BMW 2007 650i Convertible Manual Do Proprietário

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1.

Move selector lever into position P with 
vehicle stopped.

2.

Press the Start/Stop button.

3.

Firmly apply the handbrake.

4.

Remove the remote control from the igni-
tion lock, refer to page

The handbrake is primarily intended to prevent 
the vehicle from rolling while parked; it brakes 
the rear wheels.

The indicator lamp lights up, and a sig-
nal also sounds when starting off. The 
handbrake is applied.
Indicator lamp for Canadian models.

The lever locks in position automatically.

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

If exceptional circumstances should 
make it necessary to apply the handbrake 

while the vehicle is in motion, do not pull it too 
firmly. In doing so, continuously press the but-
ton of the handbrake lever. Otherwise, too firm 
an application of the handbrake can lock up the 
rear wheels and cause the rear of the vehicle to 
swerve.

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To prevent corrosion and one-sided brak-
ing action, occasionally engage the hand-

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 hand-
brake is applied.

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When shifting into 5th/6th gear, press the 
gearshift lever toward the right, otherwise 

an inadvertent shift into 3rd or 4th gear could 
lead to engine damage.

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Select only when the vehicle is stationary. 
Press the gearshift lever to the left, overcoming 
a slight resistance.

The SMG Sequential Manual Transmission is 
an automated manual transmission in which an 
electrohydraulic system handles the clutching 
and gear changes.
The SMG is operated with the selector lever 
and two shift paddles on the steering wheel.
It offers the following functions:

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Choice of manual or automatic mode: 
Sequential mode or Drive mode

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Choice of two drive programs: Normal or 
Sport, refer to Dynamic Driving Control 
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