Is parallel parking with M-DCT difficult?

AK · 01-29-2009, 12:28 AM

As opposed to a manual tranny?
I just wonder, can´t find any previous posts on it.
Thanks!

noxredna · 01-29-2009, 12:45 AM

Absolutely not, I parallel park with my M-DCT every single day and it is very easy

Big Windy · 01-29-2009, 01:01 AM

Why would it be any different?

sinjinaz · 01-29-2009, 01:08 AM

No issues here. Just like a manual it shifts from reverse to drive while the car is still rolling backwards, assuming you want to use the DCT to end your rearward momentum, instead of your breaks.

spyderco10 · 01-29-2009, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Windy

Why would it be any different?

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AK · 01-29-2009, 06:27 AM

Thanks for the info! And to Big Windy; it sure must be different? As I now understand it´s probably not more difficult as opposed to a manual, but it sure must be different. I´m not saying anything negative towards any of the tranny options (hell no...), I just wanted to get some insight

I drive a manual non-M and parallel park a lot. Probably too much.

Gearhead999s · 01-29-2009, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by spyderco10

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Drive a SMG and you would know what he is talking about.

Big Windy · 01-29-2009, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Drive a SMG and you would know what he is talking about.

That's why I asked...I don't see why it would be different, but I've never driven SMG or DCT. I just figured that reverse is reverse, so either you are on the gas or on the brakes.

AK · 01-29-2009, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Windy

That's why I asked...I don't see why it would be different, but I've never driven SMG or DCT. I just figured that reverse is reverse, so either you are on the gas or on the brakes.

But when parallel parking there´s often a lot of back and forth and so on so I just wondered if it was easier to control the maneuver with a stick, but probably not then.

BIGNTASTIE · 01-29-2009, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Gearhead999s

Drive a SMG and you would know what he is talking about.

Still dont understand what hes talking about.. whats the difference??

Big Windy · 01-29-2009, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by AK

But when parallel parking there´s often a lot of back and forth and so on so I just wondered if it was easier to control the maneuver with a stick, but probably not then.

Ok, so you're talking about having to go back and forth between forward and reverse gears. I guess that if you do it right you'd really only need to go back into the spot, and then forward to get lined up. Unless the spots are really difficult to get into...I would assume that DCT would be similar to any regular AUTO in this regard, right?

AK · 01-29-2009, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Windy

Ok, so you're talking about having to go back and forth between forward and reverse gears. I guess that if you do it right you'd really only need to go back into the spot, and then forward to get lined up. Unless the spots are really difficult to get into...I would assume that DCT would be similar to any regular AUTO in this regard, right?

Yes exactly! But I don´t have much experience with autos at all and certainly not DCT, so I just needed to know. But as I understand parallel parking with DCT is NOT a reason to not choose DCT on an M3

Big Windy · 01-29-2009, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by AK

Yes exactly! But I don´t have much experience with autos at all and certainly not DCT, so I just needed to know. But as I understand parallel parking with DCT is NOT a reason to not choose DCT on an M3

I've never heard this issue come up on the forum before, so I'm sure you're safe. With all the DCT guys on here, I'm sure someone would have mentioned it were it an actual issue.

mkoesel · 01-29-2009, 09:24 AM

Parallel parking is easy. It is perpendicular parking that is more difficult. You have to put the car in the special "Z" gear that's only available in S6.

And "skew" parking? Forget it. How the heck can you get the car to float or burrow into the ground? I sure haven't found a way yet.

waremark · 02-01-2009, 07:14 PM

Changing between forward and reverse gears is as easy as in any auto and with no jerk between the gears. However moving very very slowly, eg to get as close as possible to the garage wall, is more difficult than in either a normal auto of MT. You use a touch of gas to start it moving and then control the speed with the brake. However if you brake too much it stops and you have to use gas again to restart. Also, it is not as smooth doing this as a normal auto.

Unless you have to move extremely slowly in order to get very close to something you would never notice this problem. I have not seen it mentioned elsewhere.

ISAR · 02-01-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AK

But when parallel parking there´s often a lot of back and forth and so on so I just wondered if it was easier to control the maneuver with a stick, but probably not then.

Somebody needs to practice parallel parking.

nusevad · 02-01-2009, 08:37 PM

can you parallel park with a automatic? If yes, then no to your question. But if you cant parallel park for shit then it doesnt matter which type of tranny your driving.

