2005 Nissan 350Z Owner's Manual - Page 172

¼ Fully depress the clutch pedal before shifting to help prevent transmission damage. ¼ Stop your vehicle completely before shifting into R (Reverse). ¼ When the vehicle is stopped with the engine running (for example, at a stop light), shift to N (Neutral) and release the clutch pedal with the foot brake applied. SSD0278 engine speed reaches the set figure. For example, you can use the up-shift indicator when driving as follows: ¼ If the maximum engine speed is desired, set the figure at 6,600 rpm. (The indicator starts flashing from about 6,100 rpm and comes on steady at 6,600 rpm.) ¼ If the maximum engine torque is desired, set the figure at 4,800 rpm. (The indicator starts flashing from about 4,300 rpm and comes on steady at 4,800 rpm.) ¼ If you want to break in your vehicle, use of the up-shift indicator with a rather low figure will help you to avoid the high engine speed. To make the up-shift indicator not come on, set the figure at above 7,200 rpm. There may be a slight difference between the timing of the up-shift indicator illumination and the tachometer indication. Up-shift indicator The manual transmission up-shift indicator is situated in the tachometer and shows the driver the time to shift into a higher gear by illuminating. The engine speed in revolutions per minute (rpm) for upshifting can be set on the trip computer display. (See "Trip computer" in the "2. Instruments and controls" section for the display setting information.) The use of the upshift indicator will help you to upshift at a constant engine speed (rpm) from any gear. The up-shift indicator will start flashing when the engine speed is within about 500 rpm of the set figure while driving, and then illuminate after the Starting and driving 5-13