shaness8 Member 89 Member For: 15y 6m 9d Gender: Male Posted 24/03/14 12:37 PM Share Posted 24/03/14 12:37 PM Just bought a FG F6 2011 6spd autoThe car has low kms so I doubt there's anything wrong with the car, just that the auto seems to hang onto the gears before up changing in the auto mode like at 60 the trans is in 4th on a flat road and won't go into 5th, and yet if I push it across to man mode I can select 5th and lowering the revs.6th gear won't engage until around 90 and again in man mode can select it alot earlier, I would of thought being in the auto mode would pick up the next gear early,and in the porformance mode hang onto the gears.I disconnected the battery to reset thing's but no change,Is the ZF calibrated that way and operating normal, or does it have to learn to my driving style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 24/03/14 11:16 PM Share Posted 24/03/14 11:16 PM Same tyres all round?Have been some cases where, if the car sees the wheels turning at different rates or the steering is on an angle (either sensors out or tyre sizes differing) the auto believes you're in a corner or turn and will hold gear.Maybe do a tyre rotation first - if that doesn't change anything have the sensors checked/reset? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 25/03/14 04:54 AM Share Posted 25/03/14 04:54 AM Get on the highway, in D. If it's not shifting to 6th and you think it should (can do it manually a bit past 70km/h), put on cruise control and see what happens?The times I leave mine in auto I use S (performance mode), when cruising on highway if I then engage cruise to drops it back to adaptive mode (D) and goes up a gear usually.Amusingly if you tap the throttle you can see it switch back to Performance mode and go back to Adaptive when you stop pressing the pedal, with accompanying gear changes. This is a BFII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaness8 Member 89 Member For: 15y 6m 9d Gender: Male Posted 25/03/14 12:38 PM Author Share Posted 25/03/14 12:38 PM Got same tyres all round.On the highway it will go into 6th around 90k in auto mode and I can select 6th manually around 75k .Sometimes when going down hill it will change down a gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyOne Bronze Donating Members 1,145 Member For: 11y 7m 11d Gender: Male Posted 25/03/14 12:39 PM Share Posted 25/03/14 12:39 PM Depends also how the previous person drove it. The shift pot has a chip in it that learns how you drive. If your one to mash the loud button it changes a little harder & faster. Drive it slow & it responds accordingly. They do pick up habits & can need to be reset so I heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzMahoony Hench, but no longer shredded or tanned. Member 3,343 Member For: 17y 10m 15d Gender: Male Location: Canning Vale, W.A Posted 25/03/14 01:04 PM Share Posted 25/03/14 01:04 PM Ye the ex driver prolly drove it like a gribbly and the zf is use to a goony driving styleItll sort itself out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 26/03/14 01:43 AM Share Posted 26/03/14 01:43 AM My BF F6 was extremely lazy when I first purchased it. The previous owner had it since new as was an older gent and it appears he drove it quite sedately. It took a solid month of everyday driving and working the box through the gears to get it to wake up.I was almost at the point of giving up on the car before it came good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 17y 2m 19d Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 26/03/14 05:33 AM Share Posted 26/03/14 05:33 AM I tried to post this last night but the forum was doing it's backup thing and not responding...Maybe start mashing the pedal everywhere so your driving matches the way the box is thinking! Problem solvered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rab WOT? Moderating Team 10,981 Member For: 11y 11m 18d Gender: Male Location: Frankston, 3199 Posted 26/03/14 05:40 AM Share Posted 26/03/14 05:40 AM (edited) Does pulling the battery overnight cause it to reset and relearn or does it require a TCM reset? Edited 26/03/14 05:44 AM by raband Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,323 Member For: 19y 4m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 26/03/14 05:54 AM Share Posted 26/03/14 05:54 AM TCM reset or extended period of enthusiastic driving required Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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