| sugarfunk |
Hello all. Just got my Murano. 2005 and I love it. Have one issue though and I am not sure if it is normal or not. I am thinking the car might be geared low but here goes.
When I am driving, and release the gas pedal, the car goes into a coast. However, this coast is not smooth at all. It almost feels like how a golf cart governor works. The car might be down shifting, but I am not hearing it. But it does not coast well at all and slows down way to fast. I have even noticed it when going down a slight hill. I shouldn't be loosing that much speed that fast.
Please help. |
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| Corin |
I believe what you're feeling is the "downhill assist" feature of the CVT, where it will put a little resistance into play when you're coasting. The idea is to be more like a manual tranny that will slow you down when you let off the throttle, although it shouldn't be too forceful.
If you want to actually let it coast, tap the gas just a bit when this happens. That seems to tell the car that you DON'T want the resistance, and it let's you go. Not sure if it's actually designed to behave this way, but it works for me on my 2005.
And being a CVT, I'm not surprised you don't hear a down-shifting, because you never really should feel shifting at all in the MO. :) |
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| sugarfunk |
| OK well thanks. That makes me feel a bit better. Still very strange. Almost feels like a drag. I was just concerned that it could waste fuel. Glad to know mines not just messed up! |
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| Gonzo |
Its by design... I enjoy it, as I never liked the "float" feeling with an automatic when you took your foot off the gas. It reminds me driving a manual transmission.
Nice job Nissan. :29: |
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| Corin |
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Originally posted by sugarfunk
OK well thanks. That makes me feel a bit better. Still very strange. Almost feels like a drag. I was just concerned that it could waste fuel. Glad to know mines not just messed up!
Shouldn't be wasting fuel. I don't know the details, but remember someone doing a write-up about how "compression braking" actually uses less fuel than being in neutral because fuel isn't required to keep the engine running in that case.
The whole CVT thing really does take time to get used to, but once you get the hang of the feel I bet you'll really like it. |
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