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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mibeem" data-source="post: 7850" data-attributes="member: 4604"><p>Hi fellas and sifus all,Something weird happened yesterday, as I was driving along this hilly section, after the final climb (I'd say 30degree incline, over a 200m stretch) the gear got stuck in 2nd.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />   The revs went up to 4000rpm and "refused" to upshift.  I did this at least twice if not 3 times.  Finally, I flicked the gears to tiptronic (manual) and shifted up manually.  It responded smoothly and when I got it up to 4th, I flicked it back to "D" and it was OK since....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />   Just wonder if any others have experienced this and/or have any explanation (e.g. something to do with the smart (or not-so-smart) adaptive gearbox programming?).Ini macam kalu, nak pi Genting .... genting jugak rasanyerrrr.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite9" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":eek:" /> BTW, the car's E39, M52, 1997 CBU 528i; single vanos (I think)TQ all & cheers<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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