thu Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 I found out by accident that, in a 2003 Seville STS, turning the traction control off does not relegate it to 2nd gear starts. All this time that I've had this car, I assumed 2nd gear starts with TC off. I never bothered to check, but tonight I did. It *definitely* starts out in 1st gear on a WOT launch from a standing start with TC turned off. I wonder if this is true in the 2002, 2001, or even 2000 STSs. I wonder if this is also true in the SLSs. 2003 Seville STS 43k miles with the Bose Sound, Navigation System, HID Headlamps, and MagneRide 1993 DeVille. Looks great inside and out! 298k miles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Jim Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 Don't know about the older ones.... but the '06 DTS starts out in first gear with the TC off. JIm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wicz Posted June 16, 2007 Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 My '03 DTS starts off in 1st w/ TC off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonjaab Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 My 03 Deville starts in 1st with the TC off also...................... My 96 or moms 98 Deville both started in 2nd! ...........geo 93 DeVille-13 Chevy Impala 72 GTO - 77 Triumph Bonneville 84 Z-28 Syracuse NY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95SevilleSLS Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 My 02 STS also starts out in first gear with TC off. Contrary to the owner's manual that says it starts out in 2nd. -Dusty- - 02 Seville STS, white diamond - 93 Sixty Special, Tan with vinyl top - 79 Coupe DeVille, Tan with Tan top - 06 GMC Sierra Z71, Black - 92 Silverado C1500, black and grey - 83 Chevy K10 Silverado, Black and Grey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarrenJ Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Obviously, Cadillac engineers changed their minds about the importance of disallowing first gear engagement during TC OFF operation. It would be interesting to know why. In a "kinda related" matter, my '95 Eldorado had a wicked torque steer accompanied by a brutal tire-chirping, almost lane-changing, 1-2 shift (stick in "2nd") that I had some fun with when unsuspecting passengers were around. The '98, OTH, does not exhibit the torque steer (as much) and certainly won't chirp the tires on a 1-2 shift. Once again, it would interest me to know why these changes were made. In snow conditions, I liked the idea of being able to disallow first gear by placing the gear shift lever in "2nd" on Ford products. I always thought GM missed the boat on that one. Regards, Warren There is no means of avoiding the final collapse of a boom brought about by credit expansion. The alternative is only whether the crisis should come sooner as the result of a voluntary abandonment of further credit expansion, or later as a final and total catastrophe of the currency system involved. - Ludwig von Mises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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