Steffche Member 51 Member For: 16y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/12/07 02:26 AM Share Posted 17/12/07 02:26 AM Hi guys,I've read in the manual (yeah Im a geeky farker) that the ZF box when in manual mode goes into 1st gear automatically when you come to a stop...ie, at a set of lights!Well...mine doesn't. It stays in 2nd gear....which aint pretty when you then try and take off on the green light! What up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzMahoony Hench, but no longer shredded or tanned. Member 3,343 Member For: 17y 30d Gender: Male Location: Canning Vale, W.A Posted 17/12/07 02:33 AM Share Posted 17/12/07 02:33 AM Mines random Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 17y 2m 20d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 17/12/07 02:36 AM Share Posted 17/12/07 02:36 AM it depends on how far towards performance mode the auto is - the gearbox works on a point system out of 200. 1 being the most economical grandpa shift pattern, and 200 being the most agressive, it takes some pretty hard driving to get it all the way to 200. Also, if you smash your foot down on the accel. from a standing start it should go to 1st anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffche Member 51 Member For: 16y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/12/07 02:39 AM Author Share Posted 17/12/07 02:39 AM Is that still teh case with manual mode though? I would have thought the points system went out the window once you select a gear manually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tab Sucker Moderating Team 32,303 Member For: 20y 2d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane Posted 17/12/07 02:39 AM Share Posted 17/12/07 02:39 AM In manual mode it will never go back to 1st by itself - me thinks you've read incorrectly. In AUTO it will either drop back to 1st or 2nd depending on how much fun you've been having! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XF Falcon <put funny sh*t here> Member 3,365 Member For: 17y 5m 18d Gender: Male Location: Perth, NOR Posted 17/12/07 02:41 AM Share Posted 17/12/07 02:41 AM (edited) I haven't had much of a play with it really, but I've noticed it will automatically down shift through most of the gears and usually end up in 2nd gear when you come to a stop.I *THINK* I've had mine go back into to 1st gear on its own while I'm at rest at traffic lights, and I'm honestly not too sure under which conditions the ZF does this (obviously flooring it drops it back to 1st).I'm interested to hear other peoples ideas on this. But just do what I do.. when you want 1st gear just give the gear stick a little push upwards and make sure it starts in 1st.. and say hello to the smoke show Edited 17/12/07 02:42 AM by XF Falcon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steffche Member 51 Member For: 16y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 17/12/07 02:56 AM Author Share Posted 17/12/07 02:56 AM In manual mode it will never go back to 1st by itself - me thinks you've read incorrectly. In AUTO it will either drop back to 1st or 2nd depending on how much fun you've been having! Hmmm...maybe you're right. I'll have another flick through tonight as bedtime reading material!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl Toughest BA Turbo Lifetime Members 3,408 Member For: 21y 4m 3d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 17/12/07 03:03 AM Share Posted 17/12/07 03:03 AM Hmmm...maybe you're right. I'll have another flick through tonight as bedtime reading material!!I drive mine in manual mode 99% of the time.I've never noticed it drop to 1st, always 2nd.... so I now automatically shift it to 1st by habit now..... if it was really smart it would take note that I do it every time and do it for me.Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSV_LS1 Member 303 Member For: 20y 1m 25d Gender: Male Posted 17/12/07 03:49 AM Share Posted 17/12/07 03:49 AM Yeah it's a normal function of the ZF. Just like brian, you need to get in the habit of tapping it into 1st and you won't even notice yourself doing it anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XR_Brute Member 120 Member For: 17y 26d Gender: Male Location: melbourne Posted 17/12/07 07:13 AM Share Posted 17/12/07 07:13 AM Is that still teh case with manual mode though? I would have thought the points system went out the window once you select a gear manually?switching to performance or manual mode adds 100 points to what ever you were at while in 'D'(adaptive) for instance, if your cruising along and your sitting on 60 points, when you shift it into perf. mode you'll then be at 160..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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