BMW serie 3 sport wagon 2002 Manual Do Utilizador

Overview

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Maintenance

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Automatic transmission with Steptronic

N Neutral

Select only when stopping for an
extended period.

D Drive (automatic shift program)

This position is designed for driving
under all normal operating conditions.
All forward gears are available.

Kickdown

In the kickdown mode, you achieve
maximum acceleration and in
position D top speed.
Depress the accelerator pedal past the
increased resistance point at the full-
throttle position.

M/S Manual mode and
Sport Program

Move the selector lever from D to M/S
to activate the Sport Program; SD
appears in the display panel. The M/S
mode is recommended for perfor-
mance-oriented driving.

Once in the M/S mode you can tap the
selector lever to switch the automatic
transmission from the Sport Program to
its manual selection mode.
This mode allows you to execute
upshifts manually by tapping the lever
toward "+", while downshifts are
selected by tapping in the "–" direction.
The displays M1 through M5 appear in
the display panel to indicate your
current gear selection.

The Adaptive Transmission Control
(ATC) executes upshifts and downshifts
only when the new gear will provide a
suitable combination of engine and
road speed, for example ATC will not
execute downshifts if the engine speed
is too high. The desired, then the actual
gear, briefly appear in the instrument
cluster.

To accelerate quickly in the
manual mode (to pass another

vehicle), shift down manually or employ
the kickdown mode.

Shifting from M/S to the selector lever
positions P, R and N is possible only by
going through D.