| sblue |
What mode do you use the most, for those of you who have sport pckge.? Is sport the default mode? I havent checked if i were to put it in comfort mode then turn the car off and restart if it will remain in comfort with the green led on still? ive been using sport since i bought my mdx (4 months) not sure if its meant to always run on sport or only just when the occasion arrizes?
curious to know how other mdx ownders are using this feature?
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| craniotes |
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Originally posted by sblue
What mode do you use the most, for those of you who have sport pckge.? Is sport the default mode? I havent checked if i were to put it in comfort mode then turn the car off and restart if it will remain in comfort with the green led on still? ive been using sport since i bought my mdx (4 months) not sure if its meant to always run on sport or only just when the occasion arrizes?
curious to know how other mdx ownders are using this feature?
thanks
First off, it's quite alright to use your MDX in sport-mode all the time. I don't, simply because I live in Manhattan, and the roads here tend to skew more towards the downtown Kabul side of the spectrum. As such, it's easier on the bum -- and the X -- if I keep it set to comfort most of the time. I usually only switch into sport-mode if I know that the road is about to get twisty and I don't feel like slowing down, or I'm on an undulating swatch of highway real estate that has the X bouncing a bit too much for my taste. As a side note, the active dampers are always on regardless of which setting they're in -- switching to comfort-mode merely softens the dampers so that there is more compliance. If you hit a corner too hot, they'll still firm up the inside shocks.
As for whether or not the X has a "default mode", it doesn't. If you left it in comfort-mode when you turned it off, it'll still be in comfort-mode when you start it up next.
Regards,
Adam |
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| 2001MDX4me |
| I use Comfort in the city and Sport on the highways. At lower speeds, the softer dampening is fine and nicely absorbs the city bumps/potholes but on the freeway at speeds, a large bump will give the MDX an old school Cadillac bounce. My daily driver is a BMW so I prefer a stiffer ride in general. |
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| adr5 |
| I live in NYC and I usually leave the car in comfort mode on city streets and then switch to sport when I get on the highway. |
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| sblue |
| Thank's for clarifying, i prefer the comfort mode. |
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| LionSpeed |
When I'm all by myself, it's 99.99% manual (SPORT MODE). That 0.01% is accounted for the reverse gear. When kids aboard, lazy mode (auto & COMFORT) engages. Having said, once in while, my girls do request for a little hi-rev beast roaring sound of the black X. Of course, we always obey the law & keep under posted maximum speed.
May I add.
D3 is for lazy people who wants a sport ride "feel" around town.
D4 is for lazy people period.
Manumatic is for LionSpeed.
Peace. |
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| RipRocK |
I meant to ask this as well. What else I'm wondering though is, is the Active Damper suspension system something that you can wear out faster by having it activated all the time or often?
I'm concerned about the wear and tear issue associated with it. Are there any? Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but this is my first vehicle with an Active Damper system and am not too familiar with it. Thanks. |
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| kingmdx |
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Originally posted by RipRocK
I meant to ask this as well. What else I'm wondering though is, is the Active Damper suspension system something that you can wear out faster by having it activated all the time or often?
I'm concerned about the wear and tear issue associated with it. Are there any? Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but this is my first vehicle with an Active Damper system and am not too familiar with it. Thanks.
Don't worry about it ..it's really just an electric signal charging some particles making the viscosity of a liquid increase or decrease.... more flow = softer ride ...less ease of flow = stiffer/sport ride. You are not damaging anything if you keep it in sport 24/7.
Me...I run comfort mode in city ..but i do use the manual/tiptronic mode and change my own gears a lot of the time...it's a habbit :p ..lol ... on highway i run sport mode and still change gears myself. If you truly understand gears you can even use your foot and change gears like you do with the manual/tiptronic by pressing & releasing the gas pedal.. that's what i do when i'm not changing gears with my hand ..it's like a automatic thing with me ..i've been doing it all my life. |
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| RipRocK |
| OK, cool. Thanks for your reply, kingmdx! |
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| brydon |
| I live in Sunnyvale and my commute is 98% freeway. The freeway's here are reasonable and I leave it in sport mode 100% of the time when I'm driving without the wife and kid. When they're in the car, if I remember I'll turn on comfort mode. |
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| shootist |
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Originally posted by LionSpeed
, it's 99.99% (SPORT MODE). That 0.01% is accounted for the reverse gear.
I disagree. I find that the X corners in reverse much better in Sport mode. |
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| LionSpeed |
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Originally posted by shootist
I disagree. I find that the X corners in reverse much better in Sport mode.
When you quote someone, make sure not to delete any word out in the sentence or paragraph that you are quoting.
