Re: Auto Xmissions & Winter Driving

["Allan Williams" <allanw@xxxxxxxxxx>]

You're certainly right about that! The shock from the 1-2 shift would be
enough to spin the wheels alot in snow (It does in the rian sometimes - I've
never driven in snow :-)

Some Auto's will start off in second if you put the lever in 2. Most BMW's
have the * (snow) ooption which starts off in 2 or 3 I believe.

My sister Holden used only gear 2 if it was in 2. I discovered this after
selecting 2 up a windy hill. When I tried to overtake a slow truck, the auto
would not shift down to first until I selected D.

I suppose it would depend a lot on the car and it's trans.


Allan :-)
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- ----- Original Message -----
From: Gary Derian <gderian@domain.elided>
To: <rfg@domain.elided>; <bmw@domain.elided>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: Auto Xmissions & Winter Driving


> I would at least request a clarification from Dr. Gridlock.  The only
reason
> to hold an automatic in a lower gear is to prevent an untimely up or down
> shift.  The change in torque with a shift is a greater problem than the
> overall greater torque available in the lower gear.
>

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