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      10-27-2010, 11:26 AM   #1
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Steptronic Sports Mode will not engage

Another issue with my 2006 325i. searched and found nothing

I use sports mode almost everyday but lately it was not registering my manual shifts. Today when i tried to the car in sports mode or shift manually, the cluster shows "D" Seems that it is not being recognized at all. I looked in TIS for possible answers and i got nothing. Any input is appreciated!
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You need the switch replaced.

Going from D to DS means the switch that is linked between them has died.
Dealer wanted 1300$ for this repair, but lucky I was under warranty.
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      10-27-2010, 12:59 PM   #3
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This:

Part# 25167563656

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$400 and an afternoon of cussing and beer seems to be in your future.
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      10-27-2010, 01:02 PM   #4
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At least I know what it is now, thanks for your input!
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LMAO

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Part# 25167563656

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$400 and an afternoon of cussing and beer seems to be in your future.
But oh so true
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      11-03-2010, 04:48 PM   #6
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mission successfully complete

all for $88 and work took less than 1 hour

found a used shifter assembly on ebay

ps (total price does not include beer, yet maybe tonight!)

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88$ - thats a good find right there!
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Anyone know what the problem could be? It worked yesterday, I installed the sun glass holder, in place of the cig lighter, and now it does not work.

I really dont want to have to buy a new part, but am still under warranty, do you think they would fix it for free?
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if its under warranty, of course they'll fix it for free!
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      11-18-2010, 12:01 AM   #11
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same thing happened to me today... i think i'm still under warranty but don't know if my CPO warranty will cover this.
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they should fix it. My problem ended up being something completely different, and I fixed it. But for you, its not a bad idea going by the dealer to get em to check it out.
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^ i see.. i wonder if they'll blame me for installing a manual bmw performance boot/knob on an auto. Or i might be just slamming my gear to DS mode.
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what did you do to intall the manual knob and boot?

if you took out the center console to do all of it...you may have forgotten to re-connect the small blue electrical clip on the right hand side... I would go back and double check. If you forgot to re-connect it, that your problem right there.
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what did you do to intall the manual knob and boot?

if you took out the center console to do all of it...you may have forgotten to re-connect the small blue electrical clip on the right hand side... I would go back and double check. If you forgot to re-connect it, that your problem right there.
no, didn't take off the whole center console. Just the auto boot.. but when i was pulling it out.. that might have had a loose connection or something. I will double check on that when I get home. Where does the small blue electrical clip connect to and from?
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its under the console on the right hand side. half is attached to the black plastic rim with P-R-N-D on it. (I am pretty sure). and the other half is all wires going down into the gear box.

did you replace the plastic rim as well? because if the P-R-N-D is not there... im pretty sure you need that in order for DS to engage. dont quote me on the though.

My problem was the small clip I am talking about was disconnected when I installed the sun glass holder, and it wouldnt engage in DS. then when I went back and connected it, it worked completely fine.

Lemme know how it goes.
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its under the console on the right hand side. half is attached to the black plastic rim with P-R-N-D on it. (I am pretty sure). and the other half is all wires going down into the gear box.

did you replace the plastic rim as well? because if the P-R-N-D is not there... im pretty sure you need that in order for DS to engage. dont quote me on the though.

My problem was the small clip I am talking about was disconnected when I installed the sun glass holder, and it wouldnt engage in DS. then when I went back and connected it, it worked completely fine.

Lemme know how it goes.
ohhh ok, i see what my problem may have been. No the P-R-N-D plastic piece isn't connected. I didn't wana take that part off in case i would break it. I just directly take off the whole auto boot and replace it with manual boot. I'll see if I can get that plastic piece off my auto boot and on my manual boot though. at least my steptronic manual still works.
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all for $88 and work took less than 1 hour

found a used shifter assembly on ebay, took some pics so i'll write up a DIY soon

ps (total price does not include beer, yet maybe tonight!)
i have the same problem unfortunatelly....
i would appreciate if u have an ebay link for that...
thanks in advance
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I just got the same problem but the difference is that DS wont engage however, when i do the + or - my center cluster shows M1, M2, M3, etc... so im assuming the manual mode still works but the DS doesnt engage. I checked the plastic piece on the shifter and only the D light comes on in D and when shifted into DS no indicator comes on

can anybody give imput on this? Thanks

btw my car is a '08 e90 328xi dont kno if that makes a difference
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Oh my drive to work this morning I noticed mine is doing the exact same thing. I almost always drive in sport mode but I noticed this morning it still said D. I was still able to shift into M1 M2.... but just not DS. One thing I have noticed over the past month or two is shifter light on my console flickers sometimes so I will probably take it all apart this afternoon to see if it is just a loose connection. Hopefully!

I drive a '07 328i
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This happened to my car also, getting it fixed tomorrow along with cylinder head replacement.
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This happened to my car also, getting it fixed tomorrow along with cylinder head replacement.
I'd appreciate if u could tell me how u fixed and what was the problem!
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