Switching between Drive and Drive-Sport modes, any good practices/tips?

[faz]

I have been using drive-sport mode in both my wife's 328i and my X5 whenever I want to get on the freeway, or need to pass a car, or in 328i's case when I am feeling like having some fun.

I would like to know if there are any precautions that I should be taking... like may be not switching between the modes while under hard acceleration, etc.? For example, I get off the gas when I want to go from one mode to another, and then get back on the gas after I have switched... but I really don't know if that is totally unnecessary, or not.

I think all of the gear changes are controlled and governed by software anyway, and I am assuming that the software would have built in steps necessary to avoid damaging the car/transmission, no matter what the driver does... but then again, that would be an assumption.

Are any of you aware of any good practices when it comes to engaging drive-sport or drive, that you may want to share?