[siriusinvestor]

So im driving around town late at night, I decide to go for alittle spirited driving, I go into DS mode, then want to have alittle fun in manual I try to down shift from M2 and it doesn't budge. I won't go into M1, just stays at M2. Upshifting from M2 to higher gears is no problem just no first gear. Any clue to what is going on?

[BMWE90]

If you're going too fast for 1st gear, meaning if it let you downshift, it would redline the engine, then the car wont let you do so.

[LOLrance]

+1 to what BMWE90 said. The steptronic is failproof. If you try to downshift at too high of a rpm causing the engine to hit the limiter, the computer wont let you. And once you hit redline accelerating, it will automatically shift up for you as well.

[Xeloj]

Originally Posted by l4wr3nc3

+1 to what BMWE90 said. The steptronic is failproof. If you try to downshift at too high of a rpm causing the engine to hit the limiter, the computer wont let you. And once you hit redline accelerating, it will automatically shift up for you as well.

+1. I encountered this the 1st day I drove the car home.

Then I read the manual.

[siriusinvestor]

No I pulled over the road, shut the car down, then turned it on, I was stationary. I tried to down shift to M1 when I am stationary and it won't budge.

PS - LOL ive been here since the beginning, Obviously I wouldnt be asking a rookie question I didn't know the answer too.

[Pretender]

Originally Posted by siriusinvestor

No I pulled over the road, shut the car down, then turned it on, I was stationary. I tried to down shift to M1 when I am stationary and it won't budge.

PS - LOL ive been here since the beginning, Obviously I wouldnt be asking a rookie question I didn't know the answer too.

Then your car has problem. Go to the dealer and check. At stop, the car should be able to down shift to M1.