Gear indicator on dash board

[neK]

Just a quick question for all Yaris Sedan YRS automatic owners.

Does your Yaris dashboard lightup to tell you what gear you are in?

Because in the user manual it shows that it is there, but it doesnt seem to appear in the car.

I've shone a torch and cant even see a trace of it.

Thanks.

[SmellyTofu]

Just a quick question for all Yaris Sedan YRS automatic owners.

Does your Yaris dashboard lightup to tell you what gear you are in?

Because in the user manual it shows that it is there, but it doesnt seem to appear in the car.

I've shone a torch and cant even see a trace of it.

Thanks.

No it doesn't. I think the manual refers to overseas model.

[neK]

kinda sux cos you dont know what gear you are in at night (though you could probably "feel" which gear you are in after a while).

[SmellyTofu]

That's how I've done it... feel...

[pinzvidz]

No for the current model, however, facelift Yaris comes out in a couple of months, will have gear indicator in instruments for auto.

EDIT: Update for this, Toyota can't make their minds up. Now the facelift hatch won't have a gear indicator in the instruments?!? Sedan will though.

Edited June 25, 2008 by pinzvidz

[Kichy]

No for the current model, however, facelift Yaris comes out in a couple of months, will have gear indicator in instruments for auto.

EDIT: Update for this, Toyota can't make their minds up. Now the facelift hatch won't have a gear indicator in the instruments?!? Sedan will though.

As usualy we get the crap, watered down models of better cars overseas. This is done by our Government to protect the lazy bastards at Holden and Ford who are considered Australian car companies even though they are owned by Ford Inc (USA) and General Motors Inc (USA). This is why we are expected to pay $38K plus on-road costs for the basic Commodore or Falcon which don't even include power windows or power mirrors. We must be the only "westernised" country still releasing brand new cars with hub-caps.

If you really want the gear indicator feature in your Yaris search the net for a wiring diagram of your car as well as the one for a Yaris with this feature included. If you find both diagrams are one and the same then you may be able to buy a second-hand dash from an importer or from overseas and have it shipped to Oz.

Best of luck, if you haven't already found it.