Launch Control - BMW M3 2008 Owner's Manual

3. Press button 2.
4. Use button 1 to select:
>
Shift Lights activated.
>
Shift Lights deactivated.
5. Press button 2.
After the ignition is switched off and the engine
is restarted, the status set for the remote con-
trol in use is active, refer to Key-dependent set-
tings on page 55.
You can set and call up the preferred status
of the Shift Lights via the MDrive, refer to
page 54.
Brightness of Shift Lights
The brightness of the Shift Lights can be set
using the brightness level of the instrument
cluster, refer to Instrument lighting on
page 101.

Launch Control

Launch Control enables you to drive off with an
optimal vehicle acceleration on a high grip road
surface.
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Do not use Launch Control too often, as
the higher loads on the vehicle lead to
premature component
Launch Control is available when the engine is
at operating temperature, i.e. after driving con-
tinuously for at least 6 miles/10 km.
1. Press the brake while the engine is running.
2. Deactivate Dynamic Stability Control DSC,
refer to page 89.
3. Select sequential mode with Drivelogic
drive program 6.
4. With the vehicle stationary, press the selec-
tor lever forward and hold. A flag symbol
appears in the instrument cluster.
5. Press the accelerator down all the way. The
engine speed when driving off is controlled.
6. If you wish, you can adjust the drive-off
engine speed by up to approx. 500 rpm:
> Increase the drive-off engine speed by
approx. 100 rpm: press the lever beyond
the resistance point, arrow 1.
> Decrease the drive-off engine speed by
approx. 100 rpm: pull the lever beyond
the resistance point, arrow 2.
> Reset the drive-off engine speed: press
the lever upward or downward, arrows 3.
7. The vehicle accelerates when you release
the selector lever. Keep the accelerator
pressed all the way down.
8. The transmission shifts up automatically as
long as the accelerator is pressed all the
way down.
Launch Control only becomes available again
after a certain distance has been driven.
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