Upshift?
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Upshift?
Hey guys- quick observation -
When I just floor my E55 in "S" sport mode and then let off it stays in the lower gears a long time, despite being in "D" - meaning I never manually downshifted. The lower gear on accel is awesome, but when I lift it should upshift, I think. This makes the on-ramp blast a lot of fun but the transition to freeway driving a little unusual.
Is this by design?
When I just floor my E55 in "S" sport mode and then let off it stays in the lower gears a long time, despite being in "D" - meaning I never manually downshifted. The lower gear on accel is awesome, but when I lift it should upshift, I think. This makes the on-ramp blast a lot of fun but the transition to freeway driving a little unusual.
Is this by design?
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It's completely normal. The car is waiting to see if you are going to get back into it immediately. I don't know if you have found this out, but just click upshift on the back of the steering wheel or the shifter a couple of times to tell the car not to hold the gear after you've let off.
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This is one of my favorite things about the tranny (7spd at least, Im assuming same type programming on the 5spd)! I do this often so I can hear the gurgle when I let off! Puts a smile on my face everytime.
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Thanks, I will try the " + " button on the wheel next time...I thought since it said "D" that clicking up a gear wouldn't yield a result as the user interface is already saying its set to top gear...
Still learning, still love this car!
I'm thinking about upgrades like a pulley, but what's the point if I'm losing traction @ 40 with the power I already have?
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Still learning, still love this car!
I'm thinking about upgrades like a pulley, but what's the point if I'm losing traction @ 40 with the power I already have?
Not a bad problem, I'm not complaining!
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Just your tranny in race mode. I love when mine does that.
To get mine out of that race mode, I just bump the stick once to the right (or is it left, I forget now) . It seems to shut it off. My kids always laugh when I do that...."Why did you do that dad?" "Ahhhh, I am just telling her to relax and calm down"
They love 0-60 stuff. Won't go faster than that with them and I always get booed.
To get mine out of that race mode, I just bump the stick once to the right (or is it left, I forget now) . It seems to shut it off. My kids always laugh when I do that...."Why did you do that dad?" "Ahhhh, I am just telling her to relax and calm down"
They love 0-60 stuff. Won't go faster than that with them and I always get booed.
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Always fun on the hwy onramp..nail it, merge, get back into it expecting part throttle in a higher gear watch the traction light go nuts instead...good times.
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That happened to me once. I got into it for a split second and let off right before the 1-2 shift. The tranny went ahead and shifted as firm as it was preparing to and it felt like someone just rearended me, although no one was behind me.
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I get that sometimes too, especially in 1rst to second in sport after doing the 'sneaky ecu reset'. but pressing the (+) button on the wheel in S does nothing, not even the (-) button, always have to do the ole righty bump on the gear lever.