No crawl mode on 05 3.0?

ltn2008 · #1 03-20-2008, 12:34 AM

I understand that the X5 is not designed to be an off-road vehicle. However, the other day, I had to go up a curb to park on a hill. Without the crawl mode, I was not able to go up the curb slowly...but instead it was a rough and fast hopping up the curb.

How would you proceed in this situation? Would engaging HDC help? (forward and reverse as well?)

thanks for your thoughts.

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xnsf · #2 03-20-2008, 12:36 AM

I don't think there is any type of assist which will do that.

Hill Descent Control will only control the throttle/braking going forward down a hill or reversing down a hill.

ltn2008 · #3 03-20-2008, 12:53 AM

XNSF..thanks for your reply.
I had a crawl mode on my Range Rover that helps me get on a curb smoothly and easily. I think the new X5 has such a mode.

vinuneuro · #4 03-20-2008, 01:17 AM

What do you mean a crawl-mode..a multi-mode transfer case? That's the last feature BMW would consider (SAV not SUV); they actually never would. Even if so, I don't understand how that'd make going over a curb any smoother. Your smoothness issue is more likely due to the dead spot in the intial tip-in of the X5's throttle. And it also probably has to do with the X5's firm suspension, you didn't have a hop/bounce because the RR was more compliant.

X5Dawg · #5 03-20-2008, 12:29 PM

Place in manual mode and shift into 1st gear. This will give you your "granny" gear.

ltn2008 · #6 03-20-2008, 09:53 PM

Thanks X5Dawg....I think that is the solution I was looking for. I want it to creep/crawl up the curb...not "over torque" at it.

dkl · #7 03-20-2008, 10:30 PM

1st gear is a "stump puller"...so you WILL get lots of torque. I think 2nd gear would be much better for doing what you want.

mrkbbd · #8 03-20-2008, 10:35 PM

I agree dkl you should probably use manual 2 and go slow over the bump

X5Dawg · #9 03-21-2008, 12:42 PM

They are probably right - I use 1st to pull my trailer out of my back yard, going up a grassy embankment.

vegasX5 · #10 03-21-2008, 01:50 PM

I have done a little bit of offroading in my X5 (see avatar hehe), and I would suggest coming up to the curb at a 45 degree angle with your steering wheel straight. Then when you get right up to the curb, crank the wheel 45 degrees in the opposite direction so that the tire is basically at 90 degrees with the curb. I would put in in M-1 since you don't have the extra torque of the 4.4 in which you could use M-2. Turn the DSC off, and "double foot" it - meaning press the brake fairly hard with your left foot, while feathering the accelerator with your right foot.

Coming at it with this angle will minimize the harshness of the suspension and will offer you good steady traction. Also, double footing it will keep the X from sliding back down if you don't gas it enough. I've used this method for some pretty crazy stuff in the X5. At one point, I had the X teetering on the front passenger tire and driver rear tire with the other two dangling off the ground by about 20". Although I would probably not put it through the tests I did again, I was surprised that it could make it through the stuff I put it through. Here's the only pics I have right now of one trip, but I have some more intense ones on my camera: http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/...e+rover+wheels

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