On 03/10/2016 12:53, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
Gregory Ewing <greg.ew...@canterbury.ac.nz>:
Turns out the only difference between first and reverse on that model
is whether you lift up a little ring on the shaft of the gear lever
prior to engagement.
Who came up with *that* brilliant piece of user interface design I
don't know. It seems specifically designed to encourage velocity sign
errors when starting off...
Well, it could be worse. This layout is pretty traditional:
1 3 5
| | |
+--+--+
| | |
2 4 R
Yes, you get a funny grinding sound when attempting to change from 5th
to '6th' at 70mph/110kph. Fortunately it doesn't actually go into reverse.
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