@problematic_leo73: babying your automatic Ford Focus will tear your transmission up. the latest generation of Ford Focus (and Fiesta) use a dual clutch automatic transmission. this is essentially a 6 speed manual controlled by a computer chip to do the shifting for you. because of this, you will need to apply specific driving habits to prevent catastrophic damage. these are some key points: 1. They don't like sloppy gas input at very low speeds. You HAVE to be consistent with the gas or the TC (computer) won't know what you are trying to do and will start hunting for gears. 2. They are tuned for economy, which means that even if the car can tell that you are on a hill, it'll stay on the tallest gear that it can. If you are going to be hitting them hills, switch to S/L mode. 3. It should NEVER hesitate on a "simple" shift. If you floor the sonofabitch, it won't hesitate that it needs an upshift, if you slam the brakes, it won't hesitate that what needs to happen is a downshift. If it doesn't follow those rules, you may need to look at the TCM. 4. That transmission really doesn't like crawling. If you are in stop and go traffic, it's better to just do that: stop and go whenever you have almost one car length open ahead, don't crawl at 3 MPH 3-4 feet from the next bumper. any I own two Focus titaniums with that DCT. Here's what we have learned so far: 1. They don't like sloppy gas input at very low speeds. You HAVE to be consistent with the gas or the TC won't know what you are trying to do and will start hunting for gears. 2. They are tuned for economy, which means that even if the car can tell that you are on a hill, it'll stay on the tallest gear that it can. If you are going to be hitting them hills, switch to S/L mode. 3. It should NEVER hesitate on a "simple" shift. If you floor the sonofabitch, it won't hesitate that it needs an upshift, if you slam the brakes, it won't hesitate that what needs to happen is a downshift. If it doesn't follow those rules, you may need to look at the TCM. 4. That transmission really doesn't like crawling. If you are in stop and go traffic, it's better to just do that: stop and go whenever you have almost one car length open ahead, don't crawl at 3 MPH 3-4 feet from the next bumper. #fordfocus #dualclutchtransmission #dps6 #dct

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