Driving in manual mode who does it?

[dodgehemi0]

I have found that driving in manual mode is leaps and bounds better than driving in just D. It drives so much better in manual mode I just put it in sixth gear and let the truck do it's thing. Anyone else do this and think it drives better?

 

 

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[HondaHawkGT]

I only drive in manual mode. I leave it in M5 so I don't have to put up with that V4 garbage.

[PMattras]

The manual mode should be good on a snowy days when you don't want to go into overdrive. This way you have more control to prevent slipping.

[KARNUT]

I do M5 in town, drives better. Some times I like to play speed racer the rev matching is fun without speeding.

[Silverado-Hareek]

I tried driving around in M5 one day and found the transmission to shift harder and overall not drive as well as it does in D. Weird.....

[Dirtbiker]

I only use it when towing. I put it in 5 so it doesn't try to use overdrive. Haven't tried it any other time.

[dodgehemi0]

I put it in M6 and go so much better drives like a 460ftlbs of TQ truck

 

 

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[fondupot]

nope. just put it in D and go.

[Isriam]

i havent tried it but i will now. you just throw it in m5 and let the truck do all the up/down shifting or do you constantly shift it?

[bigsapper]

I only drive in manual mode. I leave it in M5 so I don't have to put up with that V4 garbage.

This.

[Daly]

+1 for staying out of V4 mode. Gm needs to tune this system a little more, I hate that it's constantly shifting between 8cyl and 4cyl mode in town. It feels like the truck is constantly shifting in an out of 4cyl and if you don't give it enough gas sometimes it doesn't even shift back to 8cyl at first, it tries to speed up in 4cyl mode… I'm thinking about taking the truck back and asking if it's normal…

[bladz1454]

Anyone notice better MPG around town in M5 instead of D?

[MikeNH]

I don't shift it manually but in town or lower speed highways I use M4/M5. AFM is disabled on mine but I hate how it lunges for top gear. That shift strategy may get higher MPG in EPA tests but it won't in the real world plus I hate how it lugs the engine. Only time I use D is if I'm going to be on the highway for a long stretch. Manual mode doesn't shift any different though or make it more responsive beyond the fact you'll likely be in a more appropriate gear for a given speed.

[KARNUT]

Anyone notice better MPG around town in M5 instead of D?

I haven't had any less, you don't have a dead spot or pause under lite acceleration in town. Some people may not notice, the same people that need all the nannies we have now. Although I do like the anti lock brakes, to a point.

[thefishhawk]

I'll throw this in the mix, anybody drive around in tow/haul mode?

 

I don't mind AFM, it's seemless on my truck, but I'll have to try M6. I was playing with driving in tow/haul around town lately, seems to decrease the throttle lag significantly and feel more oomph'ish. Also looked like it held V4 better watching the indicator, wasn't going back to v8 immediately on hitting a hill. Thing I didn't like was it did feel like it was taking harder shifts at higher rpm's on deceleration. Which makes sense but annoying for city driving. Felt like driving a truck again instead of a car is what came to mind.