vehicles with trans temp readout
On Saturday I test drove a 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee. I was pleased when the salesman showed me that the dash display could show transmission temperature as well as each tire's pressure. After seeing...
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It is good information. As noted, our '10 Suburban has it. That is the readout I have up on the display most of the time when towing.
Re: temps, IMO, there is a lot of "old" information out there about temps, effect on fluid, etc. Towing, our temps sit right around 200* all the time, and climb to 220* or so in the mountains. Per GM, there is no issue with trans fluid temp until you get to 255*, so I don't even worry about it.
But if a light is coming on, you are getting stuff too hot.
Re: temps, IMO, there is a lot of "old" information out there about temps, effect on fluid, etc. Towing, our temps sit right around 200* all the time, and climb to 220* or so in the mountains. Per GM, there is no issue with trans fluid temp until you get to 255*, so I don't even worry about it.
But if a light is coming on, you are getting stuff too hot.
