Question abt gear changing for 1.6(A).

Hi bros,

sorry, kinda of a noods question there:
What is the max gear you can go for 1.6(A) when you put out of "D" mode?

Is "2" the maximum you can go?

Erm..... I not sure if i answer ur question correctly, but 1.6 (A) is a 4 speed auto transmittion......

Ermm.. or do you mean the "+" "-" on the left side of you shift stick?

brian wrote:Hi bros,

sorry, kinda of a noods question there:
What is the max gear you can go for 1.6(A) when you put out of "D" mode?

Is "2" the maximum you can go?

When u stationary, the gear is 1, when u drive push up and it will go to gear 2. keep doing it up to max gear 4. u can also shift towards "-" and it will shift backwards the gear ....

brian wrote:Hi bros,

sorry, kinda of a noods question there:
What is the max gear you can go for 1.6(A) when you put out of "D" mode?

Is "2" the maximum you can go?

yeah
coz...

1 gear is for reverse
1 gear is for park
so you left 2 gear for go!




Joking lah..

Forte got 4 gear ratios for forward thrust. The + and - allows you to manually switch up and down the 4 gears.

Fortec wrote:

brian wrote:Hi bros,

sorry, kinda of a noods question there:
What is the max gear you can go for 1.6(A) when you put out of "D" mode?

Is "2" the maximum you can go?

yeah
coz...

1 gear is for reverse
1 gear is for park
so you left 2 gear for go!




Joking lah..

Smack ur pipi then u know lol

another noob question. So does tat mean that we can up gear using steptronic and it will auto down gear back to gear 1 when we step on the brakes to stop?

that was the case for me, 3rd 4th gear, when nearing stop it will auto down 4-3-2-1.

melburn wrote:another noob question. So does tat mean that we can up gear using steptronic and it will auto down gear back to gear 1 when we step on the brakes to stop?

Yes, will auto down gear in sportstronic for safety and reasons pertaining to wear and tear.

Anyway i only use it for runin 2nd n 3rd gear and for steep slops and maybe overtaking, else the auto is jusst fine for normal driving

yes its still automatic gear box still.. the manual override (+ and -) more for you to override cars gear shift program.. i.e if you want 2nd gear on higher rpm, but when ever needed it will still kick in to prevent damage.. but

anyone try with man override, will the gear auto up-shift on redline?

tish wrote:

brian wrote:Hi bros,

sorry, kinda of a noods question there:
What is the max gear you can go for 1.6(A) when you put out of "D" mode?

Is "2" the maximum you can go?

When u stationary, the gear is 1, when u drive push up and it will go to gear 2. keep doing it up to max gear 4. u can also shift towards "-" and it will shift backwards the gear ....

Noted thanks!

FriesL wrote:yes its still automatic gear box still.. the manual override (+ and -) more for you to override cars gear shift program.. i.e if you want 2nd gear on higher rpm, but when ever needed it will still kick in to prevent damage.. but

anyone try with man override, will the gear auto up-shift on redline?

Not sure about the Forte. Sonota will change auto when hit redline, Civic car will jerk like stalling car cause fuel limiter kick in but won't change. Wonder what will the Forte do....

hmmm.. civic.. stick? see.. MIJ option here.. does not make much sense.. ? esp when fuel limiter kicks in already..

FriesL wrote:yes its still automatic gear box still.. the manual override (+ and -) more for you to override cars gear shift program.. i.e if you want 2nd gear on higher rpm, but when ever needed it will still kick in to prevent damage.. but

anyone try with man override, will the gear auto up-shift on redline?

i wont try that on a new engine, maybe on a seasoned engine. Ours are not performance engines... not sure if it will hold that kinda stress..

im sure the forte engine can take a lil bit of stress.... Most prob will be similar to sonata and upshift the moment u hit redline...

Sometimes a little bit of push is good for engines.

greatgazoo wrote:Sometimes a little bit of push is good for engines.

alittle push ok lah, but redline

the manual suggest at constant speed.. depress accelerator FULLY for overtaking.. i wonder do we really need to do that for tat extra overtaking power.. anyone tried tat? im running-in still so will not do for now

Well... Scorpey... Please don't floor pedal for overtaking whilst running in. Really not very good for your car. Since the manual suggests 2k to 4krpm, i think u can shift to 3rd gear or 2nd gear depending on your speed using the semi auto shift stick and get decent overtaking power without exceeding 4krpm....

Thanks cowstalker, dun worry.. like i said i will not do tat for now.. but just wonder do we really need to do tat for overtaking..

i think for most MIJ/MIK cars.. the throttle respond is not linear.. meaning.. we touch a little to move the car.. but as you press harder / floor it.. the respond may not be that extreme.. (very diff in continental cars where we use to pedal a little more.. and is more linear i would say..?) ya.. ?
Maybe the manuals suggest to floor it so the ECU understands the driver intention.. better? by then.. we could release.. by hitting 4k rpm? but yeah.. maybe not tat good for a run in car..

just my 2 cents.

Eh i feel that the power for our Forte is not really that "sporty". Might need to floor to overtake but no need the worry that engine RPM will race to the redline like some sports models.... I haven't ran in yet so still cannot test. Maybe some bros could let us know how the pickup is like...

Anyway, the Forte to me is meant to be a superb value, comfort car from Point A to Point B and for me, it shall remain that way... NO crazy overtaking and zipping lanes for this car...

For those who worry about running in... here is a video...

https://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a228/KapitanE/?action=view&current=P1010199.flv

Before the car enter the ship, the driver will accelerate up a ramp of gradient about 35 degrees.... then there are internal ramps onboard which he has to drive up before arriving at the stowage position. In this ship, this car went up 76 decks up, i.e. six other internal ramps...

I am now uploading another video which show how they re-position cars in the storage yard...

woo...bro kapitan..

are you the one taking these video... thanks for sharing..

FriesL, who took the video does not matter...

Anyways, all of us treat our newly acquired cars like little precious, not pushing and accelerating agressively etc,... but what's happening before you take the car, you will never know.......

https://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a228/KapitanE/?action=view&current=P1010223.flv

Wow bro kapitan, i'm impressed that you know the delivery process of the cars in great "details". impressed ... impressed ...

very interesting video lol

Wow, "run in" liao kekeke

kapitan wrote:FriesL, who took the video does not matter...

Anyways, all of us treat our newly acquired cars like little precious, not pushing and accelerating agressively etc,... but what's happening before you take the car, you will never know.......

https://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a228/KapitanE/?action=view&current=P1010223.flv

haaa... Thanks bro kapitan..
Kind of know this from Discovery before..heeee... of even unloading from local port. very very tight schedule...and they are superb driver.. i must say.. but..its not their car anyway.. haaa..

it looks like they really run-in the hardway.. hmmmm...