KEENY
23-05-2006, 08:33 PM
ok many people in this forum has speculated on what the mysterious hold button including me. but nothing solid seems to come out.
so today i put the hold button through its paces and this is what i come up with.
after i pressed the hold button i noticed that the take off was a lot smoother it didnt jerkor snatch as i pulled away. it was a nice smooth transaction.
the gears also changed very quickly again it was a smooth transaction. it seemed to change gear every time it hit 30,000 revs. even in kickdown which felt a little wierd hearing the gears change so rapid in kickdown.
being that the gears change at 30,000 revs there was a little power loss in getting to high speeds, so the boy racer in you leave it off but if you want that extra smooth ride on the way to the office leave the hold on.
so here are some questions....
1. being that the gears change at 30,000 revs would this help fuel consumption?
2. would changeing the gears so quickly shorten the life of the gear box?
3. i heard that the hold button was for taking off slowly in ice weather. if this is the case then whay have the L function on the gear shift?
4. has any of my research in finding out the true nature of the hold button helped in anyway? lol
so today i put the hold button through its paces and this is what i come up with.
after i pressed the hold button i noticed that the take off was a lot smoother it didnt jerkor snatch as i pulled away. it was a nice smooth transaction.
the gears also changed very quickly again it was a smooth transaction. it seemed to change gear every time it hit 30,000 revs. even in kickdown which felt a little wierd hearing the gears change so rapid in kickdown.
being that the gears change at 30,000 revs there was a little power loss in getting to high speeds, so the boy racer in you leave it off but if you want that extra smooth ride on the way to the office leave the hold on.
so here are some questions....
1. being that the gears change at 30,000 revs would this help fuel consumption?
2. would changeing the gears so quickly shorten the life of the gear box?
3. i heard that the hold button was for taking off slowly in ice weather. if this is the case then whay have the L function on the gear shift?
4. has any of my research in finding out the true nature of the hold button helped in anyway? lol