Mudgen wrote:Is this happening in D or DS mode? Or both?
Yep. What you're describing is characteristic of D mode, which seems tuned more for gas mileage. If you want aggressive shift/throttle behavior, run in DS.james t kirk wrote:Mudgen wrote:Is this happening in D or DS mode? Or both?
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I will do that. I was not aware that one was out. Thankskmckis1029 wrote:oh and ask the dealer to apply the lastest update for the ECM and TCM, will help with your issues.
I have noticed that if I am in DS mode vs D, the RPMs will be higher when cruising in the city. Presumabley, the DS mode is kicking the transmission down 1 gear to keep the RPM's up.kmckis1029 wrote:+1
in "D" the car is slow to downshift, also the accelerater pedal is basically a button with accelerometer built in. The FSM states to get a down shift in D the driver must fully depress gas pedal. Then the tranny will eventually learn your habits and it wont take much of press to cause a down shift, BUT a fully depressed pedal will alway cause a down shift.
If im in D and i know i need a immediate response i use manual mode or DS. Please note that DS mode is programmed to keep the car in its power band ~3.5krpm to ~6k rpm thus will reduce mpg. while D wants to keep the car is the highest gear possible.
In DS mode it usually does keep the car in a lower gear to avoid some delay when you stomp the poop out of it.james t kirk wrote: I have noticed that if I am in DS mode vs D, the RPMs will be higher when cruising in the city. Presumabley, the DS mode is kicking the transmission down 1 gear to keep the RPM's up.
Poop stompers that most of us are.audtatious wrote:In DS mode it usually does keep the car in a lower gear to avoid some delay when you stomp the poop out of it.james t kirk wrote: I have noticed that if I am in DS mode vs D, the RPMs will be higher when cruising in the city. Presumabley, the DS mode is kicking the transmission down 1 gear to keep the RPM's up.
NEVER saw the point of these to be honest. Just a gimmick in my eyes.RED_DET wrote:Now you need to add some paddle shifters....
June 2012:
The other day, by accident again, I put it in DS mode and I noticed, "hey, that's wierd, it shifted gears"
So I'm experimenting and I figure out, "hey, the car is now behaving like I would expect it to"
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So I'm bombing around in DS mode and thinking, "this is the way the car should drive"
I guess the serendipitous discovery of DS mode was forgotten in the space of 5 months.November 2012:
I am very disappointed in the car and the only option I have is to write Nissan a letter to see what they have to say about this nonsense, or sell the car. Every time I get in the car, it's in the back of my head, "ok, here we go again, no proper downshifts, can't drive the car like this, can't drive the car like that without taking into consideration its lack of proper response"
I just had the car back for the third time today regarding this issue and they did NOTHING. They basically told me to go pound salt.Rips66 wrote:I own a 2012 G37x and I have exactly the same problem, as you so accuratly described. I had the transmission update installed but it made absolutly no difference. Even in DS mode, I feel the car is lazy and this gets me really frustrated. Did you right to Nissan/infiniti about this issue and if so, what were was their response?
Signed: a not so happy Infiniti owner
No, not really, DS only solves part of the problem, not the entire problem. Car lags in both D and DS. Plus, I find that in DS, the car often holds onto a gear when braking and the engine revs like mad. Not correct either.Mudgen wrote:June 2012:
The other day, by accident again, I put it in DS mode and I noticed, "hey, that's wierd, it shifted gears"
So I'm experimenting and I figure out, "hey, the car is now behaving like I would expect it to"
...
So I'm bombing around in DS mode and thinking, "this is the way the car should drive"I guess the serendipitous discovery of DS mode was forgotten in the space of 5 months.November 2012:
I am very disappointed in the car and the only option I have is to write Nissan a letter to see what they have to say about this nonsense, or sell the car. Every time I get in the car, it's in the back of my head, "ok, here we go again, no proper downshifts, can't drive the car like this, can't drive the car like that without taking into consideration its lack of proper response"