MDM

[alexey21]

Sooooo..... MDM nearly landed me in a ditch.

Beware, it says MDM allows more slip.... more like A TON MORE SLIP!

I ended up seeing the tail in front of me almost, before I was able to fight it back into control and let the car fly down the road. First time I actually felt scared that I had almost no traction.

[URBAN LEGEND]

Clearly says take action. I keep mine in MDM 100 percent of the time. Always ready though.

[nugent]

welcome to the m5 club. many previous posts already on this.

[Netwon]

Originally Posted by alexey21

Sooooo..... MDM nearly landed me in a ditch.

Beware, it says MDM allows more slip.... more like A TON MORE SLIP!

I ended up seeing the tail in front of me almost, before I was able to fight it back into control and let the car fly down the road. First time I actually felt scared that I had almost no traction.

Especially if it gets cooler in the night and early mornings.

[M54ccibo]

Uh huh! As @nugent said, welcome to the M5. Glad everything turned out OK.

Absolutely need to practice car control basics with MDM on. If you hammer it with the wheel turned, get ready, the back is coming around. The M engineers call this "drift mode", car thinks you want to slide and it will keep coming around until you take action.

And I agree if your tires are cold be careful.

[boots]

I like MDM.

[Yay-Z]

happened to me at performance school

[stealth.pilot]

Originally Posted by alexey21

Sooooo..... MDM nearly landed me in a ditch.

Beware, it says MDM allows more slip.... more like A TON MORE SLIP!

I ended up seeing the tail in front of me almost, before I was able to fight it back into control and let the car fly down the road. First time I actually felt scared that I had almost no traction.

MDM won't stop you from spinning out. Common misconception. It provides no safety net. Just a marginal amount of fine tuning to your throttle input.

[mstmng]

what speed u were doing?

Originally Posted by alexey21

Sooooo..... MDM nearly landed me in a ditch.

Beware, it says MDM allows more slip.... more like A TON MORE SLIP!

I ended up seeing the tail in front of me almost, before I was able to fight it back into control and let the car fly down the road. First time I actually felt scared that I had almost no traction.

[richard in NC]

Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

MDM won't stop you from spinning out. Common misconception. It provides no safety net. Just a marginal amount of fine tuning to your throttle input.

I would think it simply allows a certain slip angle before intervening. But it may not intervene soon enough and fast enough to prevent a spin. Instructors say even DSC can't beat the laws of physics.
But on track in Austin, in MDM mode, I did happen to hang the tail out a few times and maintain control.