FTO AUSTRALIA

Not sure if this is correct?
Manual mode - upshift and downshift is smooth and direct.
Auto mode - upshifts are smooth and normal but downshifts seem strange.
It drops from 4th to 3rd even 2nd at times on throttle kickdown but on gradual slowdown drops from 4th to 3rd then hangs onto third until you have stopped completely then it drops to 1st, it just ignores 2nd unless you have forced it into 2nd on kickdown.

any ideas?

totally normal

phew, but can you explain why?

No, but mine does that too, don't worry.

Because they don't want you driving in auto mode.. duhh

I had this exact same question when i first got my car.

Turns out it's the norm, albeit weird as it is.

It's weird - only way to resolve this is to never drive in full auto mode.

I bought it for auto (so i can sell it to my learner friend when she passes) but i never use full auto, im always in tip. She loves it too. Which is massive bonus as im changing to a manual asap again.

The only time I use full auto is when I am sipping on double cafe moccachito lol

I hardly ever drive it in tip
Always in auto

Sounds like typical japanese, they write backwards and their gearboxes are upside down too!

shrugs, mutter never mumble use growl 2nd anyway grrrr full throttle mumble top gear flat out mutter

walks away shakin head

Going down a hill in auto mode mine will drop from 4th to 3rd if i pick up too much speed. I always assumed it was engine braking to stop you rolling too fast/out of control.

Always thought it was abit pointless though considering there is a brake pedal

I did this on day 2 of owning my FTO

http://web.archive.org/web/200502090912 ... gears.html

Its a learning gearbox. Reset your ECU, then flog it around the way you would like it to drive, it will then attempt to mimic your style.

Otherwise, by default it will try to slow you down on the hills.

I8A4RE wrote:The only time I use full auto is when I am sipping on double cafe moccachito lol

wtf is that? ive been a barista for 5 years and never heard of that before.

Valandis91 wrote:

I8A4RE wrote:The only time I use full auto is when I am sipping on double cafe moccachito lol

wtf is that? ive been a barista for 5 years and never heard of that before.

It's like a double decaffenated half caf with a twist of lemon

Bennoz wrote:

Valandis91 wrote:

I8A4RE wrote:The only time I use full auto is when I am sipping on double cafe moccachito lol

wtf is that? ive been a barista for 5 years and never heard of that before.

It's like a double decaffenated half caf with a twist of lemon

Is that like the 'dairy free, caffeine free, coffee free slopichino'

i also noticed today in tip mode, if you forget - or just plain can't be bothered changing down it will do it for you as well. Pretty tricky and sophisticated for a 15 year old car, even the corvette doesn't have that feature!
All in all it's begining to spank the vette in a number of areas - there is only 1 thing so far that lets it down - NO CRUISE CONTROL - WTF - why not?

Just buy an aftermarket cruise control kit. They're cheap & reliable these days

or use your right foot.....

How do you reset your ECU? Do you drive in tiptronic to get it to learn or automatic?