Is EDC actually noticeable for you guys?

wantam235i · 02-01-2022, 07:29 PM

2015 m235i here, bought about 6 months ago, was never really able to tell the difference between comfort and sport modes. Is there a night and day difference for you guys?

freakystyly · 02-01-2022, 08:25 PM

It's night and day for me on a frost heaved road. There's plenty of those this time of year.

Check the side of your shocks if they have a cylinder with an electrical connector sticking out the side of them. That's an easy way to see if it does or does not have.

wantam235i · 02-01-2022, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by freakystyly

It's night and day for me on a frost heaved road. There's plenty of those this time of year.

Check the side of your shocks if they have a cylinder with an electrical connector sticking out the side of them. That's an easy way to see if it does or does not have.

Thanks, pretty sure I do have it as it is standard in Canada and it says so on a vin decoder, discovered this and it might be related?
https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1896055

but still want people's opinions for this

aerobod · 02-02-2022, 08:52 AM

I can tell I haven’t switched to Sport mode and the car is in Comfort when I take the first corner 200m from my house, no matter what the speed.

atek · 02-07-2022, 02:25 PM

yea its a clear night and day difference for me

Mike F. · 02-07-2022, 02:38 PM

Not only is it night and day for me, it's night and day for my wife. She hates riding in the car in Sport mode but is quite happy when it's set for Comfort.

jLona240 · 02-07-2022, 03:35 PM

M240i xDrive here.

I can't tell the difference in comfort, sport, or sport+.

I'm going to have EDC coded out after I install my coilovers.

Kernel Kurtz · 02-07-2022, 03:59 PM

I mostly drive in Sport, but switch to Comfort whenever I hit a patch of particular bad road, or when they are covered in icy ruts. It especially helps to cut down on the rocking horse effect of bad expansion joints.

EDC is a feature I'm quite happy to have, though I wish the modes were more customizable.

Finn Germai-Yaz · 02-08-2022, 11:37 AM

2017 240. I can't tell the difference.

wantam235i · 02-08-2022, 07:34 PM

Quite interesting that we have so many people saying a night/day difference and no notable difference.

Strange

grocerylist · 02-09-2022, 01:35 PM

I can't tell any difference between comfort and sport. If it's anything it's got to be very subtle. I think "comfort" is a misnomer. Changing the damping is going to make a suspension more "comfortable". And for "sport" I'd be curious what real world differences you'd experience on a road track in time... I'd guess it wouldn't be significant one way or the other.

freakystyly · 02-10-2022, 08:12 AM

Don't forget the suspension option has to be also turned on in idrive. Sport modes can be adjusted a little bit.

TrboMike · 02-11-2022, 01:38 PM

You may have SPORT set to only change engine and not suspension.

There are two spots on my drive to work where everyday I flick it into Comfort for a second, then go right back to sport. One is a train track crossing on a hill, lots of semis get highside stuck on it and lots of kids in cheapo cars get airborn on it. The other is a highway with a underpass bridge at a 45 degree angle. You go over 7 bridge ties in a row that are all 45 degrees and it upsets most car's suspension.

Le frog · 02-18-2022, 11:21 AM

If anything, I have a hard time telling the difference between Sport and Sport+. The steering feels much lighter.

slinkyjynx · 02-18-2022, 01:47 PM

The car glides over potholes in comfort mode, but when I go over them in sport mode I feel my soul briefly leave my body.

dradernh · 02-18-2022, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by slinkyjynx

The car glides over potholes in comfort mode...

I should take photos of some of the potholes in this region. They're growing larger and deeper by the day.

I saw one a short while ago that is contending for this winter's record for both width and vertical depth. Put a front corner into that pothole, and the first thing you'd see after getting the car back out of it would be a destroyed tire and wheel tilted at a very expensive angle.

Kernel Kurtz · 02-19-2022, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dradernh

I should take photos of some of the potholes in this region. They're growing larger and deeper by the day.

I saw one a short while ago that is contending for this winter's record for both width and vertical depth. Put a front corner into that pothole, and the first thing you'd see after getting the car back out of it would be a destroyed tire and wheel tilted at a very expensive angle.

I hear ya. Not pothole season here yet, but I'm glad for the quick steering response, because at times some roads are like an impromptu slalom.

wantam235i · 03-01-2022, 12:06 AM

So this may very well be placebo.

I went into the settings and UNCHECKED the chassis option, then reselected it.
Basically trying to "reset" the configurations.

Now I do feel a slight difference but honestly I have no clue if this actually worked or if my mind is playing tricks on me.

Maybe someone else who doesn't feel a difference could try this an report their findings?

thielepr · 03-27-2022, 07:01 PM

I believed it didn’t make any difference. I always put the car into sport right away. One day I had a Headache and decided to move it to comfort and noticed the difference. Now, I think sport bounces too much. Not to the point that I don’t like it but sometimes more stiff that it should.

