BMW serie 7 1999 Manuale Utente

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Automatic transmission

4 - Sport program

This position is recommended if your
driving style is performance-oriented.

3 and 2 - Shift limiter

Select this range when you wish to limit
gear changes (on steep uphill or down-
hill slopes, for instance). The transmis-
sion upshifts only as far as the selected
gear.

"Kickdown"
(automatic downshift)

In the "Kickdown" mode, you achieve
maximum performance.
Press the accelerator pedal past the in-
creased resistance point at the full-
throttle position.

Shift programs

The automatic transmission of your
BMW is equipped with the Adaptive
Transmission Control (ATC) as standard
equipment.

When you select program A, the ATC
system automatically adapts to individ-
ual driving styles and road conditions to
provide optimal performance with the
selector lever at position D.

Because of this, the remaining selector
lever positions for forward driving are
only required in extreme situations such
as those listed in the description of po-
sition 2.

A - Adaptive program

This is the initial position that the trans-
mission selects at every start. In the po-
sitions for forward driving, the ATC
(Adaptive Transmission Control) auto-
matically selects the optimal gear from
different shift programs. To achieve
this, the system constantly adapts to
driver characteristics (such as a moder-
ate or performance-oriented driving
style), road condition factors (slick
roads or extreme slopes, for instance)
as well as the current driving situation
(winding roads or mountain travel, for
instance).

For details concerning ATC, please re-
fer to the chapter titled "Advanced
Technology" on page

184

M – Manual program

This program is for driving in one gear
(4th gear when D has been selected).
The transmission then remains in the
selected gear both when underway and
when starting off. For instance, when
you make a steep ascent with the se-
lector lever in position 2, the transmis-
sion does not make undesired upshifts.
The same principle applies during oper-
ation on ice-covered roads: By placing
the selector lever in position 3 you can
move off gradually, and the transmis-
sion will also suppress subsequent
shifts into higher gears.

Selector lever positions

Positions 4, 3 and 2 have the function of
enhanced control over shifting – control
which is desired and intentionally se-
lected.

The ATC also functions in these selec-
tor lever positions – of course with limi-
tations for gear selection imposed by
the lever position.