Hey guys, I was wondering if SMG on e60 is like the M5's where you can never be in automatic mode where you still have to hit the shifter up to shift or is it like a regular automatic and if you want to use the paddles you can.

Is it a rougher tranny in terms of when it goes into another gear? I was in one where when you were braking you could feel the tranny going from gear 4 to 3 to 2 etc in automatic or it isn't any different?

hello?

Your original question seems to come from multiple directions at once...

To be honest, I've read it multiple times and can't quite figure out what you're asking. :whistle:

how doesn't it make sense? loll i ask if the car coems in SMG if its automatic and trip tronic except with paddles or is it full time triptronic and never automatic

What I believe he is asking is if the Smg can be switched from regular automatic mode to manual shifting...Or is it always in manual shifting mode?

Yea thats what I am asking

this is why they invented punctuation https://5series.net/forums/public/st.../whistling.gif

I dont have any experience with SMG models, but my guess is, that an "normal' automatic is different from the SMG.
The normal auto tranny is just that, and when you put it in sequential mode you basically are just fooling yourself, because it is still an auto...

I believe the SMG resembles a stick because it actually engages a clutch, but this is done true a "robot"...I'm not that technical in English, so please feel free to shoot down the above if not correct https://5series.net/forums/public/st...fault/cool.gif

SMG does have auto mode.

Remember SMG is truly a manual in its mechanics. So it drives/shifts like a manual. Auto mode is not going to be buttery smooth or anything. No reason to really buy SMG if your going to be driving it in auto mode even more then 20% of the time.

It does take a couple weeks to get SMG driving style down.

Now that the importance of punctuation has been established, let us now stress the imporance of search and FAQ... :P

https://5series.net/forums/topic/2106-what-is-smg/

SMG is not an auto. In manual mode it's just that, you manually control the gear changes with the paddles. If you don't shift, the car will stay in the current gear. A SMG has a hydro operated clutch and you cannot skip gears. So you are not fooling yourself with a SMG.