2004 BMW X3 2.5i 3.0i E83 Owners Manual

Ind ic a to r la m p  fo r C a na d ia n m od -
e ls .
Ma n u a l tra n s m is s io n
To  e n g a g e
Wh ile  s hifting ge  a r in th e  5th /6th  ge  a r
le ve l, m a ke  s ure  th a t yo u p re s s  th e
ge a rs hift le ve r to  th e  rig ht to   p re ve nt in a d -
ve rte ntly s  e le c tin g a  g e a r in  th e  3 rd /4th
ge a r le ve l.
The  le ve r e nga  ge s  a uto m a tic a lly.
Do  n ot h old  th e  ve hic le  in  p la c e  o n s lop e s
b y s lip p ing o r rid ing th  e  c lutc h. Us  e  th e
ha nd b ra ke  in s te a d , s inc e  a  s lip p ing c lutc h
inc re a s e s  c lutc h w e a r.<
To  re le a s e
P ull up  s lightly o  n th  e  le ve r, p re s s  th e  b ut-
to n a nd  lo we r th e  le ve r.
If e xc e p tio na l c irc um s ta nc e s  s hould
m a ke  it n e c e s s a ry to  e nga ge  th e
ha nd b ra ke  w hile  th e  ve hic le  is  in  m otio n,
d o n ot p ull it to  o s tro ngly. In   d oing s  o, c  on-
tin uous  ly p re s s  the  b utto n of the  ha nd b ra ke
le ve r.
S tro ng a p p lic a tio n o f th e  h a nd b ra ke  c a n
le a d  to  o ve rb ra kin g o f th e  re a r a xle  a nd
a s s oc ia te d  ' fis hta iling' o f th e  ve hic le  re a r
e nd .
Re ve rs e
S e le c t o nly w he n th e  ve hic le  is  s ta tio na ry.
P re s s  th e  g e a rs hift le ve r to  th e  le ft to  o ve r-
c om e  th e  re s is ta nc e .
As  yo u d o th is , th e  b a c ku p  la m p s  w ill tu rn
on a  uto m a tic a lly w he n th e  ignitio n ke y is  in
p os itio n 2 .
The  b ra ke  la m p s  d o n ot lig ht u p  w he n th e
ha nd b ra ke  is  a p p lie d .
Au to m a tic  tra n s m is s io n
w ith  S te p tro n ic *
Ve hic le s  w ith  m a nua l tra ns m is s ion:
Wh e n p a rkin g o n in c line s , a p p ly th e  h a nd -
b ra ke , a s  e ve n e nga ging th e  firs t o r re ve rs e
ge a r m ight n  ot u nd e r c e rta in c irc um -
s ta nc e s  s e c ure  th e  ve hic le  a ga ins t m oving.
Ve hic le s  w ith  a uto m a tic  tra ns m is s ion:
En ga ge  s e le c to r- le ve r p os itio n P .<
You c  a n d rive  a s  w ith  a  n orm a l a uto m a tic
tra ns m is s ion. In a d d itio n, yo u c a n a ls o s hift
m a nua lly.
If you m  ove  th e  s e le c to r le ve r fro m  p os itio n
D to  th e  le ft in to  g e a rs hift g a te  M/ S , th is
a c tiva te s  th e  s p orts -s tyle  s hift p ro gra m s  of
th e  a uto m a tic  tra ns m is s ion. As  s oon a s  you
m ove  th e  s e le c to r le ve r s lightly to wa rd s  +
or , th  e  S te p tro nic  s hifts  g e a r a nd  m a nua l
op e ra tio n is  a c tiva te d . Wh e n yo u w is h to
us e  th e  a uto m a tic  tra ns m is s ion m od e
a ga in, m ove   th e  s e le c to r le ve r to  th e  rig ht
into  th e  D p os itio n.
To  p re ve nt c orro s ion a  nd  o ne -s id e d
b ra kin g a c tio n, o c c a s iona lly a p p ly th e
ha nd b ra ke  lig htly w he n th e  ve hic le  is
s lowly c om ing to   a  s ta nd s till a t a  tra ffic  light
if th e  tra ffic  c ond itio ns  a re  s uita b le .<
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