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E_Lu-SHuN Mentor

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What are the controls on a R34 steering wheel for?

My uncle just picked it up and we're trying to work out what they're used for? Its a tiptronic gearbox. Is it for gear changing? Radio controls? Cruise control?

its for gear changes, if u look down towards the top/right of ur gear lever, there should be a button to turn it on.

tez Contributor

tez

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Ah ok, was wondering what that switch did :)

So its got the controls on the right land left side of the steering wheel, Im assuming you can use either to change gears up or down?

And to be able to change using the steering wheel controls, does it have to be in tiptronic mode as well, ie not in [D]rag mode?

ecl Mentor

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oooh.. sorry to hijack but whilst on the same subject.

is it bad to keep changing to manual mode whilst driving? i have a really bad habit of changing to manual mode and then downshifting when approaching a red light.

also, weird thing happened to day.. was in manual mode and stopped at a roundabout.. the tcs, slip and hicas light went on and i "stalled" wtg? how does this happen? who stalls on an auto? my car is stock btw.. weird, but there a first to everything i guess

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i would of thought that if an auto car has a tiptronic option then you should be able to change driving styles as you wish.

but i would think that it would be causing extra strain on the gearbox when you keep on changing styles. Maybe best thing to do is choose to stay in Drive or just keep it in tipronic mode and not change constantly...maybe ask a nissan dealer some time and see thier opinon

lwells Grand Master

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i would of thought that if an auto car has a tiptronic option then you should be able to change driving styles as you wish.

That depends entirely on the logic that controls the triptronic function. If it holds gears so you can bounce off the rev limiter, only down shifts if your about to stall, matches revs and blips the throttle, and changes quickly, then yes they can pretty much be driven how you want.

However, most don't do all (or any) of those things and seeing as the R34 GT-T implementation is old (by tiptronic standards) I doubt its terribly advanced.

LW.

Yotis Experienced

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ecl: From experience changing from triptronic (manual mode) to full auto on up shift is bad! :D the engine/gearbox dont sound too happy.. on shift down seems to be fine. Going from full auto to triptronic (manual mode) dont seem to have any problem at all at least to me anyway.

2c worth. :D

ecl Mentor

ecl

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ecl:  From experience changing from triptronic (manual mode) to full auto on up shift is bad! :D  the engine/gearbox dont sound too happy.. on shift down seems to be fine.  Going from full auto to triptronic (manual mode) dont seem to have any problem at all at least to me anyway.

2c worth. :D

thanks everyone

NJR 34GTT Proficient

NJR 34GTT

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Thats a switch for a valve in the exhaust. Factory option.

Either allows more flow and louder or less flow and quieter.

Unfortunately the valve tends to get stuck due to the gunk in exhaust gases combined with temperature and water.

SS8_Gohan Grand Master

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no offence to yourself or your uncle tez, cos you've chosen very wisely ;) but did you guys looking into buying a R34 at all or did you just go and get one, one day? please don't read a condescending tone into that, cos there is absolutely none, but i'm just curious that you'd go out and buy a R34 and not know what the buttons on the steering wheel are for?

Did the yard/private owner not tell you about the car? Did you take it for a spin?

Anyways, happy driving. And if you could fill us in on the car, that would be great! ;) Ie, colour, 2/4 door, any mods?? :rolleyes:

cheers.

tez Contributor

tez

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Thanks for everyones help.

He did take the car for a test drive and that stuff, but probably not as thorougly as one should have ie test everything. Although he had been looking for a R34 for a long time, in tiptronic, and in good condition, and this one was.

Its got about 35,000km with book (??) and is in immaculate condition. No modes for it, and I dont think there are mods planned as yet. No pics yet, although the car looks *exactly* the same as yours in the sig, although with different wheels. Even down to the rear coathanger

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