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[Mimic]

Just a silly question cause I can't be bothered reading the manual! With the 4 speed sport shift when I first change over a green light comes up on the dash that says "sport", but as soon as I change up or down a gear the light goes off. Is that normal?

[XXB4XX]

Yeah, cause sports mode uses the Auto shift, but stretches out the gears and doesn't use over drive, all on it's own.. When you shift, your taking off sports mode, and it's classifying it as manual.

[Mimic]

Thanks man..

[Mimic]

Another question about the Sport Shift. I have normal auto mode, and the manual mode, and also sport mode. Is Sport Mode supposed to automatically change gears like in auto mode? Because when I put it in Sport Mode it just stays in the one gear. Is it right or is it stuffed?

[ams]

My dad's '08 spec.b gt changes gears when it pleases when its in 'manual' mode. Frustrating as ALL hell...although when I say 'when it pleases' its just on redline

[Mimic]

Well that didn't really anwser my question!

[GTandy]

In my Gen 4 GT the automatic modes are like this. Normal - Just moving the selector to the Drive position. (Drive light on dash on) Sport - Moving the selector to Sport position. (Drive light on dash off, Sport light on) Manual - The is engaged by either moving the selector forward or back while in Sport or using the shift buttons on the steering wheel. (Drive & Sport lights off, LED gear display on) While Manual is engaged, the only way i have worked out to put it back into normal automatic mode, is the move the selector back to the Drive position (normal). The selectable gears while in manual mode are limited by what is possible with the current speed and engine revs. Eg. max gear selectable at standstill is 2nd, and car will refuse to down change if gear at the current speed exceeds max engine rpm. My GT will not up change by itself when in manual, and will bounce off the rev limiter. But it will down change if the revs are getting to low. I have also heard that the automatics in different years behave in different ways.