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  1. 20th March 2013, 02:48 PM #1
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    Disabling the weird Puma revvy thing.

    I have an MY12 Defender and it's great. One thing annoys me though. It's the way that the revs are held up during gear changes. I know it's supposed to make for smoother gear changes but I just find it weird. And it actually makes smooth gear changes more difficult, especially at low speed. I recall that on my Td5 (now long gone) I was able to disable it by disconnecting a wire. On the Puma there are some wires connected to the clutch master cylinder. If I disconnect those will it make it go away?
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  2. 20th March 2013, 04:18 PM #2
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    Sorry, I can't answer your question, but . . .

    I had the same thought when I first got my MY12 Dfer, however I have found that it is alright once you learn to stop fighting it and let it do its thing. It just takes some adjustment time, IMHO.

    Now I have the opposite problem - when I get in my Rangie, or a work car, I drive like a complete idiot for a bit while I get used to not having it!
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  3. 20th March 2013, 04:34 PM #3
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    same.... i know its trying to help but so far its just made me look like a fool. lol slowly getting used to it. but its hard to when you shift at 2000rpms. makes the shift clunky and you can hear it clunk
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    The way I see it, if I want the revs to stay up while I change gears, I can do that myself. I found on the Td5 that once I got rid of it, it was soooo much better to drive. So really, I don't want to have to get used to it. I want to make it go away.
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  5. 20th March 2013, 07:28 PM #5
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    I'm taking my new 130 in to get this problem fixed, my last 2010 ute didn't have the problem, and this thing is a pain in the a.. When I'm trying to work slowly in a paddock, it seems that the throttle is too sensitive, likewise in low range, the throttle control is hopeless, it accelerates when I want it to crawl!
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  6. 20th March 2013, 09:03 PM #6
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    My new puma is the same I thought it was just my sloppy gear changing..and slow foot off the juice pedal.now I know..
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  7. 21st March 2013, 09:07 AM #7
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    Lots of modern cars do it and its totally crap if you ask me
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  8. 21st March 2013, 09:12 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Summiitt View Post
    I'm taking my new 130 in to get this problem fixed, my last 2010 ute didn't have the problem, and this thing is a pain in the a.. When I'm trying to work slowly in a paddock, it seems that the throttle is too sensitive, likewise in low range, the throttle control is hopeless, it accelerates when I want it to crawl!
    It's reassuring to know it's not just me. Out on the highway you can live with it, but as you say, driving slowly around a paddock is frustratingly difficult. I'll be very interested in how you get on. It's a relief to get back behind the wheel of the Tdi and just change gears normally and smoothly. I never thought that after buying a new Tdci I'd be saying that.
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  9. 21st March 2013, 09:30 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Summiitt View Post
    I'm taking my new 130 in to get this problem fixed, my last 2010 ute didn't have the problem, and this thing is a pain in the a.. When I'm trying to work slowly in a paddock, it seems that the throttle is too sensitive, likewise in low range, the throttle control is hopeless, it accelerates when I want it to crawl!
    If you want to keep the normal high range throttle maps when in low you can just unplug the switch on the transfer case that is telling the ecu that you are in low, this one that goes here :

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  10. 22nd March 2013, 05:12 AM #10
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    Is this the same switch that controls the anti stall thing? I've found that in really really steep country, this actually works well, feet off everything and the thing is like a goat!
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