Sport mode - United Bimmer Community

**zeaq328i** · 01-22-2006, 04:28 AM

Anybody here uses the sport mode often??

Well i only use it for overtaking....

Is it ok to use it all the time?I mean my journey to college takes an hour with the sport mode on..

**komodo** · 01-22-2006, 04:38 AM

If I want to overtake or drive more spiritedly, I usually use steptronic mode and control the gears manually.

**Spieluhr** · 01-22-2006, 12:32 PM

ya, dont see anything wrong with it. i use it often. it's just annoying when cruising because the RPM's stay high.

**BMWLotAttendant** · 01-22-2006, 02:06 PM

All the time.

**94bmw325i** · 01-22-2006, 02:37 PM

no I dont use it much at all

Storamin · 01-22-2006, 08:53 PM

you just step on the pedal. the car downshifts. you go forward.

what is this fake manual shifting stuff about?

**bitcore** · 01-23-2006, 12:24 AM

I leave it in manual mode all the time. Bling bling, 1 sec delay shifts, but the delay is consistant so you can sorta anticipate when you needto shift.

DO HEEL-TOE WHEN DOWNSHIFTING, No matter if your in M or dropping it from D to 3 (sport). It dosn't blip the throttle for you, it's not a fly-by-wire car.

Storamin, it's NO manual by any means, but at least we can get some control over what gear it's in

Storamin · 01-23-2006, 12:18 PM

You can heal toe downshift on an automatic?

**zeaq328i** · 01-24-2006, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by BMWLotAttendant

All the time.

Wow on the 7 series?Cool

**BMWLotAttendant** · 01-24-2006, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by zeaq328i

Wow on the 7 series?Cool

I have a secret for you.

If you press the top right button, that engages the Sport mode.

If you press the top left button, that turns the supercharger on.

Press them both, and that either turns the NOS on, or ejects the passenger seat. I haven't quite figured that one out yet.

nick_318is · 01-25-2006, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Storamin

You can heal toe downshift on an automatic?

Yea how do you do that, you might be able to blip the throtle to match revs on a downshift but there isn't any heel toeing going on in a turn.

**ivopivo** · 01-25-2006, 01:04 AM

can someone quickly explain to me what heel-toeing is ?

nick_318is · 01-25-2006, 01:18 AM

Its braking, while braking you use you right foot in a way to blip the throtle to match revs while you downshit.

Basically its all 3 pedals at once, use your right toes on the brake and then push you right heal forward to blip the throtle for the rev matching (i can do it by rolling my ankle in my car to have just enough shoe to jab the gas), while all of this is happening you are downshifting with the left foot. When completed properly its a beautiful thing. Its also hard to explain and takes a little time to perfect. I will see if i can find a link.

Here is a link i only looked at it for a second but i think its allright.How to heal and toe downshift

**94bmw325i** · 01-25-2006, 01:30 AM

i've never tried heel-toing, when I get my truck up and running i'll have to try it.

**ivopivo** · 01-25-2006, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by nick_318is

Its braking, while braking you use you right foot in a way to blip the throtle to match revs while you downshit.

Basically its all 3 pedals at once, use your right toes on the brake and then push you right heal forward to blip the throtle for the rev matching (i can do it by rolling my ankle in my car to have just enough shoe to jab the gas), while all of this is happening you are downshifting with the left foot. When completed properly its a beautiful thing. Its also hard to explain and takes a little time to perfect. I will see if i can find a link.

Here is a link i only looked at it for a second but i think its allright.How to heal and toe downshift

this would mainly apply to cornering right?