[animal.style]

I drive on a lot of steep hills with a lot of stops. I only go about 20 mph. The engine shifts from M1 to M2 but not to M3. Yes, I understand that sometimes you need to stay in a lower gear on steep hills, but my car isn't struggling at all. Still it stays in M2 and revs over 3000 rpm. This is the same in comfort or sport. My only solution is to manually shift to M3. A little annoying. Anyone else have this problem?

[TX3M]

Originally Posted by animal.style

I drive on a lot of steep hills with a lot of stops. I only go about 20 mph. The engine shifts from M1 to M2 but not to M3. Yes, I understand that sometimes you need to stay in a lower gear on steep hills, but my car isn't struggling at all. Still it stays in M2 and revs over 3000 rpm. This is the same in comfort or sport. My only solution is to manually shift to M3. A little annoying. Anyone else have this problem?

Try Comfort or Eco mode.

[Jcbmally]

Originally Posted by animal.style

I drive on a lot of steep hills with a lot of stops. I only go about 20 mph. The engine shifts from M1 to M2 but not to M3. Yes, I understand that sometimes you need to stay in a lower gear on steep hills, but my car isn't struggling at all. Still it stays in M2 and revs over 3000 rpm. This is the same in comfort or sport. My only solution is to manually shift to M3. A little annoying. Anyone else have this problem?

I believe the sat nav "knows" the route and keeps optimum gearing for the terrain/hill.

[animal.style]

Originally Posted by Jcbmally

I believe the sat nav "knows" the route and keeps optimum gearing for the terrain/hill.

This might be the case. It's annoying because even after I'm on flatter ground it stays in a low gear and stays at 3000-3500 rpm. Only solution so far is to manually shift, or to give it a lot more gas and speed up the narrow hills at 35mph. But by the time it shifts, I'm at the stop sign haha

[harperium]

Originally Posted by animal.style

This might be the case. It's annoying because even after I'm on flatter ground it stays in a low gear and stays at 3000-3500 rpm. Only solution so far is to manually shift, or to give it a lot more gas and speed up the narrow hills at 35mph. But by the time it shifts, I'm at the stop sign haha

I don't think this generation of Sat Nav shifts gears in response to upcoming terrain.