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BlackWhite
17-07-2012, 07:51 PM
Hey all,
Tgis whole invecs ii auto transmission thing has me stumped...the brochure says the 380 auto will hold a gear if you're trying to brake while going down a hill...mine has never seemed to do that...

e.g. when going down a long steepish hill trying to stay under 60kmh and holding the braje down, the car stays in 4th and never changes to 3rd to assist braking...

My sister drives a vw golf and that transmission is great...not the twin clutch thing, but the intelligence with which it selects gears...e.g. holds a lower gear while ascending a steep hill -even if ur not trying to accelerate but just holding a speed, e.g.40kph, holding a low gear while descending, intelligently applying low gear if trying to stay at 100 kmh on freeway while going down a hill and not cruising and getting up to 115kmh when u have set cruise at 100 kmh...

I think u get my drift...

Anyway: is there a way to tune the transmisaion to your liking with some kinda aftermarket system? They say its an adaptive system but no mater how long i hold of flicking it across and manually changing it never seems to downshift when braking down a hill...