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gatorbrit 03-19-2009 02:59 PM

My one complaint about my s60 ...
 
I love my 2005 s60, except for one thing. Its an automatic and it shifts to high gear at relatively low rpms. Frequently around town I am going 35-40mph in top gear with under 2000 rpm. Although this is fuel efficient it leads to sluggishness when you want to speed up a little bit. I wish the car would drop down to a lower gear more quickly rather than laboring in a higher gear.

A possible solution is to drive around in "4" not "D" but this seems less than ideal.

I know the car "learns" shift patterns based on driving and If I drove more aggressively it might "relearn" but I don't want to gun the gas at every light.

Anyone else find this?

Thanks

TIPSP 03-19-2009 03:15 PM

Does that model offer the shifter, so you can shift it? you could leave it in 4th gear. it doesn't really matter.

gatorbrit 03-19-2009 03:17 PM

Yes I can select 4th gear for around town so that it won't shift up to 5th and that will help, I just wondered if others had the same experience.

mrutherford2005 03-20-2009 10:06 PM

The car will learn how you drive. I have noticed this with my s60, and it seems to stay in gear a bit longer for me. It knows what i want


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