I've read that the adaptive transmisison can "learn my driving style". What exactly does this mean, how does the system adapt and how does it know when to adapt?
For example, I'm assuming that if I get in my car, put the pedal to the floor everytime then system is going to know I drive aggresively and shift gears at higher rpm. But does this change only take place when I stomp on the gas?
Likewise, if I slowly accelerate most times then the system will learn this and shift gears at lower rpms. But when I stomp on the gas pedal, does my old "profile" take over and assume I want smoother, but slower acceleration?
Nobody drives the same way all the time. Traffic congestion or weather conditions, for example may make the aggressive driver appear as more passive. How does the system learn a "driver's style" if it changes with driving conditions?
How long does it take to "learn my driving style"? Minutes, hours, days, weeks, months?
Finally, is the system always learning or once it thinks it learns a pattern does it keep that pattern forever (or until system reset)? If it continually relearns, how long would it take to learn a new driver, for example?
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Quote: | Does it have profiles for both keyfobs (i.e. drivers)? | I wish, but no.
The transmission learns how you drive most of the time for the first ~1000 miles. There is a way to reset it later on, do a search. Since I started driving my X3 more, I reset it to my very relaxed driving, and now it slurs the shifts seamlessly and upshifts earlier for fuel economy (which is a good thing IMO). If I want to drive aggressively, I just bump it over to SD or manual mode. To be honest, the differences in shift points/style aren't vast in a given shift mode. It'll be responsive no matter what........it's just how far you push to get a certain downshift. If you want max acceleration, the kickdown mode will get there ASAP anyway.
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How can my transmission "learn my driving style"