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cjay · Sep 4th, 2003, 02:59 AM

Anyone else with paddles having problems with changing gears?

When I go to change up a gear occasionally it changes down instead and hits the redline. It only appears to do it with the paddle on the right hand side though, so I'm hoping it's nothing major.

punkeyfunky · Sep 4th, 2003, 09:50 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by cjay

Anyone else with paddles having problems with changing gears?

When I go to change up a gear occasionally it changes down instead and hits the redline. It only appears to do it with the paddle on the right hand side though, so I'm hoping it's nothing major.

I've only ever experienced my CVT going the 'wrong' way once - I put it down to be being ham fisted.

how often does it happen?

Lee

cjay · Sep 4th, 2003, 12:11 PM

it's done it about 10 times in 3000 klm. I thought it may have been me the first few times but it's not me.

I just drove a friends Works S WOW!

When I got back in my CVT it changed down twice after one hit but I think that one may have been me... the buzz from driving the Works had not worn off.

If they ever make a CVT Works S I will sell my house, my soul and my cat to get one!

wils · Sep 4th, 2003, 07:07 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by cjay

If they ever make a CVT Works S I will sell my house, my soul and my cat to get one!

sorry to change the subject of this thread, and i dun want to make this thread into a 'why don't they make an S with cvt?' but i agree with u...if they did that, i'd sell all my internal organs to have one!

sorry can't help u with ur paddle problem...basically coz i dun have paddles!

just normal cvt...hope u figure it out! ciao

uptick · Sep 5th, 2003, 02:42 AM

not to get off subject here either, but we humans can do stupid things...
A couple of times I've gone to downshift (tap up) in steptronic mode, only to realize that I was in 'D' and not 'SD' and I ended up in 'N' with a fiesty engine!

p.s. no CVT paddles in the US yet

rainbowdreamer · Sep 5th, 2003, 11:23 AM

No problems with my paddles - great fun when I feel like using them. Only thing I would say is that I wish they had put a plus and a minus on them or some kind of visual help - as sometimes I can't remember which way to pull/press them!

uptick · Sep 5th, 2003, 07:14 PM

question to those of you who are paddling: Do they function in any of the drive modes or only when in SD?

cjay · Sep 5th, 2003, 07:29 PM

The paddles only work in SD, same as the normal steptronic.

uptick · Sep 6th, 2003, 01:37 AM

thx for the clarification cjay. I also echo your enthusiasm for the day when they pair the cvt to the S or more-hp cooper!!

Sep 4th, 2003, 02:59 AM	#1
cjay "No Works for me!" Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 08:51 PM Posts: 466 Offline	CVT paddles gone mad... Anyone else with paddles having problems with changing gears? When I go to change up a gear occasionally it changes down instead and hits the redline. It only appears to do it with the paddle on the right hand side though, so I'm hoping it's nothing major.

Sep 5th, 2003, 11:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
rainbowdreamer MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Local Time: 11:51 AM Posts: 267 Offline	No problems with my paddles - great fun when I feel like using them. Only thing I would say is that I wish they had put a plus and a minus on them or some kind of visual help - as sometimes I can't remember which way to pull/press them! Rainbow Dreamer 2005 Cooper S Convertible

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Sep 4th, 2003, 09:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
punkeyfunky UberGeek Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Milton Keynes Local Time: 10:51 AM Posts: 858 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by cjay Anyone else with paddles having problems with changing gears? When I go to change up a gear occasionally it changes down instead and hits the redline. It only appears to do it with the paddle on the right hand side though, so I'm hoping it's nothing major. I've only ever experienced my CVT going the 'wrong' way once - I put it down to be being ham fisted. how often does it happen? Lee

Sep 4th, 2003, 12:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
cjay "No Works for me!" Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 08:51 PM Posts: 466 Offline	it's done it about 10 times in 3000 klm. I thought it may have been me the first few times but it's not me. I just drove a friends Works S WOW! When I got back in my CVT it changed down twice after one hit but I think that one may have been me... the buzz from driving the Works had not worn off. If they ever make a CVT Works S I will sell my house, my soul and my cat to get one!

Sep 4th, 2003, 07:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
wils formerly known as wsw Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Melbourne, Australia Local Time: 08:51 PM Posts: 635 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by cjay If they ever make a CVT Works S I will sell my house, my soul and my cat to get one! sorry to change the subject of this thread, and i dun want to make this thread into a 'why don't they make an S with cvt?' but i agree with u...if they did that, i'd sell all my internal organs to have one! sorry can't help u with ur paddle problem...basically coz i dun have paddles! just normal cvt...hope u figure it out! ciao

Sep 5th, 2003, 02:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
uptick MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 06:51 AM Posts: 901 Offline	not to get off subject here either, but we humans can do stupid things... A couple of times I've gone to downshift (tap up) in steptronic mode, only to realize that I was in 'D' and not 'SD' and I ended up in 'N' with a fiesty engine! p.s. no CVT paddles in the US yet

Sep 5th, 2003, 07:14 PM	#7 (permalink)
uptick MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 06:51 AM Posts: 901 Offline	question to those of you who are paddling: Do they function in any of the drive modes or only when in SD?

Sep 5th, 2003, 07:29 PM	#8 (permalink)
cjay "No Works for me!" Join Date: Jan 2003 Local Time: 08:51 PM Posts: 466 Offline	The paddles only work in SD, same as the normal steptronic.

Sep 6th, 2003, 01:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
uptick MINI2 somebody Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: NY Local Time: 06:51 AM Posts: 901 Offline	thx for the clarification cjay. I also echo your enthusiasm for the day when they pair the cvt to the S or more-hp cooper!!

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