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Automatic transmission with Steptronic*
In th e follo w ing situ atio n s, th e S t e p -
tro nic "thin k s " for y ou in th e m a n u al
m o d e :
> In ord er t o pre v e nt th e e n gin e fro m
ov erre vvin g, th e tra ns missio n s hifts
a uto m atic ally to th e n e xt hig h er g e ar
just b e fore th e R P M c utoff p oint.
> A t lo w s p e e d s, th e tra n s missio n
shifts d o w n a uto m a tic ally a n d yo u d o
not h a v e to a c t
> In th e " kic k d o w n " m o d e, th e tra ns-
mis sio n s hifts d o w n to th e lo w e st
g e ar w hic h is p ossible, d e p e n din g o n
th e e n gin e s p e e d.
> D e p e n ding o n th e situ atio n
—
w h e n
drivin g in a d v ers e winter c o n ditio ns,
for e x a m ple
—
yo u m a y also start o ut
in 2 n d or 3rd g e ar.
Possible displays
P R N D S D M 1 M 2 M 3 M 4 M 5
Electronic transmission control
module
If th e in dic ator la m p c o m e s on,
th ere is a m alfu n ctio n in th e
tra n smissio n syste m.
46 c us 0 0 5
Bring th e v e hicle to a sto p . M o v e th e
tra n smissio n s ele ctor le v er t o " P. " S et
th e p arkin g bra k e a n d turn th e e n gin e
off (ig nitio n k e y t o p o sitio n 0).
W ait a f e w s e c o n d s, th e n start th e
e ngin e .
If th e in dic ator la m p g o e s o ut aft e r a
f e w s e c on d s, n orm al tra ns mis sio n
p erf orm a n c e h a s b e e n re store d . Y o u
m a y c ontinu e to drive a s usu al.
If th e in dic ator la m p d o e s n ot g o out,
yo u c a n pla c e th e s ele c tor l e v er in all
p ositio n s. H o w ev er, th e v e hicl e will n o w
only o p erat e in 3rd a n d 4th g e ar.
If this h a p p e ns, a void e xtre m e e n gin e
lo a d s a n d c o nsult th e n e are st B M W
c e nt er.
D o n ot w ork in th e e n gin e
c o m p art m e nt w h e n a driv e g e ar
(f or w ard or re v ers e) is e n g a g e d. If yo u
d o this, th e v e hicle c o uld m ov e. <
F or to w in g or ju m p - startin g, ref er to th e
inf orm atio n b e gin nin g o n p a g e 1 8 3 .
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