I would just leave it all on. If it annoys me, then I'll turn it off. I'd rather give features a chance to make themselves useful and/or impress me. If they do neither, then they go off.

Rush 2049 FTW! :party0030:

Ps: wtf, didn't realize this thread was that old. Haha

I'm surprised how many folks do not read the stuff that came with their new car. I must be a freak.

I am not, I have to deal with people that don't rtfm everyday.


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RTFM is one of the few acroynyms I really like.

But to be fair, I don't really read the manual either. I do scan it for pertinent info and use it as a reference guide.

To make this post on topic....
After pulling my battery cable to reset my CEL/SL, I lost those settings. I just got it all set back up. I did not reference the manual though. I wanted to test my memory....

I don't read a manual, until I have a question like that. At least the site didn't get so full of why are my parking lights on threads that it got stickies (happened on nasioc, lol)

Why??

THIS.

I read the manual, and I have my shift-light indicator set at 7k, tach sweep on, but how do I get the gear itself to show up? I'm driving a manual, and I feel like I'm missing something.

To be fair this thread was created before the car was even released...

Not necessary need it.

I want to see my revs quickly and accurately when starting up.

Mine has the sweep...I thought they all did.

They do you just need to play with some settings.

Well it's not there to serve a real purpose, it's just eye candy. One could say that a lot of physical aspects of a car aren't necessary.

Fair enough, but it only takes 1-1.5 seconds to go back down. Personal preference I guess, I like the added little touches in Subaru's.

It's pointless to debate on this. Because, it's all opinion and there are no right answer. ;)

I actually tried the settings in my FR-S instead of just pontificating about what might be (not that I don't enjoy doing this from time to time, but not this time). Here's what I found:

After setting the rev indicator light I discovered there is a tach sweep on the FR-S. On startup after setting the rev indicator light (I also set the buzzer, but I don't think that changed things), it doesn't randomly sweep the tach. It sweeps the tach needle to the set warning RPM and lights up the indicator to let you know were it is set as you start the car. If you decide not to use the rev light indicator warning, I think that the tach will not sweep in the FR-S. I know my tach did not sweep on startup before setting the rev indicator light. I don't think it is possible to set this independently like it is in the BRZ.

Oh, and thanks for the thread kablammo. I didn't even know the settings existed in the manual FR-S before this post. [not big on pouring over the manual]

I am not surprised.

There are many, unfortunately, who have never learned the discipline of reading. That is why they have become lazy and ask stupid questions on the internet that they could have easily learned by reading the Owner's Manual --- or --- they have read the Manual but cannot comprehend the instructions. They should also socialize more and find a friend to help them out on some issues that come up. Being anonymous, on the internet, allows one to ask these stupid questions without being embarrassed.

This is not always the case as there are some very valid questions that are brought up.

To be fair, I myself had to refer to the manual yesterday. I read the whole thing, but didn't memorize it(it was late spring at the time). My window was frozen shut and the button lights were blinking as soon as got in the car. First time that's happened. After reading the manual(which I still keep in the car), I went through the steps and the fix wouldn't work. The manual says "with the car stopped, and the ignition in the ON position..."

What they should have said was with the ENGINE stopped and the ignition in the ON position. Because when I shut off the engine and tried again, the fix worked. By the way, you have to roll the window all the way down first. Then the auto function works and the blinking stops. Hope this helps.

By the way, I love reading manuals. But my memory ain't what it used to be.

Me too. :cheers: