6 MT Indicator.

[sixburgh]

I know the step transmission has a lighted indicator on the dash for gear selection. Why doesn't the 6 MT have that?

[pj.rodriguez]

Lol^^. I'm sure you can code it somehow

[bmw1racer]

Originally Posted by Ian///M

Because you manually select it, hence you should know what gear you are in?

+1.

[Huecifer]

Because you can look at the stick and figure out what gear it's in.

[Vigilante375]

As stated....you pick what gear you want. If you want to know what gear you're in, all you have to do is look down:

There is a reason why AUTOMATIC transmissions have a gear indicator and what MANUAL transmission do not, in cars/trucks.

I would think there is not a way to "code" in so the dash will tell you what gear you're in.

[Bigiggs]

not the same thing...but I remember reading somewhere that 6speed M3s have the gear knob lit, not sure if true but kind of cool.

[TwinTurboed]

Originally Posted by Bigiggs

not the same thing...but I remember reading somewhere that 6speed M3s have the gear knob lit, not sure if true but kind of cool.

Yea you can have a lighted gear knob, here is the DIY for it.

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=840725

[2tonik]

I've been driving stick since I learned to drive - back in the seventies. I'm not sure how, but I always seem to know what gear I'm in, maybe due to a background awareness of revs to speed, my peripheral vision, or something else. I never consciously look at the shifter before I shift, and I always seem to reach it.

[Worra]

What is this post I don't even

[sixburgh]

It's the 2nd -to-3rd gear throw. Am I in third or am I in fifth gear?
Sometimes I just don't know.

[edisapimp]

Originally Posted by Worra

What is this post I don't even

[dknl]

this post cant be srs

anyone who drives stick never needs to look anywhere to know what gear their in... if u dont know without looking at gear shift u shouldnt be driving stick

[Gray_Panther]

I am dyslexic....But when I drive my parent's 1er with step-auto the gear selection on the screen I can read just fine.

[Vigilante375]

Originally Posted by sixburgh

It's the 2nd -to-3rd gear throw. Am I in third or am I in fifth gear?
Sometimes I just don't know.

Really? How long have you been driving a manual?

[wolfe]

No idea if it's any good or not, but you can get a shift knob with a lit up indicator actually on the knob which tells you what gear you're in.

[atorreon]

Wow... Best topic ever!

[KNTDRV]

Originally Posted by sixburgh

I know the step transmission has a lighted indicator on the dash for gear selection. Why doesn't the 6 MT have that?

That would be so annoying!
I had an S-10 Blazer (5 MT) with a indicator light that flashed letting you know to shift up….a piece of electrical tape took care of that.

[fastdrivingjr]

Hey.... OP I'm they guy that goes to C&O with the black 135i usually parked across from y'all.. With the purple angel eyes........


If you don't mind the indicator being on the shift knob... Check out the raxiom digital shift knob.. It's universal for all cars.. Regardless of being on a mustang website

[sixburgh]

Thanks for that. I want to teach my daughter how to drive my car. I see it as a helper.

[Worra]

Originally Posted by sixburgh

Thanks for that. I want to teach my daughter how to drive my car. I see it as a helper.

While I find your reason understandable, I'd think it would be more helpful to have her learn by paying attention to things like the way the shifter feels in each gear, or how high the revs get at given speeds in certain gears. That way she's not stuck on looking for something that's not a common thing in a MT car.

Best of luck - I remember my father teaching me to drive stick in an E30 and man, I had some frustrating times but it was (obviously) all worth it in the end.

[sixburgh]

It's all relative. I enjoy the posts.

[JimD]

A glance at the gear shift should be all it takes to know. Occasionally I have to look at the tachometer and think for a second. I don't need an indicator.