Driving – BMW M6 Convertible 2009 User Manual
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Driving
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D Drive mode
In the Drive mode, all forward gears are shifted
automatically.
Shifting from Sequential mode to Drive mode:
shift using the shift paddles or the selector
lever, or press the selector level to the right in
the D/S direction.
Shifting back to Drive mode: press the selector
lever to the right in the D/S direction again.
Kick-down: for rapid acceleration, e.g. when
passing, press the accelerator pedal as far
down as it will go. You achieve maximum accel-
eration.
Displays in instrument cluster
1 Gear 1 to 7, R, N engaged
2 Selected driving program,
matches the number of illuminated fields,
refer to Drivelogic on page
3 In drive mode, the currently selected gear
followed by a D is displayed.
The gear display flashes when you open
the driver's door with the engine running.
If you do not subsequently operate the pedals,
shift paddles, or selector lever, then the system
shifts into N.
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Gear changes
Using selector lever
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To upshift, pull the selector lever back.
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To downshift, push the selector lever for-
ward.
Using shift paddles on steering wheel
>
To upshift, briefly pull the right shift
paddle +.
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To downshift, briefly pull the left shift
paddle –.
Drivelogic
With Drivelogic various driving programs are
available to you.
Each time you change between the Sequential
mode and the Drive mode, the driving program
last selected in the respective mode is active.
Exception: after the first change from the
Sequential to the Drive mode, driving program 3
is active.
In Drive mode
There are five different driving programs, rang-
ing from relaxed 1 to sporty/highly dynamic 5.
In Sequential mode
You can choose from six driving programs from
balanced/dynamic 1 to sporty/purist 6.
Program 6 is only available when the DSC
Dynamic Stability Control is deactivated, refer
to page
. If DSC is activated, then the system
switches from program 6 to program 5.
To maintain vehicle stability, always acti-
vate DSC whenever possible.
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Selecting driving program with button
in center console
Press the button repeatedly until the desired
drive program is displayed in the instrument
cluster, refer to page
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