Paddle shifts on Steptronic

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cj10jeeper

Lifer
 Lichfield, England
Well you learn something new each day. Our local dealer has one of the last few coupe's and nice it looks too.


Noticed it had an ///M sport steering wheel and a paddle shift set up on the steptronic box. I must have missed it as I did not even know BMW had done this on the Zed. The salesman too knew nothing about it, making a generic comment that it must be something on the later models.

Just curious about when this was introduced as a year back I went to a lot of trouble, researched and built the exact same functionality into mine and just lurv it.
 
I don't know when they started it, but I just assumed it was standard on all Steps. My early '06 build has them and I use them all the time. Still don't know why people say they are pointless.
 
I'd like one on mine, having tried it on a TT.

I thought I'd read on here it was post facelift or did I ask the stealer? :?
 
I have a facelift 06 2.5si and have them on mine - love them because it gives you that element of control over just a plain stock auto box. Yes, you have the up/down shifter on the leaver - but its not exactly comfortable to do. Plus i find its excellent way of increasing MPG by shifting up earlier then when the car would ordinarily do so - when you know its right to do so also! :)

That noise when you shift down just at the right time also - blurp!!!
 
Thanks for the answers guys - looks like it's something that came in at the time of the facelift and no doubt as an expensive option.

I echo the sentiments about using it. I find it at its best in sport mode when I can crack along, have more control over which gear and when and overcome the annoying habit in sport of it sitting at least a gear lower all the time than it needs to be once you get to speed.
 
TT's always in a gear higher than you want so you have to change down twice :roll: (in Drive, anyway), still does appalling mpg.
 
The steering wheel paddles were added to the Steptronic box at facelift, when the SMG option was canned, and I believe they were standard on all Steptronics. Prior to facelift SMG got the paddles and Steptronic didn't.
 
Andrew D said:
The steering wheel paddles were added to the Steptronic box at facelift, when the SMG option was canned, and I believe they were standard on all Steptronics. Prior to facelift SMG got the paddles and Steptronic didn't.
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Yep I think you have it. Dived into a facelift 2006 brochure and see they offered the paddles on all 2.5Si and 3.0Si making just the MFSW or M sport options.
 
cj10jeeper said:
Well you learn something new each day. Our local dealer has one of the last few coupe's and nice it looks too.


Noticed it had an ///M sport steering wheel and a paddle shift set up on the steptronic box. I must have missed it as I did not even know BMW had done this on the Zed. The salesman too knew nothing about it, making a generic comment that it must be something on the later models.

Just curious about when this was introduced as a year back I went to a lot of trouble, researched and built the exact same functionality into mine and just lurv it.
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have you seen this?

http://www.mrpaddleshift.com
 
anderson said:
cj10jeeper said:
Well you learn something new each day. Our local dealer has one of the last few coupe's and nice it looks too.


Noticed it had an ///M sport steering wheel and a paddle shift set up on the steptronic box. I must have missed it as I did not even know BMW had done this on the Zed. The salesman too knew nothing about it, making a generic comment that it must be something on the later models.

Just curious about when this was introduced as a year back I went to a lot of trouble, researched and built the exact same functionality into mine and just lurv it.
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have you seen this?

http://www.mrpaddleshift.com
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Yes - I have :thumbsup: . At the time I did mine, he had discovered how to retrofit them and was making a big secret of his knowledge and selling them at ridiculous prices. A bit of research and some work with a multi meter and I had the OEM set up working just perfect without anything more than a new wheel and mounting boss :)

There's a full project write up on the board for anyone who wants to do this. I was just curious as had not seen it offered as an OEM fit on the Zed before
 
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