NZ topical - snow & auto hold

Jun 04, 2005 3 Replies
C

Hi, topical with the recent snow around NZ.



First winter with a 2k rsk b4 - auto/tiptronic.



There's a rocker switch next to the auto shifter, with " Power Auto Hold "



written on it. I know that the power button changes the shift points when in full-auto.



Is the 'hold' like the old snow button on the Impreza - where it locks the auto into 1st (and maybe 50/50 power dist f/r) ? If so, does it have the same restrictions around speed too (I think I remember seeing a limit of approx 50k with the Impreza).



Thanks



/c


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C

Imported JDM - no manual. With previous cars, I've tried a couple of the NZ translation crowds, but haven't been impressed. The Impreza manual started talking about a Lancer part way through.

So, anyone else know about the 'hold' part of the 'power - AT - hold' button - or can anyone point me at an online english manual? (my Japanese is rubbish)

/c

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Try it. Press the button; accelerate, see if it holds first gear. If you want to see if it holds a 50/50 split, find some nice soft sand or dirt, grass in a pinch, gun it, and drop it into gear. Or just load up the torque convertor - pin the brakes with your left foot as hard as possible, gun the s*it out of it with the right. Drop the brake when you are revving as much as possible. True 50/50 split will have you chucking a 4 wheel burnout if the ground is soft enough. If it's not locking it into a 50/50, you'll barely notice a difference from usual tarmac driving.

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