Hold / Power switch.....huh?

[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!

[uptomynutsinruts]

Yea mate, that's it in a nutshell

[nickmcdonald]

HA! Not often I get something right! Cheers.

[slide]

Hold will only change gears when it has to to protect itsself eg will start off in 2nd if left in D

[fullthrottle]

HOLD disengages the kick down switch on the accelerator and cause the trans to take off in 2nd.

[philip121]

so is having it in hold all the time a good thing

[kiwipete]

so is having it in hold all the time a good thing

No.

[philip121]

would it cause damage if in hold all the time