C3 1.4 16v Senso

[Old Timer]

Hi!

Don't know whether anyone's interested, but in taking my Sx 1.4i Sensodrive into dealers for an oil/filter change there was an update for the sensodrive.

The "Auto" or "Manual" can now ONLY be selected by the button behind the gearstick. If in 'auto' it IS possible to change gear with the 'paddles' but 'auto' remains showing on main display and, apparently, the gearbox returns to 'auto' when and as it decides.

For all those (like me) who sometimes nudge a paddle or the g/stick by accident, only to find the revs rise to an alarming level before you twig you're in manual, its a great improvement ! (well, my nickname IS "Old timer"- poor old s*d!)

I've been told that this has been done for the very reason above and it's impossible to wreck the box due to this mod.

One more thing - I've had a horrible buzz from the dash on rough surfaces since new. Now theres an airbag mod to correct this -time will tell.

Hope this info is of use to somebody - Regards

[hertsnminds]

[quote]and it's impossible to wreck the box due to this mod[/quote]
I thought the SensoDrive already had built in protection. If you are in manual mode and you try to change up with the revs too low it does not let you. If you red line the revs it will change up automatically not matter what mode you are in.

I have had a passenger knock the gearstick and put the car into neutral whilst doing 70mph on a motorway, took me a couple of seconds to work out what had happened, but I am sure the car did not go into 1st when I pulled the plus paddle.

Have to find a quiet street get to 30mph in 4th, put the car into neutral and then try to change up see how the software handles that.

Maybe a better mod would be to not allow neutral to be selected at speeds over 10mph.

Ian
Orange 03 Senso