Au to m a tic tra n s m is s io n w ith S te p tro n ic *
Ind ic a to r/He a d la m p fla s he r 71n
The ATC w ill e xe c ute u p s hifts o r d own- Ele c tro n ic tra n s m is s io n c o n tro l
s hifts o nly a t a p p ro p ria te e ngine a nd
ro a d s p e e d s . Fo r e xa m p le , th e tra ns -
m is s ion d oe s n ot s hift d own w he n th e
e ngine s p e e d is to o h igh. Th e s e le c te d
ge a r 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 g e a r.
m o d u le
If th e "TR ANS . FAILS AFE P ROG" m e s -
s a ge a p p e a rs in th e C he c k C ontro l,
th e re is a m a lfunc tio n in th e tra ns m is -
s ion s ys te m .
Bring th e ve hic le to a s to p , s e le c t tra ns -
m is s ion p os itio n "P ", s e t th e p a rkin g
b ra ke a nd tu rn th e e ngine o ff (ignitio n
ke y to p os itio n 0 ).
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
us e th e kic kd own.<
Wa it a fe w s e c ond s , th e n s ta rt th e e n-
gine . If th e ind ic a to r la m p goe s out a fte r
a fe w s e c ond s , n orm a l tra ns m is s ion
p e rfo rm a nc e h a s b e e n re s to re d . Drive
off n orm a lly.
1
2
Hig h b e a m (b lue in d ic a to r)
You c a n o nly c ha nge 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"
via th e "D" p os itio n.
He a d la m p fla s he r (b lue in d ic a to r)
3 Turn s igna l (gre e n in d ic a to r a c c om -
p a nie d b y a rh yth m ic c lic kin g s ound
fro m th e re la y)
If th e in d ic a to r la m p d oe s n ot g o o ut,
a ll s e le c to r le ve r p os itio ns c a n s till b e
s e le c te d , h owe ve r in th e fo rw a rd p os i-
tio ns th e ve hic le h a s lim ite d p e rfo r-
m a nc e a s it d rive s o nly in 3 rd o r 4 th
ge a r.
In th e fo llowing s itu a tio ns , th e S te p -
tro nic "th inks " fo r yo u in th e m a nua l
m od e :
If th e in d ic a to r la m p a nd th e c lic kin g
fro m th e re la y a re b oth fa s te r th a n n or-
m a l, o ne o f th e tu rn in d ic a to rs h a s
fa ile d .
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In o rd e r to p re ve nt e ngine o ve r-
s p e e d ing, th e tra ns m is s ion s hifts a u-
to m a tic a lly to th e n e xt h ighe r g e a r
s hortly b e fore th e R P M c uto ff p oint
At lo w s p e e d s , th e tra ns m is s ion
s hifts d own a uto m a tic a lly - yo u d o
not h a ve to a c t
Un d e r th e s e c irc um s ta nc e s , a vo id
e xtre m e e ngine lo a d s a nd c ons ult th e
ne a re s t a uth orize d B MW c e nte r.
To s ig n a l b rie fly
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P re s s th e le ve r u p to b ut n ot b e yo nd
th e d e te nt. It th e n re tu rn s to th e c e nte r
p os itio n w he n re le a s e d .
Do n ot w ork in th e e ngine c om -
p a rtm e nt w he n a d rive g e a r (fo r-
wa rd o r re ve rs e ) is e nga ge d . If yo u d o
th is , th e ve hic le c ould m ove .<
In th e kic kd own m od e , th e tra ns m is -
s ion s hifts d own to th e lo we s t p os s i-
b le g e a r b a s e d o n th e e ngine s p e e d
De p e nd ing o n th e s itu a tio n – w he n
d rivin g in a d ve rs e w inte r c ond itio ns ,
for e xa m p le – yo u m a y a ls o s ta rt o ut
in 2 nd o r 3 rd g e a r.
Fo r to wing o r ju m p -s ta rtin g th e ve hic le ,
re fe r to p a ge s 1 83, 1 84.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW AG
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| Document Type | User and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide in PDF |
| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2000 |
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