General 3.0 ducato auto

[shotgun]

go a 3.0l ducato auto it goes from 1st to 2nd gear very quick is this normal or is it set wrong

 

[Techno100]

Most complain it is too slow. First gear is very low so a quick 2nd is desirable

 

[shotgun]

mine goes from 1st to 2nd very quick and then hard to pick up speed I change 1st to 2nd myself than put in auto

 

[Techno100]

The tendency is to lift the foot during change but you must keep it depressed and it will pick up faster. Let the robot control the revs during change but don't lift off

 

[shotgun]

Ok i will try that

 

[Techno100]

A tip to prolong clutch life is to never floor the pedal in 6th and to some extent 5th. The motor has so much torque that it would quite happily submit to the pedal request but the clutch isn't man enough. If you need to do a quick overtake just knock the lever forwards to 5th or 4th in flight before booting it.
Mine has now done 48k and working great but I've read of many having a new clutch at very much less mileage.

 

[shotgun]

ok thanks I will try it out next week