Gar telling me to go down a gear

BabysCoffee

When I am driving about 110-120 km on the motorway sometimes the indicator to go down a gear comes up on my dash. I'm in 5th gear at this time.

Any idea why this would be>

sunnysoutheast

BabysCoffee wrote: »

When I am driving about 110-120 km on the motorway sometimes the indicator to go down a gear comes up on my dash. I'm in 5th gear at this time.

Any idea why this would be>

Engine could be labouring going up a hill?

I had an Audi A1 loaner and it had this feature

what car/engine is it?

BabysCoffee

It's a Toyota IQ

mickdw

BabysCoffee wrote: »

When I am driving about 110-120 km on the motorway sometimes the indicator to go down a gear comes up on my dash. I'm in 5th gear at this time.

Any idea why this would be>

If you are moving the accelerator asking for more acceleration than the car can manage in that gear, the better systems will tell you to drop a year as that is the only way the car can do what you are asking with your foot.
If cruising, it should be advising a gear than gives max efficiency.

BabysCoffee

mickdw wrote: »

If you are moving the accelerator asking for more acceleration than the car can manage in that gear, the better systems will tell you to drop a year as that is the only way the car can do what you are asking with your foot.
If cruising, it should be advising a gear than gives max efficiency.

I never thought I should be in 4th gear when doing 110km?

Mycroft H

Drove a Renault Master with this feature. Little bit annoying as I don't think it was too smart; the van had a lot of custom coachwork done to it and it weighed over 3 ton unladen. It would want you to change up at a point where it would be laboring if I had done.

sunnysoutheast

BabysCoffee wrote: »

I never thought I should be in 4th gear when doing 110km?

does it happen when trying to climb a hill or accelerate?

BabysCoffee

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

does it happen when trying to climb a hill or accelerate?

Just when I am driving along on the motorway. No incline. Possibly sometimes when I am accelerating.

mickdw

BabysCoffee wrote: »

Just when I am driving along on the motorway. No incline. Possibly sometimes when I am accelerating.

Well next time you are driving, get to a cruise at whatever is your usual speed in top gear then press accelerator hard. Dash will request to change down. It makes perfect sense. The car had more ability to accelerate in lower gears. It will make more noise and burn more fuel but it will pick up speed faster.

BabysCoffee

mickdw wrote: »

Well next time you are driving, get to a cruise at whatever is your usual speed in top gear then press accelerator hard. Dash will request to change down. It makes perfect sense. The car had more ability to accelerate in lower gears. It will make more noise and burn more fuel but it will pick up speed faster.

Will do! Thanks for that

sunnysoutheast

....or buy an automatic! Problem solved

BabysCoffee

sunnysoutheast wrote: »

....or buy an automatic! Problem solved

Last car was a semi automatic. Wish I never gave it up!

the_barfly1

You're not seeing a reading for decreased fuel consumption by any chance?

I was driving a new Fiesta (i think, could have been a little hyundai either) for a few days last year and would have arrows appearing on the console for both gear changes and mpg changes, if I recall correctly.

Jesus.

OP's car not suited to high speed Motorway driving tbh

Rackstar

Don't mind Gar - can't stand back seat drivers.