Brian S

So I'm watching the latest GS430 commercial. You know, the one where the guy has to get out and take a breath? Yea, it's kinda a funny. So, in the commercial, for a fraction of a second, they show him manually shifting through the auto-gate. I know others here do it, but I've never known if it is harmful. I figure, if it's in the commercial, maybe it's OK. Does anyone else have input? My thinking is that, beside the 'L' gear, it's just like E-Shift. And even when I'm e-shifting, I tend to have my hand on the shifter, so I was thinking of toying with the manual shift method. Is it OK?

Thanks,

Brian

RealMarty

It's also called Gate Shifting and yes, it's ok.

Have fun.

babyGS3

I was under the impression that "gate shifting" was not recommended unless the vehicle was equipped with a chain ... uh... something... I think it was timing chain? instead of a timing belt?..... which does the GS have?

BBD

If am racing someone I do use gate shifting is you want to call it that ,,,, start from L and go all the way to D, just try it out a few times till you get the hang of it just make sure you always shift right on the red line its ok I love pushing my car to its limits and when you wanna race someone u really feel your GS4 power

LexusRules

when i gate shift at red-line it doens't shift and SLAMS into the limiter, so i have to shift at like 5700, will ressetting the ECU help?

thx guys

fierce gs

if gate shifting is ok, then whats the use of tiptronic? id much rather gate shift than click a button to shift gears.

Brian S

I think e-shift and e-stick and the derivatives are just convenient way to manually shift. Gate shifting seems to have the same effect as e-shift (i.e. sending the signal to shift from 2 to 3, etc.). But it's not as convenient as the other methods. That's my thought anyway.

LexusRules,

The reason manual shift is subject to the rev limiter is because it's all electronic, just like e-shift. The way I understand it, when you shift a gear on the shift gate, it sends a signal to the computer to shift to the next gear. The way e-shift is delayed when you push the button, I think manual shifting is subject to the same delay. So to compensate, you have to get used to shifting a half second or so before you actually want the car to shift.

Brian