335is dct owners, how do you drive...

justrx · 10-29-2010, 12:58 AM

Just curious for regular everyday driving do you prefer just using the D, S, M, modes on the DCT, do you like mixing it up? Still trying to get adjusted to the ride for the 335is.

scm6079 · 10-29-2010, 02:00 AM

I normally drive in sport/sport mode. Long cruising on the highway is the only time I have it in drive. I use manual mode only on occasion, since s seems to be fairly good for picking the right cog.

Edward · 10-29-2010, 02:17 AM

Manual mode almost 100% of the time unless I'm going as fast as I'd ever cruise on the highway. They I put it in D.

marcel b · 10-29-2010, 06:04 AM

99% Manual, only in trafic jams I sometimes put it in D. Never use S.

andrewket · 10-29-2010, 06:43 AM

Commute is generally Sport/D. If I'm having fun I'm in manual. Rarely use S.

Bby335 · 10-29-2010, 10:06 AM

I use "S" mode with "Sport" button depressed most of the time.

Gas mileage suffers, but car feels much more responsive and I'd set this as the default mode if only there was such an option in the i-drive.

smaxon1 · 10-29-2010, 11:55 AM

Manual mode is best. SD can be a lot of fun too. D is for my wife, on the rare occasion she gets to drive my car.

ssaylor · 10-29-2010, 12:05 PM

Sport/Sport around town, manual to have fun!

FoShizzle · 10-29-2010, 02:36 PM

94% sport manual mode.
1% auto.
5% manual w/sport button on.

(when i get on it)

NFS13 · 10-29-2010, 03:13 PM

"D" on the hwy only. Its nice to be able to just hit the paddle and downshift anytime for exit/on ramps. "S" for all other driving.

NWcanuck · 10-30-2010, 04:56 PM

D when cold
S in traffic or highway
M when having fun

flynbulldog · 10-30-2010, 05:25 PM

Hello, I'm a noob and I have a new 335is

I like to use S and the sport button for most driving because it has better response and I like the shift points better.

I use D when I'm lazy and I forget, and use M when I'm having fun.

ns2000x · 10-30-2010, 08:43 PM

I don't own a 335is but I recently took a lengthy test drive and I used M the whole time.

Great car. Enjoy all.

justrx · 10-30-2010, 10:08 PM

Do you waste lots of gas using the "sport" button?

dmayhem · 10-30-2010, 10:21 PM

S/S non highway
D highway or if I'm low on gas
M to have fun

persian54 · 10-30-2010, 10:26 PM

Usually D or S

but now with the JB3, M is better

NFS13 · 10-31-2010, 07:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justrx

Do you waste lots of gas using the "sport" button?

At anytime you think you are 'wasting' gas driving a BMW, maybe you need to drive a prius : )

Edward · 10-31-2010, 02:52 PM

Do you guys know how the car's software adjusts available boost if you drive with that button pressed all the time? Supposedly it gives you 7 seconds - if you theoretically have a constant demand for the overboost, does it only kick in again if you're on it full throttle? I'd like to believe that BMW wrote the programming so that it will make no difference in boost if you are not hard on the gas and I'd hope that it doesn't keep allowing peak boost levels just because you demand it. Can anyone clarify? I barely use my sport button but I do like how the car reacts to my inputs when it is on.

ssaylor · 10-31-2010, 03:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NFS13

At anytime you think you are 'wasting' gas driving a BMW, maybe you need to drive a prius : )

True, that's my DD!

Bby335 · 11-01-2010, 04:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by justrx

Do you waste lots of gas using the "sport" button?

Not at all.

If in "Sport/Manual" (gearshift lever) and "Sport" (button) mode, it definitely uses more gas. My mileage often drops almost 50% compared to using "D" mode around town.

This isn't a waste of gas, but the price to bring a grin to your face every time you punch the throttle.

RacerUnderTheSon · 12-21-2010, 01:54 AM

using S/sport mode is similar to switching on a moderate tune... increased throttle response, and best of all the DCT shifts amazingly FAST!

e46mike · 12-21-2010, 10:47 AM

i only wish M was the default when you switch to M/S... actually I would like it to be M as the default and you move the stick to A mode like the old SMG2.

