2000 BMW 7-Series 740i 740iL 750iL E38 Owners Manual

ATC
AS C+T/DS  C
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In o rd e r to  ta ke  d rivin g c ond  itio ns  in to
a c c ount, ATC   re gis te rs  c orn e rs  a nd
b oth  u p hill a nd  d ownhill gra   d ie nts . Fo r      Fo r in s ta nc e , th e  s ys te m  re c ognize s
e xa m p le , if yo u m a inta in s p e e d  th ro ugh   s to p -a nd -go tra  ffic  a nd  th e n p ro c e e d s
a  c urve , th e  tra ns m is s ion d oe s  n ot u p -
s hift.
By re  c ognizing tra   ffic  c ond  itio ns , ATC
c a n re ta in m a xim um  d rivin g c om fort.
P re c is ion s e ns ors  m onito r th  e  w he e l
s p e e d s . Th e  DS C a ls o m onito rs  s te e r-
ing a  ngle , la  te ra l a c c e le ra tio n, b ra ke
p re s s ure  a nd  th e  m ove m e nt o f th e  ve hi-
c le  a ro und  its  ve rtic a l a xis .
only in   s e c ond  g e a r u ntil it e nc ounte  rs
highe  r s ta rtin g lo a d s .
If d iffe re nc e s  in  w he e l s p e e d s  o c c ur,
On u  p hill gra d ie nts , it s hifts   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 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 hi-
c le s  in c re a s e s , c a us ing th e  d rive r to
s te p  o n th e  b ra ke s .
Of c ours  e , th e  s e le c to r le ve r c a n s till b e  th e  s ys te m  re c ognize s  th e  d a nge r o f
us e d  to  s e le c t s p e c ific  g e a r ra tio s . P e r-     whe e ls p in a nd  re d uc e s  th e  e ngine 's
form a nc e -orie nte  d  d rivin g is  e na b le d  b y  d rive  to rq ue . If n e c e s s a ry, th  e  s ys te m
s hifting fro  m  d rive  p os itio n "D" to   "S ,"
a ls o re s p ond s  w ith  a d d itio na l b ra kin g
inte rve ntio  n a t a ll fo ur w he e ls .
"3
" o r "2 ." P os itio ns  "3 " a nd  "2 " e a c h
lim it u p s hifts  to  th e  n e xt g e a r. P os i-
tio n "2 " is  b e s t fo r d rivin g o n s te e p
m ounta  in s lop e s  w ith  a  h e a vy lo a d .
In a d d itio n, DS C p e rm a ne ntly m onito  rs
th e  ve hic le 's  c urre nt o p e ra tin g c ond i-
tio n a nd  c om p a re s  it w ith  a n id e a l c on-
d itio n th a t is  c a lc ula te d  fro m  th e  s e ns or
s igna ls . If d is c re p a nc ie s  fro m  th is  id e a l
c ond itio n (und  e rs te e ring o r o ve rs te e r-
ing, fo  r e xa m p le ) o c c ur, DS C s ta b ilize s
th e  ve hic le  in  fra c tio ns  o f a  s e c ond  b y
re d uc ing e ngine    p owe r o utp ut a  nd  w ith
th e  a s s is ta nc e  of b ra kin g inte rve ntio n a t
ind ivid ua l w he e ls . Da nge ro us  s kid s  a re
th us  p re ve nte d  fro m  th e  ve ry b e ginning.
With  re s p e c t to  ro a d  c ond itio ns , ATC
m onito rs  th e  fric tio n b e tw e e n th e  tire s
a nd  th e  ro a d . Th e  s ys te m  re s p ond s  to
s lip p e ry ro a d  s urfa c e s  (s now a nd  ic e )
b y a c tiva tin g th e  w inte r p ro gra m .
S e c ond  g e a r is  u s e d  w he n m oving
a wa y fro m  a  s ta nd s till, u p s hifts  o c c ur
s oone  r. O n d e s c e nts , d owns  hifting
d oe s  n ot o c c ur in  s p ite  o f th e  a p p lic a -
tio n o f b ra ke s . Th is  e na b le s  yo u to
"fe e l" th e  ro a d  a s  yo u d rive  a nd  p ro -
d uc e s  g re a te r d yn a m ic  s ta b ility. If th e
fric tio n b e tw e e n th e  tire s  a nd  th e  ro a d
is  a d e q ua te , th e  norm a l s ys te m  is  a ga in
a c tiva te d . Th e  s ys te m  a ls o le a ve s  th e
winte  r p ro gra m  w he n yo u s hift fro  m
d rive  p os itio n "D" to  "S ," "3 " o r "2 ," o r if
th e  AS C+T/DS  C* is  d e a c tiva te d .
You m  a y n e e d  s om e  tim e  to  b e c om e
a c c us to m e d  to  th is  s ys te m  inte rve ntio n.
Ho we ve r, it h e lp s  p ro vid e  o p tim um  p ro -
p uls ive  fo rc e  a nd  d rivin g s ta b ility.
The  b ra kin g in te rve ntio n m a y b e  a c -
c om p a nie d  b y a  c e rta in d e gre e  o f
nois  e .
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