Date: 5 Sep 2001 09:37:52 GMT From: nospam.drwrighnopsamlobal.net (Derek Wright) Subject: Re: Brakes - - 9-5
In the 9-5 auto box has adaptive change control (or a similar set of words ) which keep the car in the same gear as it goes up hill with a constant load so as to minimize the frequent changing up and down as the car moves along. It specifies towing a trailor as an example. I can see some positives in the 9-5 adaptive change business but think that lack of engine braking at greater than 30 mph in D gear is a negative. In the manual for the 9-5 it says that Gear 2 should be used for descending hills when one needs engine braking and that one should not go into 2nd gear at greater than about 67 mph In this case YMMV means your model may vary <g> On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 15:40:26, danny <dannynopsamia-esprezzo.com> wrote: > Nutmegger wrote: > > > This is all news to me since I never drove a Saab automatic. I think that's > > cool that it changes gears like that, is it worth more wear on the tranny? > > I'd think so. > > Actually, I'm told that it is better to change manually (on the automatic transmission) > - and I find that when towing my espresso trailer it's better to keep it in 3rd and > manually shift to 4th when the road conditions allow, and back to 3rd manually, rather > than letting the auto do it. I don't know why it's better, was advised that, and > practice it. I don't think the Saab auto box likes to revved highly in any gear for > any length of time. > > > -- > Regards, > Danny > > http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site) > http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service) > swap Z for above characters in email address to reply > > > -- Derek Wright drwrighnopsamlobal.net In the UK
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