2007 BMW 6 Series Owner's Manual - Page 66
2007 BMW 6 Series Manual
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Driving N Neutral You can select N in car washes, for example. The vehicle can roll. To use the automatic function again, move the selector lever to the right into position D. Deactivating selector lever interlock If the selector lever is blocked in position P even though the button on the selector lever is pressed, the selector lever interlock can be deactivated: 1. Unclip the sleeve of the selector lever. 2. Pull the sleeve up over the selector lever. D Drive, automatic position Position for normal vehicle operation. All forward gears are available. Under normal operating conditions, the fuel consumption is lowest when driving in position D. Kick-down The kick-down mode provides maximum acceleration: Press the accelerator pedal beyond the fullthrottle resistance point. Sport program and manual mode M/S 3. Using the screwdriver from the onboard toolkit, refer to page 212, press the lever at the point marked in red and move the selector lever into the desired position. Dynamic Driving Control Move the selector lever from position D to the left into shifting slot M/S: The sport program is activated and DS is displayed in the instrument cluster. This position is recommended for a performance-oriented driving style. It is engaged automatically when the Dynamic Driving Control is activated, refer to Dynamic Driving Control. When the selector lever is briefly moved forward or back, the manual mode is activated and the Steptronic shifts gear. The instrument cluster shows M1 through M6. Upshifts and downshifts are executed only when they will result in a plausible combination of engine and vehicle speed; thus, for example, the system will not execute a downshift that would cause the engine to overrev. The selected gear is briefly displayed in the instrument cluster, followed by the current gear. 64 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 013 312 - © 02/07 BMW AG The Dynamic Driving Control makes it possible for your BMW to react in an even more performance-oriented manner at the push of a button: > The engine responds more spontaneously to accelerator pedal movements. > Cruise control: The stored speed is reached more quickly when requested. Additionally with SMG: > Gearshifts are faster. > The engine speed range is used optimally in the Drive mode. With automatic transmission: > The Sport program is activated.