Can't get the beast up the driveway

horsepower_and_hounds · 01-23-2016, 08:39 PM

Well we had a pretty good icing over here in Charlotte yesterday. Today I decided to work in the garage so I eased the car out of the garage onto the driveway....very very slowly. Well when I tried to stop the car just slid backwards all the way down and into the street. Well to make a long story short....I got tired of busting ice that was a solid 2in thick so never got it back into the garage. It sleeps outside tonight

wjjkoevoets · 01-23-2016, 09:50 PM

Haha, this brings back memories. My parents used to own a 2007 MB E320 CDI. A heavy RWD diesel (3.0l V6) with automatic transmission. Their driveway was very steep. Whenever it snowed they could not get the car up the driveway in any way lol. Just endless spinning.

They had to clean the entire driveway and part of the street before it went anywhere xD

horsepower_and_hounds · 01-24-2016, 07:42 AM

Yep, and no matter which setting I used if the ecu sensed any weird slipping it intervened. I tried all the settings. With it off I could get the tire spinning but when I tried to creep it seemed to know better

Later today I will get out and bust up the ice with a hammer since that wimpy snow shovel was worthless. That is how I got it up out of the street, chipping slots in the ice

sstarrx3 · 01-24-2016, 08:29 AM

Yep...I live near the speedway and mine sits in the garage. Your incline of your
driveway is about the same as ours. I was not going to even attempt it.

midwest 340xi 6sp · 01-24-2016, 08:44 AM

Poor Bastard....You guys just arent equipped down there for this stuff..

Stay safe!!

sstarrx3 · 01-24-2016, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Midwest M235i

Poor Bastard....You guys just arent equipped down there for this stuff..

Stay safe!!

I don't even own a snow shovel...down here you just stay home for 12-24 hours until it melts!

Kayevman · 01-24-2016, 09:07 AM

Had the same problem last year. With X Drive the front tires clawed their way up and into my garage.

midwest 340xi 6sp · 01-24-2016, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by sstarrx3

I don't even own a snow shovel...down here you just stay home for 12-24 hours until it melts!

We'd have to wait 5 months for that up here...

BEM-S4 · 01-24-2016, 03:59 PM

Had a similar issue last year, even steeper hill. Salt truck dumped a ton of salt that gave me enough traction to get going. May be worth a shot before you break out the hammer.

bryan_G01 · 01-24-2016, 04:18 PM

Not as bad as mine...

JChristie · 01-24-2016, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ehagerty

Yep, and no matter which setting I used if the ecu sensed any weird slipping it intervened. I tried all the settings. With it off I could get the tire spinning but when I tried to creep it seemed to know better

Sorry, just confirm, even with the DSC turned off that car is still limiting what you can do? I know some cars don't let you turn the electronic nannies off fully, but I kind of thought/hoped on our cars we could.

XieJin · 01-25-2016, 07:39 AM

Hold down the DSC/DTC button for 5 seconds to turn off ALL the nannies =)

BentZero · 01-25-2016, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by XieJin

Hold down the DSC/DTC button for 5 seconds to turn off ALL the nannies =)

Automatic diff braking still kicks in even with dsc off

Transfer · 01-25-2016, 10:56 PM

Yeah I don't think you can turn the E-diff off but that's a good thing because spinning one wheel won't help either.

NotARealMCar · 01-26-2016, 11:00 AM

My driveway is steeper than this and I made it up with ice/snow covering the whole driveway. All I did was what was posted above (pressing and holding the DSC button). I put the car in first and hammered down. Eventually crawled my way back up.

opfreak · 01-27-2016, 01:04 PM

what tires are on the car?

horsepower_and_hounds · 01-27-2016, 06:58 PM

factory issued Mich PSS

Sportstick · 01-27-2016, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ehagerty

factory issued Mich PSS

They barely would work on dry pavement at those temps!

You're lucky not to be in a ditch!

You did well to get as far as you did!

I guess where you live, winter tires don't make long-term sense.

