BMW 320e - Page 168

Activating manual operation
1. Press the selector lever from selector lever
position D to the left, arrow 1.
2. Press the selector lever forwards or pull it
backwards, arrows 2.
Manual operation becomes active and the gear is
shifted.
The gear selected appears on the instrument
cluster, for example M1.
Shifting gears
▷ To shift down: press the selector lever for‐
wards.
▷ To shift up: pull the selector lever backwards.
In certain situations, the transmission continues
to shift automatically, for example when engine
speed limits are reached.
Steptronic sport transmission:
preventing automatic upshift in
manual mode M/S
Depending on the motorisation: when SPORT
driving mode is selected, the Steptronic Sport
transmission does not automatically shift up in
M/S manual mode when certain engine speed
limits are reached.
In addition, there is no down shift for kick-down.
For further information:
SPORT, see page 156.
Exiting manual operation
Press the selector lever to the right.
D is shown in the instrument cluster.
Shift paddles
Principle
Shift paddles on steering wheel enable fast gear‐
shifting without taking hands off steering wheel.
General
Gearshift
Gear shifting is only carried out at the appropriate
engine RPM and vehicle speed.
Short-term manual operation
In selector lever position D, operating a shift pad‐
dle causes the system to switch to manual oper‐
ation temporarily.
The gearbox reverts to automatic operation from
manual operation after a certain period of time of
moderate driving without acceleration or gear
shifts using the shift paddles.
It is possible to change to automatic mode:
▷ Pull and hold the right shift paddle until D is
shown in the instrument cluster.
▷ In addition to pulling the right shift paddle,
pull the left shift paddle.
Permanent manual mode
In selector lever position S, operating a shift pad‐
dle causes the system to switch permanently to
manual mode.
Steptronic sport transmission
In the corresponding gearbox version, operating
the kick-down and the left shift paddle at the
same time allows you to change down to the
lowest possible gear. This is not possible in
short-term manual mode.
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