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      01-13-2020, 08:09 PM   #1
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Adaptive mode the most confortable

My G05 has the M-sport package, which includes the Adaptive M sport suspension (2VF) (no Air suspension), and I've been doing some experimenting between the Driving Modes to find out which one gives the best all round performance and comfort.

I've landed on Adaptive driving mode, it really puts the car in the "Goldilocks" driver zone. It provides a soft ride on harsh and rough roads, the transmission adapts nicely between soft/gentle driving and spirited driving, and the engine matches nicely to the transmission behavior.

On a related note, does anyone know if dealers can change the default driving mode at startup to Adaptive driving mode?
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      01-13-2020, 08:20 PM   #2
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You can use coding to change the default driving mode but it is unlikely your dealer would do it for you. If you don't want to tackle it yourself there may be someone you can pay to do it.
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      01-13-2020, 08:27 PM   #3
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My G05 has the M-sport package, which includes the Adaptive M sport suspension (2VF) (no Air suspension), and I've been doing some experimenting between the Driving Modes to find out which one gives the best all round performance and comfort.

I've landed on Adaptive driving mode, it really puts the car in the "Goldilocks" driver zone. It provides a soft ride on harsh and rough roads, the transmission adapts nicely between soft/gentle driving and spirited driving, and the engine matches nicely to the transmission behavior.

On a related note, does anyone know if dealers can change the default driving mode at startup to Adaptive driving mode?

That's my favorite mode too. I use it when I remember to press the button. Comfort is so good I usually don't remember to press Adaptive mode. What a problem to have!

Conversely, in my 3er before I got Dinan Shockware, Comfort mode was so bad (soft, floaty, horrible in every way) I never needed to be reminded to change modes.

The G05 is great in every modes. Love it!
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      01-13-2020, 08:32 PM   #4
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Wait till you try “Adaptive” with the gps running to a destination.
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      01-13-2020, 08:49 PM   #5
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My favorite mode also but with 2VR 2-axle air suspension. As part of my preflight takeoff, I'll turn off auto start/stop, hit Adaptive, then I'll either let the air suspension adjust from Load to Normal level or hit the toggle down once for Sport level.
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Adaptive with GPS is real good!! One can feel the difference between Comfort and Adaptive, especially the handling is pretty cool!!!!
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Adaptive with GPS is real good!! One can feel the difference between Comfort and Adaptive, especially the handling is pretty cool!!!!
What does adaptive and having GPS on do?
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      01-13-2020, 09:28 PM   #8
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Adaptive with GPS is real good!! One can feel the difference between Comfort and Adaptive, especially the handling is pretty cool!!!!
What does adaptive and having GPS on do?
Downshifting out of a corner (round on-ramp for a highway), anticipates hills, several other things I'm told. Downshifting is the most obvious.
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      01-13-2020, 09:35 PM   #9
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What does adaptive and having GPS on do?
It reads the type of road ahead (ie..bendy, straight, long straight) and sets the dampening in anticipation to give you the best ride.
For instance, if you have a tight U-bend ahead, it sets the dampening to "Sport" mode, so minimizes body roll.

I thought the G05 did that regardless of whether you're using Navigation (GPS) or not? ..is this not the case?

