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Index Data Technology Repairs Car care Controls Overview
Automatic transmission with Steptronic*
Indicator/Headlamp flasher
The ATC will execute upshifts or down-
shifts only at appropriate engine and
road speeds. For example, the trans-
mission does not shift down when the
engine speed is too high. The selected
gear will appear briefly in the instrument
cluster, followed by the current gear.
To accelerate quickly in the man-
ual mode (to pass another vehicle,
for instance), shift down manually or
use the kickdown.<
You can only change from M/S to the
selector lever positions "P," "R" and "N"
via the "D" position.
In the following situations, the Step-
tronic "thinks" for you in the manual
mode:
> In order to prevent engine over-
speeding, the transmission shifts au-
tomatically to the next higher gear
shortly before the RPM cutoff point
> At low speeds, the transmission
shifts down automatically - you do
not have to act
> In the kickdown mode, the transmis-
sion shifts down to the lowest possi-
ble gear based on the engine speed
> Depending on the situation – when
driving in adverse winter conditions,
for example – you may also start out
in 2nd or 3rd gear.
Electronic transmission control
module
If the "TRANS. FAILSAFE PROG" mes-
sage appears in the Check Control,
there is a malfunction in the transmis-
sion system.
Bring the vehicle to a stop, select trans-
mission position "P", set the parking
brake and turn the engine off (ignition
key to position 0).
Wait a few seconds, then start the en-
gine. If the indicator lamp goes out after
a few seconds, normal transmission
performance has been restored. Drive
off normally.
If the indicator lamp does not go out,
all selector lever positions can still be
selected, however in the forward posi-
tions the vehicle has limited perfor-
mance as it drives only in 3rd or 4th
gear.
Under these circumstances, avoid
extreme engine loads and consult the
nearest authorized BMW center.
Do not work in the engine com-
partment when a drive gear (for-
ward or reverse) is engaged. If you do
this, the vehicle could move.<
For towing or jump-starting the vehicle,
refer to pages 183, 184.
1 High beam (blue indicator)
2 Headlamp flasher (blue indicator)
3 Turn signal (green indicator accom-
panied by a rhythmic clicking sound
from the relay)
If the indicator lamp and the clicking
from the relay are both faster than nor-
mal, one of the turn indicators has
failed.
To signal briefly
Press the lever up to but not beyond
the detent. It then returns to the center
position when released.
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