2004 BMW 5-Series 525i 530i 545i E60 E61 Owners Manual

Ch a n g in g th e  s e le c to r- le ve r
p o s itio n s
Un d e r n orm a l o p e ra tin g c ond itio ns , fu e l
c ons um p tio n is  lo we s t w he n d rivin g in
p os itio n D.
Kic kd o w n
A kic kd own p  ro vid e s  yo u w ith  m a xim um
a c c e le ra tio n a nd  th e  m a xim um  ro a d  s p e e d
in p os itio n D.
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
full-th  ro ttle  re s is ta nc e  p oint.
M/S   m a n u a l o p e ra tio n  a n d  S p o rt
p ro g ra m
An in te rlo c k p re ve nts  in a d ve rte nt g e a r-
s hifts  into  s e le c to r- le ve r p os itio ns  R a nd  P .
To  c a nc e l the  inte rlo c k, p re s s  th e  b utto n on
th e  fro nt o f th e  s e le c to r le ve r kn ob , re fe r to
a rro w.
P re s s  th e  b ra ke  p e d a l b e fore  s hifting
out o  f P  o r N; th  e  s hift c om m a nd  w ill
not b  e  e xe c ute d  u nle s s  th e  b ra ke  is
a p p lie d : S hiftlo c k.
To  p re ve nt th e  ve hic le  fro m  c re e p ing a fte r
yo u s e le c t a  d rivin g p os itio n, m a inta in p re s -
s ure  o n th e  b ra ke  p e d a l until yo u a re  re a d y
to  s ta rt.<
S hifting fro  m  D into  M/S  a c tiva te s  th e  S p ort
p ro gra m  a nd  th is  is  ind ic a te d  with  D S  in th e
ge a r d is p la y. Th is  p os itio n is  re c om -
m e nd e d  if a  p e rfo rm a nc e -orie nte d  d rivin g
s tyle  is  d e s ire d .
To  p re ve nt th e  ve hic le  fro m  ro lling,
a lwa ys  s e le c t p os itio n  P  a nd  e nga ge
th e  h a nd b ra ke  b e fore  le a ving th e  ve hic le
with  th e  e ngine   ru nning.
Ne ve r le a ve  a n una tte nd e d  ve hic le  with  th e
e ngine   ru nning, a   s  s uc h a  ve hic le  re p re -
s e nts  a  p ote ntia l s a fe ty h a za rd .<
The  firs t tim e  th e  s e le c to r le ve r is  e ve n
s lightly to  uc he d , 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  in to
m a nua l o p e ra tio n.
If yo u s ta rt to   m ove  th e  s e le c to r le ve r
to wa rd s  + , th e  tra ns m is s ion s hifts
up wa rd s ; m oving it to   wa rd s  – it s hifts
d ownwa  rd s . Th e  g e a r d is p la y s hows  M1
th ro ugh M6  .
P  P a rk in g
S e le c t P  o nly w he n th e  ve hic le  is  c om -
p le te ly s to p p e d . Th e  re a r w he e ls  a re
b loc ke d .
Up s hifts  a nd  d owns  hifts  a re  e xe c ute d  o nly
whe  n th e y w ill re s ult in  a  p la us ib le  c om b i-
na tio n o f e ngine   a nd  ve hic le  s p e e d ; th us ,
for e xa m p le , a  d owns hift th  a t w ould  c a us e
th e  e ngine  to  o ve rre v w ill not b  e  e xe c ute d
b y th e  s ys te m .  Th e  s e le c te d  g e a r a p p e a rs
b rie fly in the  ins tru m e nt c lus te r, fo llowe d  b y
th e  c urre nt g e a r.
R  Re ve rs e
S e le c t R  o nly w he n th e  ve hic le  is  c om -
p le te ly s to p p e d .
N Ne  u tra l
S e le c t N o  nly if yo ur jo urn e y is  in te rru p te d
for a  lo ng p  e rio d .
To  o b ta in m a xim um  a c c e le ra tio n, fo r
p a s s ing m a ne uve rs , e tc ., d uring
D Drive   –  a u to m a tic d rivin g  p o s itio n
op e ra tio n in  th e  m a nua l m od e , u s e  th e
kic kd own o  r d owns  hift m  a nua lly.<
P os itio n fo r n orm a l ve hic le  o p e ra tio n. All
forw a rd  g e a rs  a re  a va ila b le .
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