AT holding 2nd gear to high revs during a long left turn
 

Hey guys, I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere and I wanted to see if this was normal. With the car in lazy full auto mode (sport mode off), during a long left turn, the car will not shift out of second until after the car straightens out for a bit after the turn. I'm not mashing on the accelerator or anything and the engine will rev up to 4k+ rpm which is definitely high when not using sport mode. Could it be when the car senses the weight shift during a turn (limited slip differential kicking in) the AT will instinctively hold the current gear?

IIRC, It's a feature. Shifting mid-turn unsettles the chassis, which could result in a spin if you're driving at the limit, so the transmission tries to avoid this.

I could be wrong here, but I think I remember reading about this. I drive an MT, so I can't test this.

That's exactly what I pictured in my head when reading his post. It makes sense.

Yeah I was thinking this was the reason, but wasn't sure if the AT was programmed that way. Just making sure my tranny is going crazy on me.

The car is telling you to power out and kick the tail out

I don't think it is an issue. Just tap the paddle shifter and upshift

Yes, normal behavior. Even in "lazy" mode it's more aggressive than your average autobox.

All FRS's are equipped with accelerometers that are tied into the ECU. This is how the VCS Sport function gets its attitude adjustment data to let you get a "little" sideways before the TCS and VCS kicks in.

Because of this, in an auto, the ECU may hold a shift for the same reasons stated above. Its even more exaggerated when the transmission is in "Sport" mode.

Scott

This. When you put in Sport you will definitely notice the exaggeration of it holding the shift out. I found the spot now and it's easy to overcome if you just want a quick upshift with the paddles.

On my way to work, there is a large intersection with a huge left turn, I would love nothing more than to slide through that turn like a boss.