BMW 2004 525i Sedan Manual Do Proprietário

Driving

Dynamic Driving Control

With Dynamic Driving Control, you can
choose between a standard and a sport
program.

Sport program

The engine responds more spontane-
ously to accelerator pedal movements

The steering becomes more direct and
provides even better road contact.

In addition, with SMG and an automatic
transmission:

The shifting times are shorter

The engine speed range is used opti-
mally in the Drive mode.

Activating the Sport program

In ignition key position 2.

Press the SPORT button.
The LED in the button lights up.

With an automatic transmission:
Activating the Dynamic Driving Con-

trol activates the Sport program of the
automatic transmission. This makes mov-
ing the selector lever form D to M/S unnec-
essary.<

Deactivating the Sport program

Press the SPORT button again.
The LED in the button goes out.

Acceleration assistant with SMG

The acceleration assistant enables opti-
mized vehicle acceleration at racing car
level on road surfaces with good adhesion.

Do not use the acceleration assistant
too often, as otherwise components

will wear prematurely.<

Activate the Sport program

Press the DSC button, refer to page

for longer than three seconds

Press the accelerator pedal down fully –
kickdown. The ideal starting-off engine
speed is set.

To maintain driving stability, drive
with the DSC on whenever possible.<

Information on jump-starting and towing
begins on page 192.

Automatic transmission
with Steptronic*

While you can drive as with any conven-
tional automatic transmission, you also
enjoy the option of shifting manually, refer
to page 55.

If you move the selector lever from posi-
tion D to the left into gearshift gate M/S,
this activates the sports-style shift pro-
grams of the automatic transmission. As
soon as you move the selector lever slightly
towards + or –, the Steptronic shifts gear
and manual operation is activated. If you
wish to use the automatic function again,
move the selector lever to the right into
position D.

Selector-lever positions

P R N D M/S + –

Possible displays

P R N D DS M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6