2014 370z automatic transmission - manual mode

SouthArk370Z · 05-05-2014, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Limeybastard

Interesting thread so I am going to ask a dumb question also. What if scenario.. I am doing a steady 60mph and I then use the paddle down multiple times to go to first gear, will it over rev and do some damage?

As DE.50 pointed out, the TCM will not downshift if it would take you above red-line (or maybe just a hair above). As with the throttle*, you are flying-by-wire and don't have direct control. The car has a pretty strong self-preservation instinct. But that doesn't mean you should be depending on the limiter and bumping the red-line every time you downshift; it will eventually cause damage.

* Another "neat trick": press on the brake and the gas at the same time - the car will auto-magically limit the throttle until you let off the brake.

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