Do you drive in sports mode or the Sports Manual mode?

milly · 05-31-2011, 07:19 PM

Title pretty much says it.

With you're automatic transmission do you usually drive in DS or Manual mode?

atown88 · 05-31-2011, 07:21 PM

Manual mode. It's the only way I can get over that throttle lag. Plus it's the closest thing I can get to a MT. Boy do I miss MT.

milly · 05-31-2011, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by atown88

Manual mode. It's the only way I can get over that throttle lag. Plus it's the closest thing I can get to a MT. Boy do I miss MT.

I love the Manual Mode, it does rid most of the lag, all though i have noticed the DS mode doesn't have much lag either and feels almost like Manual Mode.

Rosetta Stoned · 05-31-2011, 07:31 PM

Sports mode is great to rid the lag however I don't like that it winds up the gears so much except those times you're sprinting. For those times I prefer manual mode but it's nothing like a stick shift. I just need to get a JB4 with the lag fix already.

atown88 · 05-31-2011, 07:32 PM

Yeah the DS mode is pretty good but when I'm casually driving, which is 90% of the time, I dont like revving the car up past 3k which the DS does.

Edit: ^ What he said. lol

SilverII · 05-31-2011, 07:37 PM

i drive with the sport button pressed

yakev724 · 05-31-2011, 07:46 PM

Normal 95% of the time.

5% fun with paddles (M)

chucktang · 05-31-2011, 08:11 PM

mostly normal since i don't like to rev the engine until it's warmed up, and by that time, i'm usually wherever i need to be already

milly · 05-31-2011, 08:42 PM

yeah i agree with not liking to rev it so high on casual driving. I usually turn it to normal when im on a long highway or something, in the city though it's fun

chucktang · 05-31-2011, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by milly

yeah i agree with not liking to rev it so high on casual driving. I usually turn it to normal when im on a long highway or something, in the city though it's fun

yeah i guess as long as i'm getting 10mpg in the city i might as well drive in sport mode.. how much worse can it get haha

ibarry92 · 05-31-2011, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by chucktang

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Originally Posted by milly

yeah i agree with not liking to rev it so high on casual driving. I usually turn it to normal when im on a long highway or something, in the city though it's fun

yeah i guess as long as i'm getting 10mpg in the city i might as well drive in sport mode.. how much worse can it get haha

Lol true

milly · 05-31-2011, 09:02 PM

dang you get 10mpg city haha? i guess mine isn't that much better.. probbaly 15 or 16 maybe a little higher.

1QuikWS6 · 06-01-2011, 03:25 AM

DS Manual all the time - getting 17.2mpg on 3/4 city driving per day

Dr. Nate · 06-01-2011, 12:33 PM

So is all DS Mode doing is changing the shift points of the transmission or does it change the valve timing too? I've noticed it doesn't really like to shift in sixth gear (is that normal).

-Nate

landau88 · 06-01-2011, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Nate

So is all DS Mode doing is changing the shift points of the transmission or does it change the valve timing too? I've noticed it doesn't really like to shift in sixth gear (is that normal).

-Nate

I'm fairly certain that the transmission will never shift to sixth gear is DS mode (unless maybe you're at redline in 5th gear, but at the point the limiter would kick in).

BTW, I noticed that not many people use DS or Manual Mode a lot. I use manual mode approx. 90% of the time, DS 5%, and D 5%, and operate in the range of 3k-5k RPM fairly often. Aside from wasting gas, am I going to see any negative effects from this (if proper maintenance is assumed)?

turb0mik3 · 06-01-2011, 01:35 PM

I have a third pedal so I really don't have a choice.

I used to drive my DD in manual mode all the time until I got a manual. Now I just kick it in auto mode, haha.

Snow King · 06-01-2011, 01:54 PM

I like to control my own gears/RPMs either for spirited driving or maximizing MPGs. Manual mode 95% of the time after I got used to it.

SeanS54 · 06-01-2011, 02:01 PM

normal mode to save gas... manual mode for some fun... never really drive in DS mode...

roundle · 06-01-2011, 04:05 PM

I drive an MT.

