I've had mine for about 6 months and never knew you could downshift to the lowest gear while in manual like that. Tomorrow's commute about to be lit

By the way, I think this might be your best video yet.

Hey- thanks for this video! I've driven an '06 550i 6spd manual for 11 years, but with local stop and go traffic, I'd take my automatic pickup out on my interstate runs over the 550 just to avoid wearing out my left leg. Was down at the dealer when a 2012 e93 M3 showed up in near mint condition and I brought it home. Even had the "Individual Package," with the piano black trim and extra-fancy leather. I'd never driven a DCT before and was perplexed on my test drive leaving the crowded dealer lot when it just sat there with no creep in D. It didn't take long to figure out that this transmission wants to GO, and once you learn it's quirks, it's a LOT of fun while still saving your left leg on the bumper to bumper runs. Keep the vids coming!

Nice man. For E92 M3, I would say DCT for speed, manual for fun. I always pick manual!

That was a great tutorial Tom! I've never driven a car with a DCT. The way you explained sounds simple! Thanks!

I have a 2013 e92 m3 and I really like the dct gearbox in it, it's fast and the rev matching is simply fantastic.

2012 e92 comp pkg M3 DCT! 2 years owning it and love it! Perfect for my weekend drives car feels so much better than a stick... Never going back to a manual.

I've driven the manual version and I went with the DCT it fits the car so much better and you can still do all the stuff a manual can like drift and get sideways but also when in the freeway I've had times when I shifted from 7 to 2 in less than a second it's so fast at shifting

What an amazing video...one day your channel is going to hit millions of subs...keep making videos like this and Good Luck Bro😊

I agree with Ted, once you try DCT it's different. Nothing like a positive push to your back with every milisecond fast upshift. Not to mention launch control and rev match downshifts all day.

Very nice tutorial I love like the DCT over SMG for sure.. although SMG III in the V10's were pretty nice but not a clean as DCT. BTW, I love the Easter egg, lowest gear. Something lots of people don't know about. Great job man.

The E92 M3 is just such a cool car. I really think this might be my next move in the near future

The extra button down the accelerator option made me unlock new feature in my life . THANKS DUDE !! I notice it has on my mini too .. !!!!

The best DCT video I've seen

Very good you're the only one that answered the question that I was looking for about SMG vs DTC it's basically the same with a few good upgradesmy main concern was the fact that it was going to act the same from a dead dig thanks man

Straight forward, to the point, and very clear. Thank you.

I've always driven manual cars since I first learned to drive, and now I am thinking of buying a dct car which would also be my first automatic. Thanks for the helpful video so I don't have to look like an idiot trying to operate one for the first time

Just got my m3 last week. Dct is so comfortable.

I’m a die hard stick shift guy never had an automatic car especially not a dct car’ a bout a month in a half ago I bought myself an e90 m3 with dct! Love the car and the way it shifts and down shifts, that crazy button at the bottom of the gas pedal that feels like a 100 shot of nitrous kicking in, the steering, the handling, and the way it sounds revving a v8 all the way to 8200rpm is all crazy

Good job! I've never driven one, although we've worked on many of them..

Great tutorial! And awesome channel.. Subscribed!

Best video on the DCT i have seen. I have driven two DCT's and would have felt better about them if i'd seen this video first. Thanks

Thank you bro I’m 15 never driven a manual and this is my dream car I was worried I couldn’t drive it for that reason this really helped to know that I can have it in automatic until I learn manual

thanks very informative. Just bought an 08 e92. I didn't know about that downshift protocol from high speeds. Time to read my manual LOL

Awesome video!

very good!!!! great m3!!

nice review! thanks

Hey guys, I've driven 100 manual cars in my life. This DCT is like no other! There's this knob to move it a certain direction and it lights up. Better than the manual! Also it's cheaper because it's so common.

thanks for the instructions. very helpfull.

Thanks aaron rodgers

Great video

Paddle shift has to be best for track cars, keeps both hands on the wheel and you don't have to heel/toe brake and accelerator so you can left foot brake all the time.

I rented an F80 M3 with the DCT while on vacation in the PNW a couple of weeks ago and absolutely fell in love with it. I don't really want to get into another car that will have a fairly large depreciation in the next few years, and I've always always wanted an e9x M3. So I've been finding myself looking for an e90 DCT.... Just not sure I want to give up the xDrive for a daily, or drive the M3 in the winter. So maybe the plan should be to get the manual e9x M3, and then wait for the DSG Golf R's to come down in price to replace the 335?

