Does anyone know if the adaptive damping changes continuously as you drive along

or

does the damping have 3 fixed levels of damping ie green, normal and sport (which can be set up between -10 to +10)

 

Fixed

 

Thanks for that, it's what i suspected. I don't think I would use it very much as I found the standard damping was fine and I am not a big fan of sport settings.

 

Why do Mini call it Dynamic Damper Control then? Should it just be called "damper control".
If you are correct about it being fixed I will ask fit my money back on that option. That is just not fair or right on any level.

 

Its Dynamic (changes) between three fixed settings.

It matches up with their terminology for the Sport/Mid/Green switch, which is Driving Dynamics. The Dynamic Dampers allows that switch to also, dynamically?, change the suspension setting as well.

 

According to my reading DDM is a add on to the standard 3 driving modes.

Here is what the BMW describes it as
" Dynamic Damping Control.

Uneven roads, potholes, cobblestones or flawless tarmac – with Dynamic Damping Control there is now a chassis for every road and every driving style.

The perfect damping setting is what engineers are in search of on the test tracks. What they find is usually a compromise. However, with Dynamic Damping Control the BMW 5 Series Sedan provides a suitable setting for every surface without you having to intervene.

A control unit on each wheel evaluates movements four hundred times a second and adjusts the shock absorbers accordingly. The electronics system works so fast that when the front wheels encounter a pothole, information is sent to the rear wheels so that sufficient cushioning is in place. The rebound and compression damping are continually and independently set to end the need for compromise which means that the dampers adapt to the state of the road irrespective of which Dynamic Driving Control mode is selected, for exceptional ride comfort even when driving hard on bumpy surfaces."