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Originally Posted by MNC8395
What does Sport Plus offer over Sport. When I individualise Sport I have all four options set to Sport. Can Sport plus go beyond this?
Further I am confused by what the "adaptive" button actually does? For instance if I am in eco-pro I can set various things to my own choosing. If I press adapative does that cancel eco-pro (or sport for that matter) and let all control systems (steering, chassis, engine and transmission) just work it out for them selves (or adapt to how I am driving at any given point)
Is it just me or are the manuals (whether printed or on line) really basic and devoid of the useful information that keen motorists actually want?
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According to the G30 documents, Sport+ includes:
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The SPORT+ mode influences the accelerator pedal characteristic curve, the shift points and the Active Sound Design.
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Reading through quickly, doesn't reference DTC as the key feature like previous models. Perhaps that is why all models don't get the Sport+ mode.
Best description of the Adaptive Mode is from the G12 training documents. Referenced from the G30 'Displays and Controls' document.
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9.6.1. Overview
The "ADAPTIVE" mode is used for the first time in the BMW 7 Series. It is designed to achieve a balanced driving mode where the setup is automatically adapted to both the driving situation and the driving style.
In this mode, the parameters of the Electronic Damper Control (VDP), the Electric Active Roll Stabilization (EARS), Electronic Power Steering (EPS) and the automatic transmission, for example, are switched between "COMFORT", "SPORT" and “ECO PRO” settings depending on the driving situation. However, when "ADAPTIVE" mode is active, no changes that restrict comfort (seat heating, A/C settings, etc.) are made in the event of switching to "ECO PRO" mode.
"ADAPTIVE" reacts to the current driving style. The affected control units can change their parameters on the basis of the detected driving style.
With the navigation system, the mode makes use of the available map data and optimizes "ADAPTIVE" mode by predictive functions such as early reaction to bends, junctions and road type.
The displays on the instrument cluster and Central Information Display (CID) remain in "normal" mode and do not continuously change between "COMFORT" and "SPORT" modes. This is to prevent the driver from being distracted or lose comfort by changes in the displays.
"ADAPTIVE" mode changes the modes in the background so that the driver does not notice the changes directly.
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I'm sure there is more to the finer detail, time and more documents will give the greater picture.