A/T Power Hold switch

[legacy666]

Hi there. I have a BH 250t auto. Its pretty thirsty when it comes to driving in town. Hoping someone can explain the A/T Power Hold button beside the gear shifter for me. I get that power holds the changes longer.And Ive heard that if driving 80kms or slower to use Hold or 3rd gear.can anyone explain to me the best situations to use them.cheers

[DRFVDR]

Power- changes the Change points in the auto

Hold -this can be difficult, to under stand,some say it used for Icy conditions and it starts in a higher gear,the other option is as u suggested that it will hold it in selected gear.

Neither of which I think will help with your fuel usage,best bet is a full service,including fuel filter,spark plugs and air filter.

Also drive with only partial throttle,make sure your tires are at the correct pressure

[legacy666]

cheers mate

[soopersubaru]

 DRFVDR said:

Power- changes the Change points in the auto

Hold -this can be difficult, to under stand,some say it used for Icy conditions and it starts in a higher gear,the other option is as u suggested that it will hold it in selected gear.

Neither of which I think will help with your fuel usage,best bet is a full service,including fuel filter,spark plugs and air filter.

Also drive with only partial throttle,make sure your tires are at the correct pressure

Fuel eating subaru??

For the last 200 thou Km my work wagon( GT auto 91) has returned 400 to 440 km per tank full.( reasonable)

2 weeks ago the fuel pump packed up..Slowly at first then eventually would not run the engine over 2k until I clamped off the return line to the tank so i could get home.

Here's the kicker...When i did my usual km check on the tank full with the new fuel pump i got 480 km easy as!

Not an easy thing to check this fuel pump but in today's fuel cost crisis it would almost make sense to up grade your pump so that best injection / atomisation is achieved at all times.

At least get/have the pressure checked under load periodically.