We have some crap (uneven/ rough) roads here in the north-east/east of Melbourne, and I absolutely notice the difference btw Comfort and Adaptive, mainly in softness and ability to absorb (soak up) those bumps. That's without Navigation turned on.
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      01-15-2020, 06:35 AM   #10
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My favorite mode also but with 2VR 2-axle air suspension. As part of my preflight takeoff, I'll turn off auto start/stop, hit Adaptive, then I'll either let the air suspension adjust from Load to Normal level or hit the toggle down once for Sport level.
I'm very glad to know 'adaptive' still exists with 2VR. My SA said it didn't. How's this adaptive mode different than the one on the X7 that says 'adaptive suspension with road preview' or are they one in the same?
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      01-15-2020, 07:44 AM   #11
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I'm very glad to know 'adaptive' still exists with 2VR. My SA said it didn't. How's this adaptive mode different than the one on the X7 that says 'adaptive suspension with road preview' or are they one in the same?
Yes.
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      01-15-2020, 07:49 AM   #12
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I'm very glad to know 'adaptive' still exists with 2VR. My SA said it didn't. How's this adaptive mode different than the one on the X7 that says 'adaptive suspension with road preview' or are they one in the same?
I stand corrected, my mistake, its 2VF = Adaptive M Suspension, and is part of the overall M-sport package, which also includes the M sport brakes (2NH).
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      01-16-2020, 10:01 AM   #13
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How is the maps/destinations compared to google maps via carplay? accuracy? duration comparison? up-to-date-ness?
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      01-16-2020, 10:03 AM   #14
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How is the maps/destinations compared to google maps via carplay? accuracy? duration comparison? up-to-date-ness?
Very good. I only use the onboard GPS. It was flawless on our last 2200 mile family road trip. I put it through the test with new construction around Orlando and finding out of the way car washes, etc... I am using it again this year exclusively. I send destinations all the time from the app to the GPS.
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How is the maps/destinations compared to google maps via carplay? accuracy? duration comparison? up-to-date-ness?
We took a 5k mile trip this summer through many states and Canada and it worked very well. There were no instances where it had me going the wrong way. I didn't compare it to others, just know it did the job.
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The onboard X5 nav is orders of magnitude better than my previous Q7. Mine has already updated itself three times; in the Audi you had to download an update via SD card and install it. The Audi understood voice directions about 50% of the time, if that, and frequently wasn't available for several minutes after you started the car. The Audi did have one endearing quality - since it never, ever understood "find the next rest stop," I tried "I have to pee" and it worked every time. It was never a good relationship, and I think it routed me the longest way every time it could. I thought I heard it snicker a couple of times.
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I compared the on board nav with Waze this morning and it took me on the same route - if that's any indication.
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      01-16-2020, 11:05 AM   #18
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The thing I like about Google Maps is the real time traffic (data from other Google Maps users). It routes me, maybe like WayZ, around congestion all the time, and as best I can tell is pretty accurate. Maybe it helps in a city like Austin with so many geeky peeps as users.
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The thing I like about Google Maps is the real time traffic (data from other Google Maps users). It routes me, maybe like WayZ, around congestion all the time, and as best I can tell is pretty accurate. Maybe it helps in a city like Austin with so many geeky peeps as users.
Do we know where the iDrive nav gets its real-time traffic information from? I guess it is a third party service but I wonder if the data is from crowdsourced data.
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Do we know where the iDrive nav gets its real-time traffic information from? I guess it is a third party service but I wonder if the data is from crowdsourced data.
That's a good question. This morning I had the iDrive NAV running concurrently with Waze and they both offered the same detour when congestion piled up on the usual route. The one thing the iDrive NAV did that was annoying vs Waze is that it kept trying to route me through neighborhoods, which I always avoid. However, the iDrive NAV does have the "learn route" feature, so maybe after a few times, it will stop doing that. We'll see.

I want to stick with the iDrive map because I like the implementation to the HUD and Adaptive drive mode.
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The thing I like about Google Maps is the real time traffic (data from other Google Maps users). It routes me, maybe like WayZ, around congestion all the time, and as best I can tell is pretty accurate. Maybe it helps in a city like Austin with so many geeky peeps as users.
Do we know where the iDrive nav gets its real-time traffic information from? I guess it is a third party service but I wonder if the data is from crowdsourced data.
https://www.intelligenttransport.com...formation-bmw/

Think the source might vary by region but TomTom seem to be the strategic choice for map and traffic data. The routing engine is definitely not developed by TomTom though.
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sounds like ill have to start using it. google hasn't been all that reliable lately anyways.
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