only just noticed..........

[munro-clio-182]

had my clio 197 cup for 5 months now and only just found out it has a shift light on the rev counter:S

anyone else notice something new about there car after you had it a while?:approve:

 

[Dave..]

had my clio 197 cup for 5 months now and only just found out it has a shift light on the rev counter:S

anyone else notice something new about there car after you had it a while?:approve:

Yep, I never knew the rattles got so much worse with the back seats out

 

[Douchebag]

Do all 197's have this?

 

[*Danny*]

ive only just found out 172's have this aswell, i thought it wus only the 182's that had it

 

[munro-clio-182]

Do all 197's have this?

er..............no idea

 

[munro-clio-182]

ive only just found out 172's have this aswell, i thought it wus only the 182's that had it

does 182 have it?i had one for 8 months and didnt know!! lol

 

[Dave..]

Do all 197's have this?

Tbh, its a pointless light. Redline in first comes around far too quickly for you to notice the gear change light, and in any other gear, you'll be going too fast to have time to look down at the little light

 

[*Danny*]

does 182 have it?i had one for 8 months and didnt know!! lol

the pedal on the right, push it down further lol :rasp:

 

[m4rkie23]

you had a 182 for 8 month and a 197 for 5 months and didnt know about the light.....

 

[munro-clio-182]

you had a 182 for 8 month and a 197 for 5 months and didnt know about the light.....

well im 35!!!! lol dont really drive fast.
and dont be saying i shouldnt have bought a 2 litre clio then

 

[172Ben]

ive only just found out 172's have this aswell, i thought it wus only the 182's that had it

You on about the green gear stick light?

 

[*Danny*]

^^ yah mate i only thought 182's had this:S but ive just been told differantly

 

[munro-clio-182]

yeah the green light.

 

[NORMY]

yeah i got one. its pointless isnt it?! by the time it comes on and youv looked down and seen it, if you havnt already started to shift gear then i reckon you will either red line thinking about changing gear or crash because your looking down at a stupid green light.

....and it might just be mine, but does it sometimes not work?!?!

 

[Naith]

some say u shouldnt really hit it, but each to their own. (doesnt it only work when cold too, i.e a safety feature?)

i noticed it on a friends 197 first time out... that says something for my driving!

 

[DrR]

It just comes on sooner when the engines cold, works when warm to.

 

[Aluco]

well im 35!!!! lol dont really drive fast.
and dont be saying i shouldnt have bought a 2 litre clio then

Should have got the 2.0 dynamique :rasp: (I think theres a mk3 2.0 dynamique ? :S)

 

[Naith]

It just comes on sooner when the engines cold, works when warm to.

ahh i see!

 

[*Danny*]

some say u shouldnt really hit it, but each to their own. (doesnt it only work when cold too, i.e a safety feature?)

i noticed it on a friends 197 first time out... that says something for my driving!

do the megan's have it aswell naith?

 

[m4rkie23]

well im 35!!!! lol dont really drive fast.
and dont be saying i shouldnt have bought a 2 litre clio then

lol wouldnt dream of it. when i bought mine i was told bout it, but you surely must of red lined a car once in that length of time. i always notice if lights come on the dash...

 

[Naith]

do the megan's have it aswell naith?

nope, they dont have a boost gauge either.

an unmapped meg pulls from 2k - 5k and tails off easily

a mapped meg brutal low down and depending on stage pulls to 5.5 or 6.5k

 

[munro-clio-182]

well its a renualt so thought i might break it.lol

 

[172Ben]

^^ yah mate i only thought 182's had this:S but ive just been told differantly

I dont think its the optimum time to change, i think its a change gear before you break me?

 

[realnumber 1]

well im 35!!!! lol dont really drive fast.
and dont be saying i shouldnt have bought a 2 litre clio then

Not sure what age has to do with it. I'm 32 and like a good drive. My dads 65 and puts my driving to shame:S

 

[172Ben]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=237376&highlight=green+gear+stick

 

[munro-clio-182]

if its not a shift light why is it green and not red????????

 

[Mells]

if its not a shift light why is it green and not red????????

Because its really a: Keep driving me like that and I'll rape your wallet light

Green is for go!

 

[Karl197]

I dont think its the optimum time to change, i think its a change gear before you break me?

No it is Optimum time to change.

The rev limiter is there for "change gear before you break me", which comes after the gear change light.

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

No it is Optimum time to change.

The rev limiter is there for "change gear before you break me", which comes after the gear change light.

No its not.

Max torque is long gone by the time the light comes on.

 

[Icarus83]

I was under the assumption the light was the marker for where peak power finished, so changing up would put you back in the power band ready to go and reving further is pointless. Warns you that the limiter is about to kick in.....

I catch mine out the corner of my eye when driving (giving it the beans)......

Also just occured to me, if you use an RSTuner unit therefore upping the rev limit with the new map, does the change light move up the rev range or stay where it is?

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

I was under the assumption the light was the marker for where peak power finished, so changing up would put you back in the power band ready to go and reving further is pointless. Warns you that the limiter is about to kick in.....

I catch mine out the corner of my eye when driving (giving it the beans)......

Also just occured to me, if you use an RSTuner unit therefore upping the rev limit with the new map, does the change light move up the rev range or stay where it is?

Max torque is @ 5250
Maxpower is @ 6500

Green light comes on @ about 7k iirc, so revving up that extra 500rpm would be pointless

Edit: not sure abou the RSTuner thingy

 

[shovon]

Wouldn't it be cool if you could hook up the circuit controlling the shift light to a mini speaker so a tone was emitted when it came on. Kind of like what some racing and rally cars have. Or am I being a geek? :clown:

 

[ClaneO]

geek just kidding, well if the light doesnt come on at the optimum time to change for the next gear, i dont really see the point in it!!

 

[Icarus83]

Max torque is @ 5250
Maxpower is @ 6500

Green light comes on @ about 7k iirc, so revving up that extra 500rpm would be pointless

Edit: not sure abou the RSTuner thingy

?? Mine comes on about 66-6700, and lasts up to where the limiter kicks in.......which is about 7000 as you said.....hence my comment about peak power finishing......will have a play on a D/Cway later and see for certain when it comes on!

I'm intending to get as RSTuner in the coming months so will pose the question in the appropriate thread.....

 

[Icarus83]

geek just kidding, well if the light doesnt come on at the optimum time to change for the next gear, i dont really see the point in it!!

+1

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

+1

+2 - maybe thats what renault intended but they didn't get it quite right me thinks