Morba said:in the 3 steptronics ive driven none have stepped up a gear in semi mode unless i have told it to.
I've only driven one but it did - it would shift up or down if you didn't.
Morba said:in the 3 steptronics ive driven none have stepped up a gear in semi mode unless i have told it to.
[TW]Fox said:I've only driven one but it did - it would shift up or down if you didn't.
Malt_Vinegar said:Even my 1992 5 series has a sports mode, and an ability to hold it in gears if required.
I have been known to hit the red-line on occaision
Morba said:my e36 has sport mode but no way of locking it in gear, is yours semi auto?
Morba said:shifting down they all do, its to stop it stalling when slowing down, but stepping up in semi mode ive never experienced (done a fair few miles in them aswell) :/
Clarkey said:in the context that they result in laggy changes and the majority of them will shift up if you hold it on the limiter, eliminating the whole 'manual' aspect of it.
As for my ststement being rubbish, thanks, added to ignore list...
erm him said:it might be good, but it isnt an auto. Tiptronic, steptronic and all that balls is just an auto with which you can override the gear selection, they are poor at best tbh in the context that they result in laggy changes
Try going down a long hill constantly riding the brakes, it'll be funUkadder said:Autos are fine for hilly areas (they are a lot better in some respects! Hill starts rule as does sitting in a traffic jam on a hill! (yes I do drive one, yes I did own a manual before))
there are a lot of auto's on the roads and they dont seem to suffer any of the problems mentioned here with going up and dow hills, they cope just fine it seems. Besides, if you are that concerned about cooking the brakes then you can choose 1, 2, L, or whatever which will provide engine braking for such situations.Che said:Try going down a long hill constantly riding the brakes, it'll be fun