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Old May 3, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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can the active steering be disabled by pulling a fuse maybe? will i get warning messages?
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by turboawd' post='867245' date='May 4 2009, 12:27 PM
can the active steering be disabled by pulling a fuse maybe? will i get warning messages?
You should be able to disable it by pressing your DSC button and holding it until it deactivates, apparently that turns off DSC/DSP and active steering.
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chris_545i' post='867458' date='May 4 2009, 08:25 AM
You should be able to disable it by pressing your DSC button and holding it until it deactivates, apparently that turns off DSC/DSP and active steering.
Deactivating the DSC will turn off the active steering???

Never heard of it before
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by keith84_uk' post='867459' date='May 4 2009, 05:35 PM
Deactivating the DSC will turn off the active steering???

Never heard of it before
It's written in my car manual...steering also feels different too (545i)
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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:05 AM
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Originally Posted by chris_545i' post='867462' date='May 4 2009, 08:41 AM
It's written in my car manual...steering also feels different too (545i)
Let me check it out tonight
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Old May 4, 2009 | 12:26 AM
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it does say so in the manual.

This stabilizing
intervention is simultaneously deactivated
when DSC is switched off, refer to page 85.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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hmmmm

With the DSC system active, the active car can steer itself in a critical situation.

You can't turn the active steering off, just the DSC system.

From bmw.com:

If the vehicle is threatened with instability, such as by oversteering or braking on a changeable surface, DSC identifies the problem and can use Active Steering to help overcome it. For example, in order to reduce unsafe yaw, Active Steering can increase the angle of steering wheels faster than even the most expert driver.

Source: http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/technol...e_steering.html
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:13 AM
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The AS is definitely disabled on my 2006 if you turn off DSC and DTC (hold the button as said above). It feels completely different and requires more lock to turn.

Unfortunately doing this also disables the cool "keep you from oversteering" feature, which is helpful on the way to work.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:41 AM
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Originally Posted by E60Sim' post='867493' date='May 4 2009, 04:08 AM
hmmmm

With the DSC system active, the active car can steer itself in a critical situation.

You can't turn the active steering off, just the DSC system.

From bmw.com:

If the vehicle is threatened with instability, such as by oversteering or braking on a changeable surface, DSC identifies the problem and can use Active Steering to help overcome it. For example, in order to reduce unsafe yaw, Active Steering can increase the angle of steering wheels faster than even the most expert driver.

Source: http://www.bmw.com/com/en/insights/technol...e_steering.html
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Old May 4, 2009 | 07:05 AM
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Turned off the DSC today and the steering definitly feels looser.
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