CliffJumper · 02-01-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by waremark

Changing between forward and reverse gears is as easy as in any auto and with no jerk between the gears. However moving very very slowly, eg to get as close as possible to the garage wall, is more difficult than in either a normal auto of MT. You use a touch of gas to start it moving and then control the speed with the brake. However if you brake too much it stops and you have to use gas again to restart. Also, it is not as smooth doing this as a normal auto.

Unless you have to move extremely slowly in order to get very close to something you would never notice this problem. I have not seen it mentioned elsewhere.

+1

Yeah, parallel parking (or any type of slow, close-quarters movement) in the E46 SMG is difficult. It's because the SMG is almost like an on/off switch, and you can't always predict when it's going to kick in. So if you're trying to inch forward (or backward), you have to keep increasing pressure on the gas pedal until 1st gear engages, and then quickly get on the brake to prevent it from rolling too fast. I agree that it's more difficult than both an auto and M/T.

gr8000 · 02-02-2009, 06:50 AM

When I realy want to be precise "by the inch" I pull the handbrake a couple of notches. I found that this helps a lot when you want to move really slow and for very small distances, but its not to be made a habit of course. I very rarely do this - just did it a coupel of times over the past 7 months of ownership.

AK · 02-02-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ISAR

Somebody needs to practice parallel parking.

I do every day

MysticBlue · 02-02-2009, 02:06 PM

If you have to shift from reverse to 1st more than once, then you aren't doing it right. If you parallel park a lot, then you should have it down by now.
In any case, I can park in my garage within an inch of where I want to, no different than MT or auto, no problem. Creep mode works just fine.

AK · 02-02-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticBlue

If you have to shift from reverse to 1st more than once, then you aren't doing it right. If you parallel park a lot, then you should have it down by now.
In any case, I can park in my garage within inches of where I want to, no different than MT or auto, no problem. Creep mode works just fine.

Ok, thanks! Well I sort of have of it down, but it won't be just me driving the car. We're only used to the MT in our 320d. I'm not used to automatic and definitively not the M-DCT.

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noxredna Captain 63 Rep 672 Posts Drives: E92 M3, E30 M3, 1M, F10 M5 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Singapore & San Fransisco iTrader: (0)	Absolutely not, I parallel park with my M-DCT every single day and it is very easy
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sinjinaz Enlisted Member 0 Rep 33 Posts Drives: 08 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0)	No issues here. Just like a manual it shifts from reverse to drive while the car is still rolling backwards, assuming you want to use the DCT to end your rearward momentum, instead of your breaks.
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AK Lieutenant 25 Rep 409 Posts Drives: 320d Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Norway iTrader: (1) Garage List 2007 320d Sedan [0.00]	Thanks for the info! And to Big Windy; it sure must be different? As I now understand it´s probably not more difficult as opposed to a manual, but it sure must be different. I´m not saying anything negative towards any of the tranny options (hell no...), I just wanted to get some insight I drive a manual non-M and parallel park a lot. Probably too much.
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mkoesel Moderator 7525 Rep 19,368 Posts Drives: No BMW for now Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Canton, MI iTrader: (1)	Parallel parking is easy. It is perpendicular parking that is more difficult. You have to put the car in the special "Z" gear that's only available in S6. And "skew" parking? Forget it. How the heck can you get the car to float or burrow into the ground? I sure haven't found a way yet.
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waremark Private First Class 2 Rep 183 Posts Drives: 08 M3 Coupe DCT Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: UK iTrader: (0)	Changing between forward and reverse gears is as easy as in any auto and with no jerk between the gears. However moving very very slowly, eg to get as close as possible to the garage wall, is more difficult than in either a normal auto of MT. You use a touch of gas to start it moving and then control the speed with the brake. However if you brake too much it stops and you have to use gas again to restart. Also, it is not as smooth doing this as a normal auto. Unless you have to move extremely slowly in order to get very close to something you would never notice this problem. I have not seen it mentioned elsewhere.
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gr8000 Major 72 Rep 1,171 Posts Drives: E92 M3 - DCT Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Athens, Greece iTrader: (0)	When I realy want to be precise "by the inch" I pull the handbrake a couple of notches. I found that this helps a lot when you want to move really slow and for very small distances, but its not to be made a habit of course. I very rarely do this - just did it a coupel of times over the past 7 months of ownership.
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MysticBlue Lieutenant Colonel 369 Rep 1,887 Posts Drives: '20 M5C, '09 M3 DCT Coupe Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Eastern Oregon... They call 'em rigs here iTrader: (0)	If you have to shift from reverse to 1st more than once, then you aren't doing it right. If you parallel park a lot, then you should have it down by now. In any case, I can park in my garage within an inch of where I want to, no different than MT or auto, no problem. Creep mode works just fine.
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