Why doesn't the gear indicator work at idle/low speeds in a MT?
10-27-2018, 12:20 AM
#16
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But we do have that little "up" arrow next to the digital speedo to suggest an upshift. Porsche probably got a few points on the fuel economy score for that little technical treasure.
10-27-2018, 02:22 PM
#17
Agreed that the up arrow is a worthless outcome of CAFE standards. Just to test it, I was driving 40 mph and it wanted me to continue to shift until I got to 6th gear. 40 mph in 6th gear!!!! In a base 991.1 which has no torque in the low RPMs.
10-30-2018, 03:24 PM
#18
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Pet peeve of mine, that gear indicator... It only displays when you get off the clutch... By which time it's too late to defuse a potential money shift (or in my case making sure I did 7->6 and not 7-> 4). I was hoping that I could defeat it by locating a clutch pedal switch on the pedal, zip tie it, and have the indicator display gears instantly... Couldn't find one, so I stopped using 7 altogether.... Whoever finds a way to recode that gets my $. I have a great idea which gear I'm in 99.5% of the time, but for that 0.5% it'd be a cool feature to know before you declutch..