Tiptronic - wrong way round
07-10-2008, 12:25 PM
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Why is the tiptronic (if that's what BMW call it) gear override the wrong way round. Back is up, forward is down - it seems completely counter-intuitive to me.
07-10-2008, 12:37 PM
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That is actually the "Correct" way. Check out race cars and rally cars.
It flows with momentum. When you are breaking you want to downshift, so push the lever... when you are accelerating you are going to want to upshift, so pull the lever.
It flows with momentum. When you are breaking you want to downshift, so push the lever... when you are accelerating you are going to want to upshift, so pull the lever.
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Originally Posted by TopBanana' post='620645' date='Jul 10 2008, 01:25 PM
Why is the tiptronic (if that's what BMW call it) gear override the wrong way round. Back is up, forward is down - it seems completely counter-intuitive to me.
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took me a while too.. my previous audi A6 had the tiptronic as well and was the other way around.. so when i got the bimmer i was all mxed up.. it grows on you as all things in life.. lol. 
07-10-2008, 01:29 PM
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I definitely like the way its set up in the BMW. On most other cars, its the other way around and I definitely think that is counterintuitive. I have driven some single seaters and to upshift, you have to pull and to downshift, push. Should be the only way you can do it if you ask me... 
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Most of my cars have been manual, the only auto I had was on an Acura CL type S and it upshifted on fwd motion and downshifted on the back.
With a true manual I used my left leg to time my shifts so without a clutch the gear selector is meaningless..I don't feel any need to use the -manumatic' anyway given the broad torque curve of the V8.
With a true manual I used my left leg to time my shifts so without a clutch the gear selector is meaningless..I don't feel any need to use the -manumatic' anyway given the broad torque curve of the V8.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='620656' date='Jul 10 2008, 04:37 PM
That is actually the "Correct" way. Check out race cars and rally cars.
It flows with momentum. When you are breaking you want to downshift, so push the lever... when you are accelerating you are going to want to upshift, so pull the lever.
It flows with momentum. When you are breaking you want to downshift, so push the lever... when you are accelerating you are going to want to upshift, so pull the lever.
+1
Unfortunately my 03 Range Rover that was made while BMW owned Rover, is completely opposite for some reason. 
