Sport Mode or Auto

ROMEO · #1 09-15-2005, 01:40 PM

Guys is it healthy for the transmission to drive it on "sport mode" once in a while? or it doesnt matter? I really dont drive it too much on sport mode... I wonder if its healthy for my trainny to change once in a while... i noticed that i spend more gas on sport mode.... any sugestions?

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statdoc · #2 09-15-2005, 01:41 PM

Healthy for the transmission or the driver?!

adrian.b · #3 09-15-2005, 01:46 PM

Sports mode is just a software change, it simply alters the speed in which the gears change (lets it rev more before changing) and probably gives it a little more gas.

jditom · #4 09-15-2005, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by ROMEO

Guys is it healthy for the transmission to drive it on "sport mode" once in a while? or it doesnt matter? I really dont drive it too much on sport mode... I wonder if its healthy for my trainny to change once in a while... i noticed that i spend more gas on sport mode.... any sugestions?

I think it is good to wind out the engine every now and then. Knock some carbon off them valves. Make you grin :p and justify why you pruchased this machine above all the others

It will make no difference in tranny health.

ROMEO · #5 09-15-2005, 01:52 PM

It makes sense.. you are right.

I will drive it on sport mode more often.. when do u guys use sport mode? Freeway or local street.. well i guess it does not matter but any tips? thanks

vinuneuro · #6 09-15-2005, 01:55 PM

You'd think that sport mode would be better for it because it quickens the shifts in addition to holding gears longer, which is better for the transmission.

DinanX5 · #7 09-15-2005, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ROMEO

It makes sense.. you are right.

I will drive it on sport mode more often.. when do u guys use sport mode? Freeway or local street.. well i guess it does not matter but any tips? thanks

I actually use Sport mode almost all the time... and more often than not, I shift manually - especially in stop and go traffic, or cruising around town at low speeds.
And FWIW, I haven't seen much, if any difference in gas mileage b/w Sport and Economy modes. Depening on your driving style, holding the gear longer (where the torque is) can actually be easier on your mileage.

adrian.b · #8 09-15-2005, 02:08 PM

I only use sports mode when I need to overtake a slow driver. Before I bought the X5, I had an audi A6 manual, I always felt that I needed to thrash it and overtake everybody but now that I have the X5, I relax much more, let the car do the work for me and enjoy the ride much more. It`s the best (maybe most expensive too) move I ever made.

DinanX5 · #9 09-15-2005, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by adrian.b

Sports mode is just a software change, it simply alters the speed in which the gears change (lets it rev more before changing) and probably gives it a little more gas.

I've heard this before, but I don't think it's true in the X5 (although I know it is true in the M3)... can anyone confirm for sure whether or not the X5's Sport mode changes the throttle mapping?

AlpineMsix · #10 09-15-2005, 02:33 PM

How bout this question..

What if im going down a steep hill.. and as some of you know the X5 seems to have weird shift points, so if you brake just a bit when going down the hill it just drops to the lowest gear so it slows down w/ the engine. That doesnt seem to healthy for the engine so I like to pop it into neutral sometimes when going down a steep hill.. now is it bad to engage it into drive while the car is in motion at like 40mphs..?

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