535 M-sport suspension
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I started looking for a 535 M-sport a few months ago and part of my interest was the article I read here at Jalopnik:
10 Reasons The E60 535i Is Better Than The M5
It talks about the active suspension and how it actively engages/disengages sway bars and even includes a cool diagnostic video from Youtube.
I purchased a 2010 535 M-sport 6MT just this weekend. I don't seem to have any options/buttons for enabling or disabling active suspension and the seller didn't seem to be aware of such a feature. The car handles well, so I'm not complaining or going to suddenly sell it, but I would like to get clarification on the topic. What can you all tell me?
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Ben
10 Reasons The E60 535i Is Better Than The M5
It talks about the active suspension and how it actively engages/disengages sway bars and even includes a cool diagnostic video from Youtube.
I purchased a 2010 535 M-sport 6MT just this weekend. I don't seem to have any options/buttons for enabling or disabling active suspension and the seller didn't seem to be aware of such a feature. The car handles well, so I'm not complaining or going to suddenly sell it, but I would like to get clarification on the topic. What can you all tell me?
thanks,
Ben
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I started looking for a 535 M-sport a few months ago and part of my interest was the article I read here at Jalopnik:
10 Reasons The E60 535i Is Better Than The M5
It talks about the active suspension and how it actively engages/disengages sway bars and even includes a cool diagnostic video from Youtube.
I purchased a 2010 535 M-sport 6MT just this weekend. I don't seem to have any options/buttons for enabling or disabling active suspension and the seller didn't seem to be aware of such a feature. The car handles well, so I'm not complaining or going to suddenly sell it, but I would like to get clarification on the topic. What can you all tell me?
thanks,
Ben
10 Reasons The E60 535i Is Better Than The M5
It talks about the active suspension and how it actively engages/disengages sway bars and even includes a cool diagnostic video from Youtube.
I purchased a 2010 535 M-sport 6MT just this weekend. I don't seem to have any options/buttons for enabling or disabling active suspension and the seller didn't seem to be aware of such a feature. The car handles well, so I'm not complaining or going to suddenly sell it, but I would like to get clarification on the topic. What can you all tell me?
thanks,
Ben
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'active suspension' is not user switchable, it engages and disengages automatically based on how much lateral load is being placed on the car. if you have the car connected to BMW diagnostic software such as INPA, ISTA, etc you can engage and disengage the sway bars via laptop, which is what you saw on youtube. when you drive the car, all of that is handled for you by the car.
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Very cool, thanks guys. So it sounds like as long as this car has "M Sport Suspension" listed as a feature (for example when I plug it into bmwvin.com), I'm good to go.
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actually the correct wording is Dynamic Drive or ARS. M Sport Suspension is different shocks and springs. All USA Sport and MSport e60s will have dynamic drive/ARS.
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229 DYNAMIC DRIVE
337 M SPORT PACKAGE
704 M SPORT SUSPENSION
710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
715 M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE
The car definitely feels impressively flat through the twisties for as big and heavy as it is (compared to my previous E90 ZCP M3)
Thanks everyone!
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Cool. Thanks for the additional info and clarification. I checked my VIN for the list of options and it does include that, along with all the M sport specific stuff:
229 DYNAMIC DRIVE
337 M SPORT PACKAGE 704 M SPORT SUSPENSION
710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
715 M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE
The car definitely feels impressively flat through the twisties for as big and heavy as it is (compared to my previous E90 ZCP M3)
Thanks everyone!
229 DYNAMIC DRIVE
337 M SPORT PACKAGE 704 M SPORT SUSPENSION
710 M LEATHER STEERING WHEEL
715 M AERODYNAMICS PACKAGE
The car definitely feels impressively flat through the twisties for as big and heavy as it is (compared to my previous E90 ZCP M3)
Thanks everyone!
E60 535i curb weight 1680kg
E90 M3 curb weight 1625kg
Not much weight differense!
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I miss it.
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