BMW 2006 325xi Sports Wagon Manual Do Proprietário

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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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With the ignition switched on or the engine 
running, the selector lever can be moved 
out of position P: interlock.

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Before moving the lever away from P or N 
with the vehicle stationary, first depress the 
brake; otherwise the selector lever will 
refuse to move: shiftlock.

To prevent the vehicle from creeping 
after you select a driving position, 

depress the brake until you are ready to 
start.

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A lock prevents you from inadvertently engag-
ing selector lever positions R and P. To cancel 
the lock, press the button on the front of the 
selector lever, refer to arrow.

Select only when the vehicle is stationary. The 
rear wheels are locked.

Select only when the vehicle is stationary.

You can select this in a car wash, for example. 
The vehicle can roll.

Position for normal vehicle operation. All for-
ward gears are selected automatically.
Under normal operating conditions, fuel con-
sumption is lowest when you are driving in posi-
tion D.

Kick-down enables you to achieve maximum 
performance. 
Press the accelerator pedal beyond the full-
throttle resistance point.

Move selector lever from position D toward the 
left into the M/S shifting slot:
The sport program is activated and DS appears 
in the instrument cluster. This position is rec-
ommended for a performance-oriented driving 
style. 
When you press the selector lever forwards or 
backwards, the manual mode is activated and 
Steptronic changes gear. The instrument clus-
ter shows M1 through M6.
Upshifts and downshifts are executed only 
when they will result in a plausible combination 
of engine and vehicle speed; thus, for example, 
a downshift that would cause the engine to 
overrev will not be executed by the system. The 

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