Au to m a tic tra n s m is s io n
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– S p o rt p ro g ra m
Wh e n yo u s e le c t p ro gra m A, th e ATC
s ys te m a uto m a tic a lly a d a p ts to in d ivid -
ua l d rivin g s tyle s a nd ro a d c ond itio ns to
p ro vid e o p tim a l p e rfo rm a nc e w ith th e
s e le c to r le ve r a t p os itio n D.
M – Ma n u a l p ro g ra m
This p os itio n is re c om m e nd e d if yo ur
d rivin g s tyle is p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d .
This p ro gra m is fo r d rivin g in o ne g e a r
(4th g e a r w he n D h a s b e e n s e le c te d ).
The tra ns m is s ion th e n re m a ins in th e
3
a n d 2 – S h ift lim ite r
s e le c te d g e a r b oth w he n und e rw a y a nd
Be c a us e o f th is , th e re m a ining s e le c to r whe n s ta rtin g o ff. Fo r in s ta nc e , w he n
S e le c t th is ra nge w he n yo u w is h to lim it
ge a r c ha nge s (o n s te e p u p hill or d own-
hill s lop e s , fo r in s ta nc e ). Th e tra ns m is -
s ion u p s hifts o nly a s fa r a s th e s e le c te d
ge a r.
le ve r p os itio ns fo r fo rw a rd d rivin g a re
yo u m a ke a s te e p a s c e nt w ith th e s e -
only re q uire d in e xtre m e s itu a tio ns s uc h le c to r le ve r in p os itio n 2 , th e tra ns m is -
a s th os e lis te d in th e d e s c rip tio n o f p o- s ion d oe s n ot m a ke u nd e s ire d u p s hifts .
s itio n 2 .
The s a m e p rinc ip le a p p lie s d uring o p e r-
a tio n o n ic e -c ove re d ro a d s : B y p la c ing
th e s e le c to r le ve r in p os itio n 3 yo u c a n
m ove o ff g ra d ua lly, a nd th e tra ns m is -
s ion w ill a ls o s up p re s s s ub s e q ue nt
s hifts in to h ighe r g e a rs .
A – Ad a p tive p ro g ra m
"Kic kd o w n"
This is th e in itia l p os itio n th a t th e tra ns -
m is s ion s e le c ts a t e ve ry s ta rt. In th e p o-
s itio ns fo r fo rw a rd d rivin g, th e ATC
(Ad a p tive Tra ns m is s ion C ontro l) a uto -
m a tic a lly s e le c ts th e o p tim a l g e a r fro m
d iffe re nt s hift p ro gra m s . To a c hie ve
th is , th e s ys te m c ons ta ntly a d a p ts to
In th e "Kic kd own" m od e , yo u a c hie ve
m a xim um e ngine p e rfo rm a nc e .
P re s s th e a c c e le ra to r p e d a l p a s t th e
inc re a s e d re s is ta nc e p oint a t th e fu ll-
th ro ttle p os itio n.
S e le c to r le ve r p o s itio n s
P os itio ns 4 , 3 a nd 2 h a ve th e fu nc tio n
of e nha nc e d c ontro l o ve r s hifting – c on-
S h ift p ro g ra m s
d rive r c ha ra c te ris tic s (s uc h a s a m od e r- tro l w hic h is d e s ire d a nd in te ntio na lly
The a uto m a tic tra ns m is s ion o f yo ur
BMW is e q uip p e d w ith th e Ad a p tive
Tra ns m is s ion Contro l (ATC) a s s ta nd a rd
e q uip m e nt.
a te o r p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d d rivin g
s tyle ), ro a d c ond itio n fa c to rs (s lic k
ro a d s o r e xtre m e s lop e s , fo r in s ta nc e )
a s w e ll a s th e c urre nt d rivin g s itu a tio n
(wind ing ro a d s o r m ounta in tra ve l, fo r
ins ta nc e ).
s e le c te d .
The ATC a ls o fu nc tio ns in th e s e s e le c -
to r le ve r p os itio ns – o f c ours e w ith lim i-
ta tio ns fo r g e a r s e le c tio n im p os e d b y
th e le ve r p os itio n.
Fo r d e ta ils c onc e rn ing ATC , p le a s e re -
fe r to th e c ha p te r title d "Ad va nc e d
Te c hnology" o n p a ge 1 88.
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW Group
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