Read back and you will see. I wrote, "When I'm all by myself, it's 99.99% manual (SPORT MODE)." You purposely took out the word MANUAL. :confused: I drive mainly in manual mode, but find it odd when to switch back to auto D (lazy mode), then up to reverse, then down to D, then shift back to manual. What I meant was once I'm in reverse gear, I am then no longer in manual. |
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| JayMar88 |
With passengers I'm on Comfort, but driving solo, I prefer the Sport (my other DD is a 3 series on race springs so even on sport it's a plush ride)
Caveat is I've only driven 320 miles with the X.:2: :2: :2: |
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| zcd2.7t |
As I mentioned 8500 miles ago:
The adjustable suspension smothers everything in "comfort" mode, but also allows an alarming amount of rebound looseness that's not "comforting" in any way. I prefer to drive in "sport", though it's occasionally a bit abrupt over really rough stuff.
The thing is that now, 11+K miles into ownership, I feel even more strongly about the lack of rebound damping in "Comfort". This is particuarly true with a heavy load (often of passengers) which is ironically when you might want the smoother ride. It just floats around so much in those instances that I don't bother with it any more. So, like many of these adjustable suspensions, it feels like the proper settings are "in there somewhere", but I can't actually select them. :-\ |
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| craniotes |
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Originally posted by RipRocK
I meant to ask this as well. What else I'm wondering though is, is the Active Damper suspension system something that you can wear out faster by having it activated all the time or often?
I'm concerned about the wear and tear issue associated with it. Are there any? Sorry if this is a really stupid question, but this is my first vehicle with an Active Damper system and am not too familiar with it. Thanks.
Remember, the system is ALWAYS active. Comfort-mode is a setting, it isn't an off-switch.
Regards,
Adam |
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| Fabvsix |
| And having chichuahua's walking over the button is annoying but real.....:p |
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| LionSpeed |
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Originally posted by Fabvsix
And having chichuahua's walking over the button is annoying but real.....:p
I have to admit between you & I, we share few similarities which are kinda nice. Having said, I can not & will not have dog as a pet. Why? Simple. Where we grew up, we simply don't play with our food. :p |
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| adr5 |
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Originally posted by LionSpeed
When you quote someone, make sure not to delete any word out in the sentence or paragraph that you are quoting.
Read back and you will see. I wrote, "When I'm all by myself, it's 99.99% manual (SPORT MODE)." You purposely took out the word MANUAL. :confused: I drive mainly in manual mode, but find it odd when to switch back to auto D (lazy mode), then up to reverse, then down to D, then shift back to manual. What I meant was once I'm in reverse gear, I am then no longer in manual.
SPORT MODE implies the setting on suspension, not a transmission setting. The manual setting on the transmission is not called sport mode. Which it isn't any way since it is so slow to shift gears. You may as well just leave in in auto mode most of the time. The only thing manual mode lets you do is hold a gear. When you do shift in manual mode there is a noticeable delay between the time you push the stick and when the transmission actually shifts gear.
The slow to shift auto transmission is not limited to just the MDX. I recently drove a MB C63 AMG which has a auto transmission with what they call sport mode and shift paddles on the wheel. That car also had a delay between the time you pressed the paddle and when the transmission shifted gears. |
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| Fabvsix |
sorry for ot but mine would taste good because of the food they consume....www.darwinspet.com
:1: :1:
its remains gross to me however.....:o |
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| craniotes |
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Originally posted by adr5
The slow to shift auto transmission is not limited to just the MDX. I recently drove a MB C63 AMG which has a auto transmission with what they call sport mode and shift paddles on the wheel. That car also had a delay between the time you pressed the paddle and when the transmission shifted gears.
All so-called "semi-automatic" transmissions (which are anything but) share this trait. The only true semi-auto transmissions are the sequential shifters from manufacturers like Maserati (cambiocorsa), Lamborghini (e-Shift), and of course, Ferrari (F1). And then you have the dual-clutch set ups in Audis, VWs and BMWs...
Regards,
Adam |
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| adr5 |
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Originally posted by craniotes
All so-called "semi-automatic" transmissions (which are anything but) share this trait. The only true semi-auto transmissions are the sequential shifters from manufacturers like Maserati (cambiocorsa), Lamborghini (e-Shift), and of course, Ferrari (F1). And then you have the dual-clutch set ups in Audis, VWs and BMWs...
Regards,
Adam
So far I have not had a chance to try any of the automated manual transmissions. I definitely can't afford one, so who knows if I ever will. |
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| 2001MDX4me |
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Originally posted by adr5
So far I have not had a chance to try any of the automated manual transmissions. I definitely can't afford one, so who knows if I ever will.
If you could afford an MDX, you could have definitely afforded an automated manual on the BMW 3 series, their SMG (Sequential Manual Gearbox?). Unfortunately, they don't offer this option anymore except on their pricier rides. I've never had a chance to drive one but would jump at the opportunity to do so just to see what it is all about. |
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