CONFIGURATION GEAR INDICATOR Club
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Configuration Menu 3 - Gear-Indicator Number of Forward Gears:
Before the Gear Indicator can learn the gear ratios from the car’s transmission, or voltage values from a
sequential gearbox gear position sensor, it needs to know how many forward gears the transmission has. To
adjust the Number of Forward Gears, select Configuration Menu 3 as described previously.
On selecting Configuration Menu 3 the current Number of Forward Gears will be displayed. Quick presses of
the pushbutton will then increment the Number of Forward Gears between 2-8. When the correct Number
of Forward Gears is displayed then press and hold the pushbutton for 2 seconds to save the setting and exit
Configuration Mode. Or, press and hold the pushbutton for 4 seconds to save the setting and move on to the
next menu.
Configuration Menu 4 - Gear-Indicator Learning Mode:
There are two methods for learning gears, Ratiometric or Sensor Voltage (See Configuration 5).
4.1) Gear-Indicator Learning Mode (Ratiometric method):
When using the Ratiometric method, the Gear-Indicator needs to learn the ratio between engine speed and
road speed for each of the transmission’s gear ratios. Therefore, the Engine Speed and Road Speed signal
wires must both be connected and receiving compatible speed signals and Ratiometric method must be
selected in Configuration Menu 5.
For the Gear-Indicator to learn these ratios it is necessary to drive the car steadily in each gear therefore
consideration should be given to where the car can be driven safely in all gears.
On selecting Configuration Menu 4 ‘L’ will be displayed to indicate that you are about to enter Learning Mode.
If you do not wish to perform the Learning Mode then press and hold the pushbutton for 2 seconds to exit.
When you are ready to begin driving, press the pushbutton again whereupon ‘0’ will begin flashing to indicate
it is waiting for the car to begin moving. Note: If ‘0’ does not appear then this indicates the engine is not
running or engine RPM signal is not connected to the Blue wire.
Once the Gear-Indicator detects the car is moving then the display will begin flashing ‘1’ in red. At this point
the driver should drive at a steady speed in Gear 1 until the ‘1’ goes green. After briefly displaying green the
Gear Indicator will save the gear ratio before then incrementing to the next gear, Gear 2. At this point the
driver should shift up to the next gear and again drive at a steady speed until the digit turns green again. When
the final gear ratio is learnt then the Gear-Indicator will automatically exit Configuration Mode and will now
display each gear every time a gear shift occurs. Note: If the display shows only ‘0’ when the car is moving
then this indicates that the Road Speed is not connected to the Green wire.
Note:
When in Learning Mode and driving the car in each requested gear, it does not matter if you need to shift back
down a gear, or even stop. Learning Mode will continue to wait for the next higher gear and will not
over-write lower gears once they have been learnt and saved.
If installed on a car with automatic transmission then set the the transmission to manual mode so that you
have full control over the gear selection and only shift up when the Gear Indicator requests it.
