6
6nAu to m a tic tra n s m is s io n w ith S te p tro n ic *
D
Drive (a u to m a tic s h ift p ro g ra m )
Up s hifts o r d owns hifts w ill only b e c a r-
rie d o ut b y th e ATC a t a p p ro p ria te e n-
gine s p e e d s a nd ro a d s p e e d s . If th e e n-
gine s p e e d is to o h igh, fo r in s ta nc e , a
d owns hift will not b e e xe c ute d . Th e ge a r
s e le c te d w ill a p p e a r b rie fly in th e ins tru -
m e nt c lus te r fo llowe d b y th e c urre nt
ge a r.
This p os itio n is d e s igne d fo r d rivin g u n-
d e r a ll norm a l o p e ra tin g c ond itio ns . All
forw a rd g e a rs a re a va ila b le .
"Kic kd o w n "
In th e "Kic kd own" m od e , yo u a c hie ve
th e m a xim um a c c e le ra tio n a nd th e to p
s p e e d in p os itio n D.
To a c tiva te th is m od e , d e p re s s th e a c -
c e le ra to r p e d a l b e yo nd th e fu ll-th ro ttle
p os itio n, a t w hic h a re s is ta nc e p oint
m us t b e o ve rc om e .
To a c c e le ra te q uic kly in th e m a n-
ua l m od e (to p a s s a noth e r ve hic le ,
for in s ta nc e ), s hift d own m a nua lly o r
e m p loy th e kic kd own m od e .<
M/S Ma n u a l o p e ra tio n a n d
S p o rt P ro g ra m
S hifting fro m M/ S to th e s e le c to r le ve r
p os itio ns P , R a nd N is p os s ib le o nly b y
going th ro ugh D.
S hifting fro m D in to M/ S a c tiva te s th e
S p ort P ro gra m . Th is is in d ic a te d b y
"S D" in th e g e a r s e le c tio n d is p la y. This
p os itio n is re c om m e nd e d fo r a p e rfo r-
m a nc e -orie nte d d rivin g s tyle .
With th e firs t b rie f to uc h, th e a uto m a tic
tra ns m is s ion s hifts fro m th e S p ort P ro -
gra m to th e m a nua l m od e .
Wh e n yo u m ove th e s e le c to r le ve r fo r-
wa rd in th e "+ " d ire c tio n, th e tra ns m is -
s ion s hifts u p . Wh e n th e le ve r is m ove d
b a c k in th e "–" d ire c tio n, th e tra ns m is -
s ion s hifts d own. M1 to M5 a p p e a r in
th e g e a r in d ic a to 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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