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MartynB Member Since: 08 Aug 2011 Location: Currently Rootless ! Posts: 1780 |
it's ok to play about with, especially in town, but to be honest it defeats the object of having an auto. The good thing is you can't up the down shifts the unit will not let you. I think the direction you have to shove the stick to change up feels wrong, should be the other way round If you go on a LRE 1/2 day they will teach you a few tricks like using the sand setting and command shift together on the road to pull away quickly. I've found the best overall mpg is taking it easy in ordinary auto, certainly not sport mode or command shift. 2009 GS Auto Zermatt Silver - Sold June 21 after 10 years of ownership
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27th Jan 2012 8:09 pm |
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chicken george Member Since: 05 Dec 2007 Location: N. Yorks Posts: 13289 |
its handy for knocking the gears upto top when starting a motorway cruise, I dont know about fl2 but in a RRS you can only command shift into a gear that the brain approves of, so in town you may as well leave it in Auto. At work
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28th Jan 2012 12:52 am |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
The same with FL2.
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28th Jan 2012 4:55 am |
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jaksbak@freel2 Member Since: 26 Dec 2010 Location: Fraser Coast Posts: 225 |
I was frustrated with the gear selection on some open roads and decided to do some testing. The sample size is very small (4 or 5 times), but I could get better MPG from manually selecting a higher gear and accepting the ebb and flow of speeds up and down the fluctuations in elevation. It worked out about 10% better in MPG but you might as well select Auto when it's either hilly or stop/start in town. |
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28th Jan 2012 10:10 am |
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RazMan Member Since: 18 Nov 2011 Location: Essexshire Posts: 336 |
I find that Sport mode is far better for the slow twisty lanes as it holds the gears for longer, stopping a lot of unnecessary shifting up and down and generally making a much smoother ride. I haven't really found Command Shift very useful at all and I let the sublime auto box do its job.
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28th Jan 2012 1:04 pm |
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rjc1944 Member Since: 18 Dec 2011 Location: Perranporth, Cornwall Posts: 783 |
Haven't towed with the Freel yet but I only regularly used the manual option on my previous motors for descending steep(ish) hills with the caravan behind. Much better control like that.
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28th Jan 2012 5:37 pm |
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julytourist Member Since: 16 Dec 2010 Location: West London Posts: 409 |
Command shift is fun on twisty country roads, and useful on long steep hills...... JT Upgraded to an ex demo, 7 mth old, Rimini Red/Ebony Napoli Auto HSE on 28th Jan 2011, added roof rails, mudflaps and side strips.
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28th Jan 2012 9:46 pm |
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taztastic Member Since: 03 Feb 2011 Location: North West Posts: 8652 |
Sand mode..
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28th Jan 2012 9:59 pm |
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greengiant Member Since: 02 Jul 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 162 |
I only use it for smart getaways at some junctions. 09 FL2 HSE auto Lago Grey
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28th Jan 2012 11:44 pm |
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