New Discovery on SPORT-SHIFT logic
#1
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
New Discovery on SPORT-SHIFT logic
today i was going somewhere in the rental 07 TL I had and just decided to gun it. Then while gunning it i putt it in SS and it shifted itself just like if was still in Auto mode. Well I tried it again and it worked properly. After a little wasted gas and some curiosity, I figured out with trial and error that the SS feature cannot be accessed when the RPM is above 4.5k . I also tried this in my 04 TL and got the same result. Just thought I should post this because I have seen a few posts on SS not working properly in the past few months.
#2
now with four rings
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Bixby, OK
Age: 42
Posts: 1,745
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
yeah, i realized a while back that starting in L (to stay in 1st gear longer) and then shifting to SS, the TL would automatically shift from 2nd to 3rd...it didn't occur to me this happened above 4000 rpm till you just mentioned it...anything below that and shifting from L to SS would stay in 2nd...
#4
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by BoostedJack
lol.. get a 6MT
#5
now with four rings
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Bixby, OK
Age: 42
Posts: 1,745
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by BoostedJack
lol.. get a 6MT
besides, i have to multi-task too often in my car to have time to shift gears...ever tried transporting 3 ice cream sundaes while trying to shift? ...i'm too paranoid i'll drop something to be shifting and carrying those in my car...
#6
Advanced
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Northern VA
Age: 35
Posts: 97
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by rimz
besides, i have to multi-task too often in my car to have time to shift gears...ever tried transporting 3 ice cream sundaes while trying to shift? ...i'm too paranoid i'll drop something to be shifting and carrying those in my car...
#7
Racer
Originally Posted by rimz
besides, i have to multi-task too often in my car to have time to shift gears ...ever tried transporting 3 ice cream sundaes while trying to shift? ...i'm too paranoid i'll drop something to be shifting and carrying those in my car...
Trending Topics
#8
now with four rings
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Bixby, OK
Age: 42
Posts: 1,745
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by s55lear
Do you use your TL as an ice cream car often?
#9
now with four rings
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Bixby, OK
Age: 42
Posts: 1,745
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by EnvisionTL
..sounds like a recipe for an accident or two . Not doubting your ability to drive or anything, just be careful with the ice cream, oh yea watch the road when you can as well
#11
'07 TL Type-S 5A/T
Hmmm...this wouldn't apply to the TL-S now would it? If I recall correctly, the SS on the TL-S is different. It was redesigned with down-shif revv matching as well as it being specifically sports oriented. I'm still in the 'breaking-in' period so I've been shifting right before the 4k RPM mark...I'm at 330 miles right now...can't wailt for 600!!!
#14
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
Originally Posted by JD TL-S
The 07 TL-S Auto stays where you want to. ALL the way up to rev limiter 7,000. I know, a few times I forgot I had it in manual mode
example:
You are driving and gun it, then you relize you want SS. You throw it into SS at 5k RPM. The car switches from 2nd -> 3rd as if in full auto, then hits the rev limiter in 3rd gear requiring an input to shift.
#16
Safety Car
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Northern ILLINOIS
Age: 62
Posts: 4,848
Received 134 Likes
on
130 Posts
I can't answer, I drive in auto most of the time. If I feel goofy I put into manual when I am at stop sign. Its 1 or the other with me. Sometimes if I am driving in auto, and I want to downshift at the intersection, I go into manual and it stays in the gear I was already in, then I downshift like a real manual to take the turn/corner.
#17
Cablevision Employee
My SS works just fine. I only dont have full control in 1st gear, unless im gunning it. Other then that it works just like a sports shift system should.
I too have an 04.
I too have an 04.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Oakes
Wash & Wax
10
10-12-2015 11:17 AM
joflewbyu2
5G TLX (2015-2020)
139
10-08-2015 11:16 AM
DerrickW
3G TL Performance Parts & Modifications
20
09-27-2015 02:45 PM