Turn signals/ headlamp flasher, Driving – BMW 330Ci Coupe 2006 User Manual

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Driving

gear selected appears briefly in the instrument
cluster, followed by the gear actually in use.
To use the automatic function again, move the
selector lever to the right into position D.

Shifting gears via shift paddles* on the
steering wheel

To shift up: pull one of the shift paddles.

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

D Drive, automatic position

With the selector lever in position D, you can
shift gears by pulling or pressing a shift paddle.
The gear currently engaged appears in the
instrument cluster; manual shifting mode is
temporarily activated. If you do not accelerate
or shift gears within approx. 12 seconds, the
transmission switches back to automatic mode.
The system also switches back to automatic
mode when you shift to another gear slot.

Manual operation and Sport program
M/S

In the Sport program, pulling or pressing a shift
paddle shifts gears and switches the transmis-
sion to permanent manual mode. The gear cur-
rently engaged appears in the instrument clus-
ter. The transmission switches back to
automatic mode when you shift to another gear
slot.

Overriding selector lever lock

Should the selector lever refuse to move out of
position P although 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
tool kit, refer to page

198

, 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

Using turn signals

Press the lever beyond the resistance point.
To turn off manually, press the lever to the
resistance point.

Unusually rapid flashing of the indicator
lamp indicates that a turn signal indicator

has failed.

Indicating a turn briefly

Press the lever as far as the resistance point for
as long as you wish to indicate a turn.

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