BMW M5 Sedan Owner's Manual page 144

CONTROLS
▷ Various driving programs: Drive mode or se‐
quential mode.
▷ Low Speed Assistant.
▷ Various Drivelogic programs.
▷ Launch Control.
▷ Upshifting display, Shift lights.
Safety information
Warning
An unsecured vehicle can begin to move and
possibly roll away. There is a risk of accident.
Before exiting, secure the vehicle against roll‐
ing, for instance with the parking brake.
Overview
Selector lever
Selector lever functions
Icon Function
Drivelogic programs
R Reverse gear.
N Neutral.
Center position, forward posi‐
tion.
- Downshifting, manual.
+ Upshifting, manual.
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Icon Function
D/S Drive mode or sequential mode.
P Parking.
Selector lever positions
D is Drive mode
Selector lever position for driving. All gears for
forward travel are activated automatically.
S is Sequential mode
Selector lever position for driving. All gears for
forward travel must be shifted manually.
R is reverse
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
N is Neutral
In selector lever position N, the vehicle may be
pushed or roll without power, for instance, in car
washes.
P Park
Selector lever position, for instance for parking
the vehicle. The transmission blocks the drive
wheels in selector lever position P.
Engage selector lever position P only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Selector lever position P is engaged automati‐
cally in situations such as the following:
▷ After the drive-ready state or standby state is
switched off and selector lever position D/S
or R is engaged.
▷ After the standby state has been switched off
when selector lever position N is engaged.
▷ If the driver's safety belt is unbuckled, the
driver's door is opened, and the brake pedal
is not depressed while the vehicle is station‐
ary and selector lever position D/S or R is en‐
gaged.