cliffdunedin 8 Report post Posted February 19, 2010 Hi guys, I have just bought myself a 91 318i and there is a button i have no idea what it does... its on the centre console an has an E with M and S below and above it, i pushed and played with it but nothing noticable Cheers Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deeveus 81 Report post Posted February 19, 2010 Hey Cliff. I'm 50% sure that it means (E)conomy (M)anual (S)now Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted February 19, 2010 economy,manual,sport?? transmission modes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliffdunedin 8 Report post Posted February 19, 2010 Cheers! can anyone tell me what they do, because i have noticed no change lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted February 19, 2010 try driving around with the modes selected. snow: early gearing up. manual: gears up late and will let you rev happy economy: a balance of snow and manual Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_ethrty-Andy_ 2122 Report post Posted February 20, 2010 Snow also skips first gear and makes you always take off in 2nd iirc Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted February 20, 2010 (edited) The Icicle is snow. (M)anual will let you start off in any gear you damn well like. (ie, you have it in 3rd stage, you'll start in 3rd stage) (also won't shift out of that gear unless you phisically change it yourself) (S)port is good times (redline shifts, holds gears out longer, will wheelspin without upshifting constantly) (E)conomy is probably the best to drive around on. That's how mine works anyway, different car though. Edited February 20, 2010 by antil33t Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliffdunedin 8 Report post Posted February 20, 2010 The Icicle is snow. (M)anual will let you start off in any gear you damn well like. (ie, you have it in 3rd stage, you'll start in 3rd stage) (also won't shift out of that gear unless you phisically change it yourself) (S)port is good times (redline shifts, holds gears out longer, will wheelspin without upshifting constantly) (E)conomy is probably the best to drive around on. That's how mine works anyway, different car though. Thanks guys, had a play around last night and it is def good to have those option especially on them Dunners hills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antil33t 90 Report post Posted February 21, 2010 I used (M) to get up heriot row in the ice <.< It was 1,00000000x scarier going back down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliffdunedin 8 Report post Posted February 21, 2010 I used (M) to get up heriot row in the ice <.< It was 1,00000000x scarier going back down. I bet it would be scary. Good job! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
