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BMW 328d xDrive Sports Wagon 2014 User Manual

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Engaging P

Press button P.

Sport program and manual mode

Activating the sport program

Press the selector lever to the left out of selec‐
tor lever position D.
The sport program of the transmission is acti‐
vated.

Activating the M/S manual mode

1.

Press the selector lever to the left out of
selector lever position D.

2.

Push the selector lever forward or pull it
backward.

Manual mode becomes active and the gear is
changed.
The engaged gear is displayed in the instru‐
ment cluster, e.g., M1.
Once maximum engine speed is attained, M/S
manual mode is automatically upshifted as
needed.

Switching to manual mode

To shift down: press the selector lever for‐
ward.

To shift up: pull the selector lever rear‐
wards.

Gears will only be shifted at appropriate engine
and road speeds, e.g., downshifting is not pos‐
sible if the engine speed is too high.
The selected gear is briefly displayed in the in‐
strument cluster, followed by the current gear.

Sport automatic transmission: prevent

automatic upshifting in M/S manual

mode

For vehicles with Sport automatic transmis‐
sions, automatic shift operations are not per‐
formed, at maximum engine speed for exam‐
ple, if one of the following conditions is met:

DSC deactivated.

TRACTION activated.

SPORT+ activated.

In addition, the kickdown is deactivated.

Ending the sport program/manual

mode

Push the selector lever to the right.
D is displayed in the instrument cluster.

Shift paddles

The shift paddles on the steering wheel allow
you to shift gears quickly while keeping both
hands on the steering wheel.

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