Redline lights up

Niel333 · 27-06-2011, 05:09 PM

Hi,

I bought my CSL 2weeks ago and after warming the car up properly I noticed that if I drive it hard in 1st, just before it gets to 8000rpm all the amber and red lights on the rev counter lights up and as soon as I go to 2nd they go away. I had a couple of E46 M3's and they never did that, is this normal on a CSL or did they guy before me do something to the computer mapping??

_Nathan_ · 27-06-2011, 05:42 PM

Shift lights are normal on the CSL

shane@mbtech · 27-06-2011, 05:43 PM

Normal on smg, your previous m must have been manual.

**shimmy** · 27-06-2011, 05:53 PM

Take it to the dealers and get it fixed quick!

Not really.......just as said above, shift lights!

Niel333 · 27-06-2011, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawsy

Normal on smg, your previous m must have been manual.

Yes it was manual, does this happen in every gear or just 1 and 2nd?

Bounce · 27-06-2011, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niel333

Yes it was manual, does this happen in every gear or just 1 and 2nd?

Every gear,and my SMG stock M3 also used to do it.

Niel333 · 27-06-2011, 08:44 PM

Thanks guys, seems like I have lots to learn. One thing I know is the CSL is nothing like a normal M3 and I am loving it!!

Bounce · 27-06-2011, 08:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niel333

Thanks guys, seems like I have lots to learn. One thing I know is the CSL is nothing like a normal M3 and I am loving it!!

jibm · 27-06-2011, 09:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niel333

Thanks guys, seems like I have lots to learn. One thing I know is the CSL is nothing like a normal M3 and I am loving it!!

***Off topic***
Just out of interest Niel, what would one pay for a CSL in SA, and are there still import duty's on cars the age of a CSL?

thanks in advance

BTW glad you're loving your car, i still am after 4 years of ownership, never kept a car longer than a year before

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sailorbaz · 28-06-2011, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Niel333

Thanks guys, seems like I have lots to learn. One thing I know is the CSL is nothing like a normal M3 and I am loving it!!

Welcome onboard.

27-06-2011, 05:09 PM	#1
Niel333 S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 64 Casino cash: $788	Redline lights up Hi, I bought my CSL 2weeks ago and after warming the car up properly I noticed that if I drive it hard in 1st, just before it gets to 8000rpm all the amber and red lights on the rev counter lights up and as soon as I go to 2nd they go away. I had a couple of E46 M3's and they never did that, is this normal on a CSL or did they guy before me do something to the computer mapping??

27-06-2011, 05:42 PM	#2
_Nathan_ Driving it like I nicked it Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2,099 Casino cash: $13060	Shift lights are normal on the CSL __________________ Nathan

27-06-2011, 05:53 PM	#4
shimmy CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Uk Posts: 14,646 Casino cash: $43909	Take it to the dealers and get it fixed quick! Not really.......just as said above, shift lights! __________________ .

27-06-2011, 05:43 PM	#3
shane@mbtech CSL Register Uber-poster! Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: warrington Posts: 5,419 Casino cash: $19783	Normal on smg, your previous m must have been manual.

27-06-2011, 08:44 PM	#7
Niel333 S2 - Picking it up Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Johannesburg Posts: 64 Casino cash: $788	Thanks guys, seems like I have lots to learn. One thing I know is the CSL is nothing like a normal M3 and I am loving it!!