BMW 2009 328i xDrive Sports Wagon Manual Do Proprietário

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Pull slightly upwards, press the button and 
lower the lever.

In exceptional cases, if the parking brake 
has to be used to slow or stop the car, do 

not pull the lever up too hard. In doing so, con-
tinuously press the button of the parking brake 
lever. 
Otherwise, excessive force on the parking 
brake can lock up the rear wheels and cause the 
rear of the car to swerve.

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To prevent corrosion and one-sided brak-
ing action, occasionally apply the parking 

brake lightly when the vehicle is slowly coming 
to a stop if the traffic conditions are suitable.
The brake lamps do not light up when the park-
ing brake is applied.

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When shifting into 5th or 6th gear, press 
the gearshift lever to the right. Otherwise 

the engine could be damaged if you inadvert-
ently shift into 3rd or 4th gear.

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Select this only when the vehicle is stationary. 
When the gearshift lever is pressed to the left, a 
slight resistance has to be overcome.

In addition to fully automatic operation, you can 
also manually shift with the Steptronic, refer to 
page

To prevent the vehicle from rolling, 
always select position P and apply the 

parking brake before leaving the vehicle with 
the engine running.

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In order to remove the remote control from the 
ignition lock, you must first move the selector 
lever to position P and switch off the engine: 
interlock. Removing the remote control from 
the ignition lock, refer to page

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P R N D M/S + –

P R N D DS M1 to M6
The selector lever position is displayed, or the 
current gear in the manual mode.

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