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      01-17-2020, 09:47 PM   #1
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M340i paddle shifters tutorial?

hello all,

I am new to this forum and just got an M340i. I am still breaking it in but wanted to eventually start using the paddle shifters as I have owned quite a few cars with manual transmission. I have never had a vehicle with them so I am not sure how to use them properly. I was wondering if there is a good tutorial video you guys have seen that you can recommend. I searched YouTube but the ones I have seen so far are not that good.

Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Drive it exactly like you would a manual. Upshift when you would get on the clutch and shift up a gear and vice versa.
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Drive it exactly like you would a manual. Upshift when you would get on the clutch and shift up a gear and vice versa.
It’s very easy!
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No clutch, but you toggle the gas pedal in Sync with the paddles to get the most out of it.
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And you can use the paddles with gear selector in D or S. In D, the car goes to M when using the paddles but goes back to D when you don’t use it for a bit. In M/S, it stays in M (if I remember correctly). Also in M/S, the car doesn’t upshift if you’re using paddles. It will bounce off the rev limiter waiting for you to do it.
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