1999 BMW 740i 750iL E38 Owners Manual

Au to m a tic  tra n s m is s io n  w ith  S te p tro n ic *
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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.
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CategoriesBMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals
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Model Year1999
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