Dropping into neutral

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Sitting at traffic lights for like say 1min in 1st gear. Drops in netutral by itself. Is that normal in a QPV ?. Car drives perfect and changes gears perfectly.
 

Sam McGoo

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Neither of my GranTurismo mc shifts have ever done that with the F1 box, so not sure it's normal.
Maybe clutch time? What mileage has it done?
 

Wanderer

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My QP does if I don't keep the brake pedal pressed. If not it drops to neutral after about 1 or 2 mins with handbrake on or off. Confused the MOT guy no end....
 

Sam McGoo

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My QP does if I don't keep the brake pedal pressed. If not it drops to neutral after about 1 or 2 mins with handbrake on or off. Confused the MOT guy no end....

I've never never spend more than a few seconds stationary, in gear without foot on the brake, so maybe mine does this too.
 

Wanderer

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I used to pop it into neutral at the lights, lights change, I forget, 7k revs in a nanosec and no forward progress.....

So I stay in 1st at lights with foot on brake
 

StuartW

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Neither of my GranTurismo mc shifts have ever done that with the F1 box, so not sure it's normal.
Maybe clutch time? What mileage has it done?

Both my MC-S and the Stradale do this, I believe it's normal, but now I pull both paddles and drop into neutral when stopped
 

spkennyuk

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Its normal if your foot isnt on the brake. Hill holder will hold it for a couple of seconds if your hand brake isnt on. Its to save wear on the clutch.

If your foot isnt on the brake and it jumps to neutral or your in neutral and you select first and nothing happens then that can be a sign of clutch issues ahead.

It can also be a random glitch that sorts itself out when the gearbox stops having a senior moment.
 

Kiwibrit

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Sounds absolutely fine. It’s in the handbook that it drops to neutral after 60 seconds. If it perturbs you (as it did me!) take your foot off brake for a split second - that resets the timer
 

RoaryRati

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Certainly the bonnet (not sure if it will even start if that is invisibly open) - good anti-theft device
 

midlifecrisis

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I also understand you can't engage a gear with a door, the boot or bonnet open....
That's correct, I used to tell passengers at Bruntingthorpe not to get out until I've finished reversing into the parking slot otherwise we'd be stuck in the pit lane.