The "hold down accelerator for 25s" trick for smoother shift
05-08-2008, 07:42 AM
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Originally Posted by juventus' post='576101' date='May 8 2008, 05:32 AM
I know I am asking this question almost 4 months late but what does "my car blew up" mean after the 25 sec trick?
he was just yankin' everyone's chain...mate when he wrote "and then my car blew up" 
05-09-2008, 05:49 PM
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i tried doing this several times and i didnt hear any noise at 25-30 seconds. i tried both holding down the accelerator all the way down pass the "click" and all the way down without the "click" and still nothing.
05-09-2008, 06:00 PM
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My Ride: 2008 Alpine White 550i Sport, Cream Beige Interior, 6-Sp Manual - retired 9/2011
I tried the old accelerator trick on my M5 the other day (having tried it on my past 530xi with no real change), and with the M5, I noticed a big difference in how the car wanted to shift and idle.
It was being a bit sluggish this past week, probably because I've been driving so slow. It seemed like at low RPM's it was screaming, "FLOOR IT, BUDDY!"
So, after the "reset" the car was off to the races when I put it in 1st gear at a stop. It just lept off the start when I took my foot off the gas for the first time. The SMG shifts actually became a bit more clunky, but I just think it was from my not being used to the "reset" feel. So, my $0.02.
It was being a bit sluggish this past week, probably because I've been driving so slow. It seemed like at low RPM's it was screaming, "FLOOR IT, BUDDY!"
So, after the "reset" the car was off to the races when I put it in 1st gear at a stop. It just lept off the start when I took my foot off the gas for the first time. The SMG shifts actually became a bit more clunky, but I just think it was from my not being used to the "reset" feel. So, my $0.02.
05-11-2008, 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by xoeightx' post='577559' date='May 10 2008, 09:49 AM
i tried doing this several times and i didnt hear any noise at 25-30 seconds. i tried both holding down the accelerator all the way down pass the "click" and all the way down without the "click" and still nothing.
