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S p e c ia l fu n c tio n s
Ele c tro n ic tra n s m is s io n c o n tro l
m o d u le
In p ro gra m A, th e Ad a p tive Tra ns m is -
s ion C ontro l influe nc e s s e ve ra l s p e c ia l If th e m e s s a ge "TR ANS . FAILS AFE
func tio ns in th e s e le c tio n o f th e d rive
ge a r.
P ROG" a p p e a rs in th e C he c k C ontro l,
th e re is a fa ult in th e ge a rs hift e le c tro nic
s ys te m o r in th e tra ns m is s ion its e lf.
With th e s ys te m a c tive , s om e s hifts th a t
would b e m a d e in o th e r m od e s w ill b e
s up p re s s e d . Th e s ys te m a ls o re a c ts to
s p e c ia l s itu a tio ns b y e xe c utin g s hifts
th a t w ould n ot o c c ur w ith a c onve n-
tio na l tra ns m is s ion.
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 .
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.
Co n tro l o f th e w in te r p ro g ra m
A w inte r p ro gra m is a uto m a tic a lly s e -
le c te d w he n th e ve hic le is o p e ra te d o n
s lip p e ry ro a d s urfa c e s (s now a nd ic e ).
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-
Wh e n th is p ro gra m is a c tive , th e tra ns - wa rd o r re ve rs e ) is e nga ge d . If yo u d o
m is s ion s ta rts in 2 nd g e a r a nd s hifts
into th e h ighe r g e a rs e a rlie r. Th is p ro -
th is , th e ve hic le c ould m ove .<
gra m im p ro ve s re s p ons e u nd e r w inte r Fo r to wing, to w-s ta rtin g o r ju m p -s ta rt-
d rivin g c ond itio ns b y p ro vid ing e n-
ha nc e d tra c tio n a nd ve hic le s ta b ility.
ing th e ve hic le , re fe r to p a ge s 1 79, 1 80.
ATC le a ve s th e w inte r p ro gra m w he n it
re gis te rs a h igh-tra c tio n ro a d s urfa c e ,
whe n th e S p ort p ro gra m is s e le c te d a nd
whe n AS C+T/DS C is d e a c tiva te d .
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| Document Type | Free Auto PDF Owners Manual Download |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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