Driving - BMW X5 M Supplementary Owner's Handbook

Driving

M Sport Automatic
transmission
Transmission positions
D Drive, automatic position
Position for normal vehicle operation. All for-
ward gears are shifted automatically. Gear
shifts are carried out with an emphasis on com-
fort.
Sport program
Pressing the selector lever to the left switches
you into the sport program. The sport program
supports a performance-oriented driving style.
Manual mode M/S
Switch from D Drive into manual mode M/S:
> press the selector lever to the left and shift
gears using the selector lever
>
shift gears using the shifting paddles
In the manual mode, the M Sport Auto-
matic transmission will not upshift after
the maximum engine speed is
Gear changes
Using shift paddles on steering wheel
> To upshift, briefly pull the right shift
paddle +.
> To downshift, briefly pull the left shift
paddle –.
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the maximum engine speed is
Shift lights in the Head-Up Display*
To permit the best possible acceleration of a
sporty driving style, when the M Sport Auto-
matic transmission is in the manual mode, shift
lights in the Head-Up Display
optimum shifting time just before the maximum
engine speed is reached, refer to Head-Up Dis-
play page 23.
Launch Control
On a road surface with good traction, Launch
Control permits an optimum acceleration when
starting off.
will lead to premature component wear.
Only use Launch Control when the engine is
warm; otherwise, increased wear may occur.
Do not use Launch Control when towing a
trailer.
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In the manual mode, the M Sport Auto-
matic transmission will not upshift after
Do not use Launch Control too often;
otherwise, the high stress on the vehicle
When the vehicle is stationary with the
engine running, step on the brake pedal.
With the transmission in M/S mode, shift
into M1.
Activate MDM mode or deactivate DSC
Dynamic Stability Control, refer to page 21.
Select the "Sport" program of the M Engine
dynamics control.
Floor the accelerator pedal completely. The
engine speed is controlled for starting off.
The flag symbol appears in the instrument
panel.
When the brake pedal is released, the vehi-
cle accelerates. Continue flooring the
accelerator pedal.
Upshifting occurs automatically as long as
the accelerator pedal remains completely
floored.
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