The Steering Wheel - BMW Mini series Owner's Handbook Manual

Kick-down
Kick-down enables you to achieve maximum
performance.
Press the accelerator pedal beyond the
increased resistance at the full-throttle position.
Sport programme and M/S manual-shift
mode
From position D, move the selector lever to the
left into the M/S selection gate:
The Sport program is activated and DS appears.
This position is recommended for a perform-
ance-oriented driving style.
To deactivate the Sport programme or manual
operation M/S, move the selector lever to the
right into position D.
Shifting gears using the selector lever
Press the selector lever forwards or backwards
to activate manual mode. Steptronic changes
the gear.
> Pull the selector lever in the + direction.
Transmission shifts up.
>
Press the selector lever in the – direction.
Transmission shifts down.
The selected gear, for example M1, is displayed
in the revolution counter.
To return to the automatic mode, move the
selector lever to the right into position D.
Upshifts and downshifts are performed only at a
suitable engine or road speed; for example, the
transmission will not shift down if the resulting
engine speed would be too high. The gear
selected is briefly shown, followed by the gear
currently in use.
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Driving
Shifting gears using the shift paddles on

the steering wheel*

With the selector lever in automatic-drive posi-
tion D, you can shift gears directly via the shift
paddles on the steering wheel. The car automat-
ically switches to manual mode.
If for a certain amount of time you neither shift
gears using the shift paddles nor accelerate, the
car automatically switches back to automatic-
drive position D.
>
Pull one of the two shift paddles.
Transmission shifts up.
>
Press one of the two shift paddles.
Transmission shifts down.
M1 to M6 is displayed in the revolution counter.
Manually unlock selector lever interlock
The selector lever interlock can be overridden if
the selector lever is stuck in position P, in spite of
the ignition being switched on, the brake being
depressed and the button on the selector lever
being pressed:
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