Automatic transmission
Gearchanginginhighrange
MODESWITCH
InHighrange,themodeswitchisusedto
select’Sport’mode.
Theroadspeedsatwhichgearchangestake
placevaryaccordingtothepositionofthe
accelerator;minimumaccelerationwillresult
ingearchangesatlowroadspeeds,while
greaterthrottleopeningswillcausethe
gearboxtodelaygearchangesuntilfaster
roadspeedshavebeenreached(thereby
increasingacceleration).
InLowrange,pressingthesameswitch
selects’Manual’mode.
Pressingtheswitchasecondtimereturnsthe
gearboxtoitsnormaloperation.
’Sport’mode
Whenacceleratingin’Sport’mode,gear
changingisdelayedtomakeoptimumuseof
theengine’spower.Selectwhenincreased
accelerationisrequired,orwhennegotiating
longinclinesortwistingroads.However,you
shouldbeawarethatdrivingin’Sport’mode
willincreasefuelconsumption.
Withpractice,gearchangescanbemadeto
occuratawiderangeofdifferentroadspeeds
dependingonacceleratorpedalpressure.
Onlonginclines,anautomaticgearboxwill
sometimeschangebackandforthbetween
gears.Thisoccursbecausethetransmission
doesnotincludearatiothatispreciselyright
fortheparticularinclineandvehicleloading
circumstances.Excessivegearchangingis
wastefuloffuelandresultsinalossof
momentum;itcanbepreventedbyselecting
the’3’or’2’positionswhichlimitthegearbox
tolowerratios.
’Kick-down’
Toproviderapidaccelerationforovertaking,
’kick’theacceleratorpedaltothefullextentof
itstravelinasingle,quickmovement(thisis
knownas’kick-down’).Uptoacertainspeed,
thiswillcauseanimmediatedownshiftinto
thelowestappropriategear,followedbyrapid
acceleration.Oncethepedalisrelaxed,normal
gearchangespeedswillresume(dependent
onroadspeedandacceleratorpedalposition).
Toselect’Sport’mode,pressthe’Mode’
switchoncewhilstthegearboxisinHigh
range(themessagecentrewilldisplay’S’
alongwiththeselectedgear,eg.’S3’).
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| Categories | Range Rover |
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| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 1999 |
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| Product Name | Range Rover |
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