BMW 318i Owner's Handbook Manual page 51

Sport program and M/S manual-shift
mode
Move selector lever to the left from position D,
into the M/S selection gate:
The Sport program is activated and DS appears
in the instrument cluster. This position is
recommended for a performance-oriented driv-
ing style.
To return to the automatic mode, move the
selector lever to the right into position D.
Changing gears with the selector lever
When you press the selector lever forwards or
backwards, the manual mode is activated and
Steptronic changes gear. The instrument clus-
ter shows M1 to M6.
Upshifts and downshifts are performed only at
suitable engine and road speeds; for example,
the gearbox will not shift down if the resulting
engine speed would be too high. The gear
selected is briefly displayed in the instrument
cluster, followed by the gear actually in use.
Shifting gears using the shift paddles*
on the steering wheel
The shift paddles make it possible to change
gears quickly as both hands can remain on the
steering wheel.
> When you shift gears in automatic mode via
the shift paddles on the steering wheel, the
gearbox switches to manual mode.
>
If you do not use the shift paddles to change
gears and do not accelerate for a certain
amount of time, the gearbox switches back
to automatic mode.
If the selector lever is in the M/S gear
plane, manual mode remains
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> To shift up: pull one of the shift paddles.
>
To shift down: press one of the shift pad-
dles.
Upshifts and downshifts are performed only at
suitable engine and road speeds; for example,
the gearbox will not shift down if the resulting
engine speed would be too high. The gear
selected is briefly displayed in the instrument
cluster, followed by the gear actually in use.
Overriding selector-lever lock
Should the selector lever be stuck in position P
despite the button on the selector lever being
pressed, the selector-lever lock can be overrid-
den:
1. Unclip the gaiter of the selector lever.
2. Pull the gaiter up over the selector lever
until the gaiter is inside out.
3. Using the screwdriver from the toolkit, see
page 129, press the red lever while moving
the selector lever to the desired position at
the same time.
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