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72nATC *
In o rd e r to in c lud e d rivin g c ond itio ns in
its c a lc ula tio ns , ATC re gis te rs c urve s
a nd b oth u p hill a nd d ownhill gra d ie nts .
Fo r e xa m p le , if yo u m a inta in s p e e d
th ro ugh a c urve , th e tra ns m is s ion d oe s
not s hift u p .
On u p hill gra d ie nts , it s hifts u p o nly
whe n th e e ngine s p e e d in c re a s e s in
ord e r to m a ke m ore e ffic ie nt u s e o f
p owe r re s e rve s . O n d ownhill gra d ie nts ,
ATC s hifts d own w he n th e s p e e d o f th e
ve hic le in c re a s e s a nd th e d rive r m us t
a p p ly th e b ra ke s .
Fo r ve hic le s w ith a uto m a tic tra ns m is -
s ion*, Ad a p tive Tra ns m is s ion C ontro l
(ATC) m a ke s th e o p tim um g e a r s e le c -
tio n b a s e d o n a n um b e r o f fa c to rs . In
th is p ro c e s s , it c ons id e rs yo ur in d ivid -
ua l d rivin g s tyle a s w e ll a s c urre nt
d rivin g c ond itio ns .
ATC re c ognize s yo ur p e rs ona l d rivin g
s tyle fro m th e p os itio ns a nd m ove m e nts
of th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l, d e c e le ra tio n
whe n b ra kin g, a nd la te ra l a c c e le ra tio n
th ro ugh c urve s . ATC m a ke s th e a p p ro -
p ria te s e le c tio n b a s e d o n va rio us s hift
c ha ra c te ris tic s , w hic h ra nge fro m c om -
fort- to p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 048 - © 01/00 BMW AG
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| Model Year | 2000 |
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