Strange M35 auto gearbox experience

[illmatic]

Hi all, was just wondering if this was this was normal or not.  I have a freshly imported M35 Stagea with the VQ25DET.  Whenever I switch from Drive to manual mode on the gear box it says i'm in 4th gear, this can be from first start, just waiting at the lights and pushing the gear across or driving at any speed and pushing it to manual.  I have to manually shift it down to get into 1st when also coming to a stop in manual mode which is different to any tip tronic car I have owned.  When I manually shift it does seem to change the gears down and the car seems to be driving smoothly when just in Drive.

It also seems to rev higher than i'm expecting at 60 km/h, it sits at around 1500 rpm at 60 when i would have thought it would be closer to 1000 rpm.

I believe the car is stock as a rock apart from an exhaust.

Just wanted to get some experience from other owners before I go and get it checked out.  Appreciate any advice.

Thanks

[Akshunhiro]

Yes, that's normal. The gearbox is auto down but not auto up in manual mode. I find it works well on the highway as I'll usually be cruising in 5th when in D but it'll drop down to 4th if I flick it over to manual mode. I can then drop it down again to 3rd if I feel like getting creative.

[illmatic]

Thanks mate, mine doesn’t seem to go auto down either, ie if im in tiptronic mode and coming up to the lights it will stay in whatever gear I leave it in, which is different to any other tiptronic car I’ve had.