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      10-14-2015, 08:43 AM   #1
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Just got my 428i GC. Got a couple of questions that I hope you guys can help me. For daily driving, I prefer to set up my Sport Mode for CHASSIS only. So in instances when I flip the shifter to Sport, does that have the exact same effect as if I had Sport Mode for both CHASSIS and DRIVETRAIN?

Also, is there a way to set the car to start in Sport Mode as default?

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Just got my 428i GC. Got a couple of questions that I hope you guys can help me. For daily driving, I prefer to set up my Sport Mode for CHASSIS only. So in instances when I flip the shifter to Sport, does that have the exact same effect as if I had Sport Mode for both CHASSIS and DRIVETRAIN?

Also, is there a way to set the car to start in Sport Mode as default?

Thanks!!
No, but you can set "Sport" to be chassis-only, so no engine/transmission changes until Sport +, which is the way I have it set.
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No, but you can set "Sport" to be chassis-only, so no engine/transmission changes until Sport +, which is the way I have it set.
Is there any way to set the chassis up for comfort mode but have the throttle response of sport mode?
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Is there any way to set the chassis up for comfort mode but have the throttle response of sport mode?
By coding.

I don't have DHP so I had to get my car coded so I can "cherry-pick" my Sport modes:

1) drivetrain + chassis
2) drivetrain only <---- think this is what you're looking for
3) chassis only
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      10-14-2015, 11:35 AM   #5
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By coding.

I don't have DHP so I had to get my car coded so I can "cherry-pick" my Sport modes:

1) drivetrain + chassis
2) drivetrain only <---- think this is what you're looking for
3) chassis only
If you don't have DHP then what does chassis only do? Just change the steering? I haven't tried out changing the sport mode before because I didn't think selecting chassis only would do anything.
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Unless you have the Track Handling Package or the M SPort Package (with the addition of Adaptive M Suspension) there will not be much difference in the "Chassis" selection. Without the Adaptive M Suspension, the "Chassis" option only changes the DSC threshold.
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If you don't have DHP then what does chassis only do? Just change the steering? I haven't tried out changing the sport mode before because I didn't think selecting chassis only would do anything.
Yes, the steering is a little "heavier" in chassis only mode while drivetrain remains in comfort mode.
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By coding.

I don't have DHP so I had to get my car coded so I can "cherry-pick" my Sport modes:

1) drivetrain + chassis
2) drivetrain only <---- think this is what you're looking for
3) chassis only
Oh Idk if this was due to an update or something but I do have all three of those options now. I didn't when I originally got the car two months ago


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Yes, the steering is a little "heavier" in chassis only mode while drivetrain remains in comfort mode.


Is there a way of uping the weight in sport, or comfort, mode? It isn't that heavy tbh. It's weird, in my previous audi the steering was heavier at highway speeds than parking lot speeds, which made sense to me but my car, maybe it's a BMW thing, seems to have lighter steering at highway speeds than parking lot speeds?
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.. It's weird, in my previous audi the steering was heavier at highway speeds than parking lot speeds, which made sense to me but my car, maybe it's a BMW thing, seems to have lighter steering at highway speeds than parking lot speeds?
Not the normal BMW characteristic for servotronic steering. The power assist should progressively decrease as the vehicle speeds up.
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Thanks. But I think this part of my question hasn't been answered yet: "I prefer to set up my Sport Mode for CHASSIS only. So in instances when I flip the shifter to Sport, does that have the exact same effect as if I had Sport Mode for both CHASSIS and DRIVETRAIN?"

Thanks for your help.
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Thanks. But I think this part of my question hasn't been answered yet: "I prefer to set up my Sport Mode for CHASSIS only. So in instances when I flip the shifter to Sport, does that have the exact same effect as if I had Sport Mode for both CHASSIS and DRIVETRAIN?"

Thanks for your help.
I was just looking and noticed in settings there is a chassis only setting for sport mode. Do you not have that?
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I was just looking and noticed in settings there is a chassis only setting for sport mode. Do you not have that?
Yes I do, and I have it set up like that, Chassis-Only in Sport Mode. My question is when I have it in that setting, in Chassis-Only Sport Mode, if I then flip the shifter to sport would that have the same effect on the entire car as if I had the Sport Mode in BOTH Chassis and Drivetrain??
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Yes I do, and I have it set up like that, Chassis-Only in Sport Mode. My question is when I have it in that setting, in Chassis-Only Sport Mode, if I then flip the shifter to sport would that have the same effect on the entire car as if I had the Sport Mode in BOTH Chassis and Drivetrain??
If you set your dynamic handling config to Chassis-Only you will have tighter handling and less power steering boost. When you change to sport mode, this increases the shift points of the AT and shifts the engine at a higher rpm. This increases acceleration responsiveness.

If you put your dynamic handling config to both Chassis and Drivetrain you will have increased throttle response as well.
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If sport mode drivetrain active then shift points are raised AND throttle response is altered. If only pushing shifter to left, shift points are raised but throttle respond remains the same.
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Just got my 428i GC. Got a couple of questions that I hope you guys can help me. For daily driving, I prefer to set up my Sport Mode for CHASSIS only. So in instances when I flip the shifter to Sport, does that have the exact same effect as if I had Sport Mode for both CHASSIS and DRIVETRAIN?

Also, is there a way to set the car to start in Sport Mode as default?

Thanks!!
Moving the shifter left only affects transmission response. I don't know exactly how the changes occur, but moving the shifter left into Sport seems to have a more "mechanical" effect to how the transmission holds the gears longer. Using the toggle to choose sport mode seems to have more of a computer programming effect that changes the shift points.
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If sport mode drivetrain active then shift points are raised AND throttle response is altered. If only pushing shifter to left, shift points are raised but throttle respond remains the same.
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Thank you!!
and if you put the car in sport + and move the sifter to the left, you get the most aggressive combination, it seems.
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Also, is there a way to set the car to start in Sport Mode as default?
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Not sure I saw the answer to this.
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Also, is there a way to set the car to start in Sport Mode as default?

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Not sure I saw the answer to this.


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Can you code the car so that in comfort mode the VSS/steering would be set to sport (I love the stiffer steering). I hope that question made sense.
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Can you code the car so that in comfort mode the VSS/steering would be set to sport (I love the stiffer steering). I hope that question made sense.
Not that I know of, but if you switch modes enough it does make the occasional mistake and leave the stiffness in comfort mode.
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Oh Idk if this was due to an update or something but I do have all three of those options now. I didn't when I originally got the car two months ago
You have a non-DHP car? (2015 or 16?)
I asked my dealer if this was possible and they told me to pound salt!
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