mjhpadi Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Actually haven't had the problem, we discovered early that the paddle shifters aren't nearly as fast at shifting as leaving the car in "D". I don't think many of us really ever use the paddle shifters because of the slow shifting response. Also, I know my car will not auto shift if in "M" and the paddle shifters are disabled in "D"...seems strange that the Explorer does both, sorta defeats the purpose of having an M setting or the paddle shifters... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tss Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I would really dislike the paddle shifters NOT being disabled in "D". Paddle shifters are useless to me - I would dislike having them "active" all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Hey guys I wanted to see if anyone had the same problem we have with our explorer. Not really a problem but a feature request! I like the tap up tap down feature on the explorer except I sometimes hit the tap down button while turning. This feature is active even when the shifter is in the "D" (drive position). So when driving or turning I sometimes accidentally hit the button and annoyingly is goes down a gear then eventually times out and goes back to normal. I have figured out a way to disable it while only in the "D" position. Would anyone else want this disabled in the Explorer or a Taurus SHO? Thoughts? My other gripe (SHO guys shouldn't have this problem) is the explorer auto shifts when in manual mode. I also can change this if someone wants. I know this might be a waste of a post for some but its a few things that I really wanted changed and did to our vehicle here so I want to offer to anyone else that might want. LME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Originally posted by mjhpadi Actually haven't had the problem, we discovered early that the paddle shifters aren't nearly as fast at shifting as leaving the car in D. I don't think many of us really ever use the paddle shifters because of the slow shifting response. Also, I know my car will not auto shift if in M and the paddle shifters are disabled in D...seems strange that the Explorer does both, sorta defeats the purpose of having an M setting or the paddle shifters... Yes your right. I should of been more specific 2013+ Sorry about that. Really my whole purpose of messing with it was to disable the paddle functions while in "D". LME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livernois Motorsports Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Originally posted by tss I would really dislike the paddle shifters NOT being disabled in "D". Paddle shifters are useless to me - I would dislike having them "active" all the time. Your car is a 2010 so it is disabled in the "D" position I believe. The 2013+ cars have them active in "D" LME Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted September 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Strange that Ford changed this in the 2013+...makes me really glad that I've not wanted to upgrade to a newer car...glad I have kept mileage down, and besides with the latest LME tune and other mods...I love my SHO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tss Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Your car is a 2010 so it is disabled in the "D" position I believe. The 2013+ cars have them active in "D" LME Yes, that is true and I know that. I said "I would really dislike the paddle shifters NOT being disabled in "D". I realize I worded that statement poorly with two negatives. Let me try it again: "I like the 2010-2012 set up better". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bamsho Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 Yeah, when I was looking for a SHO, salesman told me that the 2013+ paddle shifters you can pull back and us them manually, but then will go back to normal operation if you quit using them, and all without putting the shifter back into M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 That is so weird I can't for the life of me figure out why they would make it like that, unless it's a safety feature to help avoid transmission/drivetrain damage from over revving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
need-a-cage Posted October 2, 2015 Report Share Posted October 2, 2015 Well, I haven't purchased my Sport yet, so I only have a tiny bit of seat time so I don't know if I would accidentally hit the paddle. However, I like them active in D so you can downshift without having to first reach over and throw the shifter into M and then reach back up to the paddle. I want to be able to quickly go down a couple gears to be ready to punch off at a good rpm. Now, the bad part is putting it back into D. There should be a way to get it back to auto mode without having to wait for it to timeout or throw the shifter back and forth. I like how Dodge does it. If you pull back on the + paddle and hold it, it will go back into auto mode. You said it shifts automatically when in M. Does it only upshift at redline? I would be fine with that, but I don't want it to downshift on its own. If I want to roll on the throttle and lug around a corner a little in a taller gear, I don't want it downshifting on me in the middle of the corner and taking off too fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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