03-30-2015, 02:41 PM | #1 |
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So I've had my M5 about a month now. Haven't had chance to drive it much yet so am still getting used to it! While I know my way around BMW's reasonably well I thought I'd see if the good folks of this forum have any cool tips or tricks (you know the sort of things you only discover 2-3 months into owning a new car)
A good one I just figured out by chance is that you can programme the M1 / M2 settings by just holding them down when you've selected the combo of comfort / sport / sport+ that you want. No need to use the iDrive. Anything else like this? |
03-30-2015, 02:46 PM | #2 |
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I did not know that, one trick from the DCT is if you're in S mode and stamp on the accelerator and pull the left paddle it will drop to the lowest available gear, a kind of manual kick down.
Helps if you're in say 6 or 7 cruising in S mode and need instant oomph! (but I'm sure most know that anyway) |
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What is it really like? Any videos? Maybe I am just too big of a wuss and should just do it rather than clicking off the gears myself... |
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03-30-2015, 04:58 PM | #6 |
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There is another much older thread on this same topic, but I forgot when and where it is. Let me see if I can find it.
Update: Yeah I can't find it. Or at least I'm too lazy too look harder.
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03-30-2015, 05:05 PM | #7 |
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Well my M5 is still in winter hibernation. We actually got another inch or so of snow again up here this past Saturday which made another salty mess of the roads... I need spring!
Here is another little trick from what I can recall (been so long since I've driven her)... Creep mode where the car will creep along at idle which is similar to the way a regular automatic "creeps" along. To make the car do this gently jab and release the accelerator pedal and the car will slowly forward. |
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03-31-2015, 03:33 AM | #8 |
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So here's a trick I wish I knew the answer to - there must be a way.
I have M2 button set to sport + on everything and D3 on the gear changes. However, when I take over the gear changes by pulling a paddle, it defaults to S1,rather than S3. Is there a way to ensure that the shift speed in S mode, mirrors whatever is active in D mode immediately prior to pulling the paddle? |
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03-31-2015, 04:43 AM | #9 | |
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In a way it is no different to slamming your foot down in D3 in that the result is the same 7th to 3rd @70mph. (to use your example) but you feel more involved as you're pulling the paddle. For those that haven't used the feature before you must press the pedal all the way down to the kick down point as that tells the car that you want to drop all the way down when you pull the left paddle. (not sure I made that clear using the phrase "stamp") |
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