Shifting problems

buddrinker · 04-29-2008, 01:08 PM

I own a 2004 3i auto and was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. When I am in manual mode starting out in 1st gear everything works and shift fine...unless I put my foot to the floor then it will not shift easily out of second gear. The rpm goes to redline then I have to back off on the gas while I try and upshift. Usually takes a second or two until it will shift. Anyone else have this problem? I live a few hours away from a bmw dealer and it takes about a month to get an appointment. Just looking for Ideas until I can get it to a dealer.
Thanks
Budd

Black///Mamba · 04-29-2008, 01:23 PM

get a manual :P

buddrinker · 04-29-2008, 03:09 PM

ha ha thanks. thats what I wanted but the "boss" said I had to buy an auto so she could drive it. Otherwise the car would have turned into a toyota solara conv. not a z4...couldn't let that happen. lol

The HACK · 04-29-2008, 06:34 PM

Get an owner's manual.

You pressed the gas pedal past the kick-down switch. That means the car will down-shift to the lowest gear available given the road speed and engine speed regardless of what gear you're currently in, and that happens to be first gear in your condition. You can not switch out of first gear unless you take your foot slightly off of the gas pedal above the kick-down switch or when the engine hits 6,000 RPM.

All this is detailed in the owner's manual.

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buddrinker Enlisted Member 4 Rep 42 Posts Drives: Bmw Z4 3.0i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alberta iTrader: (0)	Shifting problems I own a 2004 3i auto and was wondering if anyone else has had this problem. When I am in manual mode starting out in 1st gear everything works and shift fine...unless I put my foot to the floor then it will not shift easily out of second gear. The rpm goes to redline then I have to back off on the gas while I try and upshift. Usually takes a second or two until it will shift. Anyone else have this problem? I live a few hours away from a bmw dealer and it takes about a month to get an appointment. Just looking for Ideas until I can get it to a dealer. Thanks Budd
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Black///Mamba Lieutenant 53 Rep 598 Posts Drives: a beast Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	get a manual :P
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buddrinker Enlisted Member 4 Rep 42 Posts Drives: Bmw Z4 3.0i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Alberta iTrader: (0)	ha ha thanks. thats what I wanted but the "boss" said I had to buy an auto so she could drive it. Otherwise the car would have turned into a toyota solara conv. not a z4...couldn't let that happen. lol
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The HACK Midlife Crises Racing Silent but Deadly Class 1821 Rep 5,337 Posts Drives: 2006 MZ4C, 2021 Tesla Model 3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Welcome to Jamaica have a nice day iTrader: (1)	Get an owner's manual. You pressed the gas pedal past the kick-down switch. That means the car will down-shift to the lowest gear available given the road speed and engine speed regardless of what gear you're currently in, and that happens to be first gear in your condition. You can not switch out of first gear unless you take your foot slightly off of the gas pedal above the kick-down switch or when the engine hits 6,000 RPM. All this is detailed in the owner's manual.
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