Turn signals/ headlamp flasher, Driving – BMW M3 Coupe 2010 User Manual

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Driving

Shifting gears via the selector lever

Move selector lever from position D toward the
left into the M/S shifting slot:
When you press the selector lever forwards or
backwards, the manual mode is activated and
Steptronic changes gear. M1 through M6 are
displayed on the instrument cluster.
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
gear selected is briefly displayed in the instru-
ment cluster, followed by the gear actually in
use.

Shifting gears via shift paddles* on the

steering wheel

The shift paddles allow you to shift gears
quickly since both hands can remain on the
steering wheel.

When you use the shift paddles on the
steering wheel to shift gears in automatic
mode, the transmission switches to manual
mode.

If you do not accelerate or shift gears using
the shift paddles for a certain amount of
time, the transmission switches back to
automatic mode.

If the selector lever is in the M/S gear
plane, manual mode remains active.

To shift up: pull one of the shift paddles.

To shift down: press one of the shift pad-
dles.

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
gear selected is briefly displayed in the instru-
ment cluster, followed by the gear actually in
use.

Overriding selector lever lock

Should the selector lever refuse to move out of
position P even though the ignition is switched
on, the brake is depressed and the button on
the selector lever is pressed, the selector lever
lock can be overridden:

Unclip the sleeve of the selector lever.

Pull the sleeve up over the selector lever
until the sleeve is inside out.

Using the screwdriver from the onboard
vehicle tool kit, refer to page

229

, press the

red lever while moving the selector lever to
the desired position.

Turn signals/

headlamp flasher

1 High beams
2 Headlamp flasher
3 Turn signals