Things you didnt know about your 3 series.

95 Z/28 LT1 · 02-05-2007, 10:21 AM

I read somewhere on the internet this weekend that if you hold the TCS button after starting the car (and before moving it) for approx 10 seconds you can enter another TCS mode that will apply brakes to the wheel that loses traction without cutting engine power.

I haven't tried it yet.

TTG · 02-05-2007, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by 95 Z/28 LT1

I read somewhere on the internet this weekend that if you hold the TCS button after starting the car (and before moving it) for approx 10 seconds you can enter another TCS mode that will apply brakes to the wheel that loses traction without cutting engine power.

I haven't tried it yet.

TSC is what you have on F-Bodies (Camaro & Firebird)..... You are now in the world of DSC....

95 Z/28 LT1 · 02-05-2007, 10:59 AM

DSC, TCS whatever you would like to call it, the point is that's the button this is regarding.

I'm familiar with the differences, just trying to make a point about the "thing I didn't know".

carl_lazlo · 02-05-2007, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by matsarge

if you hold the car up to your ear, you can hear the ocean.

HA HA HA HA!

SoYank · 02-05-2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mkoesel

Good call, yeah. I discovered that recently as well. What I notice, though, is it actually seems to have three modes (I think

). A quick pull does 1 mph, a hard pull and hold does 5mph. But if i pull hard and then release quick it seems to do like 2 mph or 3 mph increment also. Is that just my car or is it supposed to do that? At firt I though it was just going to the nearest multiple of 5. But I know that I've had it go from 81 to 83 mph for example.

Pushing or pulling up to the resistance point will increase/decrease speed in 1 mph increments. Pushing or pulling beyond the resistance point will increase/decrease speed by up to 5 mph. Holding it at the resistance point will increase/decrease speed until released and holding it beyond the resistance point will rapidly increase/decrease speed in increments of up to 5 mph until released. Usually the first increase/decrease results in the speed going to the first multiple of 5 and then in 5 mph steps afterwards. This is how mine works and it corresponds to what the manual says.

NFS · 02-05-2007, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by 95 Z/28 LT1

DSC, TCS whatever you would like to call it, the point is that's the button this is regarding.

I'm familiar with the differences, just trying to make a point about the "thing I didn't know".

OK - but you just press DTC button to enter the mode that doesn't interupt engine power (at lower speeds anyway). Pressing and holding de-activates the stability systems entirely.:

SoYank · 02-05-2007, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by poldim

I wish their attention to detail included changing the clouds to stars according to the light sensor.

And dark clouds with rainy streaks and skid marks on the roadway when the wipers are on.

SoYank · 02-05-2007, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ska

the BMW ski bag could be use as a body bag....works great with the fold-down seats

Only for an anorexic supermodel wannabe.

SoYank · 02-05-2007, 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by mkoesel

a) Cruise control does not take away throttle control - it just moves it from your foot to your hand.
b) I drive at constant 85mph routinely. As long as people get out of the way, no need to change speed. And if I do, see a)

You obviously have never driven on an English motorway. The lorries will blink once and change lanes no matter how close you are to their rear bumper. Then they'll poke along at 56 mph taking two or three minutes to overtake another lorry doing 55 mph. I swear they'll pull side by side and place bets on how many cars they can trap behind them in a given period of time.

95 Z/28 LT1 · 02-05-2007, 11:16 AM

Maybe you didn't understand my first post.

What I'm trying to say is that I heard that there is ANOTHER mode of DSC that will allow braking to the wheel that loses traction while not cutting engine power. It's a feature that would be used on the track and is a way to help compensate for not having a limited slip differential.

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Originally Posted by needforspeed

OK - but you just press DTC button to enter the mode that doesn't interupt engine power (at lower speeds anyway). Pressing and holding de-activates the stability systems entirely.:

mkoesel · 02-05-2007, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

Pushing or pulling up to the resistance point will increase/decrease speed in 1 mph increments. Pushing or pulling beyond the resistance point will increase/decrease speed by up to 5 mph. Holding it at the resistance point will increase/decrease speed until released and holding it beyond the resistance point will rapidly increase/decrease speed in increments of up to 5 mph until released.

Thanks for that explanation. I knew there had to be a way to get two or 3mph increments. So I guess there are actually eight distinct operations:

+1
-1
+1 repeatedly
-1 repeatedly
+5
-5
+5 repeatedly
-5 repeatedly

mkoesel · 02-05-2007, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

You obviously have never driven on an English motorway.

That's true. But all I was saying was that I _do_ drive at a constant speed in response to someone who said that nobody does.

SoYank · 02-05-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by mkoesel

That's true. But all I was saying was that I _do_ drive at a constant speed in response to someone who said that nobody does.

That's cool. I was just pointing out that using cruise control here is (almost) a waste of time because as soon as you set it, the bloomin' lorries will cut in front of you and you're then back to foot control.

