The tow/haul button disables 4th gear or overdrive in the Nitros with the 3.7 engines.
The only time I manually shift is if I'm towing up or down a hill.
The only time I manually shift is if I'm towing up or down a hill.
For A/T Owners - When do you manually shift?
For those with automatic transmissions, when you do manually shift? I've been tinkering with shifting into different gears depending on the circumstances and haven't found anything useful yet. I used to use the "O/D Off" on my Focus all the time but I'm trying to get something worked out with the Nitro.
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Downshifting to 2nd at 50 mph would be turning some RPMs, ie; 5000 or more. And the systems threshold is somewhere in there, which means it won't do it. Just turning the Tow/Haul off, which drops it from 4th to 3rd, makes it jump to 3500 RPMs or so.
Our Pacifica has the auto stick option & frankly it's stupid. I've used it trying to be "sporty" & the bottom line is your still driving a station wagon & there isn't anything sporty about it. It does some good when towing though, especially thru long mountain passes. We pulled a boat from Minnesota to Washington last summer & used it a lot.
Our Pacifica has the auto stick option & frankly it's stupid. I've used it trying to be "sporty" & the bottom line is your still driving a station wagon & there isn't anything sporty about it. It does some good when towing though, especially thru long mountain passes. We pulled a boat from Minnesota to Washington last summer & used it a lot.
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