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Old 09-15-2005, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by wowe' date='Sep 15 2005, 03:20 AM
I have 16.2 in mine and it don?t go to 6 in the ds mode i tryed to the red line in 5th
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Wowe is right! If I can any anything new, then I will post back later.
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Originally Posted by my530i' date='Sep 14 2005, 05:47 PM
You're all wrong. Pre-16.2 or so, it never go to 6th in DS, but after having 16.2 installed, DS goes to 6th.
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Are some of us talking about different things? Of course, DS goes into 6 if shifted manually. I think the issue is what about automatically? Given the replies of others, and my experience, I say DS will not shift automatically into 6 on the vast majority of cars.
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What is "SOS" and "TCU" stand for and what have been the issues?
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Originally Posted by StevenFW' date='Sep 15 2005, 01:32 PM
What is "SOS" and "TCU" stand for and what have been the issues?
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SOS = the SOS button on the headliner = BMW assist.

The issues are that lots of people have had software/iDrive problems that have only been solvable by BMW replacing the car computer (TCU) at enormous cost, sometimes multiple times. Fine because everyone is still under warranty, but won't be so fine afterwards.
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Originally Posted by donv' date='Sep 15 2005, 11:38 AM
[quote name='my530i' date='Sep 14 2005, 05:47 PM']You're all wrong. Pre-16.2 or so, it never go to 6th in DS, but after having 16.2 installed, DS goes to 6th.
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Are some of us talking about different things? Of course, DS goes into 6 if shifted manually. I think the issue is what about automatically? Given the replies of others, and my experience, I say DS will not shift automatically into 6 on the vast majority of cars.
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As far as I'm concerned as soon as you say manual shift u are no longer using DS. When I say DS it is hands off, so auto shifting up and down all the way. When I move shifter in either direction then I go to a M# and that is not DS.
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Originally Posted by cobradav' date='Sep 15 2005, 08:31 PM
[quote name='donv' date='Sep 15 2005, 11:38 AM'][quote name='my530i' date='Sep 14 2005, 05:47 PM']You're all wrong. Pre-16.2 or so, it never go to 6th in DS, but after having 16.2 installed, DS goes to 6th.
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Are some of us talking about different things? Of course, DS goes into 6 if shifted manually. I think the issue is what about automatically? Given the replies of others, and my experience, I say DS will not shift automatically into 6 on the vast majority of cars.
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As far as I'm concerned as soon as you say manual shift u are no longer using DS. When I say DS it is hands off, so auto shifting up and down all the way. When I move shifter in either direction then I go to a M# and that is not DS.
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Yes, that's is the way I understand/use the terminology also. While I didn't provide a quote, I was thinking that my530i might be using the termonology differently than the rest of us. Earlier, he said:

"You're all wrong. Pre-16.2 or so, it never go to 6th in DS, but after having 16.2 installed, DS goes to 6th."
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Originally Posted by donv' date='Sep 15 2005, 10:34 AM
[quote name='wowe' date='Sep 15 2005, 03:20 AM']I have 16.2 in mine and it don?t go to 6 in the ds mode i tryed to the red line in 5th
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I tested my car pretty thoroughly today. No luck getting DS to shift to 6th no matter which I did. I did not try to duplicate wowe's red-line in 5th deed.
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