BMW M3 SEDAN Owner's Manual page 24

QUICK REFERENCE
Reverse gear
Select only when the vehicle is stationary.
To overcome the resistance push the gearshift
lever dynamically to the left and engage reverse
gear with a forward shifting movement.
M Steptronic Sport transmission
Engaging selector lever position
D/S, N, R
▷ R is reverse.
▷ Neutral N.
▷ Center position, forward position.
▷ - Downshifting, manual.
▷ + Upshifting, manual.
▷ D/S Drive mode or sequential mode.
With the driver's safety belt fastened, pull or
push the selector lever in the desired direction,
past a resistance point if necessary. The selector
lever returns to the center position in each case.
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you
select a gear position or reverse, maintain pres‐
sure on the brake pedal until you are ready to
start.
In selector lever position R, the selector lever
locks.
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
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Drive mode D/S
Push the selector lever out of the center position
in the D/S direction.
Drive mode is activated; all forward gears are au‐
tomatically changed.
The engaged gear is displayed in the instrument
cluster along with a D, e.g., 1 D.
Sequential mode D/S
Push the selector lever out of the center position
in the D/S direction, arrow 1, or shift via the se‐
lector lever, arrows at 2.
Sequential mode is activated; it is possible to
shift gears manually without letting off the gas.
▷ To shift up: pull the selector lever rearwards.
▷ To shift down: press the selector lever for‐
ward.
The engaged gear is displayed in the instrument
cluster, e.g., 1.
Engaging P
Engage selector lever position P only when the
vehicle is stationary.