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December 1, 2009 Service bulletin

Bmw vehicles: delayed upshift may occur uphill in 3RD or 4TH gear

BMW technical service bulletin SIB-24-05-06 for 2004-2006 BMW X3 and 2007-2008 BMW X3 SAV.

Bulletin number
SIB-24-05-06
Component
Power train: automatic transmission
Summary
Bmw vehicles: delayed upshift may occur uphill in 3rd or 4th gear. The transmission will not upshift, usually after going up a slight incline, and stays in either 3rd or 4th gear too long. Calibraton sensitivity in the hill recognition program of the egs transmission module. Models e83, x3. No model years listed.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 68 complaints in the transmission category.

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