F10 hesitate/jerk but no longer after 2000km

bm323 · 10-03-2010, 11:19 PM

My F10 is now at 2,600 km. During the initial stage of driving, I found jerkiness when driving very slow starting off in the morning because of road condition (humps and parked cars along the road) near my home. This is as complained in the other thread. Now, however, my F10 is smooth, smoother than my E90. My guess is that there are 2 reasons for this. The engine/gears are new and not broken in. Next, the drivetrain adapts to the driver's driving style, as in any other BMW car.

The reason for my starting this thread is to check with F10 owners who have at least 2000 km covered, as regards your experience.

czechm8 · 10-04-2010, 10:46 AM

I found the same thing. My wife drives the F10 daily so I don't drive it much.
However, I did complain to the dealer because I was experiencing the same poor throttle response when starting from a dead stop when I did drive it.
They explained that it takes time for the car to adapt to your driving style and it's nothing to worry about.
Now after several thousand miles, it seems to be much smoother for me. Either the car is settling in or I've just gotten better at feathering the throttle! I have always found the problem to be less pronounced in sport mode though.

grimlock · 10-04-2010, 11:33 AM

the car learns .. or u should
it only happened once or twice b4 i got the hang of it .. u need to adjust yourself to the car as well. same with the brakes

scottz5 · 10-04-2010, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by czechm8

I found the same thing. My wife drives the F10 daily so I don't drive it much.
However, I did complain to the dealer because I was experiencing the same poor throttle response when starting from a dead stop when I did drive it.
They explained that it takes time for the car to adapt to your driving style and it's nothing to worry about.
Now after several thousand miles, it seems to be much smoother for me. Either the car is settling in or I've just gotten better at feathering the throttle! I have always found the problem to be less pronounced in sport mode though.

I agree with this.

DChaffins · 10-06-2010, 07:09 PM

I agree. Same thing has happened to me too. I am glad; I was beginning to think I was going to have to sell the car.

Goodchip · 10-06-2010, 11:06 PM

4000 km, and the jerkiness seems to be gone. Pure joy now.

PoleApart · 10-10-2010, 02:10 AM

I'm at 6000 kms. In Sport I can definitely feel the transmission mulching around during braking to a halt. Not very pronounced but something you can definitely sense through seat of the pants. The shifts are also not what I would call smooth but I guess the trade off is faster shifting in Sport. In Comfort everything is much smoother but overall this ZF transmission is still no match for the Mercedes 7speeder.

10-03-2010, 11:19 PM	#1
bm323 Captain 194 Rep 850 Posts Drives: 12.2 E92 M3 ZCP; 12.7 C63 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Sg iTrader: (0)	F10 hesitate/jerk but no longer after 2000km My F10 is now at 2,600 km. During the initial stage of driving, I found jerkiness when driving very slow starting off in the morning because of road condition (humps and parked cars along the road) near my home. This is as complained in the other thread. Now, however, my F10 is smooth, smoother than my E90. My guess is that there are 2 reasons for this. The engine/gears are new and not broken in. Next, the drivetrain adapts to the driver's driving style, as in any other BMW car. The reason for my starting this thread is to check with F10 owners who have at least 2000 km covered, as regards your experience.
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czechm8 Wife drives the F10! 1 Rep 34 Posts Drives: 535i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Clive, Iowa USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 535i [0.00]	I found the same thing. My wife drives the F10 daily so I don't drive it much. However, I did complain to the dealer because I was experiencing the same poor throttle response when starting from a dead stop when I did drive it. They explained that it takes time for the car to adapt to your driving style and it's nothing to worry about. Now after several thousand miles, it seems to be much smoother for me. Either the car is settling in or I've just gotten better at feathering the throttle! I have always found the problem to be less pronounced in sport mode though.
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grimlock Colonel 716 Rep 2,003 Posts Drives: F10 N52B30@255PS Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	the car learns .. or u should it only happened once or twice b4 i got the hang of it .. u need to adjust yourself to the car as well. same with the brakes
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DChaffins New Member 4 Rep 27 Posts Drives: 2011 535 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (0)	I agree. Same thing has happened to me too. I am glad; I was beginning to think I was going to have to sell the car.
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Goodchip Enlisted Member 4 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 2011 535i, Sport, Exec, Tech Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmonton, Alberta iTrader: (0)	4000 km, and the jerkiness seems to be gone. Pure joy now.
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PoleApart Private 10 Rep 61 Posts Drives: F31 LCI 325D Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Warsaw, Poland iTrader: (0)	I'm at 6000 kms. In Sport I can definitely feel the transmission mulching around during braking to a halt. Not very pronounced but something you can definitely sense through seat of the pants. The shifts are also not what I would call smooth but I guess the trade off is faster shifting in Sport. In Comfort everything is much smoother but overall this ZF transmission is still no match for the Mercedes 7speeder.
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