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Another time I used to use the paddles was on cruise control out of the city on the way home going up Bedfordale Hill,its steep 80kmh limit.It wanted to change down several gears,Ive tought it to hold 80kmh in 8th by paddeling up,it no longer down shifts;);););)
Has plenty of torques to pull it up the hill at 1000rpm:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
Andrew
HDC in the D4 is excellent Andrew. You can adjust the HDC speed using the cruise control buttons.Quote:
Originally Posted by LandyAndy
Cheers,
Chris
I was doing the same Ron when I first got the vehicle. It was when I turned the steering wheel sharply to park or get out of a park - I had to change my grip on the wheel and re-position my hands so that I didn't accidentally hit the paddles.Quote:
Originally Posted by RHS58
Peter
I used HDC for the first time when going down Mount Nameless, Tom Price WA and I have to tell you it is certainly not too fast - as a matter fact it is snail pace so I switched it off so that we could be back at camp before a search party was sent out to find us :p I guess that is when I could have used the paddle to drop down to 3rd, but I bet the revs would have been close to the red line.Quote:
Originally Posted by LRD414
Peter
What! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by cjc_td5
Wish I had known that :(
The proper way is to set the LLams to raised mode, and just go straight across the roundabout. Quicker too and less wear on the steering ...Quote:
Originally Posted by Grentarc
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The cruise control button application is in the Owner Manual, along with some other good stuff. But I found I had to play around to get a smoother technique with engaging HDC.Quote:
Originally Posted by pprass
As you say, it starts out at quite a slow speed, suitable for very steep inclines and so can be quite a jolt when turned on if you're moving fater than that speed. But if you hold down the "+" cruise control button while turning it on, the vehicle stay closer to current speed. Then release the button when you're at the desired descent speed. If you overshoot, use the "-" button to slow it down a bit.
Once you get the hang of it, it's smooth to go from a paddle selcted gear to HDC or just from normal Drive to HDC.
Scott
I use the paddles a lot.
When towing, you'll get 17% better fuel economy when using the paddles, and also viewing the instant fuel gauge, and trying to keep the instant fuel economy steady. This is aided a lot by slowing down a bit going up inclines, and speeding up on the other side of the incline... and using the highest gear possible.
I am not sure though if using 8th is bad for the gearbox. But using the paddles will avoid torque converter usage, which heats the gearbox, so overall using the paddles not only saves heaps of fuel, but also may keep the box cooler.
In traffic I'll also grab lower gears for engine braking if a red light appears up ahead, hence avoiding braking.
On my vehicle the gears do stay on - once I thought the power was poor, and then I realised the revs had dipped below 1100 Rpm and that low there is little grunt. The gearbox had held onto 8th. If I pull the right hand paddle towards me and leave it there for a second or two, then the full auto is restored. The full auto will also restore if I use the paddles just once; but if I use them a few times, it holds the manual mode until I hold the right paddle towards me for a second or two. Putting the box in neutral and back to D also neutralizes manual mode.
I should probably get a compressor guard before doing that, they have these pesky signs in the middle naming the streets :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Melbourne Park