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06-09-2007, 06:55 PM
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6.0 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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"Shift Up" light in Saabs
I have a Saab with a manual transmission, and it has the "shift up" light next to the tachometer.
The light seems to work OK in 1st and 2nd gear (comes on around 3500 rpm or so), but in higher gears it seems the car always wants me to shift up. I'll be cruising at around 40 mph in 4th gear and about 1800 rpm and the thing wants me to shift to 5th. I don't know if other people actually drive it that way, but I don't. I guess it's fairly easy to ignore, but does anyone else have a problem with this light? I don't really see the point of it and it can get kind of annoying. Do newer Saabs have it? |
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06-09-2007, 06:58 PM
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6.0 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Douglas County, NV & UC Davis, CA
Drives: 98 Chevy C1500 4.3 V6
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Re: "Shift Up" light in Saabs
I have the same annoyance with my 98 Chevy pickup 5 speed. Aside from disconnecting it, I've been told there's no way to make it go away without messing with the computer. I just have learned to live with it.
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06-09-2007, 07:10 PM
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6.0 Liter LS2 V8
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Midwest
Drives: 07' Monte Carlo SS
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Re: "Shift Up" light in Saabs
It's telling you when to shift for best gas mileage which makes the car feel doggy because you are keeping the RPM's artificially low. I would think that there is a fix for it because there is a fix for other GM cars with this same light. Someone more familiar with your car will probably see this and be able to help you better.
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06-09-2007, 08:12 PM
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7.0 Liter LS7 V8
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Drives: 2004 Saab 9-3 Aero
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Re: "Shift Up" light in Saabs
Newer Saabs don't have this, and yes when I'm driving nicely and trying to get good gas mileage I will shift between 1500 and 2000. Though lately I haven't been driving nice at all...
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06-09-2007, 09:50 PM
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3.6 Liter V6
Join Date: Sep 2005
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Re: "Shift Up" light in Saabs
You could just remove the bulb.. This would obviously involve removing the gauge cluster, but it's really not too difficult in most cars. Or a REALLY simple (but rather ghetto) fix would be to stick a piece of electrical tape over it.
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06-09-2007, 10:36 PM
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3.5 Liter V6
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Re: "Shift Up" light in Saabs
It is not a problem it is just so you could know when the best shift points are to get the best gas mileage.
If you follow it, you should get 30 mpg. I have a 2002 9-5 Aero and it will get 30 mpg when I follow the shift indicators. I also notice that it tends to come on at different rpms according to mt driving aggression. I don't even notice mine any more unless I want to get that extra mpg.
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06-09-2007, 11:31 PM
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6.0 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Los Angeles
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Re: "Shift Up" light in Saabs
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