Au to m a tic tra n s m is s io n w ith S te p tro n ic *
65n
You m a y d rive yo ur ve hic le a s w ith a
typ ic a l a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion, b ut yo u
m a y a ls o s hift m a nua lly.
Wh e n yo u m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r to
th e le ft fro m p os itio n "D" a nd in to th e
M/ S s hift le ve l, th e p e rfo rm a nc e -ori-
e nte d s hift p ro gra m s o f th e a uto m a tic
tra ns m is s ion a re a c tiva te . As s oon a s
yo u m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r in th e "+ " o r
"–" d
ire c tio n, S te p tro nic c ha nge s th e
ge a r a nd th e m a nua l m od e is a c tive . If
yo u w is h to u tilize a uto m a tic s hifting
onc e a ga in, m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r to
th e rig ht a nd in to th e D p os itio n.
S e le c to r le ve r p o s itio n s
Ra n g e s e le c tio n
P R N D M/ S + –
A d e te nt p re ve nts ina d ve rte nt s hifts into
s om e s e le c to r le ve r p os itio ns . To re -
le a s e th e s hift-loc k m e c ha nis m , p re s s
th e b utto n o n th e fro nt s id e o f th e s e -
le c to r h a nd le (a rro w).
The a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion o f yo ur
BMW is e q uip p e d w ith a n Ad a p tive
Tra ns m is s ion C ontro l (ATC ). Th is s ys -
te m re a c ts w ith p re c is ion to yo ur in d i-
vid ua l d rivin g s tyle a nd th e c urre nt d riv-
ing c ond itio ns . Diffe re nt s hift p ro gra m s
a re u tilize d to a c hie ve th is .
S ta rt in g e n g in e
The e ngine c a n o nly b e s ta rte d in s e le c -
to r le ve r p os itio ns P ("P a rk") o r N ("Ne u-
tra l").
Wh ile th e ve hic le is s ta tio na ry a nd
b e fore s hifting o ut o f "P a rk" o r
"Ne utra l," d e p re s s th e fo otb ra ke in o r-
d e r to d is e nga ge th e s e le c to r le ve r's
lock m e cha nis m (s hift- lock).
Ho ld th e fo otb ra ke d own u ntil s ta rtin g
off. The ve hic le w ill oth e rw is e "c re e p "
whe n a d rive p os itio n is e nga ge d .<
Fo r d e ta ils c onc e rn ing ATC , p le a s e re -
fe r to th e c ha p te r d e s c rib ing "Ad va nc e d
te c hnology" o n p a ge 1 84.
Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 9 791 187 - © 12/98 BMW AG
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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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