2008 BMW M3 Owner's Manual - Page 56

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Driving 1. Press the brake while the engine is running. 2. Deactivate Dynamic Stability Control DSC, refer to page 68. 3. Select sequential mode with Drivelogic drive program 6. 4. With the vehicle stationary, press the selector lever forward and hold. A flag symbol appears in the instrument cluster. 5. Press the accelerator down all the way. The engine speed when driving off is controlled. 6. If you wish, you can adjust the drive-off engine speed by up to approx. 500 rpm: M Engine Dynamics Control With M Engine Dynamics Control you can influence how sportily your vehicle should respond to movements of the accelerator. Two programs are available to you. "Normal" program In the "Normal" program, the engine responds gently to accelerator movements, which is ideal for city traffic or on snow, for example. "Sport" program The "Sport" program provides for a more spontaneous response of the engine to accelerator movements. Selecting a program > Increase the drive-off engine speed by approx. 100 rpm: press the lever beyond the resistance point, arrow 1. > Decrease the drive-off engine speed by approx. 100 rpm: pull the lever beyond the resistance point, arrow 2. > Reset the drive-off engine speed: press the lever upward or downward, arrows 3. 7. The vehicle accelerates when you release the selector lever. Keep the accelerator pressed all the way down. 8. The transmission shifts up automatically as long as the accelerator is pressed all the way down. Launch Control only becomes available again after a certain distance has been driven. Do not use Launch Control during the vehicle break-in period, refer to page 98. To maintain driving stability, activate DSC whenever possible.< Press the POWER button to switch between the "Normal" and "Sport" programs. In the "Sport" program, the LED in the POWER button lights up. The selected program is stored for the remote control currently in use and is activated the next time the engine is started. 54 Online Edition for Part no. 01 41 0 014 960 - © 02/08 BMW AG

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Driving
54
1.
Press the brake while the engine is running.
2.
Deactivate Dynamic Stability Control DSC,
refer to page
68
.
3.
Select sequential mode with Drivelogic
drive program 6.
4.
With the vehicle stationary, press the selec-
tor lever forward and hold. A flag symbol
appears in the instrument cluster.
5.
Press the accelerator down all the way. The
engine speed when driving off is controlled.
6.
If you wish, you can adjust the drive-off
engine speed by up to approx. 500 rpm:
>
Increase the drive-off engine speed by
approx. 100 rpm: press the lever beyond
the resistance point, arrow
1
.
>
Decrease the drive-off engine speed by
approx. 100 rpm: pull the lever beyond
the resistance point, arrow
2
.
>
Reset the drive-off engine speed: press
the lever upward or downward, arrows
3
.
7.
The vehicle accelerates when you release
the selector lever. Keep the accelerator
pressed all the way down.
8.
The transmission shifts up automatically as
long as the accelerator is pressed all the
way down.
Launch Control only becomes available again
after a certain distance has been driven.
Do not use Launch Control during the vehicle
break-in period, refer to page
98
.
To maintain driving stability, activate DSC
whenever possible.
<
M Engine Dynamics Control
With M Engine Dynamics Control you can influ-
ence how sportily your vehicle should respond
to movements of the accelerator. Two pro-
grams are available to you.
"Normal" program
In the "Normal" program, the engine responds
gently to accelerator movements, which is ideal
for city traffic or on snow, for example.
"Sport" program
The "Sport" program provides for a more spon-
taneous response of the engine to accelerator
movements.
Selecting a program
Press the POWER button to switch between
the "Normal" and "Sport" programs.
In the "Sport" program, the LED in the POWER
button lights up.
The selected program is stored for the remote
control currently in use and is activated the next
time the engine is started.
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