Can anyone tell me if I have an auto gearbox problem.
I've got a 2006 Viano 3.0 V6 CDI and after overnight parking, everything is cold on startup.
When I move off, its almost as if the clutch is slipping and it needs higher than normal revs to get going and before changing up through the gears. As the car gets warmer, there is less slippage. Its been like this ever since I got it but I think it has got worse recently.
My driveway has the very slightest of incline and when attempting to reverse up it with a cold engine and box, it struggles to move even at 2000 rpm virtually nearly 50% of the full rev band of 4500 ish. The problem still goes away when the engine is warm - it just seems to be worst when cold. This has happened twice now in teh last week. It was 5 degs C when I did this. However, the car was recently behaving OK at up to -15 deg C in the Alps so I am a bit stumped..
I thought of checking the auto box level but how do you do this on this Viano. There are no dipsticks that I can see and no instructions in the booklets. And tis car does not drop any oil as my driveway is clean.
Has anyone heard of this problem ? or can help advise ?
I've got a 2006 Viano 3.0 V6 CDI and after overnight parking, everything is cold on startup.
When I move off, its almost as if the clutch is slipping and it needs higher than normal revs to get going and before changing up through the gears. As the car gets warmer, there is less slippage. Its been like this ever since I got it but I think it has got worse recently.
My driveway has the very slightest of incline and when attempting to reverse up it with a cold engine and box, it struggles to move even at 2000 rpm virtually nearly 50% of the full rev band of 4500 ish. The problem still goes away when the engine is warm - it just seems to be worst when cold. This has happened twice now in teh last week. It was 5 degs C when I did this. However, the car was recently behaving OK at up to -15 deg C in the Alps so I am a bit stumped..
I thought of checking the auto box level but how do you do this on this Viano. There are no dipsticks that I can see and no instructions in the booklets. And tis car does not drop any oil as my driveway is clean.
Has anyone heard of this problem ? or can help advise ?