BMW 2 COUPE Series Owner's Manual page 135

D is displayed in the instrument cluster.
Shift paddles
Principle
The shift paddles on the steering wheel allow
you to shift gears quickly while keeping both
hands on the steering wheel.
General information
Shifting
The vehicle only shifts at suitable RPM and road
speeds.
Short-term manual mode
In selector lever position D, actuating a shift pad‐
dle switches into manual mode temporarily.
After conservative driving in manual mode with‐
out acceleration or shifting via the shift paddles
for a certain amount of time, the transmission
switches back to automatic mode.
It is possible to switch into automatic mode:
▷ Keep the right shift paddle pulled until D is
displayed in the instrument cluster.
▷ In addition to the pulled right shift paddle, pull
the left shift paddle.
Continuous manual mode
In selector lever position S, actuating a shift pad‐
dle switches into manual mode permanently.
With the transmission version it is possible to
switch into automatic mode:
▷ Keep the right shift paddle pulled until S is
displayed in the instrument cluster.
▷ In addition to the pulled right shift paddle, pull
the left shift paddle.
Steptronic Sport transmission
With the appropriate transmission version, the
lowest possible gear can be selected by simulta‐
neously activating kickdown and operating the
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Driving
left shift paddles. This is not possible in short-
term manual mode.
Shifting
▷ Shifting up: pull the right shift paddle.
▷ Shifting down: pull left shift paddle.
▷ Downshifting to the lowest possible gear:
keep the left shift paddle pulled.
The selected gear is briefly displayed in the in‐
strument cluster, followed by the current gear.
Steptronic Sport transmission:
Sprint function
Principle
Depending on the equipment, the Sprint function
can be used for an upcoming acceleration proc‐
ess. The Sprint function prepares the drivetrain
for the acceleration process.
General information
When the Sprint function is activated, the re‐
sponse of the vehicle will become more dynamic.
Activating
1. Keep the left shift paddle pulled until SPRINT
is displayed in the instrument cluster.
▷ The transmission shifts down to the low‐
est possible gear and switches to manual
operation M.
▷ A dynamic setting has been activated for
the drivetrain.
2. Change gears manually.
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