Have no idea what this button does? - Page 2

blublur · 09-29-2012, 06:47 PM

I know what that button does and I'll never use it. It would drive me nuts.
Casey, I assume, you work at Chapman BMW, that's where I got my car. I've got the lone 2012 Individual Monte Carlo Blue E92 in the state from there.

Demkay · 09-29-2012, 06:59 PM

I'm in Europe. My Start up routine....

1. Start the car.

2. Hit this Stupid Button you're talking about.

3. Hit the button thing under the Shifter so I got 5 bars.

4. Hit the M Button.

5...... Hit the f*cking Gas.

.

lorinzo · 09-29-2012, 07:03 PM

Auto Start/Stop

mdosu · 09-29-2012, 09:24 PM

noobs

tlp · 09-29-2012, 10:33 PM

Superfly_M3 · 09-29-2012, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demkay

I'm in Europe. My Start up routine....

1. Start the car.

2. Hit this Stupid Button you're talking about.

3. Hit the button thing under the Shifter so I got 5 bars.

4. Hit the M Button.

5...... Hit the f*cking Gas.

.

Here in Canada we start the car engage the clutch and go. I would go nuts if I had a starting routine like that everyday.

izzyM3 · 09-29-2012, 10:52 PM

It is ironic to have it in an M3. But that is what an M3 is, dual personality. And this button will help even on a small level - our gas consumption and our environment. There are just days specially here in California that you are stopped for long periods of time. So it's there, we paid for it, it's smart to utilize it. Anyway I notice that when in sequential it does not activate and I love how our settings start in manual and not activated like its not enough to remind us we are driving the Ultimate driving machine. (darn, I sound like an ad already.)

CCLSVTM3 · 09-29-2012, 11:11 PM

Auto eject...... Jk

darrylm · 09-30-2012, 05:33 PM

I refer to it as golf cart mode....nuff said.....

izzyM3 · 09-30-2012, 06:00 PM

So I was playing with this feature and one thing that might stop you from using it is there's a very slight delay of restarting when you let go of the brake and step on the gas. So if you decide to start the engine before the green light turns on without letting go of the brakes, just turn the steering wheel slightly left or right and the engine starts right off.

Projectile · 09-30-2012, 11:31 PM

I have a 6 MT, so I can't comment on how it works with a DCT, but I actually like this feature. I don't see any reason why the engine ought to be running when I'm stopped. Doesn't bother me at all. Has no effect on performance. Saves fuel and emissions. What's not to like about it?

If I'm in stop and go traffic, I just turn it off (or don't turn it on).

09-29-2012, 06:47 PM	#23
blublur Private First Class Drives: '12 (Indiv MCB) E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 112 iTrader: (0)	I know what that button does and I'll never use it. It would drive me nuts. Casey, I assume, you work at Chapman BMW, that's where I got my car. I've got the lone 2012 Individual Monte Carlo Blue E92 in the state from there. Last edited by blublur; 09-29-2012 at 06:59 PM.

09-29-2012, 07:03 PM	#25
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09-29-2012, 09:24 PM	#26
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09-29-2012, 11:11 PM	#30
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09-29-2012, 06:59 PM	#24
Demkay Private Drives: E93 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canary Islands Posts: 62 iTrader: (0)	I'm in Europe. My Start up routine.... 1. Start the car. 2. Hit this Stupid Button you're talking about. 3. Hit the button thing under the Shifter so I got 5 bars. 4. Hit the M Button. 5...... Hit the f*cking Gas. .

09-29-2012, 10:33 PM	#27
tlp Lieutenant Colonel Drives: '11 e92 M3 SG/FR Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 1,659 iTrader: (6) Garage List 2011 BMW e92 M3 [4.55] 2003 BMW e46 M3 \| Sold [0.00] 1996 BMW e36 M3 \| Sold [0.00]

09-29-2012, 10:52 PM	#29
izzyM3 Private First Class Drives: e92 2013 M3 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southbay Posts: 164 iTrader: (0)	It is ironic to have it in an M3. But that is what an M3 is, dual personality. And this button will help even on a small level - our gas consumption and our environment. There are just days specially here in California that you are stopped for long periods of time. So it's there, we paid for it, it's smart to utilize it. Anyway I notice that when in sequential it does not activate and I love how our settings start in manual and not activated like its not enough to remind us we are driving the Ultimate driving machine. (darn, I sound like an ad already.)

09-30-2012, 05:33 PM	#31
darrylm New Member Drives: 2013 BMW M3 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Riverview, Florida Posts: 7 iTrader: (0)	I refer to it as golf cart mode....nuff said.....

09-30-2012, 06:00 PM	#32
izzyM3 Private First Class Drives: e92 2013 M3 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Southbay Posts: 164 iTrader: (0)	So I was playing with this feature and one thing that might stop you from using it is there's a very slight delay of restarting when you let go of the brake and step on the gas. So if you decide to start the engine before the green light turns on without letting go of the brakes, just turn the steering wheel slightly left or right and the engine starts right off.

09-30-2012, 11:31 PM	#33
Projectile Second Lieutenant Drives: 2011 E92 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Calgary Posts: 209 iTrader: (0)	I have a 6 MT, so I can't comment on how it works with a DCT, but I actually like this feature. I don't see any reason why the engine ought to be running when I'm stopped. Doesn't bother me at all. Has no effect on performance. Saves fuel and emissions. What's not to like about it? If I'm in stop and go traffic, I just turn it off (or don't turn it on).