BMW M4 COUPE Owner's Manual page 76

Controls
S is Sequential mode
Use the shift paddles or the selector lever to
upshift or downshift without letting off the gas.
▷ Shortly before falling below a gear-de‐
pendent minimum speed, the transmission
is automatically downshifted.
▷ Upshifting or downshifting is done only if
the rpm and vehicle speed are appropriate.
E.g., there is no downshifting if the engine
speed is too high.
▷ Kickdown: the lowest possible gear is se‐
lected by simultaneously operating the
kickdown and the left shift paddle or selec‐
tor lever.
▷ It is also possible to start out in 2nd gear,
e.g., on icy roads.
Switch to Drive mode: push selector lever in
D/S direction.
Reverse R
Select only when the vehicle is stationary.
It is also possible to rock the vehicle up to
6 mph/10 km/h. To do this, switch between
forward gear and reverse gear without step‐
ping on the brakes in the process.
N is Neutral
The vehicle may roll in selector lever posi‐
tion N, e.g., in vehicle washes, refer to
page 218.
P Park
The drive wheels are blocked.
P is engaged automatically:
▷ After the engine is switched off when the
vehicle is in radio-ready state, refer to
page 64, or when the ignition is switched
off, refer to page 64, and when position R
or D is set.
▷ With the ignition is off, if position N is set.
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Driving
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Displays in the instrument cluster
Drive mode
▷ Engaged gear together with
a D, arrow 1.
▷ Selected driving program,
Drivelogic, refer to
page 77, arrow 2.
Sequential mode
▷ Engaged gear, arrow 1.
▷ Selected driving program,
Drivelogic, refer to
page 77, arrow 2.
▷ Gear shift indicator, refer to
page
Information
When the external temperature is very low, the
display may not work. Current driving direction
is recognizable at the engaged selector lever
position.
Gear change
General information
Shifting in Sequential mode possible.
A shift in Drive mode causes a switch to Se‐
quential mode.
Using the selector lever
▷ To shift up: pull the selector lever rear‐
wards.
▷ To shift down: press the selector lever for‐
ward.
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