3 Things You NEED to Know before Buying an F80 M3 with a DCT

Hey Everyone,

Today, we're going to talk about 3 things you NEED to know, before buying a DCT car (specifically, an F80 M3, F82 M4 or F87 M2 Comp).

1. DCT cars do NOT have a park button, to engage park. To place the car in park, simply turn off the car from drive. If you're in neutral, hit that start stop button twice and it will shut it down properly.

2. DCT Cars do NOT have a torque converter. They use what's called Low Speed Assistant, which is engaged by gently pressing down the accelerator.

3. Be sure to check out Drive Logic, which is a great feature that allows you to change the speed in which the car shifts!

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[blendtecbrah]

A couple other things of note about Drivelogic; the difference in shift speed is really only apparent when you're getting after it. If you're just pootling around in traffic at low speed, it will still shift at a speed that makes sense relative to the throttle input. Secondly, it also dictates what gear it uses when in automatic mode. In D1 mode it may go as high as 5th gear at 30-some mph, whereas D3 will hold 2nd and just barely break into 3rd when you hit 31-32 mph. And uh.... 2nd gear at 30mph and 2500-some rpm (turbos locked and loaded, right on the edge of boost city) is a recipe for disaster if you're not ready for it. Speaking from experience lol

[themadman]

I have been driving an m2 for a year now and you have still thought me something new :D I did not know it went straight to park if you shut car off in drive. I've been stopping in neutral and pressing the start/stop button twice every time.

[arnoldyao]

Haha I wish I saw this video earlier. I got an M4CS two months ago and every time I've accidentally turned the car off in neutral I start the car back up to put it in gear to turn it off LOL. Appreciate you making my life easier.

[BenitKibabu]

The switch is upon us guys, he's dropping hints

[pikkagtr]

Just buy an F80
you wont regret it
I didnt :)

[AreaCode]

Just bought an F82 today, wish I’d watched this first. I was perplexed 😂😂 It became intuitive after a bit of mild panic

[Kid_Ellipsis]

Great tips. When coming from a manual to the DCT you may have to fight the urge to lift the throttle between upshifts.

[ericafrancis]

Just bought an F80 and it’s such a learning curve. Super helpful!

[kotuha]

Hi. There is another useful feature of a M DCT. If you're driving in a manual mode and you floor the throttle, the gearbox will not down shift automatically. Instead it waits until you pull the down shift paddle under the steering wheel and then it shifts into the best gear possible (even 3 - 4 gears lower).

[telbor]

I watched this video a long time ago and I drove my first M4 dct the other day and remembered what you said about the missing park option! Your embarrassment made sure that I did the right thing! Thank you very much sir! And what an awesome driving machine that is!

[JoeD]

some DCTs also start rolling as soon as you release the foot from the brake, it depends on manufacturer.

[Rush-zuqx]

Great vids, Brian! Just recently bought a 2015 M4 and have learned a ton about BMWs in general from you, and now feel way more comfortable with the DCT! Definitely something to get used to. Thanks man, keep it up!

[sydneychaney]

Thanks for this tutorial!! First time DST driver; definitely frustrated at the traffic lights until watching this. 2015 M4 vert

[andyhenley]

owned my M4 Comp for 3 weeks now and I hadn't figured out point 2 properly yet! haha. Thank you!!

[i-twenny]

About to buy an M3 competition and this was extremely useful. Never driven an auto so this was invaluable, many thanks

[Silentfeety]

Damn, starting from stop was exactly what I was doing, just press the gas like on normal automatic and he would lunch me so fast I hated it. Ty man, I guess life is there to learn something every day

[neeklauw]

Interesting. I had an e88 135 with DCT and it had a park button and creeped like an auto, so a lot of this seems to be programming specific to the F80. Great channel btw!

[seanperdue]

I'll probably never drive, much less own an F80 M3 BMW but I gave a like due to the great information that was provided here.

[spartacus_tj]

Very educative, my first time in an M3 competition was blissful.

[Carlife]

Brian, I think it may be time for you to make the switch...