Key user profiles, maybe a daft question.
05-26-2009, 10:56 AM
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I decided to use my spare key to return to the office today, i was worried that it might discharge and need recoded.
When I left my home i noticed the throttle was alot more responsive and the car pulled very well through all the gears, now normally my car is really quick but this felt like someone had remapped it while i wasnt looking
. Does the user profile also contain info about driving styles? I know the auto box does hence the occasional urge to reset it. The car felt amazing to drive both to work and home at night, maybe the stig owned my car previously and i was using his key 
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When I left my home i noticed the throttle was alot more responsive and the car pulled very well through all the gears, now normally my car is really quick but this felt like someone had remapped it while i wasnt looking
. Does the user profile also contain info about driving styles? I know the auto box does hence the occasional urge to reset it. The car felt amazing to drive both to work and home at night, maybe the stig owned my car previously and i was using his key .
05-26-2009, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Bob525D' post='890682' date='May 26 2009, 02:56 PM
I decided to use my spare key to return to the office today, i was worried that it might discharge and need recoded.
When I left my home i noticed the throttle was alot more responsive and the car pulled very well through all the gears, now normally my car is really quick but this felt like someone had remapped it while i wasnt looking . Does the user profile also contain info about driving styles? I know the auto box does hence the occasional urge to reset it. The car felt amazing to drive both to work and home at night, maybe the stig owned my car previously and i was using his key .
When I left my home i noticed the throttle was alot more responsive and the car pulled very well through all the gears, now normally my car is really quick but this felt like someone had remapped it while i wasnt looking
. Does the user profile also contain info about driving styles? I know the auto box does hence the occasional urge to reset it. The car felt amazing to drive both to work and home at night, maybe the stig owned my car previously and i was using his key .
05-26-2009, 01:14 PM
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I'm sure the key only stores basic data, like entertainment setting, seat position, and stuff like that on the I-drive...
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The Stig! Anyway, I think Lee is correct. The key holds basic seat position, volume settings, etc. information. At least from my my experience, that's all I noticed changing when I used my second key to charge it up a few months ago.
Anyway, I think Lee is correct. The key holds basic seat position, volume settings, etc. information. At least from my my experience, that's all I noticed changing when I used my second key to charge it up a few months ago.
05-26-2009, 02:34 PM
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Thinking about this question, it would make sense. The transmission is adaptive - but adaptive to who? Does it average out the driving styles into some sort of a happy medium, or is it intelligent enough to store profiles of drivers based on key? It wouldn't be difficult for BMW to have engineered such a feature into the cars, considering everything else the key remembers. Hmmm, I wonder 
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Originally Posted by advancedlogic' post='890874' date='May 26 2009, 06:34 PM
Thinking about this question, it would make sense. The transmission is adaptive - but adaptive to who? Does it average out the driving styles into some sort of a happy medium, or is it intelligent enough to store profiles of drivers based on key? It wouldn't be difficult for BMW to have engineered such a feature into the cars, considering everything else the key remembers. Hmmm, I wonder
05-28-2009, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by sixcard' post='890784' date='May 26 2009, 05:08 PM
I don't think so, but did previous performance return when you went back to the primary key?
Basically while accelerating when i reach just over 4K rpm i take my foot off the accelerator slightly then put it down again, this makes the car change up a gear and you are able to maintain being in the powerband, i think it feel like a more constant feeling of acceleration. This avoids the anoying lul waiting for the car to change up by itself.
Try it at your own risk, I wouldnt do it too often incase i knacker the gearbox.
Lastly for the US people its a Diesel hence the low RPMs, wont be long before you have 520Ds, 525Ds, 530Ds and 535Ds going on what your President is saying. Trust me you'll be impressed how quick they feel, the torque is amazing in a Turbo Diesel + with the bonus of better MPG when you drive sensible.
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