Warming up your engine
01-26-2005, 03:10 PM
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I start but do not drive off until IDrive is fully booted and I hit the accept screen(maybe 20 seconsd).
On a related note regarding the variable redline tick marks; They do represent the MAX RPM. As a little expriment when the engine was mostly warm and the tick marks were about 5000, I put the car in M1 while stopped. I drove off in M1 and it shifted to M2 at the the beggining of tick marks, 5000 RPM.
On a related note regarding the variable redline tick marks; They do represent the MAX RPM. As a little expriment when the engine was mostly warm and the tick marks were about 5000, I put the car in M1 while stopped. I drove off in M1 and it shifted to M2 at the the beggining of tick marks, 5000 RPM.
01-26-2005, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerzguju' date='Jan 26 2005, 03:57 PM
So what does the jury come to ...on a cold day let it warm up for drive off?
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01-26-2005, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Guest' date='Jan 26 2005, 03:08 PM
How about idling like sitting in a parking lot with the heat on!
In Stop and go traffic tough luck buddy.
In Stop and go traffic tough luck buddy.
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PLUS a stop light isnt THAT long.
01-26-2005, 04:29 PM
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Normally i will just drive off immediately after starting the engine... it won't cause any harm right? 
01-26-2005, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by soc_fans' date='Jan 26 2005, 05:29 PM
Normally i will just drive off immediately after starting the engine... it won't cause any harm right??
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01-26-2005, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Casper' date='Jan 26 2005, 05:41 PM
Drive off right away, but slowly,? don't rev it too much.
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01-26-2005, 06:24 PM
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I start it up, check the display while putting my seat belt on, set the entertainment/idrive, check the mirrors and accelerate medium until it's at temp (a few minutes).
01-26-2005, 06:31 PM
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Brew my Coffee first!! go outside,get in the car,put stick in N , push brake ,key in hole and turn!! go back in the house get a cup of coffee and off i go!! stay below 3000rpm for the first 5mins than REV!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 