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Reverse while driving forward... - Richieleo - 21-09-2012 11:48am
In case you did know this...
If you have the rotary controller...you are in drive mode and driving forward and you suddenly put the car in reverse, the car will continue in drive mode until you stop before it puts itself into reverse mode....
RE: Reverse while driving forward... - XFullFatTim - 21-09-2012 11:52am
I think you need to get your car looked at as I've heard of this happening before. However, I suppose it helps protect the gearbox from those silly folks that want to go direct from drive to reverse.
Reverse while driving forward... - Richieleo - 21-09-2012 12:02pm
Actually, you are right about the safety thing. It was intended by Land Rover that the car should continue until you can safely stop and move into reverse mode. I was merely letting everyone know this was the case.
Reverse while driving forward... - EpicEvo - 21-09-2012 12:28pm
Makes me wonder how you found out in the first place... Not something I'd want to try when mines delivered haha
RE: Reverse while driving forward... - speary - 21-09-2012 12:29pm
I have the manual box and have been concerned about accidentally selecting reverse instead of 6th gear.
The tech at my dealers told me it couldnt happen as the selector has protection. apparently, and I have tried it, once you get above a few mph, a solenoid kicks in and stops the lever going past the 5th/6th gear plane.
Thats reasuring
Reverse while driving forward... - Richieleo - 21-09-2012 12:35pm
LOL! I was talking to the Sales Manager at Land Rover when I reside and he was telling me these interesting facts.
. Try pulling the parking brake when you are moving and see what happens.
RE: Reverse while driving forward... - PhilSkill - 21-09-2012 01:51pm
(21-09-2012 12:29pm)speary Wrote: I have the manual box and have been concerned about accidentally selecting reverse instead of 6th gear.
The tech at my dealers told me it couldnt happen as the selector has protection. apparently, and I have tried it, once you get above a few mph, a solenoid kicks in and stops the lever going past the 5th/6th gear plane.
Thats reasuring
Yep, you can hear a slight click as you roll up to stop at traffic lights etc.
RE: Reverse while driving forward... - SimonS - 21-09-2012 06:32pm
Another trick that the auto box will do is to let you reverse back down a hill using HDC without having to change the selector into reverse first.
It was one of the things that I was shown on a LRE day at Dunkeld.
RE: Reverse while driving forward... - Barneyridge - 21-09-2012 09:56pm
(21-09-2012 12:35pm)Richieleo Wrote: LOL! I was talking to the Sales Manager at Land Rover when I reside and he was telling me these interesting facts.
The park brake is a good trick for when your mate is driving your car, would scare the sh#t out of him. Apart from a party trick it has actually saved a life here is Australia with a couple towing a caravan at 110 kph and the husband who was a diabetic passed out. The couple were taught the feature only a week earlier.
RE: Reverse while driving forward... - XFullFatTim - 21-09-2012 10:36pm
Don't do it too many times it's not good for the system