BMW Z4 E89 owners manual page 45

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R Reverse Shifting gears using the selector lever Select only when the vehicle is stationary.When you press the selector lever forwards or backwards, the manual mode is activated and N Neutral, idle Steptronic changes gear. The instrument clus-e You can select this in a car wash, for example. ter shows M1 through M6.anc The vehicle can roll. The transmission will only execute upshifts and l g downshifts that will result in an appropriate a D Drive, automatic position combination of vehicle speed and engine rpm. t A This position is designed for driving under all For instance, downshifts that would result in normal operating conditions. All forward gears excessive engine speed will not be executed. are selected automatically. The desired gear will appear briefly in the Under normal operating conditions, fuel con-instrument cluster, followed by the actual gear. sumption is lowest when you are driving in posi-Shifting gears via the shift paddles* on tion D. the steering wheel Kickdown The shift paddles allow you to shift gears ls o quickly since your hands can remain on the r Kick-down enables you to achieve maximum t steering wheel. n performance. Co Press the accelerator pedal beyond the full-> When you use the shift paddles on the throttle resistance point. steering wheel to shift gears while in auto- matic mode, the transmission automatically Manual operation and Sport program switches to manual mode. M/S > If you do not use the shift paddles for a cer- tain amount of time and do not accelerate, s the transmission automatically switches back to automatic mode. g tip If the selector lever is in the M/S gear in plane, manual mode remains active.iv r > To shift up, pull one of the shift paddles.D > To shift down, press one of the shift pad- dles. The instrument cluster shows M1 through M6. Move the selector lever from position D to the The transmission will only execute upshifts and left into the M/S range: downshifts that will result in an appropriate The Sport program is activated. This is indi-combination of vehicle speed and engine rpm. y cated by the display SD in the instrument clus-For instance, downshifts that would result in ter. This position is recommended for a perfor-excessive engine speed will not be executed. ilit mance-oriented driving style. b The desired gear will appear briefly in the o The Sport program is enabled automatically instrument cluster, followed by the actual gear.M when the Dynamic Driving Control system is activated, refer to page44. Malfunction To use the automatic function again, move the selector lever to the right into position D.Red warning lamp The transmission is overheating. e Reduce your speed immediately and c pull over at a suitable location so that n re e 43 f Re

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