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Up s hifts o r d owns hifts w ill b e c a rrie d
out b y th e ATC o nly a t a p p ro p ria te e n-
gine s p e e d s a nd ro a d s p e e d s . Fo r in -
s ta nc e , if e ngine s p e e d is to o h igh, a
d owns hift w ill not b e e xe c ute d . Th e
ge a r s e le c te d w ill a p p e a r b rie fly in th e
> Ac c ord ing to th e s itu a tio n, fo r
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 .<
ins ta nc e in w intry c ond itio ns , th e
ve hic le c a n b e s ta rte d in 2 nd o r
3rd g e a r.
Ele c tro n ic tra n s m is s io n c o n tro l
Fo r ju m p -s ta rtin g, to wing a nd to w-
s ta rtin g, re fe r to p a ge s 1 82 a nd 1 83.
ins tru m e nt c lus te r fo llowe d b y th e c ur- m o d u le
re nt g e a r.
If th e in d ic a to r la m p c om e s o n
or th e m e s s a ge "TR ANS .FAIL-
S AFE P ROG" a p p e a rs in th e
Che c k C ontro l*, th e re is a fa ult in th e
tra ns m is s ion s ys te m .
If yo u a re d rivin g in th e m a nua l
m od e a nd w is h to a c c e le ra te ra p -
id ly fro m lo w ro a d s p e e d s (w he n p a s s -
ing, fo r in s ta nc e ), yo u m us t s hift d own
m a nua lly o r w ith th e kic kd own fu nc -
tio n.<
Bring th e ve hic le to a s to p . Mo ve th e
tra ns m is s ion s e le c to r le ve r to "P ." S e t
th e p a rkin g b ra ke a nd tu rn th e e ngine
off (ignitio n ke y to p os itio n 0 ).
You c a n o nly c ha nge fro m "M/ S " to 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.
Wa it a fe w s e c ond s , th e n s ta rt th e
e ngine .
If th e in d ic a to r la m p g oe s o ut a fte r a
fe w s e c ond s , n orm a l tra ns m is s ion p e r-
form a nc e h a s b e e n re s to re d . Yo u m a y
c ontin ue to d rive a s u s ua l. If th e in d ic a -
to r la m p d oe s not g o o ut, yo u c a n p la c e
th e s e le c to r le ve r in a ll p os itio ns . Ho w-
e ve r, th e ve hic le w ill now o nly d rive fo r-
wa rd w ith lim ite d g e a r s e le c tio n.
In th e fo llowing s itu a tio ns , th e S te p -
tro nic "th inks " fo r yo u in th e m a nua l
m od e :
>
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-
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
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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.
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
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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