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What is a performance switch on the shifting lever of a 1996 Saturn SL?
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∙ 12y ago
Assuming it is automatic, it will make the transmission shift at peak RPMs during acceleration instead of shifting at lower, more fuel efficient RPMs.
AnswerActually, the manual says that it shifts in a firm short manner rather than blending from one gear to another. Personally I can't tell any difference. AnswerWell i have a 95 Saturn sw2 and the manual says that it makes the transmission shift at higher rpms. it reduces gas efficiency but it will make the car go faster.---------------------------------
When the Performance Shift button is activated the transmission will shift harder, faster, and at higher rpms. The switch resets back into normal mode once the car is turned off.
Correction: on a 1996 it does NOT turn off after restarting. It is a rocker switch that simply stays in the mode you leave it. BTW, I find it makes my '96 SL not only shift harder and jerkier, but it seems to leve it in lower gears (higher rpm) longer, being more reluctant to upshift.
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The "perf" side of the switch adds just that: performance. It's a setting for the fuzzy logic computer that controls the automatic transmission in the 96-99 Saturn s-series vehicles. Switching it to "perf" will give it a racier shift pattern, and is more sensitive to your movements with the gas pedal. Floor it, and your Saturn may shave 3 seconds off the 0-60 mph time as opposed to when it is set to "norm".
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