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Originally Posted by thegingerninja
Mine has never had any issues, just follow these steps:
always change gear with your foot to the floor - this may sound nuts, but it is very easy. If I want a nice steady drive, I change gear at 1500prm with the throttle at 100%. This makes the computer software register a 100% open throttle gear change and thus the clutch release duration is kept to a minimum (i.e. no slurring) You have to imagine what the computer "thinks" as you ask it to change gear. Just go through your mind how you would drive a manual car. If you want a nice smooth gear change, you release the clutch pedal gently. The CSL software will self learn the way you drive the car - so lifting between gear changes will cause slurring.
This is the reason why most people find their cars are brilliant after a thrashing on a trackday, but it tails off in coming months after that.
If you only allow the computer software to register 100% open throttle gear changes, it will release the clutch quicker all the time.
I have doing this now for nearly 4 years - gear changes are so good I only ever use S4. S6 almost snaps my head off! Most other people who have tried this also report that after a short period the clutch slur goes, provided it wasn't completely buggered before.
In most cases of slurring - clutches have been found be well within tollerances. It's the transfer onto the flywheel that does it.
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That must be hard to comprehend, so accelerator FLAT to the floor regardless of whether or not your changing gear at 1500rpm or 8000rpm!?
I've just been out in mine and given it a pasting for around 35 miles, basically changed quick as I could in all gears, varied throttle positions and not a bloody thing, no slur at all and even on occasions flooring it in second to the redline through the gears it really went well, banging into gear and got my pulse racing!
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Originally Posted by wazadaza
Great advice as ever! Does anyone know how much BMW charge for these resets and software upgrades on the box?
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I spoke to Andy at Murkett's yesterday and he advised it was £45 for a software update
