The "hold down accelerator for 25s" trick for smoother shift
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='518890' date='Jan 16 2008, 06:06 PM
Ask sleepyca31 again...wait...he's been banned 5 times already. Hahahahahaha! 
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='518923' date='Jan 16 2008, 04:32 PM
I think the official count is actually up to 7 now...
I only knew about two - sleepy and RWB. There were five others???? wow...
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Originally Posted by yahtzee' post='518887' date='Jan 16 2008, 05:55 PM
I don't buy it.
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='518936' date='Jan 16 2008, 08:14 PM
I can attest to the validity of this, it completely smoothed out my shifts...................... and then my car blew up ,.... but the shifts were great
Just odd that BMW or any dealership has never confirmed it, wouldn't you say?
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Originally Posted by yahtzee' post='518937' date='Jan 16 2008, 08:17 PM
Just odd that BMW or any dealership has never confirmed it, wouldn't you say?
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Originally Posted by westcoast550' post='518939' date='Jan 16 2008, 08:24 PM
They were aware of it but did'nt offer any support for it.............. I'll bet if you read this complete thread there are several members that used this fixx. For me it helped the rough shift from 1-2 ,2-3 at low speeds and the manual downshifting down hills at higher speeds...................have you tried it yet ?
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Hi does anyone know if this would work with SMG transmissions?
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(Hi does anyone know if this would work with SMG transmissions?)
There is a thread on the m5board about resetting the SMG. I believe you
shift the car into neutral while at a moderate speed and hold both paddles
for 3 seconds. I will search and post the link.
There is a thread on the m5board about resetting the SMG. I believe you
shift the car into neutral while at a moderate speed and hold both paddles
for 3 seconds. I will search and post the link.
