Is something wrong with my tip-tronic ?
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Is something wrong with my tip-tronic ?
HI.
On my 07 IS250 AWD, I noticed that the tip tronic does not work properly.
When I was driving on hwy @70 mph, I put my gear to 'S' then it displayed number '4' on the gauge and started raising rpm. So, I had to shift up to '6' manually to drive normally, but when I put it into 'D' mode and 'S' mode again, it shifted down to '4' again. Also, when I tried to drive in 'S' mode on rural areas with 25-35 speed limit, it does not shift into the gear I want it to be.
Is this only me, who is having this problem or something else?
thanks
On my 07 IS250 AWD, I noticed that the tip tronic does not work properly.
When I was driving on hwy @70 mph, I put my gear to 'S' then it displayed number '4' on the gauge and started raising rpm. So, I had to shift up to '6' manually to drive normally, but when I put it into 'D' mode and 'S' mode again, it shifted down to '4' again. Also, when I tried to drive in 'S' mode on rural areas with 25-35 speed limit, it does not shift into the gear I want it to be.
Is this only me, who is having this problem or something else?
thanks
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You don't have a "tip-tronic" transmission. What is in your IS is a 6-speed automatic transmission with a selectable gear range. In other words, you cannot select which gear to be in, or even at what point to shift. The only thing S-mode gives you control over is the maximum gear the car is allowed to shift into. Which gear to use and when to shift are all electronically controlled.
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It's not useless, it's just not as usefull as some would like it. It does what it's designed to do. As has been stated several times, it lets you select the MAXIMUM gear. If for example you have 3rd selected, the car will not go past 3rd, it can however downshift to 2nd or 1st gear, even if you have 3rd selected... So basically if you have 3rd selected, you effectively have a 3 speed automatic transmission.
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Putting the car in S mode and selecting gear 6 is the samething as leaving the car in D. Try to press the DISP button to show which gear is being used to see how the transmission is working.
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Okay, I got a question!!!!
What happens if you start the car and put it in "S" mode IMMEDIATELY!! Can you than go up to 6th (maximum) gear?!?!
What about doing the same thing as ^^^ but you stop at a light, does it automatically shift down or do you have to do it?!? I am assuming that once the light turns green, you can resume shifting to max gear?!?
What happens if you start the car and put it in "S" mode IMMEDIATELY!! Can you than go up to 6th (maximum) gear?!?!
What about doing the same thing as ^^^ but you stop at a light, does it automatically shift down or do you have to do it?!? I am assuming that once the light turns green, you can resume shifting to max gear?!?
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It's not useless, it's just not as usefull as some would like it. It does what it's designed to do. As has been stated several times, it lets you select the MAXIMUM gear. If for example you have 3rd selected, the car will not go past 3rd, it can however downshift to 2nd or 1st gear, even if you have 3rd selected... So basically if you have 3rd selected, you effectively have a 3 speed automatic transmission.
I just think its a farce. It shifts up and down as it pleases. In full auto mode, the car will hold to redline when you punch it. So why would you need to bounce of the limiter?
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ok, lets try this again... The gear selector tells the car what the MAXIMUM gear it can go to is... If you start the car, put in in S and 6th, it will start in 1st, go to 2nd, then 3rd, then 4th then 5th then 6th.
If you start the car, put it in S, and directly into 5th gear, the car will start in 1st, go to 2nd, then 3rd, then 4th, then 5th and STAY in 5th. It will not go higher. When you slow down, it will downshift on its own all the way down to 1st regardless of what gear you have selected.
If you start the car, put it in S, and directly into 5th gear, the car will start in 1st, go to 2nd, then 3rd, then 4th, then 5th and STAY in 5th. It will not go higher. When you slow down, it will downshift on its own all the way down to 1st regardless of what gear you have selected.
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Well its not a manumatic. You dont control it. You just stop it from shifting up. Practically useless.
I just think its a farce. It shifts up and down as it pleases. In full auto mode, the car will hold to redline when you punch it. So why would you need to bounce of the limiter?
I just think its a farce. It shifts up and down as it pleases. In full auto mode, the car will hold to redline when you punch it. So why would you need to bounce of the limiter?
True, its not manumatic, though it's very usefull to me when I'm going through the twisties, I like to hold a gear in a high rpm so I can use engien brakeing to slow down slightly then exit the turn at a high speed. I would not be able to do this in full auto mode, so it does have some benifits.
Or at times I like to hold 1st gear and make the back end come out a touch by dipping the throttle half way through a left turn or something like that (only as much as vdim allows, which is still fun)