M button functions? - The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)

dimitri · 22nd November 2006, 15:38

I KNOW THIS SOUNDS STUPID .....but does the m button do any other function that we dont do manually?

bonehead · 22nd November 2006, 16:10

p500S. Can't access this other than thru the M button.

mobmad · 22nd November 2006, 16:33

Also I think the HUD M View can only be done through the M button.

chrisn · 22nd November 2006, 17:01

MDM (relaxed DSC) only via "M"

I think you actually can get the "M" HUD setting without the "M" button if you configure the HUD settings that way.

bonehead · 22nd November 2006, 17:07

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Originally Posted by chrisn

MDM (relaxed DSC) only via "M"

I think you actually can get the "M" HUD setting without the "M" button if you configure the HUD settings that way.

Duh, forgot about MDM. And yes, you can access the M HUD view outside of the M button.

pvr · 22nd November 2006, 17:11

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Originally Posted by chrisn

MDM (relaxed DSC) only via "M"

I think you actually can get the "M" HUD setting without the "M" button if you configure the HUD settings that way.

Correct. Done through the I Drive.

dimitri · 22nd November 2006, 18:53

it seems like all of us are bit confused here.....lol

Habib_2 · 22nd November 2006, 19:17

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Originally Posted by dimitri

it seems like all of us are bit confused here.....lol

Kave · 22nd November 2006, 21:39

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Originally Posted by chrisn

MDM (relaxed DSC) only via "M"

I think you actually can get the "M" HUD setting without the "M" button if you configure the HUD settings that way.

Relaxed dsc? Can I get more info on this (mdm relaxed dsc)

thx

Fart · 22nd November 2006, 22:07

MDM (M dynamic mode) is an DSC mode which allows for some wheelspin, but will correct the car if it gets a bit too much out of shape. Is somewhere beetween full DSC and no DSC in what it does. I use it a lot.

Kave · 22nd November 2006, 22:16

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Originally Posted by Fart

MDM (M dynamic mode) is an DSC mode which allows for some wheelspin, but will correct the car if it gets a bit too much out of shape. Is somewhere beetween full DSC and no DSC in what it does. I use it a lot.

So if I have the m button in mode 6 dsc turned off. I have some sort of a safety net. Sorry to sound ingnorant, but I just want to be sure. I have heard about many crashes when the dsc was turned off.

liquido · 22nd November 2006, 22:43

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Originally Posted by Kave

So if I have the m button in mode 6 dsc turned off. I have some sort of a safety net. Sorry to sound ingnorant, but I just want to be sure. I have heard about many crashes when the dsc was turned off.

I dont think you can use S6 with any "safety net"...DSC has to be off totally (correct me if Im wrong though).....check your panel for the green MDM light...if lit then you have your safety net

Bunker37 · 22nd November 2006, 22:47

Correct, S6 cannot be selected when MDM is set. DSC has to be totally off.