09-24-2021, 11:22 AM | #1 |
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Drive Modes
Has anyone found a decent explanation of what the drive modes do as opposed to the waste of space that is the owners manual?
In Sport Individual I'm really not sure what the Engine settings do? I'd also like to know a bit more about how Adaptive works and what it is really doing. Thanks.
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There are quite a few threads on the Adaptive Mode function. Has a Comfort bias, but has a wider spread as it can adapt to sport settings when conditions and driver inputs demand. SatNav gives a degree of predictive input, for bends, approaching roundabouts, etc. |
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I find the adaptive mode awful, I like to know exactly how the car is going to react at any given time.. with that you’ve no idea.
Comfort for me 60%, Sport 30% and Sport+ with manual gears and sport traction 10% |
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I followed the advice of someone on another post, tried engine in sport+, gearbox in sport and steering and damping in comfort and it's brilliant, comfortable but with instant pickup if needed, stick to the left for the full banana.
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Interesting. I'm currently being good and sticking to Comfort whilst running in but I was already thinking that Engine and Transmission in Sport and everything else in Comfort will be my starting point with this. I'll doubtless try your combo too.
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Going off topic slightly, running in isn’t particularly easy if you happen to have a 330e. My car has done around 3000 miles so far, but I’ve absolutely no idea how many of those used the engine.
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It's a guess but if you set your journey data to ex-works is it not on there somewhere?
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Adaptive vs Comfort mode
Have had my 330i thirty months now and I must say I find Comfort mode too soft for my day to day driving, at anytime anywhere.
I find Adaptive excellent, as it covers all my needs on surburban, urban and usually motorways where it adjusts nicely except when hard pushed when I will use Sport mode. However, I can understand that for some people an unexpected variable change in mode my be a unsettling rather than the known. But in my usual driving I do not drive in the manner of pointing the car in the bend with toe hard down! |
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