How do you like the new Manual Shift on the 2011s?
07-07-2011, 08:51 PM
#11
I to use the tow/hual mode around town alot....keeps the power at just the right place for me..........the manuel mode is great for the fun times.....gas and go.......pretty sporty when u want to have fun..
07-07-2011, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by silver_pilate
I actually use the manual shift for the opposite effect. The truck shifts too early for my tastes most of the time, so when needed, I can control the shift points to keep the power band under the needle. I don't use it that much, but it occasionally comes in handy for me. I, too, have tried the tow/haul mode around town for a little better (it seems) performance.
07-07-2011, 11:06 PM
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Ditto I too forget I am using it and then take off and do not realize it has not shifted until about 5,000 rpm. I wish it automatically shutoff after 5mph or something like that. Like cruise control.
07-08-2011, 09:21 PM
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i like playinng around in manual mode but there is two things that could be different.
1: faster, harder shifts in manual mode. push the button at 5000rpm and it will hit the limmiter before it shifts.
2: no button, make it a ratchet style like dodge trucks. much more fun feeling then pushing a button.
1: faster, harder shifts in manual mode. push the button at 5000rpm and it will hit the limmiter before it shifts.
2: no button, make it a ratchet style like dodge trucks. much more fun feeling then pushing a button.
07-09-2011, 02:24 AM
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I used it in rentals and after a while, I completely lost interest in it. Just sayin'...
I DO like that option BTW, I just loose track that I'm using it sometimes...
07-09-2011, 11:25 PM
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Are you guys familiar with "HOTAS"? It's Hands On Throttle And Stick, a principle evolved for the Fighter Pilot, just so almost everything he can control is under either hands. Less movement means less stress and less fatigue, plus you don't have to memorize your whole cockpit. Same principle here, less movement = less fatigue. If you would have to move a stick every single time, you probably bi-tc-h about having to move a stick to shift...! And you would stop using it. Ask a Chrysler 300 owner if he uses it at all?? I betcha he doesn't. Just sayin'...