BPC · 01-27-2016, 08:19 PM

Reminds me of the early 90s when my father took my jeep away from me every winter at college so he wouldn't have to drive his 3 then 5 series in the snow. I had to walk in the snow for groceries. I understand now. Of course I live where it rarely snows too

DS_BMW · 01-28-2016, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ehagerty

factory issued Mich PSS

That's your problem..

horsepower_and_hounds · 01-28-2016, 04:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sportstick

I guess where you live, winter tires don't make long-term sense.

Exactly......I don't know what I was thinking when I backed it out of the garage onto the driveway. Guss I need to give gravity more respect

Sportstick · 01-28-2016, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ehagerty

Exactly......I don't know what I was thinking when I backed it out of the driveway. Guess I need to give gravity more respect

Also keep in mind Michelin's warning that PSS should not be used below 45 degrees F due to possible tire compound cracking and that, if such cracking occurs, it is not covered under warranty.

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horsepower_and_hounds Brigadier General 1837 Rep 4,203 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	Yep, and no matter which setting I used if the ecu sensed any weird slipping it intervened. I tried all the settings. With it off I could get the tire spinning but when I tried to creep it seemed to know better Later today I will get out and bust up the ice with a hammer since that wimpy snow shovel was worthless. That is how I got it up out of the street, chipping slots in the ice
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sstarrx3 Captain 106 Rep 855 Posts Drives: 2014 228i Mineral White/Terra Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Concord, NC iTrader: (0)	Yep...I live near the speedway and mine sits in the garage. Your incline of your driveway is about the same as ours. I was not going to even attempt it.
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01-24-2016, 09:07 AM	#7
Kayevman kayevman 27 Rep 99 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i X Drive Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Dallas iTrader: (0)	Had the same problem last year. With X Drive the front tires clawed their way up and into my garage.
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BEM-S4 Major General 4519 Rep 8,942 Posts Drives: Dinan M235, Dinan Sport Wagon Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (5)	Had a similar issue last year, even steeper hill. Salt truck dumped a ton of salt that gave me enough traction to get going. May be worth a shot before you break out the hammer. __________________ 2022 Macan S 2016 F31 328i xDrive Sport Wagon 2006 E46 330ci ZHP Convertible
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bryan_G01 Lieutenant Colonel 1166 Rep 1,931 Posts Drives: like i stole it... Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	Not as bad as mine... __________________ www.nybmwcca.org Current Cars: 1995 M3 Coupe Manual Alpine White 1997 M3 Sedan Auto Cosmo Black Metallic 2018 x3 m40 Auto Grey Metallic
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XieJin Private First Class 10 Rep 197 Posts Drives: '15 M235i xDrive Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Hold down the DSC/DTC button for 5 seconds to turn off ALL the nannies =)
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Transfer Major General 5260 Rep 5,874 Posts Drives: Bronco Wildtrak, Tesla MYP Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Issaquah, WA iTrader: (1)	Yeah I don't think you can turn the E-diff off but that's a good thing because spinning one wheel won't help either.
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NotARealMCar Wannabe ///M Car Owner 91 Rep 94 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i 6spd Fake ///M Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Pennsylvania iTrader: (0)	My driveway is steeper than this and I made it up with ice/snow covering the whole driveway. All I did was what was posted above (pressing and holding the DSC button). I put the car in first and hammered down. Eventually crawled my way back up. __________________ I drive a fake ///M car.
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opfreak Second Lieutenant 40 Rep 281 Posts Drives: Rabbit Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: wisconsin iTrader: (0)	what tires are on the car?
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horsepower_and_hounds Brigadier General 1837 Rep 4,203 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	factory issued Mich PSS
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BPC Private First Class 46 Rep 122 Posts Drives: 2016 M235i Convertible Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Columbia SC iTrader: (0)	Reminds me of the early 90s when my father took my jeep away from me every winter at college so he wouldn't have to drive his 3 then 5 series in the snow. I had to walk in the snow for groceries. I understand now. Of course I live where it rarely snows too
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