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BMW 528i E39 1998 - Gear chabge fault - when warm, holds in 2nd or 3rd, ok in manual mode Archived Message
Posted by Stuart White on December 2, 2004, 4:06 pm
Hi Everyone
I've got a problem with the gear changing on this bm. Once warm it will hold in 2 or 3 gear if it is kicked down. This has the steptronic gearbox, and will work perfectly in manual mode. We have down various testing with Autodiagnose, KTS, and scope. We are 95% confident that the proble is not mechanical, but is either with the ECU or input or output information. Can anyone throw any more light on this.
Living in hope.

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BMW 528i E39 1998 - Gear chabge fault - when warm, holds in 2nd or 3rd, ok in manual mode - Stuart White December 2, 2004, 4:06 pm
Replies - Dave Kirkland December 3, 2004, 8:42 am
Replies - Ed Kaps December 3, 2004, 6:38 pm
Replies - Alan Kane December 3, 2004, 8:34 pm
Replies - Mike G December 4, 2004, 12:42 am
Fixed - Stuart White January 8, 2005, 12:07 pm
Replies - terry taylor January 10, 2005, 2:42 pm