chavez77

Picked up my new CBP Tech a few weeks ago. Notice that the gear shifter does not align with the indicators on the panel next to it. So when I shift into D, it visually looks like it's on N. Of course the dashboard display shows the gear correctly.

Anyone else notice this? Perhaps its something service can fix easily?

rdx4fun

Yea mine looks the same. I would not let them adjust it. You might end up with a rebuilt transmission if there service hours are down for the month. lol

mvwood

yeah, mine too. Used to screw things up all the time - now I ONLY look at the indicator in the front console.

chavez77

thanks for such quick feedback. Appears to just be a cosmetic oversight.

BTW: Loving the RDX. Running out of excuses to go run errands for the chance to drive it more!

jbinnyc

i'm glad to hear others noticed this (i thought it was just me). i remember when i first took a test drive (& for the first week or so); having to constantly check the dashboard to be sure i was in the right position. now it is second nature. i don't look at the gear shifter at all & focus only to the dash.

RDX REX

I also noticed this, I now only look at the dash lights

c_hunter

I will have to look closer at mine -- I can tell you I was having hard time getting into the right gears at first. Now I just go by feel and the number of detents, or look at the dash. Wouldn't be surprised if mine is out of whack too.

kthlex

I am still having trouble after a couple weeks. Surely with so many problems Acura would come up with a fix...

Skeandhu

Yup, ditto. It's the only Auto I've ever seen where you can't tell which position it's in on the column.

sasair

it is definitely out of alignment if you are looking straight down on the select knob, but when my head is in driving position, it is lined up fairly well....

mickie

Ditto! so funny, I never connected that, I only know that I had a hard time as I always had to look at the dash to see what the heck I was doing. I still gat confused a month later.

chyllintsx

well i never noticed cause im so used to going my clicks... but i mean the stem is fat and its slanted.. so it really cant be THAT aligned, as long as the indicator light is right, cuz when i saw the title i thought the light didnt match the gear you were on HAHa

c_hunter

The lever by itself is not a good indicator because of the range of angles and the boot. However, if you look at the chrome ring at the base of the knob, it has a small arrow mark on it. That seems to align with the position indicator perfectly in each gear detent. It's kind of a dumb way to do it (you have to visually eyeball it to see the aim) but that is obviously how the designers intended it to work. I have been wondering what that little mark was for all along....

chyllintsx

THATS what the little lump on the chrome ring is for HAHA.. i thought it was a lever to turn the ring to take off the knob or something haha good eye hunter

RDX REX

Good find! I thought something was wrong w/ the chrome ring on mine or something, didn't know there was a function for the bump!

mickie

My hero!

carscomblogger

during my week with it my wife and I both noticed it. after a while I just could feel the right amount of clicks. but yeah it really does throw you off.
BTW I've tested hundreds of cars and this isn't the first one that has this problem but for the life of me I can't remember the last one that did.

neo1738

always go by clicks here, gonna take a look at mine when i get out of work

cape cod

Yes, I am annoyed every time I shift into R and end up in N. Figure I will get use to it in time

chyllintsx

lol... i just checked out my car and its the boot that throws it off... if u squeeze the boot in, u can see that the stem is pretty aligned... but that arrow on the chrome ring is realllly accurate... from a standard driving position just looking at it