Sequential manual gearbox smg, Sequential manual gearbox, Manual transmission – BMW AG User Manual

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6-speed gearbox*

When you shift to or within the 5th/6th
gear plane, always push the gear lever
to the right in order to ensure that you
do not inadvertently engage a gear on
the 3rd/4th gear plane.

Reverse

Engage this gear only when the car is
standing still. When the gear lever is
pressed to the left, a detent has to be
overcome.

The reversing lights then come on auto-
matically in ignition key position 2.

Sequential manual gearbox SMG*

The principle

The sequential manual gearbox SMG is
an automated manual gearbox in which
an electro-hydraulic system actuates
the clutch and shifts gear.

You operate the SMG by means of a
selector lever in the centre console and
two shift paddles on the steering wheel.

It offers you the following functions:
> Sequential mode: manual gearshift

mode

> Drive mode: automatic gearshift

mode

> Choice of two driving programs: nor-

mal, sport

> Dependability of positive gearshifts

> Automatic upshifts and downshifts in

Drive mode

> Automatic downshifts at minimum

engine rpm

> Kick-down function in Drive mode

> Acceleration assistance, see

page

Selector lever positions

A light-emitting diode set in the centre
console lights up to indicate the current
position of the selector lever.

R: Reverse gear

N: Neutral

Position for driving with touch-shift
functions:

Sequential mode:

+: Manual upshift

—: Manual downshift

D: Drive mode.

The SMG is operational in ignition key
position 2.

Manual transmission