2005 Auto shift "red indicator" does'nt move
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 388
Likes: 2
From: Raleigh NC
Well I am just assuming that "it" should move. Typically there is a visual indicator at the "shift lever" that moves from "P", "N", "R", "D" and so on.
I really never payed any attention to mine for the last 13 months of ownership so I am "assuming" the little red/orange "thingey" that is currently sitting at the "P" position and stays there even when the shift lever is moved, should move to indicate what "gear" you are in. More of an agravation that anything.
Sure would be great if the overhead display had the option of showing the gear position. Some cars have it displayed as part of the instrumentation on the dash and you do not have to shife you eyes down to the gear selector to see it.
Being the old fart that I am, I really would not use it a lot as I very seldom do much more that go from park, thru neutral, to reverse or drive and can sense it's position by the "nuge" movement of the car as it seats into that gear. Aside from being old I am also **** and like to see everyting work as it was intended.
Another related question = Is the 05 auto selector the same as the
C-5's?
My thanks to all for any assistance you may provide.
I really never payed any attention to mine for the last 13 months of ownership so I am "assuming" the little red/orange "thingey" that is currently sitting at the "P" position and stays there even when the shift lever is moved, should move to indicate what "gear" you are in. More of an agravation that anything.
Sure would be great if the overhead display had the option of showing the gear position. Some cars have it displayed as part of the instrumentation on the dash and you do not have to shife you eyes down to the gear selector to see it.
Being the old fart that I am, I really would not use it a lot as I very seldom do much more that go from park, thru neutral, to reverse or drive and can sense it's position by the "nuge" movement of the car as it seats into that gear. Aside from being old I am also **** and like to see everyting work as it was intended.
Another related question = Is the 05 auto selector the same as the
C-5's?
My thanks to all for any assistance you may provide.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 7,610
Likes: 12
Well, since you put it that way.... 
On my '05, each gear I'm in does highlight red. So if you have an '05 and yours doesn't, it's broke.
I drive my A4 like a manual shift, just without a foot pedal clutch. I had the shifter tables re-tuned, have a high stall torque converter and 3.73 gears. I'm always shifting from 2nd, to 3rd, to 4th and back. I look down quite often to verify that I'm in the intended gear. It would be great if I could see that info in the HUD
On my '05, each gear I'm in does highlight red. So if you have an '05 and yours doesn't, it's broke.
I drive my A4 like a manual shift, just without a foot pedal clutch. I had the shifter tables re-tuned, have a high stall torque converter and 3.73 gears. I'm always shifting from 2nd, to 3rd, to 4th and back. I look down quite often to verify that I'm in the intended gear. It would be great if I could see that info in the HUD
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 11,367
Likes: 211
From: Edgewood Washington
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15
Well, since you put it that way....
On my '05, each gear I'm in does highlight red. So if you have an '05 and yours doesn't, it's broke.
I drive my A4 like a manual shift, just without a foot pedal clutch. I had the shifter tables re-tuned, have a high stall torque converter and 3.73 gears. I'm always shifting from 2nd, to 3rd, to 4th and back. I look down quite often to verify that I'm in the intended gear. It would be great if I could see that info in the HUD
On my '05, each gear I'm in does highlight red. So if you have an '05 and yours doesn't, it's broke.
I drive my A4 like a manual shift, just without a foot pedal clutch. I had the shifter tables re-tuned, have a high stall torque converter and 3.73 gears. I'm always shifting from 2nd, to 3rd, to 4th and back. I look down quite often to verify that I'm in the intended gear. It would be great if I could see that info in the HUD
Probably be another hot item fro them if they could.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,340
Likes: 176
From: Kernersville NC
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 7,610
Likes: 12