10-29-2010, 12:58 AM	#1
justrx Private 6 Rep 55 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Desert iTrader: (0)	335is dct owners, how do you drive... Just curious for regular everyday driving do you prefer just using the D, S, M, modes on the DCT, do you like mixing it up? Still trying to get adjusted to the ride for the 335is.
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10-29-2010, 02:00 AM	#2
scm6079 First Lieutenant 118 Rep 390 Posts Drives: '16 M3, Lotus Exige S260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW M3 [0.00] 2011 Lotus Exige S260 [8.50]	I normally drive in sport/sport mode. Long cruising on the highway is the only time I have it in drive. I use manual mode only on occasion, since s seems to be fairly good for picking the right cog.
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10-29-2010, 02:17 AM	#3
Edward Colonel 377 Rep 2,982 Posts Drives: 2013.9999 E92 Jerez ZCP Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	Manual mode almost 100% of the time unless I'm going as fast as I'd ever cruise on the highway. They I put it in D.
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10-29-2010, 06:04 AM	#4
marcel b Lieutenant Colonel 132 Rep 1,898 Posts Drives: F31 340i Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	99% Manual, only in trafic jams I sometimes put it in D. Never use S.
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10-29-2010, 06:43 AM	#5
andrewket First Lieutenant 3 Rep 329 Posts Drives: 2011 335is Convertible DCT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Northern VA iTrader: (0)	Commute is generally Sport/D. If I'm having fun I'm in manual. Rarely use S. __________________ 2011 BMW 335is Convertible 2011 Toyota Sienna Ltd AWD 2010 Lexus HS250h 2010 Honda Civic LX
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10-29-2010, 10:06 AM	#6
Bby335 New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Vancouver iTrader: (0)	I use "S" mode with "Sport" button depressed most of the time. Gas mileage suffers, but car feels much more responsive and I'd set this as the default mode if only there was such an option in the i-drive.
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10-29-2010, 11:55 AM	#7
smaxon1 Private First Class 2 Rep 115 Posts Drives: 335is Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Pacific Northwest iTrader: (0)	Manual mode is best. SD can be a lot of fun too. D is for my wife, on the rare occasion she gets to drive my car. __________________
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10-29-2010, 12:05 PM	#8
ssaylor Desert Rat 1 15 Rep 263 Posts Drives: 2011 335is - Alpine White/Blk Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Sonoran Desert iTrader: (0)	Sport/Sport around town, manual to have fun! __________________ 2011 BMW 335is - Alpine White/Black, DSG 1989 BMW 325is - Zinnoberrot/Black 2009 Audi R8 - Ice Silver/Black (gone, but not forgotten) My BMWCCA Gallery
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10-29-2010, 02:36 PM	#9
FoShizzle aka Mike 106 Rep 1,395 Posts Drives: AW E92 335is Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: LA/Ventura, CA iTrader: (11)	94% sport manual mode. 1% auto. 5% manual w/sport button on. (when i get on it)
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NFS13 Car Junkie 21 Rep 1,279 Posts Drives: 335is / R8 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2012 BMW X6 [0.00] 2012 Porsche Cayman R [10.00] 2011 Audi R8 V10 [7.34]	"D" on the hwy only. Its nice to be able to just hit the paddle and downshift anytime for exit/on ramps. "S" for all other driving.
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10-30-2010, 04:56 PM	#11
NWcanuck New Member 2 Rep 18 Posts Drives: 335is Coupe Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oregon iTrader: (0)	D when cold S in traffic or highway M when having fun
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10-30-2010, 05:25 PM	#12
flynbulldog Enlisted Member 3 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 2011 335is Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: larkspur CO. iTrader: (0)	Hello, I'm a noob and I have a new 335is I like to use S and the sport button for most driving because it has better response and I like the shift points better. I use D when I'm lazy and I forget, and use M when I'm having fun.
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10-30-2010, 08:43 PM	#13
ns2000x Converted 30 Rep 920 Posts Drives: '11 E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Ottawa, Canada iTrader: (0)	I don't own a 335is but I recently took a lengthy test drive and I used M the whole time. Great car. Enjoy all. __________________ '11 BMW M3 E90 Jerez - Fox \| '17 BMW i3 BEV Protonic - Dalbergia
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10-30-2010, 10:08 PM	#14
justrx Private 6 Rep 55 Posts Drives: e90 M3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Desert iTrader: (0)	Do you waste lots of gas using the "sport" button?
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10-30-2010, 10:21 PM	#15
dmayhem Enlisted Member 0 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 2011 AW 335is Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: San Diego, CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 335is [0.00]	S/S non highway D highway or if I'm low on gas M to have fun
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10-30-2010, 10:26 PM	#16
persian54 Lieutenant General 923 Rep 15,818 Posts Drives: M760/G83M4 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Valley, SoCal iTrader: (298)	Usually D or S but now with the JB3, M is better __________________ From E93 335i to E89 Z4 to E93 M3/E89 Z4 to E350/SL550
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10-31-2010, 02:52 PM	#18
Edward Colonel 377 Rep 2,982 Posts Drives: 2013.9999 E92 Jerez ZCP Join Date: May 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	Do you guys know how the car's software adjusts available boost if you drive with that button pressed all the time? Supposedly it gives you 7 seconds - if you theoretically have a constant demand for the overboost, does it only kick in again if you're on it full throttle? I'd like to believe that BMW wrote the programming so that it will make no difference in boost if you are not hard on the gas and I'd hope that it doesn't keep allowing peak boost levels just because you demand it. Can anyone clarify? I barely use my sport button but I do like how the car reacts to my inputs when it is on.
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12-21-2010, 01:54 AM	#21
RacerUnderTheSon Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 210 Posts Drives: 2011 Space Gray 335is Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	using S/sport mode is similar to switching on a moderate tune... increased throttle response, and best of all the DCT shifts amazingly FAST! __________________ DCT, 19" 313s, 30% tint, Clear Reflectors, Nav, PDC, H/K+BSW Speakers, Infinity 10" subs
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12-21-2010, 10:47 AM	#22
e46mike Private 0 Rep 90 Posts Drives: a board with 4 wheels Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: on the road iTrader: (0)	i only wish M was the default when you switch to M/S... actually I would like it to be M as the default and you move the stick to A mode like the old SMG2.
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