The "hold down accelerator for 25s" trick for smoother shift
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Originally Posted by tbal' post='740405' date='Dec 8 2008, 12:54 AM
25 sec trick is suppose to be for the trans. No idea how it fixed your AS problem? lol
then again i pressed the pedal for 1 minute i was waiting to hear the noise,. But what am i going to tell the... Tech at dealer .. i have a drive along regarding loose steering ...its a wonder that its works fine ... i dont want to jinks myself ill wait till tomorrow morning
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Originally Posted by sleepyca31' post='423737' date='May 12 2007, 03:44 PM
Well I keep forgetting to post this but I forget what post I read it in so started a new one so nobody would miss this. If you have an auto and experience any "rough" shifts. For example for me it is when I would downshift from 3-->2 and ESPECIALLY from 2--> 1, it would feel like my car was a rocking chair.
Well then someone posted a tip and links to other threads on this in different forums I believe and was confirmed by a BMW tech who chimed in on the thread-and it WORKED well for me.
You put your key in/hit start ONCE so the electronics of the car come on but it is not started.
Then hold down the gas, past the downshift point to the floor for 25-30 seconds straight.
If you listen, at about 25s exactly you will hear some "noise" and that is the tranny "resetting" itself to factor specs
Like I am sure you know these cars are smart and the auto tranny is no exception. It adapts and learns your driving style-but the catch is, which is why I noticed an improvment. Apparently it "learns" for about 1000 miles and then kind of "locks" those settings in so-to-speak. So however you drove the car off the lot or whover drove it off the lot-it was really those first 1k that determined how the autobox shifted itself.
So anyway after I did that my downshifts were like 10 times smoother and overall shifting was much crisper and smooth.
Definetly try it out if you have an auto. It will just re-adapt to your current driving style-which is great since I totally drove different when I first got the car.
Well then someone posted a tip and links to other threads on this in different forums I believe and was confirmed by a BMW tech who chimed in on the thread-and it WORKED well for me.
You put your key in/hit start ONCE so the electronics of the car come on but it is not started.
Then hold down the gas, past the downshift point to the floor for 25-30 seconds straight.
If you listen, at about 25s exactly you will hear some "noise" and that is the tranny "resetting" itself to factor specs
Like I am sure you know these cars are smart and the auto tranny is no exception. It adapts and learns your driving style-but the catch is, which is why I noticed an improvment. Apparently it "learns" for about 1000 miles and then kind of "locks" those settings in so-to-speak. So however you drove the car off the lot or whover drove it off the lot-it was really those first 1k that determined how the autobox shifted itself.
So anyway after I did that my downshifts were like 10 times smoother and overall shifting was much crisper and smooth.
Definetly try it out if you have an auto. It will just re-adapt to your current driving style-which is great since I totally drove different when I first got the car.
How do we do this for the SMG transmissions, or is it not possible
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I just did this last night and have my wife driving it today and she said she can tell a big difference. I cant wait to get a sprint booster and slap that on there and see how she reacts to that, lol...
anyways thanks to nerweezy and dranged for helping me find this post (DIY) so I can reset my trans. I swear I searched and searched and could not find it.. after about 15 minutes I was like let me just ask! lol.. this thread should be pinned for all the newbies that bought a used e60!
anyways thanks to nerweezy and dranged for helping me find this post (DIY) so I can reset my trans. I swear I searched and searched and could not find it.. after about 15 minutes I was like let me just ask! lol.. this thread should be pinned for all the newbies that bought a used e60!
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This thread has been revived. This is still a good one, even though the member that started this thread was banned 7 times! Hahahahahahahahaha!
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Originally Posted by C's Bimmer' post='770531' date='Jan 17 2009, 07:29 PM
This thread has been revived. This is still a good one, even though the member that started this thread was banned 7 times! Hahahahahahahahaha!
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Originally Posted by NoName545i' post='740396' date='Dec 8 2008, 04:14 AM
i have an appointment to take my 2004 545 with Active Steering to dealer for second time in regards of loose steering wheel with a quarter of a inch of play... i performed this 25 second trick and first thing i notice was my steering Wheel was nice and accurate!!!
can someone confirm that this actually fixed Active Steering or its just a temporary fix
can someone confirm that this actually fixed Active Steering or its just a temporary fix
Yes, it has reset my steering as well. So, maybe you can go to your dealership and tell them they need to perhaps pay YOU to teach THEM how to fix a BMW? Hmm? Sounds like a plan man!
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='770782' date='Jan 18 2009, 09:04 AM
Yes, it has reset my steering as well. So, maybe you can go to your dealership and tell them they need to perhaps pay YOU to teach THEM how to fix a BMW? Hmm? Sounds like a plan man! ![Laughing](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/laughing.gif)
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Just did this and boy what a difference, slipped into drive and instead of the will it wont it go i sped of the drive.
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