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YOUR RESEARCH718 - gear change assistant - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

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Check rev counter

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Suggestion · Original poster
I have shift lights in the steering wheel of my M3 and they are so useful, allowing full concentration on the road, and no need to check the rev counter when pushing on.
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Leading evidence: 'Check rev counter' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check rev counter' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace assistant

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Suggestion · Original poster
Nice big rev counter right in the middle means I have never even thought to experiment with the multi-function display gear change assistant.
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Nice big rev counter right in the middle means I have never even thought to experiment with the multi-function display gear change assistant.
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Replace assistant in my spyder seems good in principle

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Suggestion · Original poster
The gear change assistant in my Spyder seems good in principle but in reality it is not bright enough (top down) to be sufficiently eye-catching.
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Replace when pressing

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Suggestion · Original poster
In theory - if it is sufficiently "eye-catching" - you no longer need to look away from the road, to the rev counter, to time your gear changes when pressing on.
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Use /rely upon this

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Suggestion · Original poster
Does anyone use/rely upon this?
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Frequently discussed actions (5)

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Check rev counter

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Suggestion · Original poster
I have shift lights in the steering wheel of my M3 and they are so useful, allowing full concentration on the road, and no need to check the rev counter when pushing on.
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718 - gear change assistant - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Replace assistant

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Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

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Suggestion · Original poster
Nice big rev counter right in the middle means I have never even thought to experiment with the multi-function display gear change assistant.
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718 - gear change assistant - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Suggestion
Nice big rev counter right in the middle means I have never even thought to experiment with the multi-function display gear change assistant.
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718 - gear change assistant - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Replace assistant in my spyder seems good in principle

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
Discussions

Read evidence and context

Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster
The gear change assistant in my Spyder seems good in principle but in reality it is not bright enough (top down) to be sufficiently eye-catching.
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718 - gear change assistant - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Replace when pressing

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster
In theory - if it is sufficiently "eye-catching" - you no longer need to look away from the road, to the rev counter, to time your gear changes when pressing on.
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718 - gear change assistant - Page 1 - Boxster/Cayman - PistonHeads UK

Use /rely upon this

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Reported fixes: 0
Unsuccessful attempts: 1
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Discussions that contain suggestions: 1

0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster
Does anyone use/rely upon this?
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5 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Does anyone use/rely upon this? (Not the nannying up shift arrow for planet-saving) I have shift lights in the steering wheel of my M3 and they are so useful, allowing full concentration on the road, and no need to check the rev counter when pushing on. The gear change assistant in my Spyder seems good in principle but in reality it is not bright enough (top down) to be sufficiently eye-catching. Unless I am missing a brightness/intensity control somewhere? And….tbh…I hardly ever get close enough to maximum revs to trigger them, I suppose…bloody gearing..

POST 2 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I am guessing - from the lack of replies - that nobody uses this function...!

POST 3Original post

Used to use this on our 911 & also on current GT4 when pressing on through the alps, agree not so much in Uk due to long gearing

POST 4Original post

Tony B2 said: I am guessing - from the lack of replies - that nobody uses this function...! I think it must be one of the many that I deselected from the display in any of my 718 Caymans so far. Nice big rev counter right in the middle means I have never even thought to experiment with the multi-function display gear change assistant. Liam

POST 5 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

LiamH66 said: Tony B2 said: I am guessing - from the lack of replies - that nobody uses this function...! I think it must be one of the many that I deselected from the display in any of my 718 Caymans so far. Nice big rev counter right in the middle means I have never even thought to experiment with the multi-function display gear change assistant. Liam In theory - if it is sufficiently "eye-catching" - you no longer need to look away from the road, to the rev counter, to time your gear changes when pressing on.

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