[jerflash]

here on long island we got hit pretty hard. after snow blowing the snow in my yard i took the xi for a spin and i have to say even with the stock contiprocontact ssr tires this thing is a beast. tried out all the different traction modes. i DSC on driving around, stopping and taking corners...staying on the road is cake even in snow up to the door frames. with DSC off but DTC on the car made its way though the deeper stuff more easily cause of the extra wheels spin but still had a planted feeling. Now with all traction completely off this thing is a blast. drifting it in the snow and still staying in control is awesome. i will never be without an AWD car in the north east again...and it will most probably be a BMW ;-). I just picker her up yesterday and its already paying off...im in love!!

[wrickem]

Enjoy your car and drive safe, but have fun!

You should see what it does with dedicated winter tires, it's even better than you'd believe.

[Jake335xi]

Originally Posted by jerflash

here on long island we got hit pretty hard. after snow blowing the snow in my yard i took the xi for a spin and i have to say even with the stock contiprocontact ssr tires this thing is a beast. tried out all the different traction modes. i DSC on driving around, stopping and taking corners...staying on the road is cake even in snow up to the door frames. with DSC off but DTC on the car made its way though the deeper stuff more easily cause of the extra wheels spin but still had a planted feeling. Now with all traction completely off this thing is a blast. drifting it in the snow and still staying in control is awesome. i will never be without an AWD car in the north east again...and it will most probably be a BMW ;-). I just picker her up yesterday and its already paying off...im in love!!

I hear you man. As a Canadian we know all about the "joys" of winter driving.
This is my first winter with my 335xi and man is it fantastic! I feel more sure footed in my bimmer than I do driving my girlfriend's 4X4 Toyota Tacoma.
I haven't tried testing turning the DSC off yet, I may have to experiment soon.

[TheRox]

Originally Posted by Jake335xi

I hear you man. As a Canadian we know all about the "joys" of winter driving.
This is my first winter with my 335xi and man is it fantastic! I feel more sure footed in my bimmer than I do driving my girlfriend's 4X4 Toyota Tacoma.
I haven't tried testing turning the DSC off yet, I may have to experiment soon.

Interesting. If you drive even slightly aggressively you may want to have the DTC on, otherwise, if you take a corner and slide...the traction control cuts power to the engine, and you just keep sliding, you can't power yourself out of the slide.

For know, DTC on is good if you're driving aggressively; if being cautious, all traction on is fine, you shouldn't be sliding anyways.

[mjm22]

I did the same thing out here in the snow ... the A/S tires worked great. I had my summer tires on during the first storm and the car was undriveable.

[rbocc13]

All seasons get a bad rap but havent had a problem with them in snow or taking exit ramps at double the posted speed.

[Jake335xi]

Originally Posted by TheRox

Interesting. If you drive even slightly aggressively you may want to have the DTC on, otherwise, if you take a corner and slide...the traction control cuts power to the engine, and you just keep sliding, you can't power yourself out of the slide.

For know, DTC on is good if you're driving aggressively; if being cautious, all traction on is fine, you shouldn't be sliding anyways.

I do keep the DTC (Dynamic Traction Control) on, DTC on is the default mode with Xdrive. I was talking about turning the DSC (Dynamic Stability Control) off thereby throwing more torque to the rear. Usually you turn it off in situations such as starting on a hill or rocking the vehicle in the event of getting stuck.

However turning off the DSC also adds a bit of excitement to the drive. The dealer told me the only other time to turn it off was if you planned to race at a track...which I'm thinking I just might do.

[jerflash]

you have it backwards dsc is the standard mode. then with you push the button you turn off dsc and just have dtc. then hold the button in for 3 seconds and everythign turns off

[bluefly]

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http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/technology/technology_guide/articles/dynamic_traction_control.html