Ddles – BMW M5 Sedan 2006 User Manual

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Using shift paddles on steering wheel

To upshift, briefly pull the right shift
paddle +.

To downshift, briefly pull the left shift
paddle –.

Drivelogic

With Drivelogic various driving programs are
available to you.
Each time you change between the Sequential
mode and the Drive mode, the driving program
last selected in the respective mode is active.
Exception: after the first change from the
Sequential to the Drive mode, driving program 3
is active.

In Drive mode

Five driving programs, from relaxed 1 to sporty/
highly dynamic 5 are available for selection.

In Sequential mode

You can choose from six driving program from
balanced/dynamic 1 to sporty/purist 6.
Each time the engine is started, driving pro-
gram 3 is activated.
The sporty/purist driving program 6 is only
available with the DSC Dynamic Stability Con-
trol deactivated, refer to page

. When DSC is

activated, the system switches from driving
program 6 to 5.

To maintain vehicle stability, always drive
with the DSC switched on when possi-

ble.

Selecting driving program with button
in center console

Press the button repeatedly until the desired
driving program is displayed in the instrument
cluster, refer to page

Selecting driving program via button

on steering wheel

You can also activate your preferred driving pro-
gram with the button on the steering wheel,
refer to MDrive on page

With the ignition switched on you can change
the settings of MDrive on the Control Display.
iDrive, for explanation of principle, refer to
page

Open the start menu.

Press the controller to open the menu.

Select "Vehicle settings" and press the
controller.

Select "MDrive" and press the controller.

Select "SMG Drivelogic" and press the con-
troller. The first setting is selected.

Turn controller to set Drive mode or
Sequential mode.
"Unchanged" retains the current settings
made outside of MDrive.