DSC Half Mode

pnovacon · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 01:59:01 PM

Do any of you guys use put your DSC half mode on your cars and if so, do you know if it turns off the stability control portion of DSC?

zx6r-kid · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 02:02:40 PM

How do you enable Half mode? never heard of this before?! lol

pnovacon · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 02:14:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zx6r-kid

How do you enable Half mode? never heard of this before?! lol

Half mode allows you to turn off the "power reduction" portion of the DSC. I believe it was initially intended for winter driving.

To enable this mode:

1. Press and hold the dsc button, the DSC off warning light will come on.
2. Hold the button in for approx. 10 seconds, the DSC warning light will
turn off.

You are now in half mode. Your ABS will function normally to help control wheel spin but engine power reduction will be off.

zeuiax · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 02:16:32 PM

I did not know that .........thank you

pnovacon · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 02:21:06 PM

I forgot to mention that when you shut off your car, it will revert back to full mode automatically.

kramerdog · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 02:28:15 PM

i don't think you can do this on an m3
other 3 series but not ours.

pnovacon · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 02:36:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kramerdog

i don't think you can do this on an m3
other 3 series but not ours.

I don't believe it is series specific. From what I have read, to was put there specifically to help keep a driver from getting stuck in the middle of a snow covered hill. If you had to start from a dead stop in this situation, the combination of ABS braking and power reduction could render the car unable to move forward.

fmk · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 02:42:00 PM

hogwash.. its on or off.

pnovacon · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 03:14:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fmk

hogwash.. its on or off.

Does

mean that you tried it and it didn't work? Push in your DSC button and hold it for as long as it take for the dash light to go out. I have done this on my car, an 04 M3 by the way, and the light eventaully goes out.

The article I saw was from a buliten / newspaper circulated by either BMWCCA or BavAuto. I read it a few tears ago and regretably I'm not sure which.

pnovacon · Tue, Nov-20-2007, 03:19:52 PM

It was the fast time newspaper from BavAuto.

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zeuiax Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 12,361 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 0	I did not know that .........thank you

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