Au to m a tic tra n s m is s io n w ith S te p tro n ic *
65n
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
ord e r to d is e nga ge th e s e le c to r le ve r's
loc k m e c ha nis m (S hiftlo c k).
Ho ld th e fo otb ra ke d own u ntil s ta rtin g
off. O th e rw is e th e ve hic le w ill "c re e p "
whe n a d rive p os itio n is e nga ge d .<
You h a ve th e o p tio n o f d rivin g w ith a
norm a l a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion o r
s witc hing to m a nua l.
Wh e n yo u m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r fro m
th e "D" p os itio n to th e le ft in to th e M/ S
ra nge , th e p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d s hift
p ro gra m s of th e a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion
a re e nga ge d . As s oon a s yo u b rie fly
to uc h 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 g e a r.
The m a nua l m od e is e nga ge d . Wh e n-
e ve r yo u w a nt to u s e a uto m a tic a ga in,
If yo u le a ve th e ve hic le w ith th e
e ngine ru nning, m ove th e s e le c to r
le ve r to th e "P a rk" o r "Ne utra l" p os itio n
a nd a p p ly th e p a rkin g b ra ke . If yo u fa il
to d o th is , th e ve hic le c ould m ove . Do
not le a ve th e c a r u na tte nd e d w ith th e
e ngine ru nning. An u na tte nd e d ve hic le
with a ru nning e ngine re p re s e nts a p o-
jus t s hift th e s e le c to r le ve r to wa rd th e
rig ht to p os itio n D.
S e le c to r le ve r p o s itio n s
P R N D M/ S + –
The a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion w ith S te p -
tro nic is e q uip p e d w ith ATC (Ad a p tive
Tra ns m is s ion C ontro l). ATC re a c ts w ith
p re c is ion to yo ur in d ivid ua l d rivin g s tyle
a nd th e c urre nt d rivin g c ond itio ns . It is
for th is re a s on th a t va rio us s hift p ro -
gra m s a re u s e d .
S ta rt in g th e e n g in e
The e ngine c a n o nly b e s ta rte d in s e le c - te ntia l s a fe ty h a za rd .<
to r le ve r p os itio ns P ("P a rk") o r N ("Ne u-
tra l").
P P a rk
S e le c t o nly w he n th e ve hic le is s ta tio n-
a ry. Th e tra ns m is s ion lo c ks to p re ve nt
Ra n g e s e le c tio n
Fo r a d d itio na l d e ta ils c onc e rn ing th e
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 62.
A d e te nt p re ve nts ina d ve rte nt s hifts into th e re a r w he e ls fro m tu rn ing.
c e rta in s e le c to r le ve r p os itio ns . To d is -
e nga ge th e d e te nt, p re s s th e b utto n o n
th e fro nt o f th e s hift kn ob (a rro w).
R Re ve rs e
S e le c t o nly w he n th e ve hic le is s ta tio n-
a ry.
N
Ne u tra l
S e le c t o nly if yo ur jo urn e y is inte rru p te d
for a lo ng p e rio d .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 024 - © 07/99 BMW AG
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| Model Year | 2000 |
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