interesting thing i found out

Bogo Shipyo · 11-25-2009, 11:30 AM

the other day my friend bought a brand new 2010 wrx
car is great by the way - he told me that it had this option where when your on a hill waiting for the light to change, the car doesnt roll back when you put in in first gear.
so the other day i did the same sh!t for the bmw and what do you know. it works for us as well. i had it in first gear while clutching and i slowly let the brake go - the car stood still for a second or two before it started to roll back

sorry for being a noob but i find it to be very interesting xDDDD hahaha

o yea - HAPPY GOBBLE GOBBLE

kim

fizzle · 11-25-2009, 11:47 AM

its not an option, its standard on most new manual cars. it is pretty cool tho, and it prevents accident or douchebags who sit on your bumper when your on a hill.

Bogo Shipyo · 11-25-2009, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by fizzle

its not an option, its standard on most new manual cars. it is pretty cool tho, and it prevents accident or douchebags who sit on your bumper when your on a hill.

^agreed

justice · 11-25-2009, 11:53 AM

it's called hill assist and it is great

so?confused · 11-25-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by fizzle

its not an option, its standard on most new manual cars. it is pretty cool tho, and it prevents accident or douchebags who sit on your bumper when your on a hill.

man does it annoy me when they get on my bumper

335i_LeMans_pkgmax · 11-25-2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by so?confused

man does it annoy me when they get on my bumper

Slowly roll back and watch their face.... If it ends up doing any damage - Call the Po Po cuz they hit you from behind. That'll teach those fools.

Sal@AUTOcouture · 11-25-2009, 02:31 PM

Another "useful" feature...Don't need it if you know how to drive stick

shocka1212 · 11-25-2009, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by AutoCouture

Another "useful" feature...Don't need it if you know how to drive stick

well said.

burberry · 11-25-2009, 02:36 PM

i love it, it saved me a few times actually when some douches stick close to my behind.

HyperM3 · 11-26-2009, 10:25 AM

Wow, too bad you didnt

or you would have known this.

LoL, Im just messing with ya.

RevC · 11-26-2009, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AutoCouture

Another "useful" feature...Don't need it if you know how to drive stick

+1, it annoys me..

kamek · 11-27-2009, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by RevC

+1, it annoys me..

+1

I335 · 11-27-2009, 08:56 AM

Why in the world would it annoy you guys? If you just drive normally you won't even realize it's there. I've been driving a stick for over 30 years and certainly don't need this feature, but I'd rather have it than not. It comes in quite handy sometimes when I just want to be lazy. And BTW - if you want to roll back and forth and wear out your clutch a bit while you're waiting at the light, you can still do this if you just wait for it to disengage - which is what, about 2 seconds I think...

So I'm curious, what is it about this feature that bothers you guys? I don't find it intrusive one iota...

RevC · 11-27-2009, 12:00 PM

i don't like it because it will kick on unexpectedly when there is next to no gradient on the road with a slight tap of the brake pedal , im not the type to roll back at lights and prematurely wear down my clutch but it does get annoying when the brakes hold the car when you don't want it to. and imho, i don't like having aids on my brake pedal, thats why i got a 6MT. im sure i would have a different opinion on the system say if i was constantly parking uphill and parallel lol.

I335 · 11-27-2009, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RevC

i don't like it because it will kick on unexpectedly when there is next to no gradient on the road with a slight tap of the brake pedal , im not the type to roll back at lights and prematurely wear down my clutch but it does get annoying when the brakes hold the car when you don't want it to. and imho, i don't like having aids on my brake pedal, thats why i got a 6MT. im sure i would have a different opinion on the system say if i was constantly parking uphill and parallel lol.

Under what circumstances would you not want it to? I can't think of any and I find it to be 100% non-intrusive. Not trying to be a pain here - just trying to understand what the annoyance is...

Ender514 · 11-27-2009, 01:39 PM

i agree with Rev. its annoying and useless if you know how to drive a stick.

