Muckinonthesofa
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I prefer the standard throttle map.
Sport Button - What does it *actually* do?
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I tried using the Sport button a few times in my last 3.0Si and honestly couldn't feel any difference. :roll:
So I haven't bothered in my M!
Even if it did sharpen up throttle response in the initial stages of movement I think I'd really rather have a progressive response over all of the pedal range.
So I haven't bothered in my M!
Even if it did sharpen up throttle response in the initial stages of movement I think I'd really rather have a progressive response over all of the pedal range.
On an M it does nothing but change the throttle pedal mapping - which is all it's supposed to do.
Mine stays off until the car's warmed up, then it's in sport for the rest of the drive.
If you're noticing stiffer suspension or steering, then you need to stop sniffing the super unleaded you're putting in
I don't know about non-Ms with electric steering - but I have 4 modes on my f31 which seem to change the auto-box & throttle speed along with steering weight.
Mine stays off until the car's warmed up, then it's in sport for the rest of the drive.
If you're noticing stiffer suspension or steering, then you need to stop sniffing the super unleaded you're putting in
I don't know about non-Ms with electric steering - but I have 4 modes on my f31 which seem to change the auto-box & throttle speed along with steering weight.
As has been said before on the M it basically adds 20% to the pedal position so your foot is at 50% the engine is told to be at 70% when you get to 81% the engine is already at 100% and the travel foes nothing, so a bit of a gimmick and you end up having to learn 2 throttle responses
It makes a big difference on my Z4MC, mostly to the throttle response and in a way that can't be achieved just by putting your foot down further.
It's a good button Brent.
I find it makes for greater precision in throttle, each millimetre you push the the accelerator you feel the impact, makes my car respond like a Scalextric. I find it is too much to use it on the road unless you want your passenger to be sick. I've used it on windy roads before and it's not comfortable for long periods of time, made me feel a little queasy myself.
Great on a track.
It's a good button Brent.
I find it makes for greater precision in throttle, each millimetre you push the the accelerator you feel the impact, makes my car respond like a Scalextric. I find it is too much to use it on the road unless you want your passenger to be sick. I've used it on windy roads before and it's not comfortable for long periods of time, made me feel a little queasy myself.
Great on a track.
I gather it does very little in the ///M. As such I can say honestly, that in ten years I have never had any unrge to press it. 
I understand the ECU maps the throttle position based on how you use the loud pedal anyway. Not sure how though.
Here you go, some valid comment on Bimmerfest, about throttle adaption on all Z4 models including S54 engine.
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/z4m-is-there-a-way-to-reset-throttle-adaptation.286575/
So it does indeed adjust to your driving style. With or without the Sport Button. The sport button simply gives you a different throttle position map to learn. As I'm happy I know what to expect, when I press the throttle pedal, I leave the button alone.
I understand the ECU maps the throttle position based on how you use the loud pedal anyway. Not sure how though.Here you go, some valid comment on Bimmerfest, about throttle adaption on all Z4 models including S54 engine.
https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/z4m-is-there-a-way-to-reset-throttle-adaptation.286575/
So it does indeed adjust to your driving style. With or without the Sport Button. The sport button simply gives you a different throttle position map to learn. As I'm happy I know what to expect, when I press the throttle pedal, I leave the button alone.
Picking up on this old thread. The sport button on the Z4M turns traction control off whilst in the standard Z4 it provides a halfway house with some traction control. I don’t do track days so would really like the halfway house option. Can this setting for the sport button be changed - maybe by coding?
The sport button doesn't change the traction control or DSC on either model, you're thinking of the DSC button.
M Track Mode gives a three-stage DSC: fully on (traction control and stability control enabled; traction control off, stability control on; everything off). It can be coded on the ///M fairly easily if you have the correct software - search for a thread called M Track Mode and it will tell you how to do it.
On the road I drive mine in the halfway setting most of the time because I find the traction control too intrusive. On the track, everything off is by far the best option.
M Track Mode gives a three-stage DSC: fully on (traction control and stability control enabled; traction control off, stability control on; everything off). It can be coded on the ///M fairly easily if you have the correct software - search for a thread called M Track Mode and it will tell you how to do it.
On the road I drive mine in the halfway setting most of the time because I find the traction control too intrusive. On the track, everything off is by far the best option.
