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Old 12-11-2007, 09:43 AM
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Steptronic - manual shift reversal

I have a situation on my X5 and Z4 that confuses the hell out of me when driving in 'manual' mode. Basically the +/- are in the opposite direction on each. So on the X5 pushing the lever changes up a gear on the Z4 down. No suprise I'm prone to wrong direction shifts....

See photos below of X5 and Z4:



My understanding is that somewhere between the build dates of my 2 Bimmers, BMW changed the direction of shift to the more logigal forward for down

So my questions:

1) has anyone reversed the shift change on the X5 to match the later pattern and give me consistency?

2) Can someone look at their X5 of say 2003 and newer and confirm the direction is opposite to my 2001? If so it may be possible to by a illuminated insert trim and perhaps a different switch or some DIY wiring
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