[paulca]

I've been playing with the shift indicator in the 2017 Pro.

In the 2012 all it seemed to do was display the shift up ^ beside the gear at about 2,000 rpm. So it was pretty static and it never seemed to tell you to downshift. (Note you have to enable the "Gear display" mode when stopped in the 2012, it isn't on be default.

The 2017 adds a bit more intelligence to it. If you are accelerating slowly, such as following a slow car or van, it gets you into 3rd at 15mph, 4th just past 20 and in to 6th at about 35mph.

However if you squeeze in the power it will not suggest a shift up until much higher.

Also if you are sitting in 6th at anything less than 45mph and floor it, it will suggest a downshift. Actually flooring it in any gear under 3 or 4k it suggests a downshift.

It's fairly pointless and not wise to sit and watch it, but it has the right idea about shifting and new-to-manual drivers could learn a thing or two from it.