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Hold / Power switch.....huh?

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:00 pm
by nickmcdonald
Hi all. Ive always wondered what that little Hold / Power switch does on my R50 Terrano. Ive never really tried it out.....not properly anyhow. Im assuming that on the Power setting, it lets the engine rev out higher? My transmission shifts at a strict 3900rpm, no matter how hard your foot is buried or how much load is on the engine (hill, towing etc).

And Im guessing the Hold button would keep with transmission in gear as opposed to swapping up a cog? So when towing up a hill, pulling some healthy, grunty revs, you'd slap HOLD on to stop the auto swapping up a gear and you losing your momentum right?

Cheers guys!

Re: Hold / Power switch.....huh?

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:06 pm
by uptomynutsinruts
Yea mate, that's it in a nutshell 8)

Re: Hold / Power switch.....huh?

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:08 pm
by nickmcdonald
HA! Not often I get something right! Cheers.

Re: Hold / Power switch.....huh?

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 8:42 pm
by slide
Hold will only change gears when it has to to protect itsself eg will start off in 2nd if left in D

Re: Hold / Power switch.....huh?

Posted: Sun Jun 30, 2013 9:44 pm
by fullthrottle
HOLD disengages the kick down switch on the accelerator and cause the trans to take off in 2nd.

Re: Hold / Power switch.....huh?

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:33 pm
by philip121
so is having it in hold all the time a good thing

Re: Hold / Power switch.....huh?

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 9:11 pm
by kiwipete
philip121 wrote:so is having it in hold all the time a good thing

No.

Re: Hold / Power switch.....huh?

Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:16 pm
by philip121
would it cause damage if in hold all the time