the dealer switched it on.

 

I have a subscription for my local wash and so far I've taken mine through three times. In the manual it says turn brake hold off for automatic car washes, this is not hard to do it's right in the quick menu on pivi pro, or dive deeper into the options. Anyway first time through, it couldn't read the windshield sticker to let me through the gate and that's because I have the heated windshield. So they let me through the gate manually and I went through the actual wash with no issues, just put it in neutral when they give the signal as usual and it's pulled along. At the exit tap the brake put it in drive, drive off.

Second time through they gave me a chip tag to hang over the rear view mirror to get through the gate, they've had to do this with some ranges they see, presumably with the heated windshield too, we're up north so it would be common on JLR vehicles up here. Second time however there were beeps and what not flashing red on the camera midway through the wash, it 'sees' the soft fabric draped down in front of it etc as a hazard but just beeps... I got to the exit, put it in drive and it stayed in neutral, coasted out so something it didn't like there. Turned it off and back on, put it in drive it was fine, drove off.

Suspected the issue was the low speed collision, parking warning stuff, I toggled that one feature off for the third run through. Everything went smoothly third time. So I think that should do it. If I have any further issues I'll report back but after the last run I feel pretty confident it's all set. Worst case scenario there are touch-less washes around here, they're about $12-15 per wash so that would add up fast. I typically get my cars washed at least twice per week with the subscription in the summer and probably 3 to 4 times per week in the winter because it's covered in road salt.

 

Except if you live in a congested downtown high rise and park in a multi-level garage. If you have $75 grand to spend on a SUV, you can get someone to do the cleaning for you.

 

Yep. Weekly at home car wash service is a life changer.

 

I have a detailer I've been using for 15+ years. I always bring my new vehicles to him for prep, this time around he used Adam's Graphene Ceramic Coating for paint on my new '22 D5. He said for automatic washes he doesn't have a problem with the paint (as long as there is something over the clear coat) but his biggest hesitation is the mirror black glossy trim pieces. He says those will get hammered by the brushes and to be aware that swirl marks are inevitable there.

 

This is good info, a got bit by this the other day and followed your lead to get out of the mess.

 

90% are lease cars - who gives a crap

 

In a few days, I'm going to bring my 2012 Fit Sport to the automatic car wash olney md. You know the type of place that pulls your car through, soaks it and then the brushes go over it. I was just concerned because I've never owned a car with a spoiler on the back. Does anybody here use an auto car wash?

 

If you care about your paint, an automatic car wash with brushes is the worst thing for it ...even if you have it ceramic coated, its going to have swirl marks everywhere.