02-01-2022, 07:29 PM	#1
wantam235i Enlisted Member 4 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	Is EDC actually noticeable for you guys? 2015 m235i here, bought about 6 months ago, was never really able to tell the difference between comfort and sport modes. Is there a night and day difference for you guys?
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02-01-2022, 08:25 PM	#2
freakystyly Lieutenant Colonel 2996 Rep 1,798 Posts Drives: F22 B58 6MT Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	It's night and day for me on a frost heaved road. There's plenty of those this time of year. Check the side of your shocks if they have a cylinder with an electrical connector sticking out the side of them. That's an easy way to see if it does or does not have.
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02-02-2022, 08:52 AM	#4
aerobod Car Geek 3626 Rep 3,593 Posts Drives: Caterham R500, M2-G87, Macan S Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	I can tell I haven’t switched to Sport mode and the car is in Comfort when I take the first corner 200m from my house, no matter what the speed.
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02-07-2022, 02:25 PM	#5
atek I like biscuits 164 Rep 250 Posts Drives: bmw m235i Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	yea its a clear night and day difference for me
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02-07-2022, 02:38 PM	#6
Mike F. Nobody in particular 103 Rep 101 Posts Drives: '20 M240i Join Date: May 2013 Location: Sacramento, CA iTrader: (0)	Not only is it night and day for me, it's night and day for my wife. She hates riding in the car in Sport mode but is quite happy when it's set for Comfort.
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02-07-2022, 03:35 PM	#7
jLona240 Private 30 Rep 54 Posts Drives: 2017 M240i xDrive Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: PA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2017 BMW M240i [9.00]	M240i xDrive here. I can't tell the difference in comfort, sport, or sport+. I'm going to have EDC coded out after I install my coilovers.
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02-07-2022, 03:59 PM	#8
Kernel Kurtz Major 345 Rep 1,014 Posts Drives: 2020 M240i xDrive Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Canada iTrader: (0)	I mostly drive in Sport, but switch to Comfort whenever I hit a patch of particular bad road, or when they are covered in icy ruts. It especially helps to cut down on the rocking horse effect of bad expansion joints. EDC is a feature I'm quite happy to have, though I wish the modes were more customizable.
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02-08-2022, 11:37 AM	#9
Finn Germai-Yaz Private First Class 218 Rep 148 Posts Drives: 2017 M240i Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Las Vegas iTrader: (0)	2017 240. I can't tell the difference.
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02-08-2022, 07:34 PM	#10
wantam235i Enlisted Member 4 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	Quite interesting that we have so many people saying a night/day difference and no notable difference. Strange
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02-09-2022, 01:35 PM	#11
grocerylist First Lieutenant 270 Rep 301 Posts Drives: BMW M235i Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW M235i [10.00]	I can't tell any difference between comfort and sport. If it's anything it's got to be very subtle. I think "comfort" is a misnomer. Changing the damping is going to make a suspension more "comfortable". And for "sport" I'd be curious what real world differences you'd experience on a road track in time... I'd guess it wouldn't be significant one way or the other.
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02-10-2022, 08:12 AM	#12
freakystyly Lieutenant Colonel 2996 Rep 1,798 Posts Drives: F22 B58 6MT Join Date: May 2016 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	Don't forget the suspension option has to be also turned on in idrive. Sport modes can be adjusted a little bit.
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02-11-2022, 01:38 PM	#13
TrboMike First Lieutenant 142 Rep 345 Posts Drives: BMW M240ix Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: 07508 iTrader: (0)	You may have SPORT set to only change engine and not suspension. There are two spots on my drive to work where everyday I flick it into Comfort for a second, then go right back to sport. One is a train track crossing on a hill, lots of semis get highside stuck on it and lots of kids in cheapo cars get airborn on it. The other is a highway with a underpass bridge at a 45 degree angle. You go over 7 bridge ties in a row that are all 45 degrees and it upsets most car's suspension.
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02-18-2022, 11:21 AM	#14
Le frog Private 31 Rep 99 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: California iTrader: (0)	If anything, I have a hard time telling the difference between Sport and Sport+. The steering feels much lighter.
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02-18-2022, 01:47 PM	#15
slinkyjynx Private 48 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2018 M240i Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	The car glides over potholes in comfort mode, but when I go over them in sport mode I feel my soul briefly leave my body.
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03-01-2022, 12:06 AM	#18
wantam235i Enlisted Member 4 Rep 30 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: Toronto, Canada iTrader: (0)	So this may very well be placebo. I went into the settings and UNCHECKED the chassis option, then reselected it. Basically trying to "reset" the configurations. Now I do feel a slight difference but honestly I have no clue if this actually worked or if my mind is playing tricks on me. Maybe someone else who doesn't feel a difference could try this an report their findings?
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03-27-2022, 07:01 PM	#19
thielepr Private First Class 21 Rep 110 Posts Drives: 06 Z4M, 11 M3, 17 230i Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Greenville, SC iTrader: (0)	I believed it didn’t make any difference. I always put the car into sport right away. One day I had a Headache and decided to move it to comfort and noticed the difference. Now, I think sport bounces too much. Not to the point that I don’t like it but sometimes more stiff that it should.
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