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mgrover



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United Kingdom 2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Java Black
1st/2nd gear

so ive noticed when am driving normally the car only ever goes down to 2nd gear. so if i stop at some lights itll set off in 2nd gear. that kinda steals all my torquey fun since i noticed if i manually shift to first i get that pin in your seats power am looking for.

is this due to fuel economy which is fine, or should i not be doing too many hard launches in 1st?
Post #603381 Mon Aug 17 2020 1:24pm
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Andy K



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England 2005 Range Rover Sport TDV6 HSE Rimini Red

Using first gear in traffic is stressful with supercharged power

Would think if you moved the shifter over to sport, it would use 1st from traffic lights
You should feel it change when stationary
Post #603385 Mon Aug 17 2020 1:56pm
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mgrover



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stressful for me driving the car or the engine/gearbox?

tbf i can never feel anything in the car, i cant even feel a misfire so dont think ama feel that occuring Razz either way i assume its normal behaviour then can i can continue being a hooligan off the line in 1st Razz
Post #603386 Mon Aug 17 2020 1:58pm
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idi



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Mines the same. I had a BMW in the past which did the same too.
Post #603387 Mon Aug 17 2020 2:32pm
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Andy K



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Stressfull for you.
A slight dab of the throttle in 1st gear and u could be in someone’s boot

You carry on. Try sport mode only
Post #603395 Mon Aug 17 2020 4:44pm
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Eaters



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United Kingdom 2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8 HSE Zermatt Silver

I know mines a TDV8 and so totally different power curve from yours but mine always seems to start in 2nd. What I don't know is whether any of the sensors realise that sometimes you are facing up hill and so select 1st. That'd be clever! Robin
2008 Range Rover Sport TDV8
Gone:
Jaguar S-Type V8 4.2 Sport
MGZTT 190 2.5
Post #603410 Tue Aug 18 2020 8:36am
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mgrover



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United Kingdom 2006 Range Rover Sport Supercharged Java Black

Andy K wrote:
Stressfull for you.
A slight dab of the throttle in 1st gear and u could be in someone’s boot

You carry on. Try sport mode only


ahh fair enough. i dont plan to do it in day to day traffic tbh. just sometimes launching off the line the car felt a bit meh and i was starting to wonder if id broken something. but knowing its in 2nd gear when i floor it in D explains that
Post #603411 Tue Aug 18 2020 9:18am
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Themoog



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Ours always pulls away in 1st. So does my X5 V8.
The range rover does shift from 1st to second fairly quickly tho.
Post #603434 Tue Aug 18 2020 11:19pm
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RRSTDV8



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United Kingdom 2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 HSE Orkney Grey

Are you sure it always pulls away from standstill in 1st? How have you checked that? They are set up to use 2nd in normal driving using the gearbox in D. 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed
Post #603437 Wed Aug 19 2020 8:44am
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mgrover



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am actually curious if i can setup my gearbox in D to shift as soon as humanely possible Razz

since what people say to do for fuel economy is to stick it into manual and shift up as soon as it can and just allow the gearbox to shift down.
Post #603485 Thu Aug 20 2020 9:08am
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Andy K



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Hey. You drive a heavy 4.2. Are you gonna notice the difference Laughing
Post #603490 Thu Aug 20 2020 10:13am
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mgrover



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maybe not Razz i think the biggest fuel economy booster is the lpg really so i cant see a few early shifts making a big diff
Post #603492 Thu Aug 20 2020 10:42am
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