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62nATC *
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 . O n up hill gra d ie nts , it s hifts
up o nly w he n th e e ngine s p e e d in -
c re a s e s in o rd e r to m a ke m ore e ffic ie nt
us 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 .
On ve hic le s w ith a n a uto m a tic tra ns -
m is s ion, th e ATC (Ad a p tive Tra ns m is -
s ion C ontro l) us e s a n um b e r o f fa c to rs
to c a lc ula te th e ge a r w hic h p ro vid e s th e
m a xim um e ffic ie nc y. 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 . B a s e d o n d iffe re nt s hift
c ha ra c te ris tic s – fro m c om fort- orie nte d
to p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d – ATC w ill s e -
le c t th e a p p ro p ria te g e a r.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
| Categories | BMW 3-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 323i, BMW 328i, BMW E46 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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| Publisher | bmwusa.com |
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