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Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 02:58:41 GMT
From: Brenden Conte <contebnopsam.rpi.edu>
Subject: Re: Turn the "Shift up" light off?


gregory trimper wrote: > > Brenden Conte wrote: > >> 1) How does it decide you should "shift up"? I couldn't find anything >> on this, and it definately lights up at times that would be >> inopportune to shift up (i.e. i lay off the gas a little in a hilly >> section of NY, where i drive). The best i can tell is a very simple >> calculation of RPM and applied fuel. > > > That's exactly it. The shift points will always seem inappropriate for > someone accustomed to the "sports habit" of driving, but are generally > correct for optimal fuel economy. Which is to say, slow, long, low > acceleration. > >> 2) Is there a (free) way to turn this off? Of course, I'd like to not >> fork over money to the dealer for something so trivial, but after a >> year, its really starting to get on my nerves! > > > 900s have a clearly marked relay. i'm sure about the 9-5s. > > lycka till! > GTr > > Yea, i made a round trip for a family birthday today (2 hours each way), and made special note of the light. One prime example was it telling me to shift to 5th going <40mph. While at the moment it was on it might have been better economically, there was no way i was going to be able to accelerate in 5th on that country road. Its things like that that are driving me up the wall ;-) I'll look for a relay, hadn't thought to do so before. Thanks for the tip! -Brenden

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