Bimmerista · 02-05-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

That's cool. I was just pointing out that using cruise control here is (almost) a waste of time because as soon as you set it, the bloomin' lorries will cut in front of you and you're then back to foot control.

You are not alone - bus drivers do that too in the city; I think there is an international guild and that must part of their training manual......

777ER · 02-05-2007, 04:49 PM

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You are not alone - bus drivers do that too in the city; I think there is an international guild and that must part of their training manual......

Those yellow school buses are the worst on the road...followed by taxi cabs and vans...

lkevinl · 02-05-2007, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

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Originally Posted by ska

the BMW ski bag could be use as a body bag....works great with the fold-down seats

Only for an anorexic supermodel wannabe.

Those are the only kind of bodies I care to carry in my trunk anyway...

lkevinl · 02-05-2007, 05:15 PM

UGH!!!!

Is it possible for someone to post a summary of all of these "secrets/cheat codes/etc" so that we don't have to flip through 17+ pages?
Then it could be made a sticky!

P.S. I'm stuck on level 14 and I need to know how to get past the troll with the double sided ax and my BFG doesn't seem to do the trick! I've heard that double clicking my paddle shifters at the right RPM will get me through. Thoughts?

NFS · 02-05-2007, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by 95 Z/28 LT1

Maybe you didn't understand my first post.

What I'm trying to say is that I heard that there is ANOTHER mode of DSC that will allow braking to the wheel that loses traction while not cutting engine power. It's a feature that would be used on the track and is a way to help compensate for not having a limited slip differential.

Yes - that mode is called DTC and you activate it by pressing the button once.

Press and hold to turn everything off.

d3l0n · 02-05-2007, 05:37 PM

yes it is possible

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Originally Posted by lkevinl

UGH!!!!

Is it possible for someone to post a summary of all of these "secrets/cheat codes/etc" so that we don't have to flip through 17+ pages?
Then it could be made a sticky!

P.S. I'm stuck on level 14 and I need to know how to get past the troll with the double sided ax and my BFG doesn't seem to do the trick! I've heard that double clicking my paddle shifters at the right RPM will get me through. Thoughts?

mkoesel · 02-05-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lkevinl

P.S. I'm stuck on level 14 and I need to know how to get past the troll with the double sided ax and my BFG doesn't seem to do the trick! I've heard that double clicking my paddle shifters at the right RPM will get me through. Thoughts?

You must have both active cruise and active steering to get past the troll. Sorry.

TiAg335i · 02-05-2007, 08:06 PM

This is probably common knowledge but when at high speeds (100+), the brakes tighten up significantly and have much more race-like stopping ability. This can actually be a lifesaver, because I was hitting 120+ one time and had to stop short. The brakes were PHENOMENAL in their ability to quickly and precisely stop the car. The same goes for the steering which is absolutely wonderful at high speeds. It will tighten up automatically.

d3l0n · 02-05-2007, 09:25 PM

+1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe its cuz i was so used to doing high speeds in my old beater car ... but there have been times where i thought i was seriously going to fly off the road because of how fast i was approaching the turn on the exit or slam into someone from behind. I have had my life saved also when i had to make a sudden turn on a very narrow two lane road in some part of jersey that had no side bars to prevent a car from flying off the cliff.. my heart went

my DSC KICKED IN and i felt the car do its magic!

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This is probably common knowledge but when at high speeds (100+), the brakes tighten up significantly and have much more race-like stopping ability. This can actually be a lifesaver, because I was hitting 120+ one time and had to stop short. The brakes were PHENOMENAL in their ability to quickly and precisely stop the car. The same goes for the steering which is absolutely wonderful at high speeds. It will tighten up automatically.

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95 Z/28 LT1 Private 2 Rep 50 Posts Drives: 2010 X5M Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Illinois iTrader: (0)	DSC, TCS whatever you would like to call it, the point is that's the button this is regarding. I'm familiar with the differences, just trying to make a point about the "thing I didn't know".
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lkevinl Lieutenant 35 Rep 521 Posts Drives: '07 335i 4dr Sport+Premium+Nav Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: So. Cal. iTrader: (0)	UGH!!!! Is it possible for someone to post a summary of all of these "secrets/cheat codes/etc" so that we don't have to flip through 17+ pages? Then it could be made a sticky! P.S. I'm stuck on level 14 and I need to know how to get past the troll with the double sided ax and my BFG doesn't seem to do the trick! I've heard that double clicking my paddle shifters at the right RPM will get me through. Thoughts?
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TiAg335i Trance Life 315 Rep 4,706 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	This is probably common knowledge but when at high speeds (100+), the brakes tighten up significantly and have much more race-like stopping ability. This can actually be a lifesaver, because I was hitting 120+ one time and had to stop short. The brakes were PHENOMENAL in their ability to quickly and precisely stop the car. The same goes for the steering which is absolutely wonderful at high speeds. It will tighten up automatically.
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