Um shift light.....who knew
 

What the hell, I just learned about the shift light and setting your revs. Does anyone here use their shift light and revometer?

I think there was a thread from like a while ago that discussed the "secret" things the car had that nobody really knew about. haha

Um, yes?

There are all sorts of weird and wonderful things to be found.


http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNj...WJovJ/$_35.JPG


I played with it once by shifting at the light like it was a video game. Got old really fast.

I'd like to see that thread. I knew about the shift light, but I was please to discover the telescoping steering wheel.

FIFY

Give me a minute.

:thanks::search:

Fun fact: my life is so exciting that I read the owners manual entirely before bed for a few nights.

Dude that's literally what I did for a while as well. :lol:

Mine sits right beside me at my home computer. Makes for fast reference somebody asks a question.

LOL I'm flying nekid. My FRS was used and didn't have any manuals. Everything I know about it is what I find out here or youtube

Oh yea and I didn't know the seats raised till my wife told me. She raises it and I keep it low

I seen someone's frs indicate which gear your in.
How do I make the which gear I am in show on my center info thingy ?

Here you go.


http://www.scion.ca/scion/en/owners/manuals

I have the gear indicator on also, was using shift light but didn't really pay attention to it.

While I am thinking of it @ichitaka05


This link could go in the Tech info of the noob thread. I am sure there are a few out there with no manual since some people are jerks and keep them when they trade in. On a related note I have the owners manuals for just about every car I owned.

Conveniently my shift light was set at ~7150 rpm from day 1, very useful.

And yes was not a surprise because I read the manual.

I'll add em in later.

.....and here all along, I thought you were just naturally smart ...... :D


humfrz

Oh god no. Without Google or manuals I am a blithering idiot. I just disguise it well.
I actually taught a night course on EH&S law at the local college for a few years. My opening line was always "I am not going to instruct you on a single law in this class but when we are done you will know exactly where to find what you need, when you need it." It was far more effective then trying to remember thousands and thousands of individual facts in a six week course.

Can you give me a summary of those manuals please?

:search:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81417

welcome to 2012 :thumbsup:

So on topic, I was aware of the shift light when I lurked these forums back around 2012 or 2013. When I got my FR-S, I had mine set at 3500 RPM for the first 1000 miles, then 7000 RPM after those 1000 miles.

Well we could get way off topic!


http://images.owneriq.net/download/i...4c6-000001.png

I have mine set at 6800, ostensibly to give a small warning margin before the cut-out kicks in. In practice I find it's too subtle to really notice if I'm actively pushing it.

What's a revometer? Is that pronounced rev-ah-met-er, or rev-oh-meet-er?

The video was made in 2012....


[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB9dcC9dl3w&app=desktop"]Scion FR-S: How to set the Shift Light & Gear Indicator Display Settings (BRZ GT86) - YouTube[/ame]

Yep, I have mine set at 6,100 ........ so, by the time I see it and react, its still under the fuel cut off ......:)


humfrz

I set mine to 8000 but it didn't do shit. :bs:

Your car needs a "tune" ....... then your red light will work ...... at least once .....:D


humfrz

Check your glovebox. I hear a handful of cars got a 12v aux socket, but that's just what my friend Manuel told me

I had to google "EH&S law"

See! It works.

I'm still breaking my car in and find it very helpful. I've set it at 3500 so it's just a touch under the recommended 4000. I do find myself hitting that point quite often which shows just how hungry the car is for higher revs despite not having the best acceleration.

Best to keep eyes on the road and traffic.

Go up 1k more. That's the sweet spot. ;)

Actually, 1001.