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Old 11-01-2004, 01:28 PM
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Yeah, its like that in mine also.
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Originally Posted by John W' date='Nov 1 2004, 10:29 PM
I haven't timed it, but there is clearly a delay, and you need to think ahead to shift accurately.? It's improved from E39, but not instantaneous.
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Agreed. It also helps a little if you treat the Steptronic shifts a bit like a manual and ease off the throttle slightly just before shifting.
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Originally Posted by browellm
Agreed. It also helps a little if you treat the Steptronic shifts a bit like a manual and ease off the throttle slightly just before shifting.
+1- I found this helps a lot
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