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      05-08-2016, 10:26 PM   #1
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Need help from those who doesn't have a center screen in their M3.

Not sure I'm in the right section since it's not modification.

My question is how do you change M-drive setting when you don't have a center screen (or Idrive controller)? I looked through the owner's manual but it only tells you how to do it through Idrive but unfortunately my m3 doesn't have a center screen.

I just want to make sure my Mdrive put the car in "sport-plus", not just "sport". I was cruising with a buddy of mine tonight who also owns a E92 m3, we did a couple pulls but then he told me my car didn't feel like it's in "sport-plus" mode when I press M on my steering wheel, it felt more like "sport" mode. It got me paranoid, so I was hoping someone could help me out here.

Thanks in advance.
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Not sure I'm in the right section since it's not modification.

My question is how do you change M-drive setting when you don't have a center screen (or Idrive controller)? I looked through the owner's manual but it only tells you how to do it through Idrive but unfortunately my m3 doesn't have a center screen.

I just want to make sure my Mdrive put the car in "sport-plus", not just "sport". I was cruising with a buddy of mine tonight who also owns a E92 m3, we did a couple pulls but then he told me my car didn't feel like it's in "sport-plus" mode when I press M on my steering wheel, it felt more like "sport" mode. It got me paranoid, so I was hoping someone could help me out here.

Thanks in advance.
Sounds like you don't have M Drive. My M3 doesn't have an M button on the steering wheel.
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Sounds like you don't have M Drive. My M3 doesn't have an M button on the steering wheel.
Mine has the M bottom on the steering wheel tho
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Sport-Plus is not available on vehicles without Navigation system.

If you want Sport-Plus, you can purchase engine software and we can turn your Sport mode into Sport-Plus, or change either of the two modes available to you to anything you'd like.

Navigation equipped cars have three selections, while non navigation equipped cars only get two.
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Sport-Plus is not available on vehicles without Navigation system.

If you want Sport-Plus, you can purchase engine software and we can turn your Sport mode into Sport-Plus, or change either of the two modes available to you to anything you'd like.

Navigation equipped cars have three selections, while non navigation equipped cars only get two.
Thanks for the input it just made everything easier, do you know what's the main difference between the sport mode and sport-plus?

Also, by engine software do you mean the software tune?
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Sport-Plus is not available on vehicles without Navigation system.

If you want Sport-Plus, you can purchase engine software and we can turn your Sport mode into Sport-Plus, or change either of the two modes available to you to anything you'd like.

Navigation equipped cars have three selections, while non navigation equipped cars only get two.
Thanks for the input it just made everything easier, do you know what's the main difference between the sport mode and sport-plus?

Also, by engine software do you mean the software tune?
Sport plus is a bit more touchy.

Yes, an engine tune: http://www.bpmsport.com/BPMTune.pdf
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