03-30-2014, 09:21 AM | #1 |
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Whats the best M set-up?
Hey guys the m5 is going to be my first M and wanted to know whats the best set up for this car to get must fun out of it. I see theres m1, m2 but i wanna set one Aggressive for myself and the another one to be comfort/luxury for the her. Thanks guys
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03-30-2014, 10:13 AM | #2 |
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For regular driving I have m1 set to. D1, comfort steering, sport throttle, sport suspension.
For m2. D3, sport plus throttle, sport suspension, sport steering. |
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03-30-2014, 10:17 AM | #3 |
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The car will alway default to comfort/ efficient when u first start the car, so there may not be a need to set up a button for her (my wife prefers that setup best).
I then have M1 set up has a happy medium the way I like to drive most of the time (S2, spor throttle, sport suspension, and comfort steering...although I occasionally select sport steering). My M2 is more attack mode (S3, sport plus throttle and suspension, with sport steering). Too me sport plus steering is a little too heavy for around town /parking lot driving, but great for long highway cruises. It's one of the great things about this car, u can tailor it to your mood du jour!
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comfort luxury is the default mode. You don't need to waste an M mode on that.
I have 2 M modes: Highway and Twisty Country Roads. Highway: Dampers: Sport Plus, Throttle Sport Plus, Steering Sport, Drivelogic: D2 Country: Dampers Sport, Throttle Sport, Steering Comfort, Drivelogic: D3
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03-30-2014, 12:49 PM | #6 |
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I always keep my throttle sport plus because I love the responsiveness.
On the highway I have Throttle: sport plus Dampers: comfort (I feel this setting allows more power to the ground... I may be wrong though) Steering:sport plus (I love the heavy feeling) City I put everything in comfort except sport plus throttle. The sport plus throttle makes me feel more in control.
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03-30-2014, 01:04 PM | #8 |
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Ive never driven in D since the first week I got the F10. In winter I leave it in the default Efficient, Comfort, Comfort, but just drop it into S2. M1 is Sport + throttle, Sport + suspension, Sport Steering with no M view, so I can use Navi, S3. M2 is all of the above, with M view, for when I know where Im going.
On a side note, it may seem weird to drive in grandma mode all through winter, but Im on winters, crappy roads, cold temps - and I have no desire to really push it. I dropped it into M1 the other day and it felt like a totally different car. Ive seem the pdf where it states the exhaust valves do not open until 3k rpm, but I swear its instantly louder in sport+ throttle under all conditions. And NO MDM for me yet, I dont really want to mess with that until I go to M school - I dont want to pretend like I can handle it. Perhaps in an empty parking lot one day.
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Three modes to DSC - Fully ON, MDM - partial DSC, fully OFF. I would suggest doing some research on MDM before trying it, apparently it lets you do a LOT. Also read 2013 and 2014 MDM may be quite different, but I hav no proof of that.
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M1: Sport + everything, MDM, S3
M2: Sport + Throttle, S3, DSC Off, Comfort dampers I hit M2 twice for launch control
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03-30-2014, 01:54 PM | #15 |
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Also, from the 2 m5's I've driven between the 2013 and my 2014 wi the comp pack the 2014 gives MUCHO more slippage in MDM mode compared to 2013 but I suppose that just the comp pack difference.
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03-30-2014, 02:26 PM | #16 |
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In the morning, I just drive with default mode until car gets wrm up. After that...m1: throttle sport plus, sport, sport for local and freeway.
M2: throttle sport plus, sport, sport with mdm for canyon road...and ocational crazy driving mood. |
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03-30-2014, 08:54 PM | #18 |
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Yes. Push once, MDM. Push and hold, all nannies off...careful here.
MDM allows for 17% wheel spin, I believe.
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