I know it's the engine braking.. Because going downhill, the car will pick up speed but at same time throttle is not pressed, so the engine stops the car going faster and the RPM climbs up, and the horrifying noise comes alive.
But seriously man the sound so bloody loud it makes me worried that something wrong might happen to the engine/car..

I know for Manual you can shift to N for downhill slopes, but CVT/Auto shift to N and cruise not good for the transmission kan? Because once you are at the end of the slope, you have to change gear back to D from N while the car is moving with speed..

This post has been edited by LordDenning: Oct 16 2015, 07:10 PM

rattling sound solved?

Loan just approved for my gf iriz 1.3 cvt standard.
Loan 34000 , 9 years. Monthly 400.38 interest rate 3.01% RhB

Total rebate 6k. Original price 44451.92

Bank interest over 9 yrs is 9k. Just need to think that this 6k rebate to offset 9k

So 9 yrs interest is 3k. Lol

sometimes the volume turned out loud eventho the volume is low, yeah. the vibrating came from the left side.

do you know how they fixed the problem then? Changed speakers/radio for you or did some wiring works?
Okay so roughly our dashboard rattle is the same source, so i'll put priority on that SC for servicing..

rebate 6k is damn good bro. What is included in your rebate? 10% discount + SA discount only? Any free gifts from SA?

For me I bought my 1.3 CVT Exec. rebate also 6k (10% + SA discount + shareholder voucher) and free gifts.. Too bad i dont qualify for the 3k rebate for 30th anniversary and also the proton royalty program..

Loan amount same like you, 34k for 7yrs @ 3.09%.. Monthly 492..

This post has been edited by LordDenning: Oct 16 2015, 07:24 PM

It's normal. after a while 3k rpm is nothing, 4k rpm is where the engine come alive. Just press the gas pedal a little bit to reduce engine braking. And don't fiddle with the gear selector when the car is in motion.

yes i know about the 4k rpm sound, i've already been there

But going downhill and having that sound just doesn't feel comfortable for driver and passengers.. and further, going downhill and having to press the gas pedal just to reduce engine braking is just so stupid and unnecessarily increases fuel consumption. Haih..

haha told you, the old uncle there is a scammer. that day while i was claiming my roof rubber warranty, a foreigner walked in with his new iriz, he charged the foreigner RM500 for 1k oil change.

really penipu scammer

audio imbalance cant be fixed. what did they do in your case?

i'm not sure, too late to ask about it. Let me drive for a few days. Lets see how. Why can't be fixed?

How did they solve the rattling problem? pls share?

im sending my car for first service tmr.

400 tint voucher
Full tank
Steering lock
Umbrella

me too dislike the aggressive engine braking but that is the characteristic of punch cvt, just made me nervous even tho i know it would not do any harm at 3k rpm.. just have to live with it..

If manual? for example we going down hill for more then 100m or down hill before toll or cruise until toll is it ok to free gear(neutral)? or just full press the clutch until reach toll?

The push from 120 km/h to 160 is awesome XD

Yes you can, in fact, some people do this to hypermile.

Manual of course no problem. Because you are in control of the gear @ your current speed. So when you cruise and its time to speed up you just put it in whichever gear appropriate.

But in auto/cvt, you shift to N and cruise then go back to D, the transmission can get damaged cause the car is already moving at speed while engaging the gear. Same thing also when moving from D to R/P, it is adviced to completely stop the car before engaging to a different gear.

This post has been edited by LordDenning: Oct 16 2015, 10:37 PM

For MT, one can cruise by putting the gear in neutral in a few scenarios:
1. Going downhill
2. Reaching a soon-to-stop situation such as a traffic light, a junction, toll, in a jam, etc.

Accumulated, one can potentially get 5% or move of total distance travel daily by cruising.

just asking, won't engine braking give bad effectto our engine reliability in the long term?
especially when the road that we often used is hill road? like jalan raya timur-barat (grik - jeli)