SMG settings from startup?

danp · 08-10-2009, 11:04 AM

I have been using the CSL as a daily driver this week (which is unusual for me)...so been playing around with the settings a little.

What SMG settings do you use from cold?

I tend to start off in town, then onto A roads, so have been using A2 initially, then onto A3 and S3 once it warms up and the roads clear a little. Perhaps S4 once the oil is fully up to temp and I'd like to press on a little.

I do find the engine feels like it's labouring a little in A2 (or even A3) around roundabouts, so maybe I'm better in S2 initially so I can change when I like, but in a slow mode.

Any thoughts? Am I being overly mechanically sensitive? ;-)

_Nathan_ · 08-10-2009, 11:08 AM

When I used it daily for my drive to work it was S5 from the word go.

**XPorker** · 08-10-2009, 11:28 AM

S3 or S4 all the time apart from when I'm really hooning.

**glendog74** · 08-10-2009, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danp

Am I being overly mechanically sensitive? ;-)

Maybe a little...!

I run S3 all the time except for S5/6 for track & hooning

**mole** · 08-10-2009, 11:54 AM

S5 or S6, nothing else

**shimmy** · 08-10-2009, 02:09 PM

S5

rest of the settings are for my wife to use

**mole** · 08-10-2009, 02:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmy

S5

rest of the settings are for my wife to use

Including S6?

**shimmy** · 08-10-2009, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mole

Including S6?

shhhhhhhhhhh, ive not told her how to turn the DSC off yet

and actually i never use S6 as when i take the DSC off i am too scared to look down to change from S5 to S6

**mole** · 08-10-2009, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shimmy

shhhhhhhhhhh, ive not told her how to turn the DSC off yet

and actually i never use S6 as when i take the DSC off i am too scared to look down to change from S5 to S6

**AlexGTT** · 08-10-2009, 03:18 PM

I find the automatic modes useless. Only ever use S mode. I generally start off in S2/3 and leave it in S3. S5/6 for more spirited drives and track. But 90% of the time it's DSC off and S3.

08-10-2009, 11:04 AM	#1
danp S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 177 Casino cash: $6280	SMG settings from startup? I have been using the CSL as a daily driver this week (which is unusual for me)...so been playing around with the settings a little. What SMG settings do you use from cold? I tend to start off in town, then onto A roads, so have been using A2 initially, then onto A3 and S3 once it warms up and the roads clear a little. Perhaps S4 once the oil is fully up to temp and I'd like to press on a little. I do find the engine feels like it's labouring a little in A2 (or even A3) around roundabouts, so maybe I'm better in S2 initially so I can change when I like, but in a slow mode. Any thoughts? Am I being overly mechanically sensitive? ;-)

08-10-2009, 11:54 AM	#5
mole S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brentwood, Essex Posts: 1,060 Casino cash: $6209	S5 or S6, nothing else __________________ CSL Solutions

08-10-2009, 03:18 PM	#10
AlexGTT CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 4,374 Casino cash: $8572	I find the automatic modes useless. Only ever use S mode. I generally start off in S2/3 and leave it in S3. S5/6 for more spirited drives and track. But 90% of the time it's DSC off and S3. __________________ CSL Register Alcoholics Anonymous Group Leader & Businessman of the Year '93! www.earleyengineering.com

08-10-2009, 11:08 AM	#2
_Nathan_ Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,099 Casino cash: $13060	When I used it daily for my drive to work it was S5 from the word go.

08-10-2009, 11:28 AM	#3
XPorker S3 - On the open road Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: West Midlands Posts: 84 Casino cash: $497	S3 or S4 all the time apart from when I'm really hooning.

08-10-2009, 02:09 PM	#6
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	S5 rest of the settings are for my wife to use