BMW X1 Owner's Handbook Manual page 82

Controls
The selector lever can only be taken out of the
selector lever position P with the ignition
switched on or the engine running.
When the vehicle is stationary, press the brake
before shifting from selector lever position P or
N, otherwise the selector lever is blocked:
shiftlock.
A lock prevents inadvertently shifting to selec‐
tor lever position P or R and inadvertently shift‐
ing from selector lever position P.
Removing lock
Press button on front of selector lever, arrow.
Sport program and manual operation
Activating the sport program
Press the selector lever out of selector lever
position D to the left.
The gear selected appears on the instrument
cluster, for example S1.
The sport program of the gearbox is activated.
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Activating M/S manual operation
1. Press the selector lever out of selector
lever position D to the left.
2. Pull the selector lever forwards or back‐
wards.
Manual operation becomes active and the gear
is shifted.
The gear selected appears briefly on the in‐
strument cluster, for example M1.
If required by the situation, the Steptronic
transmission continues shifting automatically.
Example: if certain engine speed limits are
reached, it is automatically upshifted as nee‐
ded in manual operation M/S.
Switching to manual operation
▷ To shift down: press the selector lever for‐
wards.
▷ To shift up: pull the selector lever back‐
wards.
Gear changes are only done with the suitable
engine and travel speed, for example, there is
no change down with too high an engine
speed.
The gear selected appears briefly on the in‐
strument cluster, followed by the gear actually
in use.
Steptronic Sport transmission: avoid
automatic upshifting in manual
operation M/S
The Steptronic Sport transmission does not
automatically switch up in manual
operation M/S when certain engine speed lim‐
its are reached, if one of the following condi‐
tions is met:
▷ DSC deactivated.
▷ TRACTION activated.
Beyond that, it is not shifted down in the case
of kick-down.
In the corresponding gearbox version, operat‐
ing the kick-down and the left shift paddle at