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Posted by Ted Getchell on September 25, 1998 at 07:51:51:
In Reply to: 95 540ia in "M"anual Mode posted by Frank on September 24, 1998 at 20:15:21:
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You got it right in point #4. Except for the auto shifting between 1st & 2nd, you drive in the If you are in M mode and select 3 while stopped, the car will attempt to pull off in 3rd gear - might be something you would want for ice, snow or mud. The main advantage of manual mode for me is to keep the car from shifting unexpectedly. You can make downshifts exactly when you want them. As good as the adaptive transmission is, it can't see the road to know what is coming next. Hope that helps. Ted : Please help, I've been trying to figure this out and I don't want to do anything that will damage my transmission. : I am looking for a detailed explanation of how to properly drive with the transmission in "M" (rather than "A") mode. I understand that upshifts and downshifts between 1st and 2nd gear will always be done automatically. Here are my specific questions: : 1. If I am in the M2 (there is no M1) position, will the car just upshift and downshift between 1st and 2nd? : 2. If I start out in M2, what happens next? Do I upshift to M3 then M4 then MD at proper intervals? Do I then also have to downshift? : 3. The manual states that "the gear selected is also used for pulling away...with the selecter lever in position 3, you can pull away smoothly and no gear shifts will occur." Does this mean that you start in 3rd gear (or 4th gear if position 4 or D is selected)? That does not like it could be correct. : 4. I guess my bottom line question is, does one drive in M mode the same way one would drive with a manual transmission except there is no clutch to depress (i.e., just let up on the gas and upshift or downshift)? : Thanks for your indulgence. I have been trying to figure this out for quite some time and the manual is not helpful to say the least.
'95 540iA
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