Learned something new today....
04-18-2017, 06:04 PM
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Le Mans Master
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Learned something new today....
I was on my way shopping driving in Sport mode using the paddles and I was doing about 50 in 7th gear and I wanted to see how low the RPMs would drop if I put it into 8th gear (Usually I drive locally in 4th or 5th).
To my surprise the message on the dash said "Shift denied" or something to that effect. So I guess you can't go into 8th gear below 50 MPH or so.....interesting. I guess it would labor too much. Never had that problem on my 6 speed C7.
To my surprise the message on the dash said "Shift denied" or something to that effect. So I guess you can't go into 8th gear below 50 MPH or so.....interesting. I guess it would labor too much. Never had that problem on my 6 speed C7.
04-18-2017, 06:07 PM
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Does the same thing in other gears if your speed isn't sufficient for the higher gear you may manually select.
04-18-2017, 06:10 PM
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04-19-2017, 12:03 AM
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Usually, when I see that message, it's because I tried to shift into first at 40 mph.
A6. It does not like that and I'm always grateful.
A6. It does not like that and I'm always grateful.
04-19-2017, 07:12 AM
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I was on my way shopping driving in Sport mode using the paddles and I was doing about 50 in 7th gear and I wanted to see how low the RPMs would drop if I put it into 8th gear (Usually I drive locally in 4th or 5th).
To my surprise the message on the dash said "Shift denied" or something to that effect. So I guess you can't go into 8th gear below 50 MPH or so.....interesting. I guess it would labor too much. Never had that problem on my 6 speed C7.
To my surprise the message on the dash said "Shift denied" or something to that effect. So I guess you can't go into 8th gear below 50 MPH or so.....interesting. I guess it would labor too much. Never had that problem on my 6 speed C7.
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04-19-2017, 08:50 AM
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The automatic won't allow you to select either too low or too high of a gear for the current operating conditions thus protecting the engine/drivetrain from misuse/mistake.
04-19-2017, 09:04 AM
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04-19-2017, 09:21 AM
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I was on my way shopping driving in Sport mode using the paddles and I was doing about 50 in 7th gear and I wanted to see how low the RPMs would drop if I put it into 8th gear (Usually I drive locally in 4th or 5th).
To my surprise the message on the dash said "Shift denied" or something to that effect. So I guess you can't go into 8th gear below 50 MPH or so.....interesting. I guess it would labor too much. Never had that problem on my 6 speed C7.
To my surprise the message on the dash said "Shift denied" or something to that effect. So I guess you can't go into 8th gear below 50 MPH or so.....interesting. I guess it would labor too much. Never had that problem on my 6 speed C7.
I consider this anti-lugging protection . . .
I see this off and on when I am not thinking about my shifts and try to upshift at too low of RPM. I have never had a downshift denied. (FYI, if you haven't noticed yet, if you hold down the downshift lever it drops as many gears as is safe. Fun for passing!)
