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gmen09 · 11-06-2013, 09:02 AM

I have found a solution to the skip shift feature, and it is not a skip shift eliminator. So i was driving in stop and go traffic for about 45 minutes, and i was basically stuck in first and second gear. Right at the speed where you want to shift, but accelerating slow enough to where the skip shift would show up every single time. I was just thinking about how the SET/CLR button gets rid of anything on the center screen between the gauges, so i decided that next time it showed up i would press it. I did, and it eliminates the skip shift. I waited about a week to post this just so i could do some more testing to guarantee this is actually the case, and it is! This really works, just as the skip shift icon appears just press the SET/CLR button on the end of the signal stalk, and it allows you to shift freely!

f5journal · 11-06-2013, 09:04 AM

Interesting

Hannibal · 11-06-2013, 09:10 AM

Did you press and hold the SET button or did you simply press it quickly?

wakespeak · 11-06-2013, 09:12 AM

Wow I hope you are right. I will try it.

gmen09 · 11-06-2013, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Hannibal

Did you press and hold the SET button or did you simply press it quickly?

Just pressed it quickly and it would go away.

AGM 1LE · 11-06-2013, 10:12 AM

hmm. nice find but I still think the $15 eliminator is worth it so you dont have to even worry about it vs. seeing it pop up then clear it before you shift.

midnighter · 11-06-2013, 10:15 AM

Thanks for the tip. I hate that feature.

caverman · 11-06-2013, 11:02 AM

$15 eliminator is a better option IMO. Actually, a tune is the best option IMO.

I still have the eliminator on my car even though I've had it tuned for almost 3yrs now. I need to remember to take it off one of these days. Then someone can just have it.

Dfault · 11-06-2013, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by caverman

$15 eliminator is a better option IMO. Actually, a tune is the best option IMO.

I still have the eliminator on my car even though I've had it tuned for almost 3yrs now. I need to remember to take it off one of these days. Then someone can just have it.

Dibs!

In fact, ill meet with you and we can tske it off yourz and onto mine! Ill buy ya lunch or some beer whichever you want.

ZED SLED · 11-06-2013, 11:17 AM

We need to see if this works for Hill Assist. I'll try it in my driveway this evening.

ka1 · 11-06-2013, 11:22 AM

Guess it is just how I drive but I almost never hit the skip shift. Even when I do it is not nearly as intrusive as the one on the Gen4.

AGM 1LE · 11-06-2013, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mclark10

We need to see if this works for Hill Assist. I'll try it in my driveway this evening.

that would be even better!

Normagene · 11-06-2013, 11:33 AM

Every time it pops up I just ignore it and give it a little more throttle and it goes away. But I have been caught by it when I didn't notice it popped up, and then when I went to shift it was like "what the heck" then I see it and have to go into forth, then third and into second. But most of the time I'm shifting at 4,000 plus rpm's. Don't really do any traffic driving, just mostly open roads and hi-way.

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*mlee* · 11-06-2013, 12:01 PM

That's a pretty cool find...

Now if I could figure out how to get skip shift to show up I'll give it a try.

11-06-2013, 09:02 AM	#1
gmen09 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS ls3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Flemington NJ Posts: 588 View My Garage	Skip shift solution (not what you think) I have found a solution to the skip shift feature, and it is not a skip shift eliminator. So i was driving in stop and go traffic for about 45 minutes, and i was basically stuck in first and second gear. Right at the speed where you want to shift, but accelerating slow enough to where the skip shift would show up every single time. I was just thinking about how the SET/CLR button gets rid of anything on the center screen between the gauges, so i decided that next time it showed up i would press it. I did, and it eliminates the skip shift. I waited about a week to post this just so i could do some more testing to guarantee this is actually the case, and it is! This really works, just as the skip shift icon appears just press the SET/CLR button on the end of the signal stalk, and it allows you to shift freely! __________________

11-06-2013, 09:04 AM	#2
f5journal Senior Camaro Fanatic Drives: 2011 SS/RS manual - White Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: aiken, sc Posts: 1,980	Interesting __________________ Former '68 and '69 Z/28 Owner...........Now sporting around in a 2011 RS/SS with........Kooks LT's and cats, JRE tune, CAI, scoop, ZL1 Bumper conversion, custom ZL-1 grille, halo harness, Painted silver stripes, GM GFX, black painted lower edge of skirts and rear bumper. MGW shifter.....and now a 3.91 1LE diff

11-06-2013, 11:02 AM	#8
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 7,111	$15 eliminator is a better option IMO. Actually, a tune is the best option IMO. I still have the eliminator on my car even though I've had it tuned for almost 3yrs now. I need to remember to take it off one of these days. Then someone can just have it. __________________ *-2010 Camaro* 2SS \| M6 \| VR w/White Stripes \| 1 3/4" KOOKS - 3" Magnaflow \| LPE 3.91 gears \| ADM tuned \| Halltech w/ADM Scoop \| Spohn/BMR Trailing Arm/Toe Rod \| BC Coilovers\| Pedders FE4 ZL1 swaybars \| Cradle/Diff/Radius Rod bushings \| VMax TB \| Morimoto Projectors \| MGW shifter \| Red Calipers Build Journal

11-06-2013, 11:17 AM	#10
ZED SLED Drives: 2017 Mosaic Bk ZL1 M6 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South of Raleigh, NC Posts: 9,481 View My Garage	We need to see if this works for Hill Assist. I'll try it in my driveway this evening. __________________

11-06-2013, 12:01 PM	#14
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,508 View My Garage	That's a pretty cool find... Now if I could figure out how to get skip shift to show up I'll give it a try. __________________

11-06-2013, 09:10 AM	#3
Hannibal Drives: Camaro SS & ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Southeast USA Posts: 527	Did you press and hold the SET button or did you simply press it quickly?

11-06-2013, 09:12 AM	#4
wakespeak Drives: 2020 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 1,337	Wow I hope you are right. I will try it.

11-06-2013, 10:12 AM	#6
AGM 1LE Drives: 14 SS/ 1LE Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: parts unknown Posts: 922	hmm. nice find but I still think the $15 eliminator is worth it so you dont have to even worry about it vs. seeing it pop up then clear it before you shift.

11-06-2013, 10:15 AM	#7
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	Thanks for the tip. I hate that feature.

11-06-2013, 11:22 AM	#11
ka1 Drives: 2011 2SS Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,149	Guess it is just how I drive but I almost never hit the skip shift. Even when I do it is not nearly as intrusive as the one on the Gen4.

11-06-2013, 11:33 AM	#13
Normagene Drives: 2013 Ashen Gray M6 ZL1 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: South Eastern, Mass Posts: 2,615 View My Garage	Every time it pops up I just ignore it and give it a little more throttle and it goes away. But I have been caught by it when I didn't notice it popped up, and then when I went to shift it was like "what the heck" then I see it and have to go into forth, then third and into second. But most of the time I'm shifting at 4,000 plus rpm's. Don't really do any traffic driving, just mostly open roads and hi-way. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk - now Free