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      07-28-2014, 09:39 AM   #1
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My M1 & M2 configurations and thoughts

After just over a month of constant playing, here’s how mine are currently configured along with the reason/purpose:

M1 = When stuck in a precession of traffic, Motorway driving or just wanting a relaxing commute:
Engine: Efficient
Suspension/Chassis: Comfort
Steering: Comfort
Transmission: D1
DSC: On
HUD: Standard

A bit of a waste of M1 I know however I’ve become tired of having to hit the Steering and Suspension buttons x2 each (to get from default Sport back to Comfort) in addition to de-activating the Start-Stop (i.e. 5 unnecessary button presses), every time I start the car for my daily commute.

I think the start-up default should be everything in Efficient/Comfort, freeing M1 to be whatever intermediate combination each person prefers.


M2 = B road blasting:
Engine: Sport+
Suspension/Chassis: Comfort*
Steering: Sport+*
Transmission: D3 (since it swaps to S3 at the first pull of a paddle anyway)
DSC: On (I currently prefer to manually switch to MDM/Full Off as and when I want them)
HUD: M Mode

* I find the combination of having both the Suspension and Steering in Sport+ can make the car feel a little bit twitchy at times over some of my local bumpy/broken B roads.

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      07-28-2014, 09:53 AM   #2
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M1: Sport / Sport / Sport

M2: Efficient / Comfort / Comfort

I won't be using Sport+ as it is completely unnecessary except for the track. I press the M2 button for my morning commute because I am half asleep and the M1 button for my afternoon commute when I want to have a bit more fun and my senses are there. DSG always on either way.

By the way, you can code the change for the Start/Stop to be off by default or on by default so that you don't have to change it manually.
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M1 - Sport + steering/ Sport + engine/ Sport suspension / S3 DCT / normal HUD view/ DSC on This is my default daily setting. I want the car to feel sporty and aggressive every time I drive it. Frost thing I do when I get in is push the M1 button.

M2- Sport + steering/ Sport + engine/ Sport + suspension / S3 DCT / M view HUD / MDM
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Edit/Update:

For B road blasting I've found that ...

Suspension/Chassis: Comfort
Steering: Sport+

is actually a better combination than:

Suspension/Chassis: Sport
Steering: Sport

The car feels much more planted/under control and less twitchy.
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