2006 BMW 6 Series Owner's Manual - Page 64

To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you select a driving position, maintain pressure on the brake pedal until you are ready to start.< Sport program and manual operation M/S An interlock prevents inadvertent gearshifts into selector-lever positions R and P. To cancel the interlock, press the button on the front of the selector-lever knob, refer to arrow. P Park Select only when the vehicle is stationary. The rear wheels are locked. Move the selector-lever from position D to the left into shifting slot M/S: The Sport program is activated and DS appears 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, a downshift that would cause the engine to overrev will not be executed by the system. If this occurs, the selected gear appears briefly in the instrument cluster, followed by the current gear. To use the automatic function again, move the selector-lever to the right into position D. R Reverse Select only when the vehicle is stationary. N Neutral You can select N in car washes, for example. The vehicle can roll. 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. Deactivating selector lever interlock If the selector lever is blocked in the 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. Kick-down The kick-down mode provides maximum acceleration: Press the accelerator pedal beyond the fullthrottle resistance point. 63 Online Edition for Part-No. 01 41 0 159 709 © 09/05 BMW AG Reference Mobility Communications Entertainment Navigation Driving tips Controls At a glance