7
2nAu to m a tic tra n s m is s io n *
Be fore le a ving th e ve hic le w he n
th e e ngine is ru nning, s hift th e s e -
le c to r le ve r to th e "P a rk" o r "Ne utra l"
p os itio n a nd a p p ly th e p a rkin g b ra ke .
The ve hic le c ould m ove if th is is n ot
d one .
Ne ve r le a ve th e c a r u na tte nd e d with th e
e ngine ru nning. An u na tte nd e d ve hic le
with a ru nning e ngine re p re s e nts a p o-
te ntia l s a fe ty h a za rd .
If yo u s hould a c c id e nta lly s e le c t "Ne u-
tra l" w hile tra ve ling a t h igh s p e e d ,
re m ove yo ur fo ot fro m th e a c c e le ra to r
p e d a l im m e d ia te ly. Allo w th e e ngine
s p e e d to d ro p to id le b e fore s e le c tin g
th e d e s ire d d rive p os itio n. Da m a ge
c ould o th e rw is e o c c ur d ue to e xc e s s ive
e ngine s p e e d .<
N
Ne u tra l
3 a n d 2 – S h ift lim ite r
S e le c t "Ne utra l" o nly if yo ur jo urn e y is
inte rru p te d fo r a lo ng p e rio d .
S e le c t th is ra nge w he n yo u w is h to lim it
ge a r c ha nge s (o n s te e p u p hill or d own-
hill s lop e s , fo r in s ta nc e ). Th e tra ns m is -
s ion s hifts up o nly a s fa r a s th e s e le c te d
ge a r.
D
(a u to m a tic s h ift p ro g ra m )
Drive
This p os itio n is d e s igne d fo r d rivin g
und e r a ll norm a l o p e ra tin g c ond itio ns .
All fo rw a rd g e a rs a re a va ila b le .
"Kic kd o w n "
In th e "Kic kd own" m od e , yo u a c hie ve
m a xim um p e rfo rm a nc e .
To a c tiva te th is m od e , d e p re s s th e a c -
c e le ra to r p e d a l b e yo nd th e fu ll-th ro ttle
p os itio n, a t w hic h a re s is ta nc e p oint
m us t b e o ve rc om e .
4
– S p o rt P ro g ra m
This p os itio n is re c om m e nd e d if yo u
wis h to s e le c t a p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d
d rivin g s tyle .
P
P a rk
S e le c t "P a rk" o nly w he n th e ve hic le is
s ta tio na ry. Th e tra ns m is s ion lo c ks to
p re ve nt th e re a r w he e ls fro m tu rn ing.
R
Re ve rs e
S e le c t "R e ve rs e " o nly w he n th e ve hic le
is s ta tio na ry.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 5-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 528i, BMW 540i, BMW E39 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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