2000 BMW 5 Series 528i 540i E39 Owners Manual

Au to m a tic  tra n s m is s io n  w ith  S te p tro n ic *
75n
Be fore  le a ving th  e  ve hic le  w he n
D   Drive
th e  e ngine  is  ru nning, s   hift th  e  s e -   (a u to m a tic  s h ift p ro g ra m )
le c to r le ve r to  th e  "P a rk" o r "Ne utra l"
This  p os itio n is  d e s igne d  fo r d rivin g u n-
p os itio n a nd  a p p ly th e  p a rkin g b ra ke .
d e r a ll norm a l o p e ra tin g c ond itio ns . All
The  ve hic le  c ould   m ove  if th is  is  n ot
forw a rd  g e a rs  a re  a va ila b le .
d one . Do   n ot 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  w ith  a  ru nning e  ngine   re p re -
s e nts  a  p ote ntia l s a fe ty h a za rd .
If yo u s hould   in a d ve rte ntly s e le c t "Ne  u-
"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 -
tra l" w hile  tra ve ling a  t h igh s  p e e d , re -
c e le ra to r p e d a l b e yo nd  th e  fu ll-th ro ttle
m ove  yo ur fo ot fro  m  th e  a c c e le ra to r
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 .
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
M/S    Ma n u a l m o d e  a n d
S p o rt P ro g ra m
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 .<
Wh e n yo u c ha nge   fro m  "D" to  "M/ S ,"
th e  S p ort P ro gra m  is  a c tiva te d . Th is  is
ind ic a te d  b y "D S  " in  th e  g e a r s e le c tio n
d is p la y. Th e  S p ort P ro gra m  is  d e s igne d
for p  e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d  d rivin g.
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.
With  th e  firs t b rie f to uc h, th e  a uto m a tic
tra ns m is s ion s hifts  fro m  th e  S p ort
P ro gra m  to  m a nua l m od e . Wh e n yo u
m ove  th e  s e le c to r le ve r fo rw a rd  in  th e
R
Re ve rs e
"+
" d ire c tio n, th e  tra ns m is s ion s hifts  up .
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.
Wh e n th e  le ve r is  m ove d  b a c k in  th e  "–"
d ire c tio n, th e  tra ns m is s ion s hifts  d own.
M1 ... M5  w ill b e  d is p la ye d  in  th e  g e a r
ind ic a to r.
N   Ne u tra l
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 .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 012 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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Riyadh on Aug 06, 2018. Mr.

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michelle on Apr 07, 2017. great info

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Juan on Jul 31, 2015. I need the Manual to fix a couple of things wrong with my 540i

It's awesome having a 540i 6 speed


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I need manual for 520 2000