Re: switch on back of 5spd trans

[only5kgt@uswest.net]

Possibly ignorant question: Is a 5kcst 5-spd like the one under discussion (or
on my driveway) supposed to have an upshift light? Mine has never shown one, and
I can't readily see where one might be found in the gauge cluster. Don't
currently have the manual available for comment. If it's supposed to have one,
I'm glad mine went AWOL- it's one of the things I dislike most about driving a
Saab (BTDT too many times)...
Rob

Buchholz, Steven wrote:

> Nope ... it is the switch that tells the upshift indicator circuitry that
> you are in top gear so that it won't tell you to upshift.  On a quattro it
> is very common to exchange the wires from the center diff lock switch with
> the ones for the 5th gear switch ... causing people to wonder why the diff
> lock light (and perhaps ABS OFF) lights come on whenever the car is in 5th
> gear ...
>
> HTH!
> Steve Buchholz
> San Jose, CA (USA)
>
> > ----------
> > From:         Sachelle Babbar[SMTP:sbabbar@iris.nyit.edu]
> > Sent:         Friday, May 14, 1999 1:34 PM
> > To:   quattrolist
> > Subject:      switch on back of 5spd trans
> >
> > What is the switch on the back of my fwd's five speed? Two terminal, looks
> > like the thermotime switches or the two terminal temp switches. Like the
> > one for our turbo cooling pump and fan.
> >
> > It's not for the back up lights, I know that much. There are no wires
> > leading to it.
> >
> > The location is just above that rear cover (I guess it's center
> > differential-less?) I at first thought it might be for the center diff
> > lock light, but I don't even know if these are the same transmissions,
> > just one has a center diff attached to it.
> >
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> > *Steve                                             Sachelle Babbar
> > *'87  5000CS Turbo 5spd 1.3-2.0 bar             <SBABBAR@IRIS.NYIT.EDU>
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> > *Disclaimer:"Any information contained herein is based purely on my own
> > *personal experience and may not necessarily reflect yours. Use caution as
> > *your results may vary from mine."
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