Removal and installation the gear shift lever (BMW 3 Series E36)

Removal

Pull the shift lever up firmly.

Release the front cover and remove it from the shift lever.

Raise the car.

From the bottom of the vehicle, remove the retainer "1", washer "2" and disconnect the gear shift rod "3".

Place a special key, such as BMW 25110, on the gearshift lever from below and turn it 90 counterclockwise. Then press the spherical cup upwards.



Unfasten the cover from the body and from the gear shift console.

Installation

Lubricate the gear shift lever with Kluber PoLylub GLY 801 grease.



Insert the gear shift lever with the ball cup so that the protrusion or arrow on the ball cup points toward the rear of the vehicle.

Insert the support cup from above into the mount and press until it snaps into place in the clamps.



Insert the gear shift rod. Place the washer on the pin, insert the gear shift rod stopper into the pin.

Lower the car.

Insert the rubber boot. Place the inner edge on the shift lever and insert the outer edge into the cutout in the body.

Attach the cover with the corrugated cover at the back and snap it into place at the front.

Place the gear shift knob into the slot and press it firmly.

Automatic transmission

At the customer's request, BMW models can be equipped with an automatic transmission. Depending on the design, the automatic transmission provides automatic shifting in four or five forward gear ranges.

The automatic transmission shift timing is controlled by an electronic-hydraulic system (the so-called "EH" control). This means that the automatic transmission hydraulic system is controlled by an electronic control unit that determines the required transmission shift timing depending on the speed and engine load. The driver can call up three different programs depending on the road surface conditions ("Economy", "Sport", and also "Winter Program").

The control unit also receives information about the oil temperature in the gearbox from a special sensor. When the gearbox and engine are cold, the switching moments increase, which results in increased switching comfort during the warm-up phase. In addition, increased engine speed results in faster warm-up, and therefore reduces the emission of harmful substances into the atmosphere.

Another advantage of the control system is fault diagnostics: Failures that occur are identified and stored in the control unit. At a BMW service station, a survey can be made and the stored faults can be specifically eliminated. If there are no important information signals at the input, the control unit switches to the emergency program, but at the same time, deficiencies in the vehicle's behavior are observed.



The condition for the possibility of assessing the operation of the automatic transmission and troubleshooting is the availability of sufficient professional experience, therefore, if you suspect that the automatic transmission is not operating normally, you should immediately contact a service station. In the section "Maintenance" only descriptions of simple tests are provided.