Sport Button
- Thread starter Carol M
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Rybrook I pressume! Great lad in parts dept but thought I had gone mad when I asked for bmw car club discount....z4 forum discount.... Any discount!!!!!! None forthcoming so would rather use Sopers now
That's odd. Dick Lovett parts matched the Sopers price without comment.
One thing I've noticed on mine is if you press the button whilst driving along it doesn't give that urgent surge forward like it used too, its definitely working but feels more subtle. I have heard with this system on BMWs that its effectiveness becomes less marked as the mileage builds until the next service and the service indicator is reset. I have noticed on my Z3 if I reset the service indicator using the engine diagnostics port it feels like a new car with an extra 30bhp lol without actually being serviced :? I don't how this sysyem works on the E89 but I would imagine all the Sport button does is quicken up the throttle signal than actually providing more power from the engine :|
Tim.
Tim.
Could this be something to do with the adaptive throttle system ? I find that over time, if I am not driving the car hard, the responsiveness and (gear changes on my auto) soften somewhat and it becomes less pokey. There is a throttle reset procedure for the e85/86 that puts everything back to 'standard', which I find sharpens everything up - wonder if there is the same on the e89 given Tim's post above :?
Could be worth a search on the net / zpost just be sure as it may save paying BMW £££s to diagnose a simple reset...
Could be worth a search on the net / zpost just be sure as it may save paying BMW £££s to diagnose a simple reset...
Bing said:
Think your right Bing as I remember seeing a post on ZPost on how to do it but can't find it now :| I remember there was a bit of a debate on the correct procedure for the E89 :roll:
I think it Carols case the Sport button has gone on holiday as she nannys the Zed
Tim.
Bing said:You could have a point there, but coming from you that's more than a bit rich Tim
Be good if we could find it for Carol... Shame shipkiller doesn't have an e89 too, he'd know.
lol I just get mine out the garage sit with it on the redline then back in the garage, keeps the sport button happy
Tim.
Found this on z-post, for an auto so not all the effects described will be evident, but - worth a try ?
I used the "30 second" method.
Click Engine On/Off without foot on throttle or brakes
One all the lights come on, press the throttle all the way down for 30 seconds
After 30 seconds, I clicked the Engine On/Off with my foot still on the pedal until everything turned off (all the lights)
Then I waited 2 minutes (used my phone) and started the car like normal
I really don't think this is the placebo effect, as I have read about it so I made sure to do some "tests" to confirm. First of all, right off the bat the car did rev a lot higher before changing gears. Almost like the car didn't know what gear to choose so it just kept revving (this was in normal mode, not sport, and normal driving throttle pressure).That was my first clue it worked. Secondly, I make sure to WOT while going at varying local speeds (30-40 MPH) and highway speeds (60-70 MPH) to eliminate the possibility of speed effecting responsiveness, since I don't remember exactly at what speeds I floored it when I was showing my brother. Due to the fact that before it was really severely delayed, the difference was obviously noticeable, making me believe that it indeed did reset the behavior and not just the placebo effect. Whether or not it was just the throttle response, transmission, or both, I can't say for sure. But responsiveness was increased overall. This was on a 28i though, so that means Sport Automatic. Not sure if this trick can be applied to the 35i DCTs. Will try when I get my car back.
I used the "30 second" method.
Click Engine On/Off without foot on throttle or brakes
One all the lights come on, press the throttle all the way down for 30 seconds
After 30 seconds, I clicked the Engine On/Off with my foot still on the pedal until everything turned off (all the lights)
Then I waited 2 minutes (used my phone) and started the car like normal
I really don't think this is the placebo effect, as I have read about it so I made sure to do some "tests" to confirm. First of all, right off the bat the car did rev a lot higher before changing gears. Almost like the car didn't know what gear to choose so it just kept revving (this was in normal mode, not sport, and normal driving throttle pressure).That was my first clue it worked. Secondly, I make sure to WOT while going at varying local speeds (30-40 MPH) and highway speeds (60-70 MPH) to eliminate the possibility of speed effecting responsiveness, since I don't remember exactly at what speeds I floored it when I was showing my brother. Due to the fact that before it was really severely delayed, the difference was obviously noticeable, making me believe that it indeed did reset the behavior and not just the placebo effect. Whether or not it was just the throttle response, transmission, or both, I can't say for sure. But responsiveness was increased overall. This was on a 28i though, so that means Sport Automatic. Not sure if this trick can be applied to the 35i DCTs. Will try when I get my car back.
Cheers Bing, will have to give this a try and see what happens :?
Carol, if your worried about your dealer I can heartily recommend Knights of Stafford (unsure if your in Shropshire) but theyre always spot on for with their service and will loan a car if you need to leave yours with them for a couple of days.
Tim.
Carol, if your worried about your dealer I can heartily recommend Knights of Stafford (unsure if your in Shropshire) but theyre always spot on for with their service and will loan a car if you need to leave yours with them for a couple of days.
Tim.
strugglinauthor
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Hi Carol,
Did you bring this to a satisfactory conclusion? If so, did Rybrook tell you what the problem is/was? Reason for asking is that I've just returned from there after having a faulty fuel pump replaced and although I might be wrong (I need to do some roadtests tomorrow without the wife bleating in my ear
), it seems as though Sport mode now does nothing. It selects on the display OK but the car feels exactly the same. Before the difference between Sport and Normal was quite marked.
Intersting to read some of the comments about about things being 'reset'. I did notice that my service indicator and some other settings (MPG etc) had changed...
Did you bring this to a satisfactory conclusion? If so, did Rybrook tell you what the problem is/was? Reason for asking is that I've just returned from there after having a faulty fuel pump replaced and although I might be wrong (I need to do some roadtests tomorrow without the wife bleating in my ear
), it seems as though Sport mode now does nothing. It selects on the display OK but the car feels exactly the same. Before the difference between Sport and Normal was quite marked. Intersting to read some of the comments about about things being 'reset'. I did notice that my service indicator and some other settings (MPG etc) had changed...
think that is only for resetting the auto gearbox changes as apparently it adapts to how you drive but is not applicable to newer autos reset needs to be done by dealer ( the change on my auto 320 got lazy after months of town driving the old method did nothing and was told by bmw tech about dealer reset)Bing said: