[chieftmc]

...smart should make an announcement of a recall to get all the cars in and get them all up to the latest software version.

 

[chieftmc]

Sounds like I need this update. Thanks guys for sharing your stories. Last week mine would not go into R or D. I rolled down my driveway only to have to walk it back into place. But the side note to this is that the weather was nice for the whole week that I could ride my Ducati everywhere instead. I tried it the other day and it went into D but not R. I am driving it now, but I don't know when it will fail on me next.

Does anyone know when the next update is supposed to happen? I heard late 2012, or 4th quarter. Is it worth it to just wait till that one comes out? Or is the 2.03 the latest and greatest end all update?

BTW, 2008 Passion. I have the 2.0 update, but mine does not do the paddle shift into manual like everyone else. Smart Corporate says that it should not do that either. I think mine is a dud in that department. I am hoping that 2.03 will change my paddle shifting functions.

Apparently you DO NOT have the 2/0 update

IF you did, when you hold the right paddle shifter for about 3 seconds it will go into manual.

 

[chieftmc]

Hate to pick nits, but using either paddle puts the shifting into Manual; holding the right paddle brings it back to Auto (D).

smartshift Transmission - smart USA insider

Tough crowd :wink:

 

[chieftmc]

???? When I toggle the left paddle (in the auto mode) my car switches to the manual mode and when I pull and hold the left paddle it will go back to the "D" auto mode.

BUT.... I have to hold the right paddle to get back to D

 

[chieftmc]

Why would software that worked for 35k miles suddenly not be adequate? I guess my 09 has the first fix by virtue of its build date, and has had a tranny burp just once, about a year ago and nothing since. Self healing software maybe? My money is on a mechanical/sensor glitch.

Curious.....what IS your build date??? My 09 is 12/08

 

[chieftmc]

My build date is 11/08. I may be wrong, but I assumed the better shifting upgrade or whatever it was had been installed at the factory.

Ours did come with th 2.0 (paddles on the fly) but not the 2.03 (clutch engagement)! My clutch plate was replaced under warranty (no mention of the s/w upgrade though)