View Poll Results: How often do you use your AT manual mode?
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AutoTransOwnners~How often do you use Manual Mode?
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From: Connecticut
Originally Posted by almatti
Kring: Very good explanation which makes a lot of sense. I guess what concerned me was that in regular AUTO mode, 3rd gear is smoother. Even though I'm driving......OMG..... 38 years, and driven a number of different cars and SUVs, abrupt shifts in the Trannys usually spelled trouble. But the G is a different animal with SWELL accelration.... Love this car!!
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From: MN, western subs
What if the 2-3 shift bangs hard enough to make the dash creak? That's what mine does. I'd say 25% of the time it's extremely harsh, very unpredictable as well. I stopped using mine because of it. I understand quick and firm, but this is quite rediculous. It happened the other day with the wife in the car, she said "WTF was that?" She thought we hit something. I told her "that's our 40G car we bought." haha!
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Originally Posted by csdstudio
What if the 2-3 shift bangs hard enough to make the dash creak? That's what mine does. I'd say 25% of the time it's extremely harsh, very unpredictable as well. I stopped using mine because of it. I understand quick and firm, but this is quite rediculous. It happened the other day with the wife in the car, she said "WTF was that?" She thought we hit something. I told her "that's our 40G car we bought." haha!
I've eliminated 90% of the jerks/bangs from 2-3 shift by letting the RPM needle go past 3k and then shifting up. I still get jerks 70~% of the time when I floor it all the way upto the redline and shift.
Oh and also, do NOT let go of the gas when you are shifting up/down. It'll make your car feel/drive much smoother.
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From: Connecticut
Originally Posted by ckp
would you save gas by using manual mode and shifting early as supposed to holding gears longer?
Originally Posted by Lawy'dU
yeah, me too. It's horrible on gas millage though lol. I use it pretty extensively now that I has the paddles.
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Originally Posted by G35Now!
+1 Pretty sure this is why my gas mileage sucks...and why I have a smile on my face every time I drive the G
0% of mine is highway...well, maybe 5% 
Which not only involves waiting at lights, stop signs etc., and slowly trolling through at 40 mph - it also promotes opportunities to experiment with acceleration curves...
It's not really a mystery to me why my mileage sucks
Which not only involves waiting at lights, stop signs etc., and slowly trolling through at 40 mph - it also promotes opportunities to experiment with acceleration curves...It's not really a mystery to me why my mileage sucks
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From: Vancouver
Originally Posted by G35Now!
0% of mine is highway...well, maybe 5% Which not only involves waiting at lights, stop signs etc., and slowly trolling through at 40 mph - it also promotes opportunities to experiment with acceleration curves...
It's not really a mystery to me why my mileage sucks
Which not only involves waiting at lights, stop signs etc., and slowly trolling through at 40 mph - it also promotes opportunities to experiment with acceleration curves...It's not really a mystery to me why my mileage sucks
