I think I'm Shifting Wrong
 

I have only been driving Manual for the past 6 months, I had never drove manual before and so far I felt I was doing great. But my car was in the shop for over a week and I just got it back 2 days ago. Today while driving the car I tried to go fast, but while shifting gears the car traction symbol turns on, the yellow car with the lines behind it.

What could I be doing wrong?

The wheel speed sensors are reacting to a slight wheel spin issue. Which in turn sets off the electronic nanny (VDC). Normal. If you don't want to see that light, turn the VDC off. You're not doing anything wrong.

Electronic Nanny is always stopping the fun....:icon18:

So technically if you would have done whatever it was that you were doing with vdc off. You would have broke traction.

if hes new to shifting i wouldnt tell him to turn the VDC OFF

and possibly many other things..

I managed this going 4th-5th the other day.

Not sure I've ever done that in any car.

huh... i hope on the track..

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I've had the light go off for me in every gear. WOT shifts @7K. Wheels chirp also.:p

stop dumping the clutch from first to second

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LOL...the irony...your advice and your username! :D

I know what it can do with VDC OFF, not sure he knows :tiphat:

I only turn it off on the track...well mostly :rolleyes:

Is your style of driving different now? Is this new since it came out of the shop?

OP, it means you're shifting like a man, lol


DO NOT TURN YOUR VDC OFF
TO THE HELL WITH ^VDC_OFF^


LMAO :roflpuke2:

Honda shifting smooth as butter I miss

Uh, yeah, sure, track... that place. ;)

get an automatic let it shift for you. :tup:

:iagree: Hondas are smooth. But not apples to apples. And a whole new can of worms.

Don't get an auto. U don't need a car to do a man's work...

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since your grammar was not on point on this statement, I will count it as invalid.

fixed. point now valid :icon17:

too late if you gonna come @ me you gotta do it right the 1st time!! :bowrofl:

you need to try TWM biggie TypeR knob.

i dont get it

i dont have any problems with spinning tires unless i dump the clutch and floor it right away, unless OP is trying to do this around turns thats the only thing i can see thats causing it(oh and bad tires cant be the reason because my tires are so bad that i cant floor in first without spinning them with VDC on)

dude.... you need new tires... and get something good, don't be a cheap anymore, okay??




You tried to go fast, maybe you press the gas too hard, keep the pressure on gas pedal linear and the shift action smoothly.

Ok the first time it did happen while I was turning, I was shifting while turning and a high speed (High Speed for turns)

The other times I was going in a straight line, I feel like sometimes I take the clutch off too fast like not slowly, I just take my foot off really fast, Could that be the problem?

That is a possibility

It just mean your traction control is working. Otherwise your rear would be fishtailing and God only knows whats next.:tup:

Not sure if trolling...

YES... Are you also keeping the gas pedal to the floor?

The thing I didnt mention is that the back wheels swerve! I dont like it. I know i must be doing something wrong, unless is the car.

Not to the floor, but I can see myself accelerating while taking the clutch out really fast.

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Why was your car in the shop?

You should be in the proper gear before the turn. As for the straight line, I usually let out the clutch gently when shift from 1st to 2nd. But then again, people will call you granny tho.:p

Brother, slow it down until you get the hang of it, and since the clutch pedal has NO FEEL, you need to take it even slower


The pedals need to "work against each other" if that makes any sense, one goes in the other comes out, usually at the same rate
Again the pedal has NO FEEL, so you need to really get a sense and KNOW where the clutch engages

Try to use your inner peace.:icon17:

Steering Lock! :mad: Same Problem that every other 09 Z has