BMW 5 E60 E61 owners manual page 57

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Changing the selector-lever Under normal operating conditions, fuel positions consumption is lowest when driving in position D. Kickdown At a glance A kickdown provides you with maximum acceleration and the maximum road speed in position D. Press the accelerator pedal beyond the full-throttle resistance point. M/S manual operation and Sport Controls An interlock prevents inadvertent gear- program shifts into selector-lever positions R and P. To cancel the interlock, press the button on the front of the selector lever knob, refer to arrow. Press the brake pedal before shifting Driving tips out of P or N; the shift command will not be executed unless the brake is applied: Shiftlock. To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you select a driving position, maintain pres- sure on the brake pedal until you are ready Shifting from D into M/S activates the Sport to start.< program and this is indicated with D S in the Navigation To prevent the vehicle from rolling, gear display. This position is recom- always select position P and engage mended if a performance-oriented driving the handbrake before leaving the vehicle style is desired. with the engine running. The first time the selector lever is even Never leave an unattended vehicle with the slightly touched, the automatic transmis- engine running, as such a vehicle repre- sion shifts from the Sport program into sents a potential safety hazard.< manual operation. Entertainment P Parking If you start to move the selector lever towards +, the transmission shifts Select P only when the vehicle is com- upwards; moving it towards – it shifts pletely stopped. The rear wheels are downwards. The gear display shows M1 blocked. through M6. R Reverse Upshifts and downshifts are executed only when they will result in a plausible combi- Communications Select R only when the vehicle is com- nation of engine and vehicle speed; thus, pletely stopped. for example, a downshift that would cause the engine to overrev will not be executed N Neutral by the system. The selected gear appears Select N only if your journey is interrupted briefly in the instrument cluster, followed by for a long period. the current gear. To obtain maximum acceleration, for Mobility D Drive – automatic driving position passing maneuvers, etc., during Position for normal vehicle operation. All operation in the manual mode, use the forward gears are available. kickdown or downshift manually.< 55 Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 157 647 - © 07/03 BMW AG Reference

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