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08-18-2020, 10:15 AM | #1 |
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Daily Drive in M Mode?
I've been messing with the driving settings since getting the car used and I've found that I prefer to daily drive with the "Power" button on and the DCT shifting turned all the way up. This is basically "M" mode I think so my question is rather than going in and pushing all the buttons to make this happen each time I get in to the car, is there a disadvantage to driving in "M Mode" all the time?
I'm not going to be street racing, I just prefer the crisp shifts, pedal response, and general connection to the car that comes with these settings. Thanks for the info! |
08-18-2020, 10:18 AM | #2 |
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There is no disadvantage other than your average fuel economy and tire wear.
Drive it how you want to. I start the car in DCT all the way down boring mode to force myself to let the engine warm up.
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08-18-2020, 10:44 AM | #3 |
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No disadvantage other than fuel economy. Gas is cheap compared to the fun of driving with the cars settings at 100% - I hit the M button every time I drive after waiting for the car to fully warm up and keeping rpm below 3000 to avoid unnecessary engine wear.
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08-18-2020, 09:22 PM | #5 |
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Yep, I drive in M mode daily, DSC off, EDC on comfort, proper warmup no matter what the settings are.
The last 2 year MPG average has been pretty good, especially since it's with a supercharger. The MPG average did drop to 19.2 after the last track day though but its built back up now. |
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08-19-2020, 12:18 PM | #6 |
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Oh God I hit the M button before I back out of my garage. I think the crisper shifts puts less wesr on the clutches in the DCT. I go with 4 bars instead of 5 with MDM on and the throttle response (power) on the middle setting. Manual shifting to make sure revs stay low during warm up.
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It's going to grenade tomorrow morning, be very careful it may spontaneously combust.
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I'm usually in S2 most of the time and when I feel like having fun I apply power button and S6 via M button and rag it. I granny it until fun time pretty much.
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M mode just saves your personalized settings.
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It’s not a big deal. You could leave it permanently on the higher throttle movement setting and the stiffer steering setting. Use what is comfortable to you.
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08-27-2020, 11:10 AM | #14 |
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I do it. Easier to click one button with your thumb than looking down and clicking multiple buttons. I think the car drives better on power mode on.
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08-27-2020, 01:20 PM | #15 |
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Semi related: I don't know about you guys, but I'm finding myself using the power button less frequently. Once the novelty of sharper response wore off, I realized I kind of hate the fact that there's no noticeable difference between half and full throttle when set to sport+ mode. Having that range more spread out across the entire pedal travel makes fine adjustments to input around turns easier and aids in more accurate rev matching.
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