BMW M3 E46 owners manual page 69

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Sequential M gearbox with Drivelogic* 69 You accelerate from higher gears, e.g. To switch from sequential to automated during passing, by manually downshift-mode: tap the selector lever to the right ing. toward 'D'. Watch the display in the In the following situations the instrument cluster, refer to page 68. SMG Drivelogic in the sequential mode For rapid acceleration, e.g. during Overview assists you: passing, depress the accelerator pedal >Upshifts and downshifts are only exe-completely – kickdown. The gearbox cuted at appropriate combinations of now downshifts depending on the engine rpm and vehicle speed. For selected driving program. instance, downshifts that would Even in the automated mode, you can Controls result in excessive engine speed are help specify the shifting point: if a gear- not executed dependent minimum speed is Shifting gears with shift paddles on >During a stop the gearbox is auto-exceeded, you can upshift by slowly steering wheel: matically downshifted into the first reducing pressure on the accelerator >To upshift, briefly pull the right pad-gear so that, e.g. before a traffic light, pedal. In the process, the respective dle + it is only necessary to accelerate to driving situation is detected by sensors Maintenance >To downshift, briefly pull the left pad-continue drivingand taken into account. dle –. >As speed diminishes, the gearbox downshifts automatically, without you Shift paddles with various widths taking any action, just before the matched to the shape of your vehicle slows to below each gear's Repairs hand are available from your BMW cen-minimum speed. ter.< D - Automated mode Shifting gears with selector lever:Each time the engine is started, the >To upshift, pull the selector lever automated mode is activated as soon Data backward in the '+' directionas you move the selector lever into the >To downshift, push the selector lever forward driving position. in the '–' direction. In the automated mode all forward No automatic upshifting is carried out in gears are shifted automatically. the sequential mode. Index

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