JAGflyer From Canada, joined Aug 2004, 3320 posts, RR: 4 Posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 946 times:
I have been wondering. Why do manual shift knobs show the pattern for the gears? If you are driving manual you should at least know were all the gears are on the car, shouldn't you?
1 - 3 - 5
2 - 4 - R
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Aerobalance From United States of America, joined Sep 2000, 4634 posts, RR: 51 Reply 2, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 935 times:
I've had cars with this config.
--1-3
R-2-4
this config.
1-3
2-4-R
and this:
1-3-5
2-4-R
There are Italian cars (Ferrari) that have this:
R-2-4
1-3-5
They're not the same with all makes - it's helpful to have a guide.
2H4 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 8950 posts, RR: 62 Reply 3, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 920 times:
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...And aren't Volkswagens:
R
1-3-5
2-4-6
...in which you compress the shift knob to slip up into reverse?
HT From Germany, joined May 2005, 6471 posts, RR: 27 Reply 11, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 6 days 6 hours ago) and read 811 times:
Quoting JAGflyer (Thread starter): Why do manual shift knobs show the pattern for the gears?
Apart form the fact that both the number as well as the pattern of gears differs per manufacturer (as indicated by a number of posts yet), also the way to shift into "Reverse" differs quite a lot:
For my Opel (aka. Vauxhaul, Holden, ..) I have to lift a ring located beneath the main knob.
On other manufacturers, one has to depress the main knob.
On Ford Focus (European model) I´ve experienced that there was no such action required. "Reverse" simply slipped in ...
-HT
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TEBguy From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 255 posts, RR: 1 Reply 19, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 20 hours ago) and read 739 times:
my car:
R-1-3-5
**2-4
i have an aftermarket knob without markings
[Edited 2005-11-24 17:13:44]
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TEBguy From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 255 posts, RR: 1 Reply 21, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 723 times:
Quoting Noelg (Reply 20): Don't say that on these forums, they'll be onto you like a pack of hounds!
It's not untill you said that that i re-reat my post, and realised what i'd said.
D'Oh!
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Aloges From Germany, joined Jan 2006, 8351 posts, RR: 47 Reply 22, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 717 times:
Quoting TEBguy (Reply 21): It's not untill you said that that i re-reat my post, and realised what i'd said.
GRRRRRRR..... Can you smell the Dog Chow breath?
My parents have a Passat and a Polo, the Passat has
1 3 5
2 4 R
and the Polo has
R 1 3 5
2 4
where you have to push the stick down to shift in reverse. They did away with that on the Passat, but you still don't risk shifting from 5 to R because there's a blockade. As most others, I hardly ever look at the stick. Driving an automatic transmission always turns out werid because I automatically want to shift during the first couple of miles.
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Arsenal@LHR From United Kingdom, joined Mar 2001, 7791 posts, RR: 23 Reply 23, posted (7 years 5 months 3 weeks 5 days 17 hours ago) and read 696 times:
That's not true at all. It depends on the manufacturer. Your little thing applies to VW. But not to all the others.
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25 AirbusA346: Lets just have funny few minutes now, just to make a fool of my self. My dads Audi A4 is ==P ==R ==N +-D S P = Park R = Reverse N = Neutral D = Drive
26 CaptOveur: Some vehicles, like heavy trucks, put the shift pattern on the drivers sun visor. It is a handy thing to know because not all gearboxes are created a
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