Paddle Shifters 101 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

SquadRogue · 03-03-2015, 11:53 PM

Paddle shifters are fun af, I ask myself why didn't I do this when I first bought the car. And well the answer is because I didn't know how to use them. Life doesn't get better than ignorance, ri

ght?

All I know about paddle shifters:

-There's a up and down arrow on the odometer screen-
-Press up to make the RPM drop and down to make the RPM rise-

My questions
how resilient are these paddle shifters i.e. Are they a liability of damaging the car?
Sometimes when I shift, I feel the car lag a little bit, am I shifting at the precise time?

-

Any other information that I should know about the paddle shifters?

Phantobe · 03-04-2015, 12:03 AM

Sounds broken. Trade in for a manual.

Tromatic · 03-04-2015, 12:33 AM

Have not read the manual yet?

SquadRogue · 03-04-2015, 12:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tromatic

Have not read the manual yet?

Doesn't show paddle shifters in the index and I checked Transmission page had little information about the shifters.

Tromatic · 03-04-2015, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquadRogue

Doesn't show paddle shifters in the index and I checked Transmission page had little information about the shifters.

What questions could you have? They shift gears manually, just like you can with the stick in manual mode.

http://www.carsaddiction.com/article...nual/#download

Page 171 onward, just in case.

Error · 03-04-2015, 12:51 AM

If you press the paddles too hard, you might end up blowing the welds on your intake manifold.

SquadRogue · 03-04-2015, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Error

If you press the paddles too hard, you might end up blowing the welds on your intake manifold.

All pushing those buttons do is up and down a notch nothing with the intake manifold

blue cat · 03-04-2015, 12:54 AM

I'm surprised a tsunami of trolls haven't flooded this thread... yet.

The paddles simply change the gears up and down, from your post it seems like you don't know what gears do.

SquadRogue · 03-04-2015, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue cat

I'm surprised a tsunami of trolls haven't flooded this thread... yet.

The paddles simply change the gears up and down, from your post it seems like you don't know what gears do.

I don't

thien · 03-04-2015, 01:03 AM

Think about a bicycle? Ever peddle in 1st gear vs in 5th? Same logic. Shift too early you feel a lot of resistance and hard to start moving. Don't shift? Then no matter how fast your legs are pedaling you just don't go much faster haha.

Tromatic · 03-04-2015, 01:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SquadRogue

I don't

Assuming you are serious, how can you not have at least a very basic understanding of how a car and its various components work?

1GiantTurtle · 03-04-2015, 01:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blue cat

I'm surprised a tsunami of trolls haven't flooded this thread... yet.

The paddles simply change the gears up and down, from your post it seems like you don't know what gears do.

I think @Tcoat @Captain Snooze and @Ultramaroon are on vacation

Ammunition · 03-04-2015, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tromatic

Have not read the manual yet?

Never got the summary of it he asked for in another post.

Tromatic · 03-04-2015, 01:21 AM

Just for GP:

03-03-2015, 11:53 PM	#1
SquadRogue Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Drives: Steel FR-S 2015 Location: San Francisco Posts: 155 Thanks: 61 Thanked 103 Times in 44 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Paddle Shifters 101 Paddle shifters are fun af, I ask myself why didn't I do this when I first bought the car. And well the answer is because I didn't know how to use them. Life doesn't get better than ignorance, right? All I know about paddle shifters: -There's a up and down arrow on the odometer screen- -Press up to make the RPM drop and down to make the RPM rise- My questions how resilient are these paddle shifters i.e. Are they a liability of damaging the car? Sometimes when I shift, I feel the car lag a little bit, am I shifting at the precise time? - *Any other information that I should know about the paddle shifters?*

03-04-2015, 12:03 AM	#2
Phantobe Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Drives: 14 Ultramarine FR-S Location: SOCAL Posts: 795 Thanks: 381 Thanked 414 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Sounds broken. Trade in for a manual. __________________ 2014 Ultramarine Scion FR-S 2000 Integra LS - SOLD

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Tromatic Banned Join Date: May 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 61 Thanked 1,728 Times in 786 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Have not read the manual yet?

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Error Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: FRS Location: Error Posts: 52 Thanks: 59 Thanked 71 Times in 20 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If you press the paddles too hard, you might end up blowing the welds on your intake manifold.

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thien Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Drives: Scion FRS Location: US Posts: 342 Thanks: 326 Thanked 297 Times in 166 Posts Mentioned: 36 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Think about a bicycle? Ever peddle in 1st gear vs in 5th? Same logic. Shift too early you feel a lot of resistance and hard to start moving. Don't shift? Then no matter how fast your legs are pedaling you just don't go much faster haha.

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Tromatic Banned Join Date: May 2013 Drives: FR-S Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,232 Thanks: 61 Thanked 1,728 Times in 786 Posts Mentioned: 19 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Just for GP:

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