BMW Automobile 01 41 0 158 515 Manuel Du Propriétaire

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Drivelogic makes various driving pro-
grams available to you.

Press the Drivelogic repeatedly until the 
desired driving program is shown in the 
SMG display of the instrument cluster, 
refer to page 

In the automated mode you can select 
from five driving programs ranging from 
convenience mode/winter operation to 
sporty and highly dynamic.

In the first automated driving program, 
starting off takes place in second gear, 
which is advisable under winter road 
conditions with ice and snow.

In the sequential mode you can choose 
from six driving programs ranging from 
balanced, dynamic driving – 1 – to 
sporty, puristic driving – 6. The sporty, 
puristic driving program can only be 
activated when Dynamic Stability Con-
trol DSC is switched off, refer to 
page 

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To maintain vehicle stability, 
always drive with the DSC acti-

vated on whenever possible.

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Following each change between the 
sequential and the automated mode, 
the last driving program selected in the 
respective mode is active. Exception: if 
program 6 had been the last selected 
sequential driving program, program 5 
is activated instead.

Your vehicle is set so that when 
the engine is started, the last 

selected driving program saved in your 
key is activated for each shifting 
mode.

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The gradient assistance enables start-
ing off on grades with virtually no roll-
back. It can be activated in the sequen-
tial and automated mode with the vehi-
cle stopped and can be used for both 
forward and reverse driving.

The vehicle may roll slightly before 
it is held by the gradient assis-

tance after releasing the footbrake.
Two seconds after the footbrake is 
released, the vehicle begins to roll, as it 
is no longer held with the gradient 
assistance.

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1. Depress footbrake with vehicle 

stopped

2. Activate the gradient assistance by 

pulling the left paddle for at least 
0.5 seconds. An increase in the 
engine speed indicates that the gra-
dient assistance is activated

Briefly pulling the left paddle again 
deactivates the gradient assis-

tance again.

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3. Release the footbrake and start off 

within two seconds.

The gradient assistance must be reacti-
vated before each use.

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