Disabling the Rev Match feature

[Stang 19]

IMHO, as someone who only drives a manual, the Mustang Rev match is awful because it is VERY slow to blip the throttle when doing a downshift...super annoying and dangerous. Most of us can downshift much faster with-it off. Hell, ive locked up my rear wheels while using it on, because it did not blip the throttle fast enough. Mine stays off! If you want to experience a very good rev match set up, drive a ZL1 6 speed. It is almost intuitive! Dont worry- this is the on,yplug GM is gonna get outta me

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[GregP27]

It's in the driver assist menu. Look in the owner's manual or check for it online under "disable rev match on ford mustang."

Initially, I didn't like it, either. But it always got the revs rust right and I quickly grew to like it. Give it a try for a few weeks and disable it if you don't come to like it. In any case, you should find out WHERE to disable it because that is where you can get hill assist, too, if you have a driver such as a wife who is new to a manual transmission. There are several "driver assist" functions.

 

[Sivi70980]

My car is my one selfish thing that nobody drives but me. Thanks for letting me know where the hill assist is. I've seen the rev match on/off before so I'll find it easily I'm sure

 

[ChromaticGrey]

Essentially it's just raising the engine RPM during a down shift (before clutch engagement) to create a seamless transition to a lower gear without that immediate grab of the clutch and engine having to engage while they aren't moving at the same speed. Makes it feel a lot smoother and probably helps limit clutch wear, especially when down shifting into a high rpm.

I didn't have it on the 2018 so I got used to doing it manually. It is pretty nice to have it automatic on the 2019+, I'll probably leave it on. The only times it annoys me are when I have basically rolled to a stop and dropped into 1st gear (while stationary) it'll sometimes rev match for 1st gear and I'll look retarded.

Auto courtesy rev. Nice. I would really like the rev match on my 2017. Can i rev match, sure. Nailing it perfectly does feel great. But having it match perfect every time sounds fun and easy, TBH.

 

[boB]

Rev match works fine for me and I have had manual xmsn cars since the '70s. To avoid looking (sounding) like a dork at parking lot speed I double clutch into 1st so the rev match doesn't activate.

 

[ktp1598]

I've grown to like it very much. Been driving manuals for years but yeah, it's better at what it does than I am. Still iffy on the grabby hill assist..

 

[Sivi70980]

I didn't know double clutching would keep it from working. Totally trying this when I'm off work!

 

[BrettT]

Yours stick a little too sometimes?

Mine has "stuck" the odd time. Caused me to stall once. Very embarrassing.

 

[TheSnowmanMafia]

One point I can give for the Camaro is that they have tactile switches behind the steering wheel (similar to a paddle shifter) to immediately enable or disable rev match. Would have been great to have in the Mustang.

They ARE the paddle shifters. They use the same steering wheel to save money.

 

[K6590]

Love that hill assist. Not many hills around here, but where I use it (a lot...) is when stopped in traffic and I want to move up a bit. Just engage the clutch ever so slightly, the engine RPM's will increase slightly (from 650 to about 1000 normally), and you can creep up.

I can see where rev matching can become annoying. Mine is on and I don't plan on disabling it, but it does make people look when you are coming to a stop from highway speed, and downshift while still moving. It won't operate when stopped or nearly stopped. One thing I learned about it is it will also rev match when upshifting slowly and the engine RPM's drop a lot before you move the stick to the next gear. Particularly noticeable on the 4-5 shift and you let the RPM's drop to idle between shifts. Yes, not the right way to shift, but sometimes I get lazy. I thought the system was out of adjustment the first few times it did that.

 

[302@12psi]

If you disable rev match does it disable the up shift "linger" this thing does? I find that more annoying as the RPM's don't always fall as fast as they should. If I put the clutch in the RPM's only go down so far and they hold but I find the system to be a bit "off".

I've never had a problem on the rev-match on a downshift. I could imagine if someone is driving the car at 11/10th's the system might be a bit off. But at 40-50 MPH it blips for 3rd perfectly. The parking lot complaints I haven't noticed. By the time I'm shifting into 1st the car doesn't blip. I typically give a tiny blip in those situations as I've found it to be smoother.

The hill assist is good when learning the car. Once you get used to it it is a pain as it holds on slight inclines when you don't need it to. Once you get the clutch down there's no reason for it.

 

[thunderstrike]

Look under Track option. I love my Rev Match feature.

 

[Brazos609]

With rev match enabled on a 19 don't you lose the ability for engine braking?

 

[boB]

With rev match enabled on a 19 don't you lose the ability for engine braking?

Nope, drop it into 2nd at 50 mph and it will slow down quickly, while making wonderful noises (with the exhaust in track mode).

 

[Condor1970]

Nope, drop it into 2nd at 50 mph and it will slow down quickly, while making wonderful noises (with the exhaust in track mode).

I hate you.

I can't get enough twist in my foot to do that at 50mph anymore.

For Heavens sake, will some performance shop please figure out how to upgrade the 2018's to have the 2019 OEM rev match setup?!?!?!

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