Dealing With Two Transmission “Problems”

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ZF recently had an event covering its nine-speed automatics, presumably to deflect criticism from the supplier to automakers (FCA, Land Rover, and Acura).
The company made two suggestions to owners, other than pointing out that some shifting behavior, such as downshifting on the highway, can be due to the programming, not the automatic.
These actually apply to any Chrysler automaticsince thefour-speed was launched:

1. When you’re breaking in acar, mix driving styles — gentle, aggressive — so the transmission computer adapts better.
   Whenyou drive gently after aggressive driving, or change from a driver who is more or less aggressive, you mayhave strange shifting while the transmission re-adapts.

Going from sporty to economy driving causes some lurching and harsh shifting, but it’s been normal since the 1990s. (...) →
Dealing With Two Transmission “Problems” is from Allpar News.


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