Hey Guys, how many gears are there in the Auto Transmission?

I noticed that the car shifts gears some times but the gear number doesnt change, so does that mean there are 'half gears'...I know it sounds stupid, but my curiosity is driving me nuts...lol

 

6 Gears, just change your info display on the odo.

 

6 speed.....

 

OP said display doesn't change so he/she has already turned on the info display.


I've noticed this as well. I think the automatic is a 6 speed with overdrive. When this happens, the car is just dropping out of overdrive.

 

It's got 6 speeds. There are no hidden or additional gears.

 

Overdrive is a term that means any gear less than 1:1, it's not a special mode.

The car has 6 forward gears, all of which should display on the correct screen of the multi-display as the car shifts through them. (which is NOT the same thing as the gear # that shows up in S mode)

 

Then it may be the torq converter unlocking. It most definitely feels and appears to change gears though even though the gear display does not go down a notch, but the RPM's go UP about 500.

 

AtlantaGuy your explanation sounds like what is happening...

 

yah, 6 gears..sometimes I see it's skipping gear when going downhill or to a stop

 

The torque converter locks and unlocks in the top gears. So it may seem as though the car actually shifts, because you notice a drop in RPM, but its just the lock-up converter doing its job, eliminating slippage in the transmission to improve gas mileage.

 

Which gears does it lockup in, just 5 and 6?

 

lol why don't you just put it in S mode and find out for yourself? haha

 

Depends. If standard lock is working, 5 & 6 only.
If flex lock is working, 3 - 6.

 

And now for the dumb question: how does one know which of these locking types is happening?

I don't have any problems with my display or shifting, but was fascinated by the explanation from lobuxracer.

 

Ditto what Fredw1 asked about this.

There appears to be some overlap with 5 & 6 as they are on both lists.