328i · 11-27-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Ender514

i agree with Rev. its annoying and useless if you know how to drive a stick.

How is it annoying? And if it saves some clutch wear I don't see how it is useless.

RevC · 11-27-2009, 02:23 PM

i am just not a fan of electronic aids, always been a fan of three pedals, a gearbox, with nothing in between.

Ender514 · 11-27-2009, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by 328i

How is it annoying? And if it saves some clutch wear I don't see how it is useless.

clutch wear? if you know how to drive stick, you should barely move back on a hill and have no need for this.

Dan335i · 11-27-2009, 05:21 PM

It holds for exactly 3 seconds on our cars.

328i · 11-27-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ender514

clutch wear? if you know how to drive stick, you should barely move back on a hill and have no need for this.

Right, but the fact is you still cause less clutch wear if the car isn't trying to move. Especially on a step hill. My point is it doesn't harm anything.

karliejai · 11-27-2009, 08:00 PM

the bottom line is.... better safe than sorry and i dont care how many years of driving experience u have...

11-25-2009, 11:30 AM	#1
Bogo Shipyo Colonel 88 Rep 2,427 Posts Drives: 335i coupe Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: philly - nyc iTrader: (19)	interesting thing i found out the other day my friend bought a brand new 2010 wrx car is great by the way - he told me that it had this option where when your on a hill waiting for the light to change, the car doesnt roll back when you put in in first gear. so the other day i did the same sh!t for the bmw and what do you know. it works for us as well. i had it in first gear while clutching and i slowly let the brake go - the car stood still for a second or two before it started to roll back sorry for being a noob but i find it to be very interesting xDDDD hahaha o yea - HAPPY GOBBLE GOBBLE kim
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fizzle is it the 5oclock free crack giveaway? 240 Rep 17,453 Posts Drives: a motorized vee-hickle Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (14)	its not an option, its standard on most new manual cars. it is pretty cool tho, and it prevents accident or douchebags who sit on your bumper when your on a hill.
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I335 Brigadier General 126 Rep 4,248 Posts Drives: '08 335i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New England iTrader: (11)	Why in the world would it annoy you guys? If you just drive normally you won't even realize it's there. I've been driving a stick for over 30 years and certainly don't need this feature, but I'd rather have it than not. It comes in quite handy sometimes when I just want to be lazy. And BTW - if you want to roll back and forth and wear out your clutch a bit while you're waiting at the light, you can still do this if you just wait for it to disengage - which is what, about 2 seconds I think... So I'm curious, what is it about this feature that bothers you guys? I don't find it intrusive one iota...
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RevC Lieutenant General 179 Rep 11,768 Posts Drives: a couple fast toys Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Voorhees+cherry hill,NJ iTrader: (26)	i don't like it because it will kick on unexpectedly when there is next to no gradient on the road with a slight tap of the brake pedal , im not the type to roll back at lights and prematurely wear down my clutch but it does get annoying when the brakes hold the car when you don't want it to. and imho, i don't like having aids on my brake pedal, thats why i got a 6MT. im sure i would have a different opinion on the system say if i was constantly parking uphill and parallel lol. __________________ -Rev SGM e92 335xi\|Helix\|AFE\|AWE\|PROCEDE\|SYNAPSE\|ER\|OSS\|BMW PERFORMANCE\|P3\|always growing..
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RevC Lieutenant General 179 Rep 11,768 Posts Drives: a couple fast toys Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Voorhees+cherry hill,NJ iTrader: (26)	i am just not a fan of electronic aids, always been a fan of three pedals, a gearbox, with nothing in between. __________________ -Rev SGM e92 335xi\|Helix\|AFE\|AWE\|PROCEDE\|SYNAPSE\|ER\|OSS\|BMW PERFORMANCE\|P3\|always growing..
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Dan335i Lieutenant Colonel 33 Rep 1,786 Posts Drives: 07 335i coupe 6MT,w/sp. pack. Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: orange county NY iTrader: (2)	It holds for exactly 3 seconds on our cars.
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