Date: 27 Oct 2005 13:27:17 -0700 From: "Jozek" <malyjozeknospamail.com> Subject: Re: cold start lag in first gear
gw wrote: (...) > I don't know if this explains your situation, but the NG900 automatic > transmission will delay the shift from first to second gear after a cold > start. This is supposedly to speed catalyst heating for emissons. It is > mentioned in the owner's manual. Our 97 does this, and it can be quite > annoying, especially when it drops hard into second gear. That's not it in my case, as once the car gets going, it shifts into second nicely. It is just reluctant to actually get moving from standing still. Kind of as if the wheels were slipping (but they're not). Thanks anyways.