BMW Z4 sDrive30i Owner's Manual page 52

2. Pull the sleeve up over the selector lever un‐
til the sleeve is inside out.
3. Using the screwdriver from the
hicle tool kit, refer to page
red lever while moving the selector lever to
the desired position.
7-gear sport automatic
transmission with dual
clutch*
The concept
This transmission is an automated manual
transmission with two clutches and two gearbox
components in which the gears are changed
without loss of torque.
The transmission is operated using the selector
lever and two shift paddles on the steering
wheel.
Functions:
▷ Choice of manual or automatic operation:
manual mode or drive mode.
▷ Automatic downshifting and protection
against selecting the wrong gear, even in
manual mode.
▷ Acceleration assistant, Launch Control, re‐
fer to page 54.
▷ Automatic throttle blip.
System limits
This transmission is equipped with an overheat‐
ing protection system that protects the clutches
against extremely high loads.
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frequently.
If the transmission overheats, the indicator lamp
lights up red and power flow to the engine is in‐
terrupted. You can only continue driving after
the transmission has cooled down.
Avoid driving off frequently with high accelera‐
tion and do not hold the vehicle on inclines by
depressing the accelerator lightly; otherwise,
onboard ve‐
the transmission may overheat.
127, press the
Transmission positions
P R N D M/S + –
Displays in the instrument cluster
P, R, N, D1 to D7, S1 to S7, M1 to M7
The transmission position and the gear cur‐
rently engaged are displayed.
Engaging transmission positions N, D,
R
▷
▷
To prevent the vehicle from creeping after you
select a driving position, maintain pressure on
the brake pedal until you are ready to start.◀
The indicator lamp lights up yellow if
the transmission becomes too warm.
Avoid high engine loads and driving off
Transmission position P can only be disen‐
gaged if the engine is running.
Before moving the lever away from P or N
with the vehicle stationary, depress the
brake; otherwise, the transmission will not
shift.
Press on the brake pedal until you start
driving