Gear indicator
 

From press photos, I noticed there is a Gear indicator to show what gear is currently engaged.

In my test drive last week with the Whiteout 6MT, I noticed there was no gear displayed while driving. My press kit from Scion Canada indicates "shift position display with upshift indicator".

Can this feature be turned off? I like it, just curious why it wasn't displayed.
Canada thing?

What are your experiences while test driving the the Scion demo car?

i think its only on the auto?

Gear shift indicator is a red light that comes up when your revs are high and shifting is recommended

shift position is on both auto and manual :D up shift indicators are on both as well , same with a shift light

The Gear Indicator is to show what gear # you are in: 1,2,3,4,5,6.

Not just on the auto, supposed to be on the manual also as per pic below:
(photo from this thread: http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2085)

Clearly this is a manual car, and you can see indicated gear (3) and the speed (46).

The shift light is a different thing.

Per Scion Canada "shift position display (i.e. gear indicator) with upshift indicator (shift light and audible alert)"

awesome info another awesome fact about this car! :D

Apparently you can turn it off/on by holding the setting button - I saw a reference in the manual, but didn't actually note how (so it was off on both testers I drove)

Cool, was unsure if it was deleted for some reason in Canada. But if it can be turned off, that would explain it.

Per this brochure, it indicates the "shift position indicator" is a automatic only feature.

Can any First 86 members confirm as you now have received your cars?

I test drove the Manual version and I don't recall seeing a gear indicator... (Maybe I did not notice it). I find it rather irrelevant to be honest. The info screen is rather small.

if there is a gear indicator for the 6MT, I havent found it yet. Then again, I havent set any of the shift light/etc options up on mine yet.

Couldn't take it any longer, pulled out the manual.

Page 143: (Manual transmission section) "The indicator's default setting is off. The indicator can be turned on/off (->P. 153)

Page 153: Press the ODO/TRIP switch repeatedly until the setting screen is displayed.

Each time the switch is pressed and held, the display changes between on/off. "G-On" Display on "G-Off" Display off.


The key has to be in the ACC or OFF position for this to work by the way. (Page 152)

why would the default be off? seems cool to me!!!:w00t:

Wondered that myself, which is why I looked it up. Maybe real drivers don't need no stinkin' shift lights!?

nope..

interesting thing from my testdrive, aside from a quick technical inspection i never bothered to look down at the instrument cluster... i just had so much fun driving the car, and when you're surrounded by other vehicles there isn't really a need to watch your speed because you're moving with traffic.

also ask any autocrosses what their speed/rpms are during any given corner... no one ever really knows, you just don't pay attention.

well yeah i agree.....but its still aa gadget and cool! you would figure they would want to show off as much as possible starting off and let people disable it if they choose not to want to see it...

Just bumping this with the info about the key position added. I missed that earlier.

So you were able to have it display the gear?

No, I have an AT, so it displays by default. I was just providing the information in the owner's manual for others that were asking.