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      11-18-2010, 09:37 AM   #106
fdriller9
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Drives: '06 AW 330xi
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What is this e-LSD you guys are talking about? I'm pretty sure our cars cannot disengage wheels on either side of the axle...especially the rear.

The xDrive system can ONLY transfer power from front to back and vice versa with a 40:60 split(rear bias). ABS (I think) applies brake to each wheel to balance torque on each side.

A mechanical wet clutch pack is used to transfer power from the front to rear...I think this is the e-LSD you guys are referring to. However with the fuse pulled, the e-LSD never engaged the front. An with the behavior of traditional open diff, the rear axle locks up, in a straight line....I think the front wheels have to be parallel with the rears for the diff to lock up.

Also our wheel angle sensor is disabled by pulling the fuse(hidden fault) so I don't know how the car knows we are turning. Maybe this is why the rear diff acts invariably.

Also because the wheel angle sensor is disabled, our turn signal does not automatically turn off after coming out a turn.

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