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[r1]

been a long time sine I drove a auto but I was told that just before it changes gear you ease of a little on the throttle to help with the change.drove a auto benz today and was told just to keep your foot down all the time.
so which way is right?

[Shackeng]

been a long time sine I drove a auto but I was told that just before it changes gear you ease of a little on the throttle to help with the change.drove a auto benz today and was told just to keep your foot down all the time.
so which way is right?

 

[Webby the Bear]

LOL What they're probably referring to is this....

If you're coming up to a gear change and it's not upshifting as quickly as you'd like you can slightly ease off the throttle and some times it will change up for you 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

been a long time sine I drove a auto but I was told that just before it changes gear you ease of a little on the throttle to help with the change.drove a auto benz today and was told just to keep your foot down all the time.
so which way is right?

It's automatic ....... so no need to dissect how to do it.

[Dan282]

Some of the early semi autos like the sensodrive system Citroen had recommend doing that as it was a manual gearbox with electronic sensors to change gear.

[tunnie]

Never eased off when driving the 3.2, just press pedal and go. Let gearbox sort it all out

[Andy B]

Driving an auto ....... go foot & stop foot! 

Modern autos with all their sensors & ECUs already do something like that by themselves. Even as far back as a Senator, the gearbox ECU told the engine's ECU to back off a bit as the gearbox changed to give a smoother change. A mate at work has a M3semi-auto, and that will give the throttle a blip on the downchange.

[Macduff]

the auto box does it all for you put the lever into waftmatic that's D the gearbox does the rest

[Entwood]

If its a 3.2 Omega ....  place the selector in 2, press the sports mode button, find a nice empty piece of winding road, floor the right foot ... and SMILE .. 

(if you want to stop smiling look at the instantaneous fuel consumption .....    )

[PhilRich]

And engaging the 'Sport button gives a fair degree of engine braking when slowing for junctions etc and a quicker getaway from same

[chrisgixer]

Ease off?   

Pin it man. If you need to ease of summats wrong or it's a shite box.

[omega3000]

If its a 3.2 Omega ....  place the selector in 2, press the sports mode button, find a nice empty piece of winding road, floor the right foot ... and SMILE .. 

(if you want to stop smiling look at the instantaneous fuel consumption .....    )

And blow the cam gaskets . Smokin 

[05omegav6]

Never been much of an auto fan tbh

But I occasionally get to drive decent trucks, and have to say that Volvos I shift and VEB+ is all you could ask for...

For plodding around, set the Exhaust brake to a mid setting, leave the selector in Auto/economy mode, and it will skip shift up and down the box all day long, never getting the wrong gear. When it comes to stopping, simply flick the Exhaust brake lever down and you only need the brake pedal for the last 15-20 km/h.

If you're empty and bored, exhaust brake to Max setting, selector to Manual/performance mode, and foot down... gear changes happen the instant you press the button. For stopping, simply hold the Exhaust brake lever down, and it will pretty much stop itself. Not summat to be trying with a trailer or on greasy roads, as it won't end well...

Of course once you get to 90km/h, you might as well pop it back into Auto mode and set the cruise control

Even in Auto mode you can force changes at the push of a button, but in reality, the gearbox is that good, you don't need to

[Andy B]

Never been much of an auto fan tbh
 .....

You don't 'feel in control' .......... 

[05omegav6]

Not at all but having a clutch is handy at times, auto boxes in the cars I have owned have always been a bit all or nothing... with the notable exception of a Renault 25... that was mostly nothing

I should add, the only modern (for modern, read post 2010 vehicle) auto I have driven is the Volvo I shift, basically an automated 12 speed manual

Newer 7/8 speed car autoboxes might be better than the older 4/5/6 speed ones, but selecting 2 or 3 in an Omega/Granada doesn't select the gears, it simply stops it from changing above the gear chosen. Changing down you have to force it either manually or by kicking it down, and if you change manually you might have moved the selector, but the gearbox will grudgingly change in its own sweet time