The "hold down accelerator for 25s" trick for smoother shift
02-05-2011, 11:57 AM
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I care actually, don't want persons sitting in the car thinking the gearbox is being reset, and if you read my original reply you would see I agreed if done correctly it seems you work, So why point out the 100,000 views, stick to the post not personal attacks, do wonder sometimes why certain persons post on this forum, seem you can't have a simple observation without being shot down in flames, by person or persons that seem to think they know better than everyone else,
but i do appreciate the learning lesson 
02-05-2011, 05:33 PM
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THIS WORKS GREAT! noticed a difference right away. and also heard the sound after holding down the pedal for 30 seconds.
07-25-2011, 01:15 PM
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I just did this on an '03 Audi A6 2.0 and it worked. The car used to shift hard from park to drive or reverse and hesitated when pressing the gas pedal. Now it shifts much better and the hesitation is gone. I will be trying this later on my E60 since I noticed the rocking when driving in DS mode.
08-24-2011, 03:19 PM
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I don't usually post on these forums and this is my first post but I gotta say if I have been hoodwinked, you have truly hoodwinked me. If this is the placebo effect, I have been placebo'd... All I can say is that this has made a dramatic difference in my 2007 328i. I got this car CPO almost a year ago and I've experienced the pregnant pauses followed by the burst of energy and subsequent whiplash randomly for that whole period of time. I did this procedure two days ago and have nary experienced an unplanned whiplash since! This car drives like a BMW now! Hopefully this will last but if it doesn't, I'll be happy to do it as often as necessary.
It is disappointing that BMW service could not solve this problem, I've reported it to them three times and always: no problem found since all they seem to want to do is look at the codes reported from the car's computer. I don't care how much of a jerk the guy may or may not be who originally reported this procedure, I'd kiss his big toe right now.
As far as those people who this does not work for, perhaps they dont have the problem this solves (or maybe the placebo does not work for them), I don't know. All I can say is that it worked for me even though I thought it was bogus. I was willing to try anything which is the only reason I even tried this.
It is disappointing that BMW service could not solve this problem, I've reported it to them three times and always: no problem found since all they seem to want to do is look at the codes reported from the car's computer. I don't care how much of a jerk the guy may or may not be who originally reported this procedure, I'd kiss his big toe right now.
As far as those people who this does not work for, perhaps they dont have the problem this solves (or maybe the placebo does not work for them), I don't know. All I can say is that it worked for me even though I thought it was bogus. I was willing to try anything which is the only reason I even tried this.
08-24-2011, 03:35 PM
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It definitely works when I did it...the problem is after several days, it goes back to its old self again. 
May be the tranny for the 3 is better and it works the way it supposes to work, resetting means resetting, not going back to the old way.
May be the tranny for the 3 is better and it works the way it supposes to work, resetting means resetting, not going back to the old way.
08-24-2011, 04:45 PM
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Thats the problem with this procedure, it's not a tranny reset at all. All it does is fool the car into thinking your driving aggressively (our cars adapt to our driving habits) and after you drive for a few days, it's right back to normal. It shifts different after you do this because it is anticipating you driving hard.
08-25-2011, 12:05 PM
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You can do all this but the real answer is Re - mapping your tranny.......friend of mine that races for BMW did it for my M5 and I am bugging him to come down to cali again to do the same to my 550 so far no cigar. Perhaps we can make it inot an event at least it pays for his plain ride and plus some pocket money for him,lol.