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The ATC w ill e xe c ute u p s hifts o r d own- In th e fo llowing s itu a tio ns , th e S te p -
Ele c tro n ic tra n s m is s io n c o n tro l
m o d u le
s hifts o nly a t a p p ro p ria te e ngine a nd
ro a d s p e e d s . Fo r e xa m p le , th e tra ns -
m is s ion d oe s n ot s hift d own w he n th e
e ngine s p e e d is to o h igh. Th e s e le c te d
ge a r w ill a p p e a r b rie fly in th e ins tru m e nt
c lus te r, fo llowe d b y th e c urre nt g e a r.
tro nic "th inks " fo r yo u in th e m a nua l
m od e :
If th e "TR ANS . FAILS AFE P ROG" m e s -
s a ge a p p e a rs in th e C he c k C ontro l,
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In o rd e r to p re ve nt e ngine o ve r-
s p e e d ing, th e tra ns m is s ion s hifts a u- th e re is a m a lfunc tio n in th e tra ns m is -
to m a tic a lly to th e n e xt h ighe r g e a r
s hortly b e fore th e R P M c uto ff p oint
At lo w s p e e d s , th e tra ns m is s ion s hifts
d own a uto m a tic a lly - yo u d o not h a ve
to a c t
In th e kic kd own m od e , th e tra ns m is -
s ion s hifts d own to th e lo we s t g e a r
whic h is p os s ib le , d e p e nd ing o n th e
e ngine s p e e d .
s ion s ys te m .
You c a n s till p la c e th e s e le c to r le ve r in
a ll p os itio ns . Ho we ve r, it is p os s ib le
th a t n ot a ll g e a rs a re a va ila b le fo r th e
ve hic le 's fo rw a rd d rive .
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In th e m a nua l m od e fo r ra p id a c -
c e le ra tio n – w he n p a s s ing, fo r e x-
a m p le – m a nua lly o r a s hifting d own to
th e kic kd own p oint.<
If th is h a p p e ns , a vo id e xtre m e e ngine
loa d s a nd c ons ult th e n e a re s t a uth o-
rize d B MW c e nte r.
You c a n o nly c ha nge fro m M/ S to th e
s e le c to r le ve r p os itio ns "P ," "R " a nd "N"
via th e "D" p os itio n.
Do n ot w ork in th e e ngine c om -
p a rtm e nt w he n a d rive g e a r (fo r-
wa rd o r re ve rs e ) is e nga ge d . If yo u d o
th is , th e ve hic le c ould m ove .<
Fo r to wing, to w-s ta rtin g a nd ju m p -
s ta rtin g, re fe r to p a ge s 1 79, 1 80.
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF E38 Owner's Manual Download. |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1997 |
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| Publisher | bmwusa.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | BMW 7-Series (E38) |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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