Nice vid! They designed this transmission specially around this high revving beast of a motor, hints why I got is as well. After owning an e46 m3 with the SMG, e39 M5, and now this, I can say it's truly the best of both worlds. The only thing that drives me nuts is WHY IS 7TH GEAR SO SHORT?! UGHH. LOL

thank you for the video.

Hey what is all that wite stuff all over the ground? lol lol Great Vlog bro I even learned a few things..Thanks for your vlogs I enjoy them.

cool video very informative.

Thanks very informative cheers

The DCT transmission has definitely made automatic/semi automatic a lot more appealing and bearable. In fact fun to actually drive unlike some standard torque converter autos which are just so slow, confused and unbearable.

Nice vids. I'm in the market for a 335is or z4 35i. Both are DCT.

I have the DCT in my 135i in regular drive mode it's laggy like half a second. I'll try the kick down and flick the down shift see if it drops to the lowest gear.

Yeah I think they're still on summer tires. I have some people telling me to not take it out cuz the rwd system and others saying to just drive slow. I just don't want to end up stuck or crash my baby. I basically took an Uber to work and back home. Just waiting for the roads to clear out more. Thanks for the fast responses by the way.

Nice vid tom

Great vid. When parked you can hit the power button when in D and it'll put it in P.

what's the difference between dct and smg? two clutches vs one?? Great video thanks!

The primary reason why I purchased a B8 S4 instead of a DCT M3 (back in 2010) was because of the way the M3 sounded like it rode the clutch at parking lot speeds. I asked the sales guy if this was down to the ‘mode’ it was operating in, but he responded need that this was ‘normal’ 🙄. Did your DCT tune fix this?

Great information! Thank you. :-)

What other cars have the + and Minus reversed on the shifter? Like Push down to upshift(+). I only know the evo sst to have the +/- swapped aswell

When jacking or lifting E92 M DCT do you need top put in neutral with parking brake up or just leave it in P mode with ebrake up? There's nothing in the manual in how to do it correctly. Anybody know???

dont have a dct but thought this would be a cool video

Ive had mine for about a month and i have no idea how to turn on the lights on top of the rev counter. Can you help me out?

Great video! However, Bruhhhhh!! I can't believe you keep that sweet M3 so, so dirty lol.

Really great topic to go over Tom! My first experience with BMW's DCT was in my friend's 2015 M4 convertible, and there was definitely a bit of a learning curve.

Is there a way to have it in full manual mode but have the car automatically shift up at the redline?

Hi mate, i'd like to buy an e93 m3 but my knowledge is still so low of the modell. Now i own an e36 m3 and never gona sell it :) all of the e90 m3 came with manual or DCT or is there any other options? And any good advice where should i learn more of the modell? Thnak you.

What is the kick down button at the bottom of the accelerator? @ 3:50 in the vid

Can you accelerate while dsc is off ?

Can the DCT handle as much power as a manual transmission.?

What do the other buttons next to the shifter do? The one that says power, edc, and dsc (which is like traction control)

why the hate on DCTs? I drive a manual e46 but would love a DCT transmission. It shifts faster and you're controlling the shifts, unlike normal autos where you're just limiting the rpms.

I don't think people really understand DCT. The one car I have driven with a DCT felt fun!!

It's hard to defend DCTs sometimes because 'hardcore' car people don't give it a chance. What they don't realize is that it can be just as rewarding as a manual transmission, although in a different way. Good DCTs feel like shooting a gun when shifting.

Hi from Western Australia, I am about to purchase my 4th E90/92 M3 , lol😱 this one was very jerky at times taking off with medium throttle input. It’s Had TA done , it’s tuned by turner because of test pipes but don’t know if it has had the dct GTS tune, can’t find evidence of it. It does have a sprint booster on it that was set to 3 when I drove it. appreciate any suggestions, thx

Hey great vid! Quick question. Today I’ve been getting a lot of transmission temperature warning lights today and the car would do weird things a before it got normal again. Any idea what it could be? My car is 2011 with 54k miles dct.

