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Happened today during the snow storm. I never drive in auto when it's snowing. I usually use the first 3 gears to get around, this allows me to engine brake, which reduces the slipping and sliding greatly.
Anyways, today my car ( after 3 winters and many snow events ) decided to disable the 1st gear ??? I have tried turning the snow mode on / off as well as the VSC , but the car would not give me the 1st gear back
Eventually it released it and I was a happy camper again Below is the message I was getting every time I tried to down shift.
Wow that's a first, I also do the same as you in snow or in general I drive in manual.
I have also gotten that message, you can do a burnout or drift in the show, but after about three to four upshifts/downshifts that message will appear and you can't have 1st for several minutes. You should be ok at the track, one burnout + one launch shouldn't trigger it. You can even drift around for a while in the snow, but you have to leave it in 1st, it's not a big deal as 2nd also drifts really nicely.
Edit - This happens even in sports mode with trac completely off, so there is no getting around it.
03-08-15, 03:38 AM
Below is the message I was getting every time I tried to down shift.
