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Old 01-11-2017, 09:11 PM
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Cold vs Hot transmission shift points
When I start my car and let it idle for a minute and drive off, I notice that the rpms stay at 2k for about 5 seconds before shifting (I live downhill if this matters), but when warm the ml shifts great.Is this normal for a cold transmission?
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Yes it's apart of the emissions warm up process---live long and prosper
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that's normal and is in the owner's manual
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