button on auto shifter

[maney77]

ok before you guys start naming me everything in the book plus more, wat is the purpose of the button on the automatic shifter. it says normal and sport. like i said be easy wit me just a newbie. thanks

[ric3rboi23]

[ric3rboi23]

lol jk
i dont know either O_o

[PUMASTi]

It gives you a slightly higher shift point on sports mode.

[maney77]

shift

a higher shift point so longer gears

yo i grew up newark. roseville&broad st.

[Night Wolf]

it just keeps you in gear for just a little bit longer...

[Jon]

Here is an interesting tidbit I always kept handy for explaining that little button.

Enjoy!

The Accord's 4-speed automatic transmission is a new design that's compact, smooth-shifting and efficient. It is computer controlled and has a driver-selectable Sport mode, lockup torque converter and seven shift positions: Park, Reverse, Neutral, D4 and D3 with Sport mode, Second and First (Low-Hold).

Unlike most conventional transmissions, it uses three parallel axis shafts-a main shaft, a counter shaft and an additional secondary shaft-instead of two shafts. The unit is barely larger than a normal transmission (it is just 2 mm longer than the 1989 two-shaft automatic) yet permits the use of a fifth clutch so the transmission can be held in low gear until the driver moves the shift lever. This "low-hold" feature is useful when low-speed power or engine braking is needed, as when pulling a boat trailer out of the water or descending very steep inclines.

To improve efficiency, the new transmission has a lockup torque converter that engages in second, third and fourth gear when maintaining steady speeds, and third and fourth to provide engine braking when decelerating.

For smoother shifts, the transmission ECU signals the engine ECU to retard the spark between shifts, momentarily lowering engine torque, so that gear-change shock is reduced. For smoothing the upshift from third to fourth, and downshifts from fourth to third or second, there's an accumulator control system in the shift valve that maintains steadier hydraulic pressure and makes the shifts less abrupt.

The driver-selectable Sport mode is designed for sporty performance at partial throttle levels. With the shift lever in the D3 position, pushing the Sport mode switch on the shifter directs the transmission to shift at higher rpm points when going from first to second and second to third. Using Sport mode in the D4 position extends the function to the third-to-fourth shift. The Sport mode increases responsiveness and is useful on long grades to keep the transmission from "hunting" for gear ratios.

[maney77]

shift

thanks frootloop that was a good answer,good answer.

[ikayto]

so is it better to drive with sports mode or not?

city driving?
highway?

which is better.

On the highway I like to gun it. I've never used the sports mode because I dislike the higher shift points, feels like i'm wasting gas by going up that little bit in RPM.

[yaboi jeff]

also idk if everyone else thinks so but i kno it sucks up ur gas wen u use sport mode but its pretty cool other than that

[Pandemic]

sport mode only raises your shift limits. Never good for gas :P

[Night Wolf]

yeah the lower the RPMs the less gas youll waste

[ikayto]

it says its only good for parital thorttle lol.

[deevergote]

a higher shift point so longer gears

The gears stay the same... how long a gear is is a physical thing, and you'd have to actually change the gears themselves. No button will do that!

It just keeps the transmission from shifting as early.

it says its only good for parital thorttle lol.

Yeah, because you shift at the highest point at WOT regardless of sport mode.





And yes, it's not good for fuel economy. It's actually a pretty worthless feature, which is why it only lasted for the 1st 2 years of the CB.