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Old 06-08-2009, 01:54 AM
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I'm talking about the gears that I change every time from "D" to "S". Can I set to other gears to start with, or it has to be "3" at all time.
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Why does it matter? It's not like it's literally always in 3rd gear when you do it. It means your RANGE is 3 gears, and if you're from a stop, you're starting in 1st gear and going all the way up to three.
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I did try that from stop, still 3, hummmmmm
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Old 06-08-2009, 05:51 PM
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Read what I said carefully. It'll say 3 because that is what the range is. It doesn't matter what the # is when you're stopped. No matter what the # says, you start in 1st gear. If the # said 50000, you will still be in 1st gear when you're stopped.
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Put it to "S" and pull the shifter towards you two times and you'll stay at one!
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FromTheOld, I understand what you said the RANGE is.

Schmohey, I know that lol, I was thinking about if my car is just start moving from the 1st gear, and going to change to 2nd gear, right at that moment, I push from D to S, it should show me either 1 or 2 on the dashboard instead of in the 3 range.
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It is pretty dumb. Every other auto shift Ive driven shows 1.
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Finally someone with me on the same page. Do we have a way to change it?
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Nah, I think its just what they chose. First time I did it I was like "WTF, third gear"
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