BMW XM Owner's Manual page 122

CONTROLS
Overview
Selector lever
Selector lever functions
Icon Function
DriveLogic modes.
R Reverse gear.
N Neutral.
Center position, forward posi-
tion.
- Downshifting, manual.
+ Upshifting, manual.
D/S Drive mode or sequential
mode.
P Parking.
Selector lever positions
D is Drive mode
Selector lever position for driving. All gears for
forward travel are activated automatically.
S is Sequential mode
Selector lever position for driving. All gears for
forward travel must be shifted manually.
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R is reverse
Engage selector lever position R only when the
vehicle is stationary.
N Neutral
In selector lever position N, the vehicle may be
pushed or roll without power, for instance, in
car washes.
P Park
Selector lever position, for instance for parking
the vehicle. The transmission blocks the drive
wheels in selector lever position P.
Engage selector lever position P only when the
vehicle is stationary.
Selector lever position P is engaged automati-
cally in situations such as the following:
▷ After the drive-ready state or standby state
is switched off and selector lever position
D/S or R is engaged.
▷ After the standby state has been switched
off when selector lever position N is en-
gaged.
▷ The driver's seat belt is unbuckled, the driv-
er's door is opened, and the brake pedal is
not pressed while the vehicle is stationary
and the selector lever is set to D/S or R.
Engaging a selector lever position
General information
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after
you select a gear position or reverse, main-
tain pressure on the brake pedal until you are
ready to drive off.
The engaged selector lever position is dis-
played in the instrument cluster and on the
selector lever.
Functional requirements
Only when the drive-ready state is switched on
and the brake pedal is depressed is it possible