I just cant get it how to bring the gear down while driving in fast to reduce brake work with engine brake...just like from 7th gear to down quickly to 3th gear...that what i mean thanks before for the answer

Is this the Gear shift speed For m3 e92 0-40 km/hr Gear 1 40-80km/hr Gear 2 80-120 km/hr Gear 3

My m3 e92 paddle shifters stopped working… do you know why? They dont downshift or upshift…

For the BMW DCT if I release the brake in automatic drive on a flat surface (not a hill) will I move forward or backward

Hi I have bmw m2 with dct, After I using the shifters its not back again to D automatically, is it ok? Other gearboxes back to D…

Awesome video. Can you elaborate on the difference between the M3 dct and the one in the 335is?

What does the edc button do? What is it for ?

what about burnouts and hooning around?

Pressing accelerator @ every upshift = quicker smoother buttererrr

My car automatically starts in D2 and remembers my S mode velocity. Is this normal?

just curious can you put it in neutral while driving ? like maybe holding both shift paddles same time.

I've had both e92s... I LOVE my DCT. Don't miss my manual for a second😬

Could u plz explain the five driving modes? Like D 1 D 2 D 3 and so on.

In the traffic light should u put on N or just leave it in D1 as the car not moving in D ?

Any 1 knows , should I replace the clutch like manual on dct

hi, i have a question. for manual we have a foot clutch, dct how does it work in order to down shift an up shift,??

Tedward, if you could do it all over again, would you still get the DCT? I have a manual and have always been a diehard manual fan, but this engine just seems to be built for a DCT given the power band and how much it loves to rev. I've been driving stick for 15 years, and this is the only car that I have ever questioned a manual in...

Is their 2 clutch pedals ?

Hey quick question man I currently drive an f80 m3 and I was racing this nismo so I aggressively downshifted my dct transmission at high speed from 5th gear to 2 gear on the pway going at around 70 miles per hour could that break my trasmision ???

question, I have never driven a manual transmission before. Would a DCT be easier to learn than a manual? So many cars that I like are either a manual or DCT, I am leaning towards DCT but I have never driven either.

Drove an A4 with the DCT and didn't like it at low speeds. Not sure if it's better in the BMW, how's it compare? It looks cool in my buddy's M2 Comp, but he should've gotten the manual lol I like how you have to use the emergency brake and there's no park.

Not sure if this is covered, but the downshift to the lowest gear, apparently is only available in the LCI.I have a 2012 but when i replaced my gas pedal (due to faulty sensor) with a non LCI used pedal, that feature is no longer working.

Hello everyone , i have a question , do the dct transmition change to ' D ' itself whenever u are not in the right gear ?

What are the upcoming or required maintenance for s65 dct transmission please? Please help me because I'm trying to get an e92 m3 in my country. Thank you

No P for Park? My guess when you switch off the engine it actually shifts to 1st gear just like what we do if we don't want the car to roll away (on manual trans).

Just bought an E90 M3. How do you change shift mode from D to S? I'm asking because on the shifter it says D/S.

I've only driven manual. Is it difficult to adapt to? Im still thinking whether to get a dct or manual golf gti mk7..

what is the difference with this dct (e92) and the dct 2009 (m5,m6) ? is the same plug ????? my m3 e46 2004 have the dct m5, m6

may i ask? do i need to hold the brake pedal to change the gear? i am new at this :)

Hello, so the 2018 M2 will have the DCT right ? so this will still work on it ? @@" thanks for the tutorial, since i've never drove DCT cars before.... lol

Besides s65 rod bearings and throttle actuators, cooling systems, valve cover gaskets, oil pan gaskets, etc, what else would you recommend to do a refresh please?

Hey Ted, question for you. If you’re in launch control mode and in “S” mode will the car shift on it’s own?

On a E92 M3 DCT, I experienced some clutch slip in Auto mode when full throttle (Say from Gears 5 to 3). Takes about 1-2 seconds before it really gets going... Is this normal in a DCT Auto Mode?

What’s a good intensity to keep the transmission at for just cruising and not put too much stress on the dct?

ik this is stupid but when you use the levers, do you have to let go of the gas to change gear or can u just keep it at like full throttle?

To go into Park you go into Neutral? on another video, in the M4 he said you don't and in fact it won't go into Park. I guess that's just a difference between M4 and E92?