Car won't shift into 1st when rolling in traffic

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10-31-2011, 02:36 AM

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Junkinthetrunk

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Try redline transmission oil it works wonders on harleys and jeeps.

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10-31-2011, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Darkalley36

I am two weeks into ownership of my 2008 CPO C$S with 12,000 miles on it. When the car is stationary I have no issue getting into any gear but I notice in traffic, with the revs low and rolling under 10 miles per hour (even 4 mph) I can get the car to go into 1st. When traffic stops, no issue. Is that normal?? Thanks for the insight.

I think you will find it easier to forget 1st if the car is moving and concentrate on moving the car into 2nd. I use 1st only from dead stop. I never use 1st when rolling at low speeds. This is a 2nd gear car and you will be surprised how flexible it is around town at low speeds.

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10-31-2011, 01:20 PM

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The first gear syncro's are there to protect the engine from you mistakenly putting into first when you meant 3rd... the consequence is that when in stop-n-go traffic jamms, its difficult to work. I've had good luck at just having the engine idle push in 2nd... or after a stop have it idle-push in 1st and just roll along at that pace.

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