My mom and grandmother drive their bimmers in "sport" mode when they're feeling frisky.

PsychoSlug · 06-01-2011, 04:10 PM

90% - M mode

8% - D mode

2% - DS mode

milly · 06-01-2011, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by landau88

I'm fairly certain that the transmission will never shift to sixth gear is DS mode (unless maybe you're at redline in 5th gear, but at the point the limiter would kick in).

BTW, I noticed that not many people use DS or Manual Mode a lot. I use manual mode approx. 90% of the time, DS 5%, and D 5%, and operate in the range of 3k-5k RPM fairly often. Aside from wasting gas, am I going to see any negative effects from this (if proper maintenance is assumed)?

Is there a reason why it won't shift to 6th?

gary88 · 06-01-2011, 04:41 PM

Probably 95% manual mode.

05-31-2011, 07:19 PM	#1
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atown88 Major 46 Rep 1,487 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Auburn iTrader: (0)	Manual mode. It's the only way I can get over that throttle lag. Plus it's the closest thing I can get to a MT. Boy do I miss MT.
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05-31-2011, 07:32 PM	#5
atown88 Major 46 Rep 1,487 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Auburn iTrader: (0)	Yeah the DS mode is pretty good but when I'm casually driving, which is 90% of the time, I dont like revving the car up past 3k which the DS does. Edit: ^ What he said. lol
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yakev724 Brigadier General 231 Rep 3,561 Posts Drives: 15 S3 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: NYC iTrader: (49)	Normal 95% of the time. 5% fun with paddles (M)
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chucktang Second Lieutenant 2 Rep 204 Posts Drives: '07 335i e92 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0)	mostly normal since i don't like to rev the engine until it's warmed up, and by that time, i'm usually wherever i need to be already
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milly Captain 82 Rep 783 Posts Drives: 328i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Charleston, SC iTrader: (3) Garage List 2008 328i (e90) [9.00]	yeah i agree with not liking to rev it so high on casual driving. I usually turn it to normal when im on a long highway or something, in the city though it's fun __________________ Black 2008 328i e90-BMW Performance CF Strut Bar/Muffler delete/8000k Fogs Fogs/Trunk Spoiler/5% Tint/BlueTooth/JVC HU/AG M359 Wheels/Matte Black kidney grills/H&R Race Springs/Koni Yellows/Orion V2 Angel Eyes/EuroCharged Tune/
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06-01-2011, 12:33 PM	#14
Dr. Nate Nate Dogg 8 Rep 437 Posts Drives: 2011 328i Saloon Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (0)	So is all DS Mode doing is changing the shift points of the transmission or does it change the valve timing too? I've noticed it doesn't really like to shift in sixth gear (is that normal). -Nate __________________ 2011 BMW 328i by weekend, various airplanes by week.
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turb0mik3 241 Rep 2,781 Posts Drives: E90 335i Racecar Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i [8.90]	I have a third pedal so I really don't have a choice. I used to drive my DD in manual mode all the time until I got a manual. Now I just kick it in auto mode, haha. __________________ HG Motorsports \| Motiv Motorsport \| Sparta Evolution \| BBS Motorsports \| Sabelt \| JRZ \| NASA ST1 SoCal --- 554whp/487wtrq --- 3200lbs <<YouTube Channel w/ Race Videos>>
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Snow King Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 270 Posts Drives: 2007 E93 335i Convertible Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (3)	I like to control my own gears/RPMs either for spirited driving or maximizing MPGs. Manual mode 95% of the time after I got used to it.
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06-01-2011, 02:01 PM	#18
SeanS54 Captain 168 Rep 840 Posts Drives: F82 M4 ZCP Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (20)	normal mode to save gas... manual mode for some fun... never really drive in DS mode... __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/SeanS54/videos
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roundle EXPAT 65 Rep 889 Posts Drives: 18 VW GTI;18 CX9;11 E91 N52 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I drive an MT. My mom and grandmother drive their bimmers in "sport" mode when they're feeling frisky.
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PsychoSlug Lieutenant 36 Rep 564 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Nowhere iTrader: (0)	90% - M mode 8% - D mode 2% - DS mode
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