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My Ride: 2007 Titanium Gray 550i, with sport, nav, HUD, Logic7, sat radio, cold weather, rear side airbags, rear seat heaters, and it goes like a bat outta hell!
OK........I'm too lazy to walk out to the garage and get the manual out of the glove box...but.....in my 04 530 with Step, if I used the manual shift, whenever I came to a stop, the tranny would shift, or better, start off M2 regardless of the gear I was in when I stopped. Now, in my 07 550 Step, I notice that whatever the gear I'm in when I stop (when using manual shift), is the gear I start off in.....did something change here, or do I have a problem?
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My Ride: In a place where the Mercedes density is the highest in the world (no. of MB per square kilometer) I choose a Bimmer, why? because of one thing "The Ultimate Driving Experience"
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Really? You should be happy about it as I think when I put it in M mode I wanted some spirited driving and starting off in 2nd gear is certainly not spirited at all.
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If I have been using manual shifting, then the my Step downshifts to M3 when coming to a stop. If I have been using auto shfiting in DS mode, then it downshifts to M1 when stopping.
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My Ride: 2007 Titanium Gray 550i, with sport, nav, HUD, Logic7, sat radio, cold weather, rear side airbags, rear seat heaters, and it goes like a bat outta hell!
Originally Posted by my530i' post='319661' date='Aug 6 2006, 09:29 PM
In my 530i, when come to stop in manual mode, it downshifts to 2nd. In my 550i, it downshifts to 3rd.
How are you liking your 550? Maybe I'll see it next weekend!!
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3rd??? DANG! 550 have that much power to start off in 3rd all the time? CRAZY! M5 should use 5th and 6th only. 
I knew about it starting off in second... but 3rd?
I knew about it starting off in second... but 3rd?
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='321995' date='Aug 12 2006, 09:25 PM
3rd??? DANG! 550 have that much power to start off in 3rd all the time? CRAZY! M5 should use 5th and 6th only. I knew about it starting off in second... but 3rd?
I knew about it starting off in second... but 3rd?
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Originally Posted by Bimmer32' post='322010' date='Aug 13 2006, 04:50 AM
I have a 545i and mine starts off in 3rd also when I use the manual shifter. But I can get it to start in M1 or M2 too, but in M4 stop,, it goes to M3 automatically when I start. I think that's normal unless a software update says otherwise.
My E39 535i would shift down to M3 (or would keep M2/M1 if selected). The E61 535d selects M2, even though it has more torque and 3rd gear is shorter as it has 6 gears rather than 5. Go figure.
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My Ride: 2007 Titanium Gray 550i, with sport, nav, HUD, Logic7, sat radio, cold weather, rear side airbags, rear seat heaters, and it goes like a bat outta hell!
Well, now that I am paying more attention....mine will go to M3 from a stop. In my 04 530 it was M2. At first I was thinking it was just like a manny in that when you stopped, it was in whatever gear you were in. And it has no trouble starting off in M3!! I do have a tendency, though, when in manual mode to start from second, and even first......I like to get off to a quick start!!
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