2006 BMW X5 Owner's Manual - Page 67

Automatic transmission with Steptronic* 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 will appear briefly in the instrument cluster and then the current gear will reappear. 67n Malfunction The warning lamp lights up or the message TRANS.FAILSAFE PROG appears in the Check Control. A malfunction has occurred in the transmission system. Avoid heavy loads. Overview Index Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 159 867 - © 07/05 BMW AG 530de264 Sport Program and manual operation M/S Shift selector lever from position D toward the left into the 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. Briefly pressing the selector lever toward the front or rear activates manual operation and Steptronic changes gears. The following display appears in the instrument cluster, depending on the model: > 1 to 5 or 1 to 6 > M1 to M5 or M1 to M6. Bring the vehicle to a stop. Move the transmission selector lever to P. Set the To return to automatic mode, move the parking brake and switch the engine off selector lever toward the right into posi- by turning the ignition key to position 0. tion D. Wait a few seconds, then start the engine. If the indicator lamp goes out after a few seconds, normal transmission performance has been restored. You may continue to drive as usual. If the indicator lamp does not go out, you can place the selector lever in all positions, but the vehicle will now only drive forward with limited gear selection. Have the system checked as soon as possible. Information on jump starting, towstarting and towing begins on page 174. Data Repairs Maintenance Controls