Thread: Harsh gear change

Hey MC , Without a doubt the gear changes should be so smooth that you hardly notice them. They can do alot of tweaking of the gearbox via the canbus, so IMHO the easiest was to settle any concerns is take it back to the dealer {i assume you bought it new} and tell them what's going on and get them to plug in the computer and see if they can solve the problem. It won't {or at least shouldn't} cost you anything under warranty.
As far as quietening LR knockers, yes i have a few non LR friends all of whom now are wary of sledging LR's after i matched them all weekend in some tough spots down south and i was still running my highway 19's LOL.
Good luck, I'm sure it can be sorted by the dealer
cheers

I had the same thunky changedown symptoms in a 2007 D3.

I mentioned it to the dealer before the last service, and they "reset the adaptive gearbox and updated the gearbox ECU to the latest software" or something similar.

I was very dubious that this would fix things, but it has in fact pretty well eliminated the problem. Worth a try.

Originally Posted by gedaso

I had the same thunky changedown symptoms in a 2007 D3.

I mentioned it to the dealer before the last service, and they "reset the adaptive gearbox and updated the gearbox ECU to the latest software" or something similar.

I was very dubious that this would fix things, but it has in fact pretty well eliminated the problem. Worth a try.

Mine can be a bit clunky at times but I think it is the box trying to adapt to the driving conditions. However, every time my car goes into the shop (2009 D4 3.0L)...even when it was just a light fitting replaced.....it drives so much smoother when I get it back. They must do something to the gear-box.....it's very noticeable.....as in, I suspect they just run diagnostics or they do a patch or something...but it's been 100%....every visit to LR, smoother transmission. Drives very, very smoothly for a while.

Shame you can't replicate that 'reset' at home.....or can you?

Cheers,

Kev.

Originally Posted by Celtoid

.... Drives very, very smoothly for a while.

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This is the annoying aspect of D3/4 drivetrain . Mine doesn't hang in there. There's so much slack between diffs & transfer , (which can be
experienced by letting the vehicle roll forward after placing in "P" ) that
I don't think it's just the ZF . ZF 2X4 and 4X4 cars don't kick ie. Audi
Quattro , Golf GTI ....... The Sahara doesn't do it either ..............

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...n-problem.html

Hey MC D4 have a look at this post this which describes my soft thump !!! All the best Rostbiff.