BMW SEDAN 5 Series Owner's Manual page 150

CONTROLS
Activating manual mode
1. Press the selector lever to the left from gear
lever position D, arrow 1.
2. Press the selector lever forward or pull it
backward, arrows 2.
Manual mode becomes active and the gear is
changed.
The engaged gear is displayed in the instrument
cluster, for instance M1.
Shifting
▷ To shift down: press the selector lever for‐
ward.
▷ To shift up: pull the selector lever rearwards.
The transmission continues shifting automati‐
cally in certain situations, for instance when RPM
limits are reached.
Steptronic Sport transmission:
prevent automatic upshifting in M/S
manual mode
Depending on the motorization: if driving mode
SPORT is selected, the Steptronic Sport trans‐
mission does not automatically upshift in M/
S manual mode once the maximum speed is
reached.
In addition, there is no downshifting for kick‐
down.
Additional information:
SPORT, refer to page 139.
Ending the manual mode
Press the selector lever to the right.
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D is displayed in the instrument cluster.
Shift paddles
Principle
The shift paddles on the steering wheel allow
you to shift gears quickly while keeping both
hands on the steering wheel.
General information
Shifting
The vehicle only shifts at suitable RPM and road
speeds.
Short-term manual mode
In selector lever position D, actuating a shift pad‐
dle switches into manual mode temporarily.
After conservative driving in manual mode with‐
out acceleration or shifting via the shift paddles
for a certain amount of time, the transmission
switches back to automatic mode.
It is possible to switch into automatic mode:
▷ Keep the right shift paddle pulled until D is
displayed in the instrument cluster.
▷ In addition to the pulled right shift paddle, pull
the left shift paddle.
Continuous manual mode
In selector lever position S, actuating a shift pad‐
dle switches into manual mode permanently.
Steptronic Sport transmission
With the appropriate transmission version, the
lowest possible gear can be selected by simulta‐
neously activating kickdown and operating the
left shift paddles. This is not possible in short-
term manual mode.