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owners manual BMW 3 E21
owners manual BMW 3 E21 - year of production: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 - BMW 3 E21 316 318i 320 323i owners manual EN
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ZF 3HP-22automatictransmission- . j
R- Reverse If it is selectedat a high road speed, the
The drivercan selectthefollowingspeed Selectonlywiththecarat a standstilldownwardshifttakesplaceonly at ap-
ranges to suitroad or trafficconditions: and idle speed,firstpressingin the prox. 100km/h(62mile/h)ontheBMW
P-R-N-D-2-1 releasecatchunderthe leverhandle. 316A. 318iA andBMW320A. and 120
km/h(75mile/h)on theBMW323iA.
Wait untilyou feel the transmission
p",Park engage,thenaccelerate.Notethatif Oncein the'2'position,theenginewillno
Selectonlywhenthecarisstandingstill Reverseis selectedwhilethe car is longershiftup to 3rd gear even if the
• Thetransmissionand road wheelsare movingforwards,the rearwheelswill enginespeedrisesexcessively,so thatthe
locked in this positionas an additionallockandan accidentcouldbe caused. drivermustrememberto do so.
precautionagainstrunningaway.Press the N",Neutral 1 '" Steephill climbingand engine
release catch under the selectorlever Thereis noconnectionbetweentheengi- braking
handlebeforeengagingthisposition.The ne and thetransmission.The enginecan This selectorpositionis providedforthe
enginecan stillbe started. be started.Selectthis positionduring rare situationsin whichthedriverfeelsit
Thenpressthecatchagainandselectthe prolongedhalts(for instancein traffic • desirableto keepthe car in 1st gear,for
desiredgear. jams),so as not to overheatthe engine instanceon verysteepuphillor downhill
and thetransmission. slopes.
D'" Drive(automaticgearselection) Onceagain,the'1'positioncan be selec-
Thispositionshouldbe usedforall normal ted at any road speed afterpressingthe
driving.The car startsin 1st gear and catch.Thetransmissionwillinitiallyshift
shiftsup automaticallyinto2ndand then downto 2nd at approx.100km/h(62
into3rd.The shiftpointsare designedto mile/h)on the BMW316A. 318iA and
ensuremaximumeconomy. BMW320A, and 120km/h(75mile/h)
on the BMW 323iA. 1st gear will be
2",Hillclimbingandenginebraking engagedatapprox.60km/h(37mile/h)
Thispositionwillsuitthedriverbetteron on the BMW 31 6 A. 318iA and the
mountainroads or very long and steep BMW320A.andat70km/h(43mile/h)
on the BMW323iA.
hills (eitherascendingor descending).
Betteruse is madeof availableengine Th€drivershouldrememberthatwiththe
performanceand the engine'sbraking leverin the '1' positionthe transmission
effectis enhanced. willno longershiftup to 2ndor 3rdeven
if enginespeedshouldrise excessively.
Position2 tan be selectedat any speed
afterpressingthecatch.Itis advisableto Warning:afterselectinga transmission
leavetheselectorleverin .D, 2 or 1 while speedrange,waitforit to engage(slight
• you are waitingat trafficlights. jerk)beforeaccelerating.
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BMW 3 E21 316 318i 320 323i owners manual
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BMW 3 E21 316 318i 320 323i owners manual
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