Sport Auto downshifts itself in Manual/Sport mode....
08-10-2007, 10:36 AM
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I have been a very good boy during break-in. I am at 1100 miles today. One thing that I just noticed THAT I HATE, is if your in manual/sport mode and you floor the car it downshifts itself instead of holding the gear. BAD! I can downshift if I want. I previously had a SMG so I might be very critical here but BMW please make a software update for us SA customers so that the car only shifts when we shift it and I will be very happy. I bought the sport auto because it was different from the Steptronic.
When I floored it in 6th and the car downshifted itself I almost became a very expensive suppository into a Jeep Commander.
When I floored it in 6th and the car downshifted itself I almost became a very expensive suppository into a Jeep Commander.
08-10-2007, 10:41 AM
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It happens to me on the rare occasion that I have the SMG in Auto mode.
08-10-2007, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by ronald_adi' post='457473' date='Aug 10 2007, 02:41 PM
Hi!
Sport mode is supposed to put you in the fastest gear possible, which is in this case a downshift. I think its great! It feels good and puts a kick in your back.
If you dont want it to downshift, then simply keep it in normal Drive !!
Ronald
Sport mode is supposed to put you in the fastest gear possible, which is in this case a downshift. I think its great! It feels good and puts a kick in your back.
If you dont want it to downshift, then simply keep it in normal Drive !!
Ronald
08-10-2007, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by pennetta' post='457470' date='Aug 10 2007, 01:36 PM
When I floored it in 6th and the car downshifted itself I almost became a very expensive suppository into a Jeep Commander.
Also, Did it only down shift 1 gear to 5th? I find if I'm cruising in 6th with SMG, I gotta drop down to 4th if I want any real excelleration.
08-10-2007, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by pennetta' post='457470' date='Aug 10 2007, 01:36 PM
I have been a very good boy during break-in. I am at 1100 miles today. One thing that I just noticed THAT I HATE, is if your in manual/sport mode and you floor the car it downshifts itself instead of holding the gear. BAD! I can downshift if I want. I previously had a SMG so I might be very critical here but BMW please make a software update for us SA customers so that the car only shifts when we shift it and I will be very happy. I bought the sport auto because it was different from the Steptronic.
When I floored it in 6th and the car downshifted itself I almost became a very expensive suppository into a Jeep Commander.
When I floored it in 6th and the car downshifted itself I almost became a very expensive suppository into a Jeep Commander.
08-10-2007, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Heloha' post='457483' date='Aug 10 2007, 03:00 PM
I understand the fustration with a transmission that shifts when it wants to even when you're in manual mode...but if you floored it, why wouldn't you want to downshift too?
Also, Did it only down shift 1 gear to 5th? I find if I'm cruising in 6th with SMG, I gotta drop down to 4th if I want any real excelleration.
Also, Did it only down shift 1 gear to 5th? I find if I'm cruising in 6th with SMG, I gotta drop down to 4th if I want any real excelleration.
08-10-2007, 11:14 AM
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Originally Posted by gwf545' post='457491' date='Aug 10 2007, 03:08 PM
Are you depressing the accelerator to the poiint where the kickdown switch engages? I would think it would not downshift automatically unless you did that. On my 545 Step it does not downshift in manual unless you push the acclerator far enough down to "click" the kickdown button. I believe that WOT is sitll given even though I have not engaged kickdown.
08-10-2007, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Heloha' post='457496' date='Aug 10 2007, 03:13 PM
Wow...6th to 3rd would be dramatic!
Being a former SMG guy, I would just rather shift myself; at least in the manual/sport mode.