How often do you use the auto-stick?
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
How often do you use the auto-stick?
Hello,
I just bought my SRT-6 roadster last weekend (80 miles, charcoal grey, $32,000). ;-) Seems like there were a lot of these in stock and are now being cleared out through wholesale auctions to other dealers willing to bargain (probably due to the sale of Chrysler). I've wanted one of these cars for 2 years, and came close several times in the past to buying one.
Love the car so far, but am getting used to the automatic transmission. I've only owned manual shifting cars in the past. When I punch the gas, it will often downshift 2 gears instead of one, and rev the engine really hard, and then almost immediately upshift one gear. I found this a little annoying, and have starting relying on the autostick to downshift, instead of letting the car do it itself.
Do most of you use the autostick for downshifting? If not, how do you prevent the car from the "double-downshift, immediate single upshift" whiplash?
I just bought my SRT-6 roadster last weekend (80 miles, charcoal grey, $32,000). ;-) Seems like there were a lot of these in stock and are now being cleared out through wholesale auctions to other dealers willing to bargain (probably due to the sale of Chrysler). I've wanted one of these cars for 2 years, and came close several times in the past to buying one.
Love the car so far, but am getting used to the automatic transmission. I've only owned manual shifting cars in the past. When I punch the gas, it will often downshift 2 gears instead of one, and rev the engine really hard, and then almost immediately upshift one gear. I found this a little annoying, and have starting relying on the autostick to downshift, instead of letting the car do it itself.
Do most of you use the autostick for downshifting? If not, how do you prevent the car from the "double-downshift, immediate single upshift" whiplash?
Senior Member
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 13,396
Likes: 25
From: Crystal Lake, IL
Re: How often do you use the auto-stick?
First of all, welcome to the forum, and congrats on your new ride. I use it to down shift quite often, and when taking winding and hilly roads.
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Re: How often do you use the auto-stick?
Originally Posted by AMGLover
Some info that may help you drive the car differently...
Active braking downshift: If a high pre-set rate of deceleration is achieved, the transmission automatically executes a downshift – useful before taking a bend briskly, for example. At a high pre-set rate of lateral acceleration, the transmission maintains the same gear through the entire bend, preventing load-change reactions. In addition, selection of the correct gear allows the car to be quickly and powerfully accelerated on exiting the bend. Both hands may stay on the wheel, for a further increase in driving enjoyment and safety. The almost instantaneous calculation of longitudinal and lateral acceleration forces necessary for the active braking downshift function is carried out by wheel speed sensors acting in conjunction with the transmission management system.
Optimum gear function: This technology makes overtaking easier by automatically selecting the gear that ensures the best acceleration according to the speed and pre-stored characteristic engine data when the shift lever is moved to the left and briefly held in that position.
Torque converter lockup: A lighter torque converter with a lower inertia reduces torque converter slip above first gear by means of a mechanical lockup clutch. This means that the V6 engine responds immediately and directly to the accelerator in any driving situation.
Sporty shift program: The shift points and shift logic are tailored to the high-performance engine. The result is 35 percent more rapid gearshift response compared with the basic transmission. Naturally, the transmission also shifts down to the correct gear in other situations, intelligently taking account of the driver’s requirements by analyzing the pedal and driving dynamics. It also rapidly recognizes gradients and will use the braking effect of the engine on downhill stretches, for example. This transmission may either be controlled by one-touch shifting (+/-), or manually, and is specifically configured for the uncompromisingly sporty character of the new AMG high-performance cars. The selected gear is displayed in the AMG instrument cluster.
Active braking downshift: If a high pre-set rate of deceleration is achieved, the transmission automatically executes a downshift – useful before taking a bend briskly, for example. At a high pre-set rate of lateral acceleration, the transmission maintains the same gear through the entire bend, preventing load-change reactions. In addition, selection of the correct gear allows the car to be quickly and powerfully accelerated on exiting the bend. Both hands may stay on the wheel, for a further increase in driving enjoyment and safety. The almost instantaneous calculation of longitudinal and lateral acceleration forces necessary for the active braking downshift function is carried out by wheel speed sensors acting in conjunction with the transmission management system.
Optimum gear function: This technology makes overtaking easier by automatically selecting the gear that ensures the best acceleration according to the speed and pre-stored characteristic engine data when the shift lever is moved to the left and briefly held in that position.
Torque converter lockup: A lighter torque converter with a lower inertia reduces torque converter slip above first gear by means of a mechanical lockup clutch. This means that the V6 engine responds immediately and directly to the accelerator in any driving situation.
Sporty shift program: The shift points and shift logic are tailored to the high-performance engine. The result is 35 percent more rapid gearshift response compared with the basic transmission. Naturally, the transmission also shifts down to the correct gear in other situations, intelligently taking account of the driver’s requirements by analyzing the pedal and driving dynamics. It also rapidly recognizes gradients and will use the braking effect of the engine on downhill stretches, for example. This transmission may either be controlled by one-touch shifting (+/-), or manually, and is specifically configured for the uncompromisingly sporty character of the new AMG high-performance cars. The selected gear is displayed in the AMG instrument cluster.
Thread Starter
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 34
Likes: 0
Re: How often do you use the auto-stick?
Originally Posted by AMGLover
Feel the force Luke, use the force...
;-)
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ApocMan
Engine, Exhaust, Transmission and Differential
0
Oct 9, 2007 11:32 PM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)