Now don't rip me too much, but whilst driving my auto today, I noticed a rocker switch above the P by the gearstick with A/T on it, what's it for? Does it fire up the warp drive if I press it ? Or eject my passenger seat? No clue what this is for?

BTW it's my first auto and first 300zx, and I have only had it a day :-)

Might be a "Winter mode" type setting for better traction?

Now don't rip me too much, but whilst driving my auto today, I noticed a rocker switch above the P by the gearstick with A/T on it, what's it for? Does it fire up the warp drive if I press it ? Or eject my passenger seat? No clue what this is for?

BTW it's my first auto and first 300zx, and I have only had it a day :-)

 

Full auto normal ( middle position ) is the most commonly used as everyday, it gives normal changes with a 10 second hard kick down were the engine will rev to 6k before gear change.

 

Power is mental mode for full power 6k rpm in every gear before change.

 

Hold is essentially an economy mode which changes up to the highest gear sooner, and pulls away in second gear to help prevent wheel spin in snow conditions, also on motorways will hold top gear for longer so saves on fuel use but gives slower response.

 

Jeff

 

Just to save you maybe asking this as well but the overdrive button is like a fifth motorway gear for cruising.

Full auto normal ( middle position ) is the most commonly used as everyday, it gives normal changes with a 10 second hard kick down were the engine will rev to 6k before gear change.

 

Power is mental mode for full power 6k rpm in every gear before change.

 

Hold is essentially an economy mode which changes up to the highest gear sooner, and pulls away in second gear to help prevent wheel spin in snow conditions, also on motorways will hold top gear for longer so saves on fuel use but gives slower response.

 

Jeff

 

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Thanks Jeff, perfect explanation, much appreciated mate, it's not something I was aware was a feature on autos so glad to know it's there !

Thanks Jeff, perfect explanation, much appreciated mate, it's not something I was aware was a feature on autos so glad to know it's there !

 

No probs, its a feature only available on the imports, and another things the autobox ecu is always learning and trying to make the best change so by the very nature of this becomes driver interactive, drive like Miss Daisy for a week and the box will change accordingly, a good idea now and then to have lets say a "spirited drive" every now and then or it can become less dynamic.

 

Jeff

"hold top gear for longer so saves on fuel use but gives slower response" ? Do you mean "shift to top gear sooner"?

"hold top gear for longer so saves on fuel use but gives slower response" ? Do you mean "shift to top gear sooner"?

 

Yes will both shift to top gear sooner, but will stay in that gear longer for any given accelerator pedal action, this can be useful on motorway if your say doing a steady 70 mph and want to just pass someone going slightly slower, normally when pressing on a slight bit will cause the box to shift down when it might not really need to if its a slow pass, in Hold it will just power past without dropping down a gear, hence less fuel use but not as responsive.

 

Jeff