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To your specific question: the car feels lighter on its feet and more precise; in some respects I regard it as a safer setting than all-nanny mode. In any case, on this day I did not in any way 'push' hard where the oversteer + correction in MDM was engaged. Frankly, not how I want to commute and as I got closer to the city I normally disengage it.
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Sorry if you meant MDM as in "m settings" than of course the car is more fun to drive with the throttle tweaked, gearbox shifts tweaked and steering tighter" Sorry for the confusion-I was using it in terms of dsc-light!
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I've had this happen with MDM on. I was provoking the rear end while turning right, back stepped out, caught it with too much correction, got into a tank slapper, but caught it after going left, right, left. I too thought there was something wrong, but now I'm pretty much at ease with the idea that the e92 lets go more suddenly than my E46 M3 ever did. I guess that's the price you pay for such amazing turn in.
My tyres are Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymetric, temp was cool, maybe 8c, tyres were probably still cold as only 5 minutes into my drive. Another thing to bear in mind is that MDM doesn't really help on the ROAD. It's a track mode, and it clearly states in the manual that you are likely to have an accident with this mode on as it allows large amounts of latteral slip. My M button it set to Sport+, Steering to max and regular DSC. At this time of year with cold damp roads and diesel spills I could do without playing Drift Hero in heavy traffic! |
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12-12-2011, 05:08 AM | #49 |
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Something like this could happen to any of us. The point of the OP raising the issue here was that it was outside of the norm for the car to react this way. He wasn't being "irresponsible" or racing which is why it caught him off guard. Even with MDM on, the car shouldn't step out like this absent a failure of the system or something on the road or in the conditions. It is possible that even with DSC fully on, the result would be the same. My bet is either something on the road or the cold weather... or a combination. To the OP... great job not losing control. Many arm chair racing experts you find trolling forums and bashing others would have not recovered. |
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12-12-2011, 11:44 AM | #53 |
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No one said it wouldn't do a better job. What I was saying was that if the situation was severe enough ... Say oil on the road... Then he may have slip even with full DSC. MDM, if you haven't tested it on a track yourself, still limits rotation a lot. Yes, less than DSC fully on but many experienced drivers would still say it interferes early and in a meaningful way. What I was saying is that MDM should reel the car back in in all but the worse scenarios or because something else (loss of traction due to temp, road condition, whatever) interfere and in that case even full on DSC may not have helped. If the tires are sliding and without traction then it may not matter what mode the car is in. I'm sorry if you don't get this.
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12-12-2011, 11:47 AM | #54 | |
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DSC was ON. Even if it is in MDM, it will not allow 40 degrees of slip on normal operation... Quote:
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12-12-2011, 01:31 PM | #57 |
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I tend to respond in a manner consistent with how I and others are being addressed. I get annoyed, and respond like this, when people start throwing insults, name calling (like telling someone they have no common sense), commenting on "darwin awards" relative to long standing and respected members, etc. It irks me and I get snarky myself... My bad.
Having said that, you are correct and I should have taken a different approach.
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I agree though that MDM should only be used on the track. I see no point in risking tail-kick and the possibility of kissing a railing because I thought it was cooler to be on MDM. Even if you drive aggressively on public roads, MDM is not necessary at all. Having said that, if anyone does drive like that on public roads where they feel that MDM gives them more "yaw" and lateral movement, then that is just idiotic. If you hurt your car, then that's fine (your wallet). You hurt an innocent family in a minivan cause you're too-cool-for-school then how effective do you think "oh I'm sorry" is going to be? So to directly address the OP and the gist of his post - i think that it could have been oil, poop ar any other variables that may have caused your slippage. Now since you did experience that, make sure your DSC is on at all times to minimize it turing into a nasty incident
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It sounds like he hit oil or something. I would have been surprised too driving across dry pavement at above freezing temperatures and having the car oversteer suddenly. I think most people would be. Good thing he recovered it. The analogy to using launch control into a garage is not nearly comparable and the suggestion of a Darwin Award is unwarranted. Last edited by smmmurf; 12-12-2011 at 04:34 PM.. |
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OP, also check the tire pressures and see if there are any differences left to right. I did so recently and found about 8psi difference which in 40F weather could make a difference.
I also think I've noticed that the diff can have "off" days - does yours generate any wheel hop? Or did you ever do the full lock turning test at low speeds, to see if you get the grabbing/catching sound? And to the other guy - I don't have MDM so I tend to disengage DSC completely in the dry and when I'm on my own. DSC stays on when it rains or if I have passengers (also because I am liable to be more distracted then). The reason I disengage it is because it tends to intervene aggressively and cut power even when pointing straight, and I profoundly dislike that. It is most definitely *not* criminal negligence to turn off DSC, so relax.
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I will second the summer tires in cold temps scenario. I too have on/off ramps I frequent, and about a month ago as I entered the highway, caught a bit of a "tank slapper", first time I've ever encountered it on the street. New it was cold out (high 30's low 40's) and pretty much blamed it on the tires as most other variables were consistent. Put on the winters a week later. Oh.... and contrary to what the media and apparently the public at large think, yes shit does happen, and somebody doesn't always need to be blamed. Happy motoring
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Now, I will not say that this setting caused you unpleasant experience, but may have contributed to the combination of possible causes. Cold tires, sensitive steering and throttle, and not ruling out attention to driving, MAY have contributed to the event. Happy you, your car, and others did not experience any bad results. vz
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I don't see what the fuss is about. I never use MDM or de-activate the DSC unless I'm tracking the car or autocrossing. During street driving there is no reason to use MDM or turn off the DSC unless you like to do stupid things with your car.
Who knows what actually happened in this case? It was a situation due to power-oversteer, as a result of loss of rear wheel traction. Maybe the higher intervention threshold of the DSC in MDM mode failed. Anyway, I don't call this type of power-oversteer "snap oversteer." I would call it a driver error by applying too much power in a curve in cold weather. True "snap oversteer" is more common when you load the front of the car under braking, then pop off the brakes too fast and the back comes around. This is how we rotate the car in the left-hander at Lime Rock, but without spinning. This type of spin happens more quickly in than trailing-throttle oversteer, when you pop off the throttle in a turn and the back comes around more slowly, as the front of the car is not already loaded. I would assume that for most drivers, power-oversteer while entering a highway ramp would be the easiest to correct. |
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