Steptronic users: How often do you use DS or Manu mode?
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I just realize I have never used either the DS or Manu mode. In the E60's user manual, this in only ONE sentence for the DS mode, "DS mode is for performance-orientated driving style" (Aren't we all performance orientated, or why buy a BMW?
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Anyway, how often do you guys use it? When? Is there any pros or cons, if any?
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Anyway, how often do you guys use it? When? Is there any pros or cons, if any?
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I sometimes use it on the freeway to accelerate.floor the 1st to the 2nd.I luv the sound of the engine when the rpm i redlined!the only downside of the step is the time lagging from the gears change if u know what i mean. It takes a while(1-2 sec) for the gears to change. Hope you understand my confusing post
pros:faster acceleration,helpfull when stopping suddenly by downshifting
cons:gear changing lag
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pros:faster acceleration,helpfull when stopping suddenly by downshifting
cons:gear changing lag
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WEll, it won't go into 6th gear in DS mode. It holds onto the gears longer for a given throttle setting.
I rarely use the DS mode. I'm either in D or in manual "Sport" mode.
I don't like the DS because sometimes it will rev to 4000 rpm in 1st and 2nd just because it feels like it. And then every ricer in a Nissan Sentra thinks you are trying to race them.
Manual Sport works for me, I get to decide when the gears change and the Sport mode offers quicker shifts than normal.
I rarely use the DS mode. I'm either in D or in manual "Sport" mode.
I don't like the DS because sometimes it will rev to 4000 rpm in 1st and 2nd just because it feels like it. And then every ricer in a Nissan Sentra thinks you are trying to race them.
Manual Sport works for me, I get to decide when the gears change and the Sport mode offers quicker shifts than normal.
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Originally Posted by JFiRB' post='194764' date='Nov 7 2005, 03:35 PM
I just realize I have never used either the DS or Manu mode. In the E60's user manual, this in only ONE sentence for the DS mode, "DS mode is for performance-orientated driving style" (Aren't we all performance orientated, or why buy a BMW?
)
Anyway, how often do you guys use it? When? Is there any pros or cons, if any?
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Anyway, how often do you guys use it? When? Is there any pros or cons, if any?
...and whenever im in DS, i always upshift/downshift as desired/required which moves it to M mode and i'll manually shift to 6th when called for
pros...faster pedal response, holds gears much longer, holds gears above 2k rpm
cons...no 6th gear, so less fuel efficiency
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I mostly use normal mode in town driving and DS mode on a country blast or race off the lights.
Just for fun if you put it in manaul mode accelerate, then change up, take foot off for a second then back on you can get it to sound just like a manual. Sad but true!
I always use M6 on the motorway to stop it changing down when I accelerate hard. With the diesel torque you only need 6th gear.
Just for fun if you put it in manaul mode accelerate, then change up, take foot off for a second then back on you can get it to sound just like a manual. Sad but true!
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I always use M6 on the motorway to stop it changing down when I accelerate hard. With the diesel torque you only need 6th gear.
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Originally Posted by JFiRB' post='194764' date='Nov 7 2005, 03:35 PM
I just realize I have never used either the DS or Manu mode. In the E60's user manual, this in only ONE sentence for the DS mode, "DS mode is for performance-orientated driving style" (Aren't we all performance orientated, or why buy a BMW?
)
Anyway, how often do you guys use it? When? Is there any pros or cons, if any?
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Anyway, how often do you guys use it? When? Is there any pros or cons, if any?
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Ha, I guess I am the only one on this forum who has never driven a manual car!
Alright I'll start with DS and then... ...
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Originally Posted by JFiRB' post='194803' date='Nov 7 2005, 04:45 PM
Ha, I guess I am the only one on this forum who has never driven a manual car!
Alright I'll start with DS and then... ...
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