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Jun 12, 2012 i have a 2006 bmw 330i, automatic, with a steptronic transmission the transmission works great, but when i shift it to the steptronic side, the indicator light at the base of the shifter does not light, and it does not change on the electronic dash, stays showing d and does not allow me to shift manually between gears. Even though its an automatic, you can upshift and downshift on command when the gear selector is in a separate shifter gate, which can be accessed by pulling the gear selector to the left. Fluid for steptronic auto in bmw bob is the oil guy. A common problem with the e90 cars with steptronic transmission is the loss of sport mode ds and m mode caused by wires breaking inside the shifter assembly. Buy used bmw 323i transmission from our network that offers up to a twoyear warranty on qualified units. The pressrelease also state that the 335i does 060 in 5.
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The 3series of this era probably function in the same. Now would you buy a bmw 3 series manual or automatic. On the e46 there is quite a big price to pay if you go for an auto iirc about half a second slower 060 and quite a few mph thirstier. Bmw steptronic transmissionbest of both worlds bmw blog. Bmw steptronic gearbox technical matters back room. Using this owners manual we have tried to make all the information in this owners manual easy to find. For example, as used by licensee audi, the fivespeed tiptronic will automatically make the upshift from 1 to 2 when moving off from a stop, even when in manual mode. In todays blog post, i will tell you more about the steptronic gearbox, how it works, and why you might want to buy a bmw with it.
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