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      08-26-2012, 06:59 AM   #24
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Drives: BMW 120d, 118d & 125i f20
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Originally Posted by ovekvam View Post
I see you notice effective engine braking as one of the benefits of the manually controlled automatic gearbox. On the 116i I have a manual gearbox, but the engine braking is still disappointingly weak. The car reports it is regenerating the energy, but I expecteded more braking power from this system.

When going downhill, I often need to go down to second gear to stay below the 80 km/h speed limit. My old E30 318iS could do the same hill in fourth gear, and that car had no energy regenerating system.
Unfortunately BMW use two gearbox in F20.

The normal series on my 118 & the Sport Gearbox on my 125.

They behave very differently.
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