cosmowagon
07-30-2006, 10:28 AM
Just bought a '95 520i touring w/ automatic as our second car and my daily driver and needed info/advice on squeezing some life out of the anemic motor through the tranny modes (sport/economy/winter). My German owners manual is vague, my German is still in-work, I'm BMW-naive and most of all- my autobahn on ramp goes straight up hill for about 4 kliks:) Searched to no avail...TIA.
*Can I change between sport and economy modes on the fly or should I be at a stop or in a particular gear. The guy I bought it from just said "keep it in economy all of the time".
*Is it safe/necessary to move the gear lever from 4th to "D" on the fly or are there conditions to do this? Or at any time (like motoring down a hill).
*My manual says (I believe) that the automatic is a 5-speed. Is it a true five speed or a 4 w/OD?
*Sport mode top gear is 4th or...? Is OD deactivated in sport mode?
*What's the difference in driving in S4 or SD?
* Mode advice- when I drove the car before buying it the roads near the dealer were relatively flat and it moved very impressively for a 2.0 liter-driven 4K lb car- still does but gravity's a killer. In what mode combination should I be driving in to get up that hill and for just fun? Ideally I'd like to be able to switch from sport to economy on the fly once I'm up the hill and moving again. I am going to to contact EAT for a chip to help a little, have a can of berryman's cleaning the fuel system right now and a fuel filter and new plugs waiting to be put in. I have an '05 Saab 95 auto with sport mode and it's on/off whenever I want and no need to move the shift lever in conjunction- pretty simple. The BMW has too many choices...
IRONY- Yesterday I was driving on Autobahn A-48 to visit the wonderful city of Koln. I'm struggling to stay at 120Kmh up the hills. I notice a car zips past me, a German spec Probe SE 16 valver. The irony- One month ago my wife and I decided to sell my modded out Probe GT to buy the Bimmer:( Ahhh...can't fit a rear-facing seat in a Probe anyway:)
Thanks!!!
*Can I change between sport and economy modes on the fly or should I be at a stop or in a particular gear. The guy I bought it from just said "keep it in economy all of the time".
*Is it safe/necessary to move the gear lever from 4th to "D" on the fly or are there conditions to do this? Or at any time (like motoring down a hill).
*My manual says (I believe) that the automatic is a 5-speed. Is it a true five speed or a 4 w/OD?
*Sport mode top gear is 4th or...? Is OD deactivated in sport mode?
*What's the difference in driving in S4 or SD?
* Mode advice- when I drove the car before buying it the roads near the dealer were relatively flat and it moved very impressively for a 2.0 liter-driven 4K lb car- still does but gravity's a killer. In what mode combination should I be driving in to get up that hill and for just fun? Ideally I'd like to be able to switch from sport to economy on the fly once I'm up the hill and moving again. I am going to to contact EAT for a chip to help a little, have a can of berryman's cleaning the fuel system right now and a fuel filter and new plugs waiting to be put in. I have an '05 Saab 95 auto with sport mode and it's on/off whenever I want and no need to move the shift lever in conjunction- pretty simple. The BMW has too many choices...
IRONY- Yesterday I was driving on Autobahn A-48 to visit the wonderful city of Koln. I'm struggling to stay at 120Kmh up the hills. I notice a car zips past me, a German spec Probe SE 16 valver. The irony- One month ago my wife and I decided to sell my modded out Probe GT to buy the Bimmer:( Ahhh...can't fit a rear-facing seat in a Probe anyway:)
Thanks!!!