Don't worry about it, there are safegaurds in place. Just don't downshift while turning when your traction control is off

 

break them off and paddle home

 

Take the car back and get a Manual tranny.. They are more fun to drive.


Sent from Trixie

 

Unfortunately not everyone can do a full manual.

 

^^ ehh depends on the car, i didn't get a chance to drive a manual gen yet.

 

3.8 A/T
1. do I need to do anything with the gas/brake when shifting? No

2. if I downshift at too high RPMs, will I hurt the engine? No

Are there safeguards in place so that this does not occur? Yes

So if I'm in second at 5k rpm, and accidentally shift down (not up), will the car prevent me from doing this?Yes

3. will it hurt the engine to be in a gear higher than what is normal?No

Mine is always in Man mode.
Use the lower portion of the paddle to pull in to shift.
Right = up Left = down.
If you are turning and want to shift, use the stick cause the paddles
will be out of sync with your hands turning the steering wheel.
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If you are turning and want to shift, use the stick cause the paddles
will be out of sync with your hands turning the steering wheel.

I decided to try it one day, took a turn and wanted to up shift and my mind just went blank. "Uhh which one is it?" I didn't want to look down at the wheel so I never really used it again.

For this reason I think the paddles should always be attached to the steering column. Not a big deal for me since I never actually use the paddles besides when I was bored driving home.

 

I find it helpful to heel/toe to get the auto to kick into a lower gear when I want to downshift hard.

 

CFLGenesis made this video as a demo to show the response of the paddle shifting..... it shows you what to do... really.... click click click.. clack clack clack...

 

So I tried it this morning. I found the 1 second delay to be very annoying. Some observations/more questions.

When cruising around 45-50 mph, I didn't know if it would be better to be in 4th at 2600 rpm, or to be in 5th at 2000 rpm. Does it matter?

After braking from 45 mph to about 30 mph in 4th, right before hitting the gas I downshifted to 3rd and the rpms shot up to about 3500 rpm. Noticed this a couple times. When I am in regular D mode, and brake then hit the gas, the rpms never seem to go this high. Was kind of curious about this.

 

The easiest way to figure out what rpm ranges to be in at certain speeds is to casually accelerate in Drive and listen for when the car shifts. Just follow that pattern for when you are shifting with the paddles.

Otherwise once you get used to the paddles and what gears to be in at what speeds, it actually can be very convenient when driving on the highway. The ability to easily control the amount of acceleration your car has when passing people makes things super easy. I honestly down shift and hit my turn signal at the same time so by the time my hand is fully back on the wheel i'm already halfway in the other lane.

 

I almost never use the paddles ,I treat the "manual mode" like a "sport" button for the tranny. Normal driving in traffic I leave it in drive, for max. acceleration from a stop I move the shfter over to manual mode and the tranny automatically up shifts at redline in each gear and with quicker/firmer shifts.

 

I almost always drive in sport mode(that's what the manual calls it). Makes driving a little more interactive. Yes I can drive a manual, I just chose the A/T because that's what I've been driving my whole life and wasn't sure if I wanted to drive a manual for everyday driving. Still on the fence about that decision!

But yes, it has plenty of safeguards in place, you won't hurt the engine!

 

i didn't have a choice and manual or auto.


not tranny problems, so all is good