Au to m a tic tra n s m is s io n *
5
9
D - Drive (a uto m a tic s hift p ro g ra m ) 2 a n d 1 - Mo u n ta in a s c e n ts a n d
S h ift p ro g ra m s
e n g in e b ra kin g
This p os itio n is d e s igne d fo r d rivin g
A - Au to m a tic p ro gra m
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 s e le c te d b y th e
tra ns m is s ion a s n e c e s s a ry.
S e le c t th e s e p os itio ns to p re ve nt u n-
d e s ire d s hifts o n m ounta in ro a d s o r
e xte nd e d u p hill a nd d ownhill s tre tc he s .
The s e ra nge s le t yo u u s e th e e ngine 's
b ra kin g e ffe c t to m a xim um a d va nta ge .
The tra ns m is s ion u p s hifts o nly a s fa r a s
th e s e le c te d g e a r (1 s t o r 2 nd ).
Fo r e c onom ic a l d rivin g. Th is is th e initia l
p os itio n e a c h tim e th e e ngine is s ta rte d .
M - Ma nua l p ro gra m
3
- S p o rt P ro g ra m , d ire c t c o n tro l
This p ro gra m is fo r d rivin g c ond itio ns
und e r w hic h th e s e le c te d g e a r is to b e
re ta ine d . Th e tra ns m is s ion th e n re m a ins
in th is g e a r b oth w he n s ta rtin g o ff a nd
d uring a c c e le ra tio n. With th is p ro gra m
yo u d rive o nly in 3 rd g e a r in p os itio n D.
This p os itio n is d e s igne d fo r p e rfo r-
m a nc e -orie nte d d rivin g, a nd fe a tu re s
d e la ye d u p s hifts fo r o p tim a l u tiliza tio n
of th e ve hic le 's p owe r re s e rve s .
Do n ot m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r to e ith e r
of th e s e p os itio ns w he n tra ve ling a t
s p e e d s o f 1 08 m p h (1 70 km /h) o r
a b ove . Th e tra ns m is s ion d owns hifts
only a t c orre s p ond ingly lo w s p e e d s .
Wh e n D is e nga ge d , th e tra ns m is s ion
m a y re s p ond to c e rta in c ond itio ns b y
re p e a te d ly s hifting b e tw e e n 3rd a nd 4th
ge a rs . Yo u c a n s e le c t th is p os itio n to
s up p re s s u p s hifts into 4 th g e a r a nd p re -
It is a d va nta ge ous , e .g ., o n s lop e s o r
whe n to wing a tra ile r, to d rive in s e le c -
to r le ve r p os itio n 1 o r 2 , o r in w inte r o n
s lip p e ry ro a d s in s e le c to r le ve r p os itio n
3, w hic h e na b le s g e ntle s ta rts a nd p re -
ve nts u nd e s ira b le s hifting.
"Kic kd o w n " (a u to m a tic d o w n s h ift)
ve nt th e tra ns m is s ion fro m "h untin g" in To o b ta in m a xim um a c c e le ra tio n, th e
th is w a y.
a c c e le ra to r p e d a l c a n b e d e p re s s e d
b e yo nd th e n orm a l to th e fu ll-th ro ttle
p os itio n, a t w hic h a p re s s ure p oint m us t
b e o ve rc om e .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 9 790 377 - © 07/98 BMW AG
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| Model Year | 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 |
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