Auto shifting direction
#1
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Auto shifting direction
Please excuse my basic knowledge of how this whole process work...
I hate the fact that this car uses a pull backwards to downshift and a push forward to upshift on the stick. It seems so counterintuitive to me. I've had other cars that were opposite and I loved them. In today's modern electronics in these cars, isn't this all done with computers? Why can't these be switched? Maybe it's far more complicated than that. Can someone explain it to me?
Thanks in advance!
I hate the fact that this car uses a pull backwards to downshift and a push forward to upshift on the stick. It seems so counterintuitive to me. I've had other cars that were opposite and I loved them. In today's modern electronics in these cars, isn't this all done with computers? Why can't these be switched? Maybe it's far more complicated than that. Can someone explain it to me?
Thanks in advance!
#3
get use to the paddle shifters
#5
My 2007 MDX is the same way and it is the only other car I have owned with that functionality. It is intuitive to me because it is consistent with gear selectors on automatic transmission cars since the 60's. PRND21 - Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive, low 2, low 1. If you put it in first, you push away to move to second and drive, and pull toward you to downshift.
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Juniorrsx (09-18-17)
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In motorsport, up/away is downshift, down/toward is upshift. Even Porsche f'ed it up for a long time until the latest PDK-S in GT3s. Their steering wheel button action was the absolutely worst until they, again, fixed it when they reluctantly moved from steering buttons to steering paddles.
I never use the gear shift. 98% manual sport+ paddles. The gear shift was never really designed for frequent use.
I never use the gear shift. 98% manual sport+ paddles. The gear shift was never really designed for frequent use.
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2thDr (08-26-17)
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Personally the only time I use the stick is when I'm cornering or hard turns. I agree with the others, Lexus got it right, shift up push up.
Please excuse my basic knowledge of how this whole process work...
I hate the fact that this car uses a pull backwards to downshift and a push forward to upshift on the stick. It seems so counterintuitive to me. I've had other cars that were opposite and I loved them. In today's modern electronics in these cars, isn't this all done with computers? Why can't these be switched? Maybe it's far more complicated than that. Can someone explain it to me?
Thanks in advance!
I hate the fact that this car uses a pull backwards to downshift and a push forward to upshift on the stick. It seems so counterintuitive to me. I've had other cars that were opposite and I loved them. In today's modern electronics in these cars, isn't this all done with computers? Why can't these be switched? Maybe it's far more complicated than that. Can someone explain it to me?
Thanks in advance!
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Thanks!
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I emailed a few people about this. No luck as of yet.
Anyone know if this is available somwhere or backwards compatable with another model?
Anyone know if this is available somwhere or backwards compatable with another model?
#15
I did the wiring mod on my IS-F. I'm sure the same can be done with the RC-F. Just a matter of knowing which wires to swap.
Edit: Looked in my wiring diagram, switch the purple and pink wire on the connector going to the shifter assembly and there you go!
Edit: Looked in my wiring diagram, switch the purple and pink wire on the connector going to the shifter assembly and there you go!
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