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Re: Shift Up Light & Shifting Into 5th
Posted by pseudo_v (more from pseudo_v) on Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:49:01
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

>1.  The  'shift up' light seems to come on way early.

Yup.
   It's supposed to annoy you into shifting early for fuel economy.
What can you do about it:
1)  Ignore it
2)  If it's the same as my '86, Saab thoughtfully provided a seperate fuse
for the idiot light.
3)  I' seen people put a strip of black electrician's tape over it.
4) if ambitious, take dash apart and remove bulb.

>2.   Generally speaking, when would you shift into 5th gear?  (what speed)

   With a slightly underpowered 16V 900s:
1) On a flat and level local road with nil traffic, I can be in 5th at 37MPH.
2) Getting up on the highway, merging into traffic, I can hold 4th to 62.
Rev to about 4300RPM in 2-4 gear.

Bob Sypek
'78 99Turbo, sold at 149K for a ...
'86 900S, 293K, soon to be replaced by a...

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