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Sport button

The sport button is located in the center console behind the gear selector switch (GWS). Operation of the sport button changes the damping characteristics:

Comfort <-> Sport.

The sport button is electrically connected at the gear selector switch (GWS). The GWS is a separate control module. The signal is then output on the PT CAN.

Fig 1: Identifying Sport Button, GWS And Parking Button
G09911862Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Index Explanation
1 Parking brake button
2 Gear selector switch (GWS)
3 Sport button

A control LED in the SPORT button indicates the activated sport program. "SPORT" is also displayed on the LCD display in the instrument cluster.

The following other control modules deliver signals for the vertical dynamics management:

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