Manual?

[Superu264]

I was riding around in my buddy's 93 Legacy (turbo, AT, AWD) today and I saw something I hadn't seen before.. on his shifter right under the button you press to select a grear there's a smaller one under it that says "Manual." What the hell is this for? My friend knows nothing about cars (including his own) and said the last time he pressed it he stalled out.

SO...... what the hell is this button for?




just a little side note: my other friend's mom's 89 Camry had a lever right next to the parking brake that said "EJECT." :lol:

We never had enough balls to pull it, we didn't want to get shot out of the car.

[Wiscon_Mark]

It means you control what gear the auto tranny is in, like a clutchless manual. I really wish I had that on my mother's civic...that tranny is so annoying.

As for the "Eject" button, that sounds like someone's idea of a good joke...

[Superu264]

thats what I thought at 1st, but then I thought they didn't have those in 93 :lol:

[Wiscon_Mark]

thats what I thought at 1st, but then I thought they didn't have those in 93 :lol:

Well, its not a DSG or paddle shifting, but a lot of early subarus pioneered things that you see in most modern cars.

[tjpete04]

yea i had one of those(manual button) in my old car, a 1990 legacy, but i didnt see why it needed to be pressed because i didnt need to press it in order to control the gears.

[Manarius]

All the 4EAT's from 90-94 have the manual button. This makes the tranny hold the gear it's in. For example, if you need a lot of low torque, shift into 2nd and press the manual button. The tranny at this point will hold second, whereas if it wasn't pushed, it would move between 1 and 2. Same works for 1 and 3. The 4EAT's before 95 were a little bit more complex than the ones at and after 95. We have power mode, you guys don't.

[Superu264]

All the 4EAT's from 90-94 have the manual button. This makes the tranny hold the gear it's in. For example, if you need a lot of low torque, shift into 2nd and press the manual button. The tranny at this point will hold second, whereas if it wasn't pushed, it would move between 1 and 2. Same works for 1 and 3. The 4EAT's before 95 were a little bit more complex than the ones at and after 95. We have power mode, you guys don't.

OOH!

good explanation, thanks buddy

anyone want to sell their 90-94 AT? :twisted:

[Manarius]

Won't work. post-94 tranny's have new connectors and in 97, OBDII comes in to play. I imagine if you wanted to work at it, you could get one to work in your car. But, all of us agree; Subie AT's suck. Get a MT.

[Superu264]

I was just kidding.. I would NEVER consider an AT to AT swap, I would love a manual but I barely have enough money for insurance let alone anything big like that

[Wiscon_Mark]

in 97, OBDII comes in to play.

Actually, in 95, OBDII comes into play.

[Manarius]

in 97, OBDII comes in to play.

Actually, in 95, OBDII comes into play.
Shhhhhhhh. I knew that. Really. :P

[SHOfast]

thats what I thought at 1st, but then I thought they didn't have those in 93 :lol:

Well, its not a DSG or paddle shifting, but a lot of early subarus pioneered things that you see in most modern cars.

That was a common feature on many transmissions back then. Did little more then to just hold a gear in the transmission, it didn't function as an early auto-manual. Saying Subaru was a pioneer in that is way off.

[Wiscon_Mark]

meh, I wasn't really referring to that. I was more talking about the CVT tranny and the feature that tightens up the steering as you move faster. Stuff like that.