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HKz · 05-22-2018, 02:50 PM

yea I'm not sure why OP needs to go into manual mode during stop & go traffic especially considering how delayed & sluggish gear changes are at low RPMs, not sure what the point is with that. I would just keep it in D with Sport mode turned off so that it upshifts whenever possible if fuel consumption is really a concern and lugging the engine should never be an issue in auto mode, it'll downshift into 1st if it feels like it is required..

05-22-2018, 02:50 PM	#20
HKz Reformed Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: '23 GRC, '11 Prius, '04 RAV4 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,325 Thanks: 1,258 Thanked 1,152 Times in 596 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	yea I'm not sure why OP needs to go into manual mode during stop & go traffic especially considering how delayed & sluggish gear changes are at low RPMs, not sure what the point is with that. I would just keep it in D with Sport mode turned off so that it upshifts whenever possible if fuel consumption is really a concern and lugging the engine should never be an issue in auto mode, it'll downshift into 1st if it feels like it is required.. Last edited by HKz; 05-22-2018 at 03:23 PM.