DPC almost killed me today!!!

MeEmZ · 11-22-2008, 05:54 AM

Basically it was all my fault but I had to blame it on someone or something
Well here's the scenario :

I was on my way home waiting for the light to turn green to make a U-turn when I felt the urge to press (and hold

) the DSC button and that's exactly what I did

. Sooooo, the light turned green and I made a slight left turn then stumped the pedal and the car went side ways. Ok so till now all was good and it felt almost the same as when I only press the button ... suddenly and I mean SUDDENLY

the car went from one side of the road to the other and once I tried to counter steer it went to the other side this happened three times and thank god no other cars where any where close to me or else it would have been a sad scene. It was kinda fun to be honest and it exactly looked like this >>>

gave me a good laugh for a min there.

So what am trying to say is ... yes PDC does kick-in but only if you truly push it to the limits, and I believe I did

Not saying that I won't try it again but next time it's gotta be on a private road and on cam

drive safe guys

MeEmZ

Deda · 11-22-2008, 06:15 AM

you were lucky!

akraptor · 11-22-2008, 07:52 AM

You guys in the Emirates are totally crazy with the stunts.

Youtube is packed with your videos.

MeEmZ · 11-22-2008, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Deda

you were lucky!

I surly am ... thank god for that

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Originally Posted by akraptor

You guys in the Emirates are totally crazy with the stunts.

Youtube is packed with your videos.

^_^ am from Saudi Arabia ... close enough ... and most stunts are saudi btw

chuck92103 · 11-22-2008, 11:45 AM

X5/X6 = 5,000 lb truck

X5/X6 with DPC OFF = Chevy Suburban on roller skates.

akraptor · 11-22-2008, 11:48 AM

Actually without roller skates.

MeEmZ · 11-22-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by chuck92103

X5/X6 = 5,000 lb truck

X5/X6 with DPC OFF = Chevy Suburban on roller skates.

actually is was on and that was the problem ... however DSC and DTC were off

it felt more like a roller coaster ride gone wrong :P

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Originally Posted by akraptor

Actually without roller skates.

hehehe ... true ... roller skates are more stable than these things

Deda · 11-22-2008, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by chuck92103

X5/X6 = 5,000 lb truck

X5/X6 with DPC OFF = Chevy Suburban on roller skates.

ha ha,very true!

darkphantom · 11-22-2008, 05:53 PM

stay safe!

Year's_End · 11-22-2008, 08:49 PM

You should learn how to control oversteer. If the back steps out lift off the throttle.

rockmed · 11-23-2008, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

You should learn how to control oversteer. If the back steps out lift off the throttle.

I think that is what you would do in a normal car. I would imagine with DPC, just keep the throttle still and the DPC will adjust the power ratio between the wheels to restore balance.

MeEmZ · 11-23-2008, 06:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

You should learn how to control oversteer. If the back steps out lift off the throttle.

hmmm ... learned that the hard way with a similar incident with my X5 but this thing is totally different ...

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Originally Posted by rockmed

I think that is what you would do in a normal car. I would imagine with DPC, just keep the throttle still and the DPC will adjust the power ratio between the wheels to restore balance.

true, it actually does correct it's self but the idea here is to trust the car to correct it's self even though all systems are off except DPC ... and thats exactly what i didn't do ... next time i'll let it do all the work and just enjoy the ride

dmlgc · 11-23-2008, 04:12 PM

ok your post says "dpc almost killed you" because you turned dsc off then turn pdc back on. dsc is controlled by a button but not related to pdc which is also controlled by a button but only to turn warning off and on , nothing to do with handling. dpc doesn't have a button. I think you should try this again at about 100mph. At least then I would get some useful information on how the car crashes.

MeEmZ · 11-23-2008, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmlgc

ok your post says "dpc almost killed you" because you turned dsc off then turn pdc back on. dsc is controlled by a button but not related to pdc which is also controlled by a button but only to turn warning off and on , nothing to do with handling. dpc doesn't have a button. I think you should try this again at about 100mph. At least then I would get some useful information on how the car crashes.

I don't remember saying that I turned PDC off or anything like that ... all I said was that once the DSC and DTC are totally off the car still has some kind of control - which I wasn't really expecting - through DPC which can't be turned off by pressing a button

so when you think you're all alone and just then ... DPC kicks in and thats not really what I want when am going side ways intentionally

dmlgc · 11-23-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MeEmZ

I don't remember saying that I turned PDC off or anything like that ... all I said was that once the DSC and DTC are totally off the car still has some kind of control - which I wasn't really expecting - through DPC which can't be turned off by pressing a button

so when you think you're all alone and just then ... DPC kicks in and thats not really what I want when am going side ways intentionally

Ok I guess you original post appears different to you than me
all I see is DPC,DSC,PDC with DPC being the one that almost killed you. I'm an engineer so I always looks at the specs not the narative.

xDrive50i · 11-24-2008, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dmlgc

Ok I guess you original post appears different to you than me
all I see is DPC,DSC,PDC with DPC being the one that almost killed you. I'm an engineer so I always looks at the specs not the narative.

I think he meant to say DPC and not PDC as he stated in his original post

A simple typo, but with all the similar sounding acronyms, it's easy to see why... I think the adrenalin was probably still pumping through his veins when he was typing the message ...

MeEmZ · 11-24-2008, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by xDrive50i

I think he meant to say DPC and not PDC as he stated in his original post

A simple typo, but with all the similar sounding acronyms, it's easy to see why... I think the adrenalin was probably still pumping through his veins when he was typing the message ...

just noticed that now ... sorry i meant DPC in the first post

x5mmm · 11-24-2008, 02:46 PM

I used to change my rear tires evary 3 months on my 645ci

and what u did was an every day action

hahaha I just loved to drift on that heavy conv, car !!

MeEmZ · 11-24-2008, 03:16 PM

u gotta love our wide ass streets :P

rockmed · 11-24-2008, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dmlgc

I think you should try this again at about 100mph. At least then I would get some useful information on how the car crashes.

I am sure he wouldn't mind as long as you are in the passenger seat taking notes on some useful information.

MeEmZ · 11-24-2008, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rockmed

I am sure he wouldn't mind as long as you are in the passenger seat taking notes on some useful information.

lol ... hehehehe ... absolutely wouldn't mind doing that

kfo wld deerti ^_^

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dmlgc Lieutenant Colonel 89 Rep 1,882 Posts Drives: 2022 BMW X6MC - 335D Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Carlsbad, CA iTrader: (0)	ok your post says "dpc almost killed you" because you turned dsc off then turn pdc back on. dsc is controlled by a button but not related to pdc which is also controlled by a button but only to turn warning off and on , nothing to do with handling. dpc doesn't have a button. I think you should try this again at about 100mph. At least then I would get some useful information on how the car crashes. __________________ 2022 X6MC - 2011 335D
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