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      03-08-2013, 07:02 PM   #36
Frogman
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Drives: 2012 F30 328i
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Originally Posted by Carolinagirl View Post
My auto-start-stop is also rough, it tends to jerk forward a little bit, did it alleviate that when they updated it for you? Thanks
Yes, it's a bit smoother and no more stalls, but still annoying to me.

Stops and restarts are smooth about 60% of the time, but when it's not smooth, man, it shakes the whole car like it's a school bus starting on a cold morning!

I mentioned the rough start again after the update to the mechanic and he went on a drive with me. He agreed that the restart still shakes the car pretty severely (especially with a restart due to the A/C demand), but that it's "normal" (jeez, I hate that word) and that there's nothing more he can do about it.

I just coded ASS off and leave it off all the time now.

I really do like the idea of ASS, I just can't see such that the major shaking as being ok for the engine/trans/starter as far an long term longevity goes.

I guess I wouldn't be so concerned if I was only leasing the car for 2-4 years, but I keep my cars a long time and plan on keeping my F30 a long time too.
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