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

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 .
>
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
>
>
>
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
Product Specification
CategoriesBMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals
Document TypeUser and Operator's Vehicle Manual Guide in PDF
Tags, , ,
Model Year2000
Download File
Please Enter the Security Characters Shown Below. Letters are Case Sensitive. Your download link will appear upon completing this step.
- 217 pages
Document File TypePDF
Wikipedia's PageBMW 7-Series (E38)
CopyrightAttribution Non-commercial
(2 votes, average: 4 out of 5)
Automotive readers have rated 2000 BMW 7-Series 740i 740iL 750iL E38 Owners Manual 4.0 out of 5.0 based on 2 product reviews.
Submit your review (optional)
(will not be displayed)
* Required Field

2000 BMW 7-Series 740i 740iL 750iL E38 Owners Manual SKU UPC Model
Machaya on Oct 23, 2017.

Very help in repairing my second hand vehicle


James on Sep 06, 2016. *

Really I have to write a review. It is what I am looking for and it is free. So I found what I needed.