Haitoman 110 Report post Posted July 29, 2015 After all this time I never knew that if you held the gear lever forward (or back) while turning off the engine the car stays in gear when stopped...who knew that? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2421 Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Sounds like something that might be in the owners manual? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qube 3570 Report post Posted July 29, 2015 guess its for those odd moments when you're parked on a steep hill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeffbebe 1559 Report post Posted July 29, 2015 I have No intention to own an SMG coupled car. No way! 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted July 29, 2015 After all this time I never knew that if you held the gear lever forward (or back) while turning off the engine the car stays in gear when stopped...who knew that? It's launch control procedure (the turning off the engine part isn't, you are suppose to hold the brake and floor the throttle, let go of the lever and hold on)... it's in the manual. If you are on a hill, pull the downshift paddle back and it'll hold it for hill start. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haitoman 110 Report post Posted July 29, 2015 Yeh thanks for all of the 'other' incorrect information - Tom. As for the SMG hater, a clutch is only good for dropping. Some of us don't get off on mistreating our cars. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Haitoman 110 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 I thought it was going to turn into another SMG vs manual session..my mistook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLee 35 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 Just about Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
my_e36 43 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 (edited) I thought if you don't put it in neutral before turn off the engine, it will stays in gear and won't roll away. And that you need to move the lever to neutral in order to start the engine. That's what I do in a non-M3 SMG (e46 330Ci) that I had. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited July 30, 2015 by SpikeyLemon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3_Power 636 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 ^ correct Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Neal 540 Report post Posted July 30, 2015 And that beeping noise on turn off is a reminder to either return the level to r or 1 position Others On s1-s4 you can drop 2 or three gears by tapping the downshift paddle in quick succession (RPM dependant) S1 mode ignores 1st gear on takeoff to limit wheel torque on slippery surfaces S6 mode is only avavailbe with DSC off on normal M3s CSL tune allows full engine torque on gear changes rather than slight reduction on standard smg or half second delay on manual ( interesting enough antadoataly csl are less prone to subframe tearing) Later mcoupe smg software load has smoother auto mode changes ( running this on my 2002 ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
