BMW 745i Manual De Propietario

Driving

P — Park

Press the button.

Select only when the vehicle is stationary.
The transmission lockout prevents the rear
wheels from turning. The lockout disen-
gages when you press the selector lever
toward D, N or R while the engine is run-
ning.

P is automatically engaged when you
remove the remote control unit from

the ignition lock after parking the vehicle.

R — Reverse

Press the selector lever upward, con-

tinuing to apply pressure to move it past
the detent. Select R only when the vehicle
is stationary.

N – Neutral

Press the selector lever as far as the

detent, but no further. Select N only if your
journey is interrupted for a long period.

From D press the selector lever up

From R press the selector lever down.

Note the arrows indicating direction in the
range display.

N is selected automatically whenever
the remote control unit remains

locked in the ignition lock after the ignition
is switched off. This function is useful in
automatic car washes, etc.
After approx. 30 minutes the system auto-
matically engages P. Remember to
observe the Check Control for status mes-
sages.

D Drive – Automatic

Press the selector lever down, con-

tinuing beyond the detent. This is the range
recommended for normal vehicle opera-
tion. All forward gears are available.

Under normal operating conditions, fuel
consumption is lowest when driving in
position D.

Kickdown

The kickdown mode provides maximum
acceleration.
Press the accelerator pedal beyond full-
throttle detent point.

L mode

We recommend the L mode for times when
you wish to suppress certain shifts, for
instance, when ascending or descending
steep grades.

When the L mode is activated the transmis-
sion remains in your current gear, which
also appears in the Info Display, refer to
page

. The transmission continues to

shift through the available ratios, but does
not proceed beyond the gear in the display.

Activating the L mode

Press the L/D button on the steering wheel.

The transmission downshifts when you
press the buttons on the rim of the steering
wheel briefly. The newly selected limit
appears in the Info Display.

The transmission only executes downshifts
that will result in a plausible combination of
vehicle and engine speeds. The transmis-
sion will no longer execute upshifts beyond
the selected range.