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Camarino 02-15-2009 10:11 PM

Auotomatic transmission Picture
 
Umm, maybe i'm missing something, but does anyone know what the "M" stands for in this picture of the automatic shifter. i was expecting 'P, R, N, D, 1, 2, 3" ?


http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...4&d=1231639778

CDBiker220 02-15-2009 10:12 PM

Most likely to give full control to the paddle shifters

Vash 02-15-2009 10:12 PM

Manual shift mode. There are shift levers on the wheel for up and dn.

Camarino 02-15-2009 10:15 PM

OOOh wow, lol just when i thought i knew everything about the new camaro.thnx guys so basically for gears 1-3 you shift up and down on the wheel ?

Milk 1027 02-15-2009 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camarino (Post 292437)
Umm, maybe i'm missing something, but does anyone know what the "M" stands for in this picture of the automatic shifter. i was expecting 'P, R, N, D, 1, 2, 3" ?

Yes you are missing something. The automatic also lets you shift manually with paddle shifters, without the need of a clutch.
That's what the M is for

Inspector 17 02-15-2009 10:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camarino (Post 292447)
OOOh wow, lol just when i thought i knew everything about the new camaro.thnx guys so basically for gears 1-3 you shift up and down on the wheel ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Milk 1027 (Post 292448)
Yes you are missing something. The automatic also lets you shift manually with paddle shifters, without the need of a clutch.
That's what the M is for

Camarino, it will actually give you access to all 6 gears via the paddles like a manual without a clutch, just as Milk stated.

They will look something like this:
http://blogs.edmunds.com/karl/Paddle%20Shifter.jpg

Camarino 02-15-2009 10:37 PM

that'll be cool, i guess that little button on the back of the steering wheel in front of the windshield wiper handle must be it.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...4&d=1231639198

Camarino 02-15-2009 10:40 PM

WOW btw now the word TAPSHIFT just popped back in my head from the brochures lol talk about connecting the dots thanks fr all the help guys

Inspector 17 02-15-2009 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camarino (Post 292490)
that'll be cool, i guess that little button on the back of the steering wheel in front of the windshield wiper handle must be it.

That looks like it could be it.

fad1 02-15-2009 10:48 PM

M means manual, and that's used for the tapshift

Camarino 02-15-2009 10:48 PM

yea it's gotta be. that'll definitely be fun!
you know what else i noticed they replaced the Torque gauge in the 4-pack with tranny temp. wtf? lol
here is a quote from AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE i found after i saw the pic that made me laugh

"The optional four-instrument gauge cluster on the front of the console has been modified in the past few months, eliminating the torque readout shown in almost all official photography to date. The current gauges offer up oil pressure, oil temperature, electrical system voltage, and transmission temperature. (GM admits that the last one is kind of pointless in a car that will rarely, if ever, see a trailer hitch, but the cluster required four gauges for symmetry.)"

Here is the link if anyone wants to read the full wriet up on the tested V6 (FYI its multiple pages the quote is on page 4)

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews.../interior.html

UCF w00t 02-15-2009 10:48 PM

You can't actually see the buttons from the front but you can see the little things that are the labels for them. Note the plus and minus sign on either side of the wheel.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/...02247cd2_b.jpg

You can see the actual button in this picture...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3411/...a2fc6597_b.jpg

They are in a great location that doesn't get in the way at all but is still easily accessible and comfortable to use while driving and you don't have to go out of your way to use it.

Camarino 02-15-2009 10:50 PM

oh yea good call.

heres a close up
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/attach...2&d=1222742891

MerF 02-15-2009 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camarino (Post 292519)
yea it's gotta be. that'll definitely be fun!
you know what else i noticed they replaced the Torque gauge in the 4-pack with tranny temp. wtf? lol

Yeah we were told this many moons ago. There's talk it was patent laws, but the official response is expense over value made it not worthwhile, or something to that effect.


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