Starting in drive mode

cksv · 03-09-2014, 05:09 PM

Hi Everyone -- quick question for you. Is there a way to start the car in automatic drive mode versus manual mode? Right now I have to push the lever to the right twice. The first time it goes into manual gear 1 and the second time it goes into automatic mode. I'd like to be able to put it in automatic mode via one maneuver. Is it possible?

dpgfunk · 03-09-2014, 05:16 PM

Euro or GTS DCT software

AlpineE92M3 · 03-09-2014, 05:17 PM

Got to get it coded for that. Contact Mike Benvo at BPM

alee0729 · 03-09-2014, 05:18 PM

Get the GTS DCT software update... the Euro versions of the car get D mode as the default.

Grapesape · 03-09-2014, 09:46 PM

The only bummer with GTS DCT is it starts in D2. It is soooo non-aggressive. For example it will choose 7th gear at 40 mph.

alee0729 · 03-09-2014, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Grapesape

The only bummer with GTS DCT is it starts in D2. It is soooo non-aggressive. For example it will choose 7th gear at 40 mph.

I don't think that's terrible considering it remembers your last used S mode.

Grapesape · 03-09-2014, 10:01 PM

No you're right! Plus everything else is awesome. No other negatives.

Someone? · 03-09-2014, 10:19 PM

Plus i think you get better gas mileage with the GTS software in D2 do to the less RPM shifts. To bad the first thing i do is put it in D4.

alee0729 · 03-09-2014, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ibmike

Plus i think you get better gas mileage with the GTS software in D2 do to the less RPM shifts. To bad the first thing i do is put it in D4.

Gas mileage should never be spoken in these forums.

M3-S65 · 03-09-2014, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by alee0729

Gas mileage should never be spoken in these forums.

Agreed, gas mileage is for whimps ......

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Originally Posted by cksv

Hi Everyone -- quick question for you. Is there a way to start the car in automatic drive mode versus manual mode? Right now I have to push the lever to the right twice. The first time it goes into manual gear 1 and the second time it goes into automatic mode. I'd like to be able to put it in automatic mode via one maneuver. Is it possible?

Oh my god twice? really? Just think if you had a MT... !

jphughan · 03-10-2014, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by AlpineE92M3

Got to get it coded for that. Contact Mike Benvo at BPM

Technically it's a software flash. There's no way to do it with regular coding. But yes, Mike can hook you up.

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Originally Posted by M3-S65

Oh my god twice? really? Just think if you had a MT... !

Helmsman · 03-10-2014, 03:14 PM

Hi CKSV,

as mentioned Euro SW should do the trick. My car start in the mode I left it e.g. S or D, and in the levels you left the car. For instance I have S4 and D2, usually start in D(2) to go S(4) when the car is getting warmed up.
Btw not sure I got why you need to push stick twice, does the car start in N..?

Cheers,
Nik

jphughan · 03-10-2014, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Helmsman

Hi CKSV,

as mentioned Euro SW should do the trick. My car start in the mode I left it e.g. S or D, and in the levels you left the car. For instance I have S4 and D2, usually start in D(2) to go S(4) when the car is getting warmed up.
Btw not sure I got why you need to push stick twice, does the car start in N..?

Cheers,
Nik

Pretty sure it starts in N (from my recollection of driving a DCT M3), but if not you'd still have to push it twice if you first had to back out of somewhere, for example.

Someone? · 03-10-2014, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by alee0729

Gas mileage should never be spoken in these forums.

LOL, i dont worry about it, especially how i drive, even my twin turbo explorer doesnt get great gas mileage with its 93 octane tune.

One thing i do wonder about is, my M has a 93 octane tune also, but what if drive out to Cali, which i plan on doing at some point, and you guys only have 91 octane? with my explorer i can change it in 3 minutes, cant do that with the M

, and im pretty sure octane boosters are a no no.

alee0729 · 03-10-2014, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ibmike

One thing i do wonder about is, my M has a 93 octane tune also, but what if drive out to Cali, which i plan on doing at some point, and you guys only have 91 octane? with my explorer i can change it in 3 minutes, cant do that with the M

, and im pretty sure octane boosters are a no no.

I'd like to know a safe octane booster that doesn't turn your plugs orange and do weird stuff to your engine. Seems like there are a lot of questionable pumps out there.

izzyM2 · 08-28-2014, 06:59 PM

I went in for a idrive controller replacement and had coding and GTS DCT software. I was anticipating the coding could be erased but did not realize they can also reverse the GTS DCT software. I thought it was totally separate from coding and permanent. Money wasted, oh well did not feel any much different anyway.

Krockit1 · 08-28-2014, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by M3-S65

Agreed, gas mileage is for whimps ......

Oh my god twice? really? Just think if you had a MT... !

Bump, seriously. Why does this even matter?

modkrazy · 08-28-2014, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Grapesape

The only bummer with GTS DCT is it starts in D2. It is soooo non-aggressive. For example it will choose 7th gear at 40 mph.

It's a perfect setting for when the car is cold and/or you are in a parking lot, which is pretty much every time you start the car. Then once it's warm and ready to go, you push the lever over to go into your S mode of choice. You ARE driving in S, right?

hlmiii · 08-29-2014, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Helmsman

as mentioned Euro SW should do the trick. My car start in the mode I left it e.g. S or D, and in the levels you left the car.

This.

Exactly what my 2012 does. And it also saves the separate DCT settings for both Manual and Auto modes.
It's a very nice setup.

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