Newbie, looking for the used 650i x-drive with Adaptive Drive

[Markch]

Newbie, looking for the used 650i x-drive with Adaptive Drive.
I am on a market for used 650i x-drive with Adaptive Drive $2500 option. Is it any way I can distinctively say that car has Adaptive Drive option or not? In central console I see buttons “sport” and “comfort”. So, how to be sure car has Adaptive drive – only by VIN #? Diller doesn’t know.
Thanks for advice.

[Jon D]

Take it for a test drive and toggle between the modes from 'Eco Pro', 'Comfort+', 'Comfort', and 'Sport', you'll soon feel the difference.
Surprised the dealer doesn't know - is it an official BMW dealership?
You can also enter the last 7 digits of your VIN in the BMW decoder here: https://www.bmwdecoder.com
That'll tell you exactly what the car has.

[Markch]

Jon D
Thank you very much for respond.
So, my understanding all cars have 'Eco Pro', 'Comfort+', 'Comfort', 'Sport', Sport+. The only difference in the driving experience? Is it any visual futures/ buttons or on screen can tell that car has ADAPTIVE DRIVE? From VIN# it has (EDC) Electronic dumper control S223A but it doesn't say ADAPTIVE DRIVE.

[NINJA59]

Not all cars have Comfort+, any car with the variable dampers or adaptive drive options will have it. A car with the non active versions will have everything but Comfort+.

The difficultly comes with knowing whether you have the variable dampers or adaptive (the latter being far more rare at least in the UK market) although from what I have read the steering dynamics make fairly obvious if it has got it.

Use a VIN decoder as said above is probably your best bet to know exactly what it has got and in this case has not.

[Markch]

So, if car has Comfort+ it has ADAPTIVE DRIVE?

[NINJA59]

No Comfort+ being there means it could have either the Variable dampers OR Adaptive Drive.

[sewright]

Mine had this on the VIN coder referenced above:

S2VAA Chassis & suspens. setup"Adaptive Drive"

[Markch]

So, if car has Comfort+ it has Adaptive Drive?..

[Markch]

thank you for your help.
Looks like the only way to know for sure is VIN# Option S2VVA.

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by Markch

thank you for your help.
Looks like the only way to know for sure is VIN# Option S2VVA.

That's correct. For info, the VDC controls ride comfort alone by altering damper response; AD has VDC plus adjustable front and rear roll bars via a central coupling element - virtually de-coupled for bumpy surfaces and ultra smooth highway cruising in 'Comfort+' (VDC should do this too), through varying degrees of stiffness to fully rigid in 'Sport'.
Very impressive during high speed cornering as it dramatically reduces body roll and improves steering response.

[Jon D]

Originally Posted by NINJA59

No Comfort+ being there means it could have either the Variable dampers OR Adaptive Drive.

Correct.