BMW 3: SPORT
In the SPORT driving mode, a sporty engine and suspension setting provides an
assured and dynamic
driving experience.
G20 PHEV, SPORT driving mode attributes
The SPORT driving mode is available with 3 attributes:
- STANDARD
- XtraBoost
- INDIVIDUAL
STANDARD
In the SPORT STANDARD driving mode, the combustion engine is always running
or running in
addition while the vehicle is being driven as soon as the driving mode is
activated.
Essentially the following measures contribute to increasing the output and
dynamics:
- Change of the attributes of the accelerator pedal characteristic curve
and the shift program in
automatic transmissions for a sporty driving style.
- More sporty setting of the driving dynamics systems (damping and
steering).
- Higher boost output available.
- Combustion engine is not switched off while the vehicle is being driven
(only at a standstill).
- No coasting available.
- Greater increase in the load point of the combustion engine to ensure
sufficiently high battery
charge for provision of the boost function.
XtraBoost
XtraBoost lends the vehicle its most dynamic character. Here the electrical
machine supports
the combustion engine in addition to its continuous output with up to 30 kW.
Then the electrical
machine's output is limited to its continuous output. Further measures are also
implemented:
- Faster implementation of the torque request by the accelerator pedal
module.
- Sportiest setting of the driving dynamics systems (damping and
steering).
- Sportiest accelerator pedal characteristic curve.
- Sportiest shift program in automatic transmissions with faster
gearshifts and longer
suppression of upshift.
- Sportier setting of the drive acoustics in the vehicle interior (Active
Sound Design).
The energy required for XtraBoost is stored in the high-voltage battery unit
and if necessary the state
of charge is actively increased by means of load point increase. XtraBoost can
thus be used down to
minimum states of charge (within the framework of the hybrid drive's system
limits). In this driving
mode the combustion engine is permanently active.
XtraBoost is fitted as standard and can be distinguished by an inscription of
the same name in the
instrument cluster from the SPORT STANDARD driving mode.
If the selector lever is set to Manual/Sport, only the additional output of
30 kW is briefly available. The
other attributes, such as shift program or Active Sound Design, are not changed
as described above.
INDIVIDUAL
Just like in the ELECTRIC driving mode, the SPORT driving mode can be
customized. The following
ranges of adjustment are used:
- Damping action (depending on equipment)
- Steering
- Engine
- Transmission
ADAPTIVE
With the ADAPTIVE driving mode, the entire engine and vehicle setting
automatically adapts to both
the driving situation and the driving style.
BATTERY CONTROL
The BATTERY CONTROL mode is selected using the separate Battery Control
button. The target
charge value can be individually adjusted using the controller. This can be
adjusted to a state of charge
of 30-100%.
G20 PHEV BATTERY CONTROL
- Battery Control button
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Displays of operating conditions
The hybrid-specific operating states and the state of charge of the
high-voltage battery unit are
displayed in the instrument cluster and, if desired, in the Central
The familiar hybrid-specific displays are used:
Trip data (previously eDrive use)
Energy and power flow display
Adaptation to stretch of road
Driving style analysis
The representation of the dri
Raising the load of the combustion engine at consistent engine speed is
called load point increase.
This results in an increase in performance and the option to operate the
combustion engine in
the
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electrically operated and
that the high-voltage battery unit has high energy and power densities, a
stationary climate control
function is offered to the customer in the G20 PHEV. For stationary air
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safely under stable
conditions. Vehicle deceleration is made up of the following elements:
Conventional hydraulic braking
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Thanks to regenerative braking it is possible to convert the kinetic