Gear change light on 172 Cup?

CupJonny · Nov 28, 2005

Right, bought my 172 Cup like a week or 2 ago and I've just read on here that they come with a gear change light?
Now admittedly the way I've been driving recently I haven't dared take my eyes off the road, but I really haven't noticed a gear change light.
Either, A) mine hasn't got one for some reason
B) it's not really a cup (even though the book says so, the badges,no air con or ABS etc., OR
C) i have temporarily gone insane/blind and am too stupid to notice it.
Anyone got a possible explanation?

Don · Nov 28, 2005

If you're taking the revs up to about 6,500 then it will come on, although it will come on earlier if the engine is cold.

Donny

Ali · Nov 28, 2005

It'll be a wee green gearstick light in the bottom rite corner of ur dash. 172,182,cup,V6 all have them! If the car is not warm you'll see it at 6.2k rpm...

Mike_SE · Nov 28, 2005

lol just give it some beans mate, and when u get near the redline on the revs, a green light should come on, u will have to cane i though. its not really a thing to tell you when to change gear though, a good gear change will be a bit before that to keep it in the powerband. or so it feels to me anyway

CHRIS172CUP · Nov 28, 2005

It doesn't always come on. Mine doesn't and I've ha the needle bouncing before.

It's french after all.

CupJonny · Nov 28, 2005

Just stepped out in the cold and had a quick look and I think it's the little circle bottom left on the rev counter? Looks like it might be a light anyway?
Great, so now I've got no ABS, no traction control, ice and slush and snow and now a little light that is going to facinate me until I see the thing!
Could get dangerous (fun.......but dangerous!)
Cheers lads

Lagerlout · Nov 28, 2005

Fins straight road. Put foot down in second and keep it planted. You'll soon see it.*

*lagerlout accepts no responsibiility if you end up in a ditch trying to see the gearchange light.

CupJonny · Nov 28, 2005

In which case, anyone know of a good road in Chester where I can test to see if the light does work? All in the good name of science of course!?!

blink172 · Nov 28, 2005

When hot its at 7250 revs isnt it?

blink172 · Nov 28, 2005

As Lout said, just keep it nailed in second and you should see it. Be brave the engines dont mind hitting the limiter once in a while.

Lagerlout · Nov 28, 2005

Any national speed limit road will do.... you only need to get to about 60 in second gear..

CupJonny · Nov 28, 2005

Excellent! Probably got just enough road between work and the pub so providing it's not too wet out there, I should be able to just about hit 60, brake AND make the turning into the pub car park. Perfect!

Lagerlout · Nov 28, 2005

Good god. Be careful. lol.

Dansta · Nov 28, 2005

blink172 said:
When hot its at 7250 revs isnt it?

bout right...

Rich · Nov 28, 2005

If you just want to see where it is an what it looks like before you go out for you thrash - it lights up when you turn the ignition on in 182's do may do the same in your Cup to.

Rob669 · Nov 28, 2005

It's there, you can be sure of it. Get the engine warm first buddy. Don't want to hear about another dead cliosport! You have to really welly the engine for it to show.
Rob669

JACKO CUP 172! · Nov 28, 2005

just cane it big time!?

ant · Nov 28, 2005

CupJonny said:
In which case, anyone know of a good road in Chester where I can test to see if the light does work?

M56?

furry_cup · Nov 28, 2005

the light is in the far bottom right corner of the dials and will flash green. its hard to notice sometimes when driving but if ur god. u can concentrate on the road and manage to catch the light in the corner of your eye and change.

Carlos.Leeds · Nov 28, 2005

Quite sure it comes one when you turn our ignition on. Good way to know what you are looking for.

As said, bottom right hand corner, green light. It's like a joystick for a computer or something.

Dave. · Nov 28, 2005

hold down the end of the stalk and click the ignition on one click, it will illuminate all the dash lights, have a look then mate!

Tim · Nov 28, 2005

try the small byepass at the top of vicar's cross very good at night . watch out for them wabbits they get stuck in ya grill . lol

Scoobywhoo · Nov 28, 2005

my god - i noticed that light on mine when i was test driving it ??

It only comes on about 5 times a day in mine - carefull owner............

ben_p · Nov 28, 2005

lol if i had one on the 172 it would be like a strobe

ukaskew · Nov 28, 2005

Hard to see, seems a bit pointless considering there is a large round rev-meter right in front of you clearly showing everything in much more detail.

I've spotted it out of the corner of my eye a few times, only ever at night though. When I hear the dash rattling louder than the screaming engine I usually know its time to shift up anyway and its usually a bit before the light appears!

McShug · Nov 29, 2005

Now all you need is a RSport ECU and it will not come on till 8.5k, and how much fun is that!!!

lee_cup · Nov 29, 2005

wouldnt you be worried that your car revs to 8.5k?

its easy to make the gear change light come on, you don't need much road, warm the engine up, put your foot down and there you go. I can make it come on pulling out of the drive way, though i have no tyres afterwards, lol

Neil82 · Nov 29, 2005

McShug said:
Now all you need is a RSport ECU and it will not come on till 8.5k, and how much fun is that!!!

It comes on at 7800 rpm with the R Sport ECU.

team_penetrator · Nov 29, 2005

Should come on when you turn ignition on...

CupJonny · Nov 29, 2005

Yep seen it! After booting it and nearly torque steering into a parked corsa last night, I finally saw it. God this car is so much fun! Had a Series 1 Escort RS Turbo and that wasn't nearly as much of a giggle as this little thing.
Only thing I'm worried about is that it's french and my old 106 rallye used to blow head gaskets like nobody's business. Cup's are pretty reliable aren't they?????

gh172 · Nov 29, 2005

Neil82cup said:
It comes on at 7800 rpm with the R Sport ECU.

Is that the case for a 2001 full-fat 172 Mk2 as well? I have the group N ECU (same thing I think) and definitely have the higher rev limit, but I have never seen the "green gearstick" except when switching on ignition.

/G

ColinG · Nov 29, 2005

when i test drove my cup, the dealer told me about it and said take it round till you see it flash...lol!

it will definately come on with the ignition..interesting point though, when i did the dash test thing..it lights up orange lol!!

i didnt know my v6 had one until i had it a day or 2 lol, i was so busy listening to the piperX noise with the passenger window down i caught it flash

*JimmyJ* · Nov 29, 2005

I've got a mk1 172 and it never comes on, not even when i turn on the ignition. Is there a fuse which controls it?

Chris n nic · Nov 29, 2005

Mine come on literally just b4 the limiter (and this was up a huge private hill, hence it flatting out at 120) (Cheers for hosting Rob)

http://www.coates.eclipse.co.uk/chris2.wmv

chris

*JimmyJ* · Nov 29, 2005

also mines is in the top left hand corner...........

Scoobywhoo · Nov 29, 2005

cup johnny - are you from bedford by any chance ?? i know someone called johnny who had a 106 then a series one ??

CupJonny · Nov 30, 2005

But I bet you didn't know I just bought a Cup though did you????
Scoobywhoo......hmmmm, don't remember seeing a cup around Bedford, but then again I'm not around there much these days. Who's this then?

*JimmyJ* · Nov 30, 2005

**back to the subject**

CupJonny · Nov 30, 2005

Well it's all a fairytale ending anyways as I have quite literally "seen the light!"

matt182 · Nov 30, 2005

I can get mine to come on in 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th what joy

Gear change light on 172 Cup?

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