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Who uses their paddle shifters?

Please don't laugh at me....

I've never used paddle shifters before. I started playing with them today. I have no problem downshifting but upshifting is awkward. Are you supposed to use your thumbs? Mine don't seem to be long enough, so I don't have enough leverage to push the paddles towards me. Am I doing something wrong?

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Originally Posted by cmyX6go (Post 683485)

I think you meant this for the E71 group... unless your making us feel like losers for not having any on the X5...LOL!

I thought the 2010 X5s came with paddle shifters too. I posted here because it gets more traffic than the E71 forum.

My bad - not sure if 2010 have any, I guess someone will chime in. Would be nice if they did, but I though only the X5M had them.

By the way, any likes or dislike moving to the X6 from the X5?

Yup you use your thumps.... pull towards you for downshift push for upshift
BTW you need longer thumps nails to do that... Tell you manicurist to extend those two thumps nails.:lmao:

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Originally Posted by nynd (Post 683493)

My bad - not sure if 2010 have any, I guess someone will chime in. Would be nice if they did, but I though only the X5M had them.

By the way, any likes or dislike moving to the X6 from the X5?

If someone with a 2010 E70 would please chime in. I'll move the thread if the new X5s don't have paddle shifters.

Here's my 1000 mile post. All in all, I'm very happy. The rear visibility takes a bit getting used to though. Xoutpost.com - View Single Post - Introducing....cmyX6go

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Originally Posted by mrbmwx5 (Post 683494)

Yup you use your thumps.... pull towards you for downshift push for upshift
BTW you need longer thumps nails to do that... Tell you manicurist to extend those two thumps nails.:lmao:

It's actually the opposite. Push forward to downshift and pull towards you to upshift. They changed that a few years ago. I'll play around with it some more, maybe I just need to develop some strength in my thumbs :rofl: Thanks :)

If you have to pull towards you to upshift, aren't you supposed to bring your fingers to the back of the paddle and push it towards you? From my computer game steering wheel, that is how I shift unless the BMW paddle shifter is a completely different layout.

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Originally Posted by MINz guy (Post 683512)

That's why I'm asking. I only played around with it briefly but the thumbs seemed to be the more natural movement with my hands on the wheel at 9 and 3.

LOL at computer game steering wheel :rofl: Do you have the paddles on the 2010? Let me know so I can move the thread if I'm in the wrong place.

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Originally Posted by AlexK (Post 683522)

2010 X5 doesn't have paddles regardless of steering wheel model... at least according to BMW's website model configurator.

Oh well :dunno: time to move the thread. Thanks.

:dunno: What can I say? I need something to make it as real as it gets since I can't drive yet!

Are the paddles the same as this one in the first post of this thread?
http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...installed.html If so, that is odd and I guess you do use your thumbs.

I was expecting something closer to the line of this. http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/...-wheel-x5.html