Traction Control off (really off)
Rookie
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 68
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From: TX
So if you're in gear and hit redline, it'll just keep bouncing off and will never upshift? Can you please provide a video of some sort showing that in your car? And don't be sorry to inform me, I'd be only happy if this were a fact. I'm all for it, not against it. But my car, as well as most of the others, does upshift no matter what.
i will try to record a video for you when the rain clears up
Pole Position
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 395
Likes: 9
From: CA
Would be great to see. Mine upshifts the second it hits redline, every time. I don't mind, but would be interesting to see how it just bounces off the limiter till you shift manually. What is your disabling procedure? Just to be sure.
Lead Lap
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 558
Likes: 5
From: CA
As long as I'm on a complete stop, on park or full step on the brake, I then press and hold onto the Traction Off button until I see the orange light on my dash.
Rookie
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 82
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From: Vancouver, WA
It's fairly simple...I've done this many times - hold the TRAC OFF button for several seconds until the orange light apears on the cluster. that means traction is completely disabled and i'll bounce off the reve limiter in manual mode until i shift it myself.
Pit Crew
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 230
Likes: 6
From: FL
It seems to be about 50/50 chance of whether or not your transmission programming allows this. I have an IS350 and it will upshift no matter what I do.
There are others with my model of car and theirs apparently will bounce on the limiter.
I suspect there was a transmission software revision somewhere in the cycle.
Mike
Rookie
Joined: Jun 2014
Posts: 55
Likes: 0
From: Florida
Read this thread a few hours ago, went to get lunch and tested the Press and Hold method while the car was in PARK. Never attempted this before, always press and hold while in drive while stopped.
Can confirm glorious burnout rev limit banging (first and second gear) like I was in a fast and the furious movie.
RIP Stock tires (You suck anyway).
Can confirm glorious burnout rev limit banging (first and second gear) like I was in a fast and the furious movie.
RIP Stock tires (You suck anyway).
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Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 350
Likes: 10
From: MN
Mine is just like yours.
It seems to be about 50/50 chance of whether or not your transmission programming allows this. I have an IS350 and it will upshift no matter what I do.
There are others with my model of car and theirs apparently will bounce on the limiter.
I suspect there was a transmission software revision somewhere in the cycle.
Mike
It seems to be about 50/50 chance of whether or not your transmission programming allows this. I have an IS350 and it will upshift no matter what I do.
There are others with my model of car and theirs apparently will bounce on the limiter.
I suspect there was a transmission software revision somewhere in the cycle.
Mike
Driver School Candidate
Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 3
Likes: 0
From: Texas
Mine doesn't work in either park or with foot on brake. It auto up shifts regardless. Very upsetting. They shouldn't even have added paddle shifters or the option to manually shift it you're not even able to use it..
Pit Crew
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 230
Likes: 6
From: FL
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...0-at-pbir.html
Mike
Pole Position
Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 248
Likes: 1
From: TX
yeah, my car will auto upshift no matter what. Most of the time it doesn't even make it to redline.
i've brought this up in this forum over the past year and it really is a mixed bag. Some folks can hit their rev limiter, some cannot.
I brought this up to the dealer at my last service and told them I wanted it changed and they swore there was nothing they could do and that I had to just live with it. I'm certain a firmware modification would change this behavior, but whether it's older or newer firmware that disables auto-shift, I have no idea. Either way it is my one real gripe about this car.
i've brought this up in this forum over the past year and it really is a mixed bag. Some folks can hit their rev limiter, some cannot.
I brought this up to the dealer at my last service and told them I wanted it changed and they swore there was nothing they could do and that I had to just live with it. I'm certain a firmware modification would change this behavior, but whether it's older or newer firmware that disables auto-shift, I have no idea. Either way it is my one real gripe about this car.
Intermediate
Joined: Mar 2014
Posts: 350
Likes: 10
From: MN
When the light turned green, I accelerated at a normal rate, shifted into second, and continued to accelerate, waiting to see what happened. It hit the rev limiter and did not upshift.
I don't know if matters when the car was made, but mine is one of the last of the 2014's made, ordered in April and delivered in August.
#1 Start your car
#2 Press the traction control button for a few second until the orange light apears on the cluster.
#3 Shift it from P to manual mode, NOT D.
#4 Test Drive
Make sure you don't miss any of these step.
I think putting it into manual mode is one of the key point to let the ECU know you want it to shift it yourself. LOL
#2 Press the traction control button for a few second until the orange light apears on the cluster.
#3 Shift it from P to manual mode, NOT D.
#4 Test Drive
Make sure you don't miss any of these step.
I think putting it into manual mode is one of the key point to let the ECU know you want it to shift it yourself. LOL