Good evening,
I would like to lower the speed at which the rear spoiler raises automatically on my 2008 GT Speed using VAS 50504A
Does any one know how to do it. I've been over 2 hours going through the Masks and can find no reference of raise and lower default speeds/ settings ?

Any help please??
Frank.

 

are you able to access the rear body controller and see what options are in there ?

 

Thanks......spend a while looking in the modules and found nothing so spoke to Bentley Glasgow....apparently its set to raise at 95 and cant be changed

Second question:
I overtook a slow car on a country road which required a very sharp lane change to pull out from behind him but the GT didn't kick down . It stayed in 4th and I didn't get round him as quickly as I would have liked. Is this normal to hold back on gear changes when the car is under g forces ??
Frank

 

yes ,remember car is fitted with ESP,which prevents any action that would cause you to lose control ,if ESP had ben turned off during that manoeuvre i am sure the outcome would have been different.

 

Yes, I would have had a bit more fun. It stuck in 3rd when it could have done with being in 2nd as its on a long hill climb as well. oh well best make sure I'm in the gear I want before I overtake next time

Thanks for the help.
frank

 

was it in sport mode?

 

No, Manual mode. I always drive tips in Manual ??

 

Oh I never use manual mode. Only full auto mode.

 

I think I should have selected the correct gear before overtaking, bad driving on my behalf

 

From what I remember reading in the manual (at least for my car), the transmission is programmed NOT to change gears while cornering, due to a potential loss of control associated with such action. Because of this behavior, I learned to manually downshift in the end of the braking zone, just before entering the corner (which is the right way to do it anyway). Makes all the difference in the world because it allows you to power out of a corner.

 

thanks, It was my poor driving which basically at fault, I should have known better

 

My rear spoiler used to raise at 80kmh. After the last service , where they charged up the batteries, it now doesnt raise until 130kmh.
Dont have time to take it back to the dealer.

 

Interesting, I wonder how they originally reprogrammed it to raise at 80?
so........in that case it must be possible.

 

Is an Australian delivery where we cant go over 110kmh without getting our photo taken.
Spoiler raise speed may have been factory set, but no idea why it changed at last service to 130kmh raising speed

 

Same for me, as i pulled onto the main road I needed full acceleration but did not get it due to the traction control. I did question the need to restrict power thinking that all four wheels would probably not spin me out?? I need to disable the function in a controlled space and see what the car really does.