AutoGearshift S&L Hold. DONT DELETE

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AutoGearshift S&L Hold. DONT DELETE

Post by BongoBaggins » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:39 am

Apologies if this is a dumb question. This 1995 Bongo is my first automatic and I'm curious about the S and L options on the gearshift. The auto drivers that I've asked haven't got a clue what they could be. The manual doesn't mention them. I wondered if they were alternative gearing ratios for say short/stopping traffic (S) and long distance motorway driving (L). I'm reluctant to try them and see - just in case one is the ejector seat or the wheels fall off.....
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Re: AutoGearshift S&L

Post by rita » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:51 am

Dont use them on the motorway or your wheels might fall off :lol:


L= 1st gear

S= 2nd gear.

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PS the number of the particular gear should be marked also.ie 1 2 3.
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Post by mikeWalsall » Wed Jul 18, 2012 11:56 am

What manual do you have as the handbook gives quite in depth info on the automatic transmission functions ..??
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Re: AutoGearshift S&L

Post by BongoBaggins » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:13 pm

@Rita. Thanks for the info - slightly anticlimactic. Alternative ratios would have been useful, and an ejector seat would have been fun :)
mikeWalsall wrote:What manual do you have as the handbook gives quite in depth info on the automatic transmission functions ..??
The NZ translated workshop manual which seems fairly comprehensive, but seems to leave out the basic owners handbook stuff.
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Post by mikeWalsall » Wed Jul 18, 2012 12:21 pm

Ah right ..This is from the handbook ..

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Re: AutoGearshift S&L Hold. DONT DELETE

Post by Doone » Thu Jul 19, 2012 11:50 am

=D> These are handy replies to a frequently asked question, so I've added it to the FAQ forum HERE
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