Tony Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 1978 -> 2013 What i would like to know is all the functions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted September 16, 2015 Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 from memory Yellow N button: Selects neutral from 1st or 2nd gear. BRKBAL (brake balance) rotary switch: Adjusts the front and rear brake balance. Black Box button: Confirms the driver’s intention to come to the pits. Blue and orange S1/S2 buttons: These can be programmed for various funcutions. Entry rotary switch: This allows the driver to make changes to corner entry settings of the differential. Orange and green BRK-/BRK+ buttons: These change the brake balance between a programmed position and the current BRKBAL rotary position. IGN (ignition) rotary switch: Controls ignition timing. White ACK (acknowledge) button: Acknowledges changes in the system. PREL (preload) rotary switch: Controls the preload differential offset torque. Red Oil button: Transfers oil from the auxiliary tank to the main tank. Black BP (bite point) button: Activates the clutch bite point finding procedure. DRS (drag reduction system) button, upper left edge of the wheel: Activates the rear wing flap in the DRS zone. Red PL (pit lane) button: Activates the pit lane speed limiter, limiting the car to the designated pit lane speed limit (typically 100 km/hr). Black R button: Activates the driver radio transmission. SOC rotary switch: Controls the state of charge of the ERS energy storage system, whether the system is generating or consuming energy. Pedal rotary switch: Changes the pedal map dictating how the accelerator pedal responds to inputs. Fuel rotary switch: Controls the rate of fuel consumption. Black OT button: Activates configurable performance maps to assist the driver in overtaking or defending. Tire rotary switch: Tells the ECU and other systems what type of tire the car is running on. BBal-/BBal+ switches: These are used to make fine adjustments to the brake balance offset. MFRS (multi-function rotary switch): This allows the driver and engineers to control a variety of systems that don’t require a dedicated buttons. They include engine modes (PERF), rev limiter (ENG), air-fuel ratio (MIX), turbo-compressor (TURBO), corner exit differential (VISCO), MGU-K recovery limits (BRK), MGU-K boost limits (BOOST), dashboard options (DASH), cruise control (CC, disabled for qualifying and the race), shift type (SHIFT), and the clutch bite point offset (CLU). White -10/+1 buttons: These allow quick navigation of maps from the MFRS dial. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 I remembered how to cut & paste:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Ah got ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 17, 2015 Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 Especially as the neutral button in that pic is green! Really interesting to see how things have changed though, the 70s car just resembles a normal dashboard. A steering wheel and basic dials just as we have in our road cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Quite a difference between the 2 but what's the red tank for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 Says "lifeline" on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 18, 2015 Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 I thought it was an extinguisher but it's bolted down, unless you just pull something and it sprays the driver with the contents? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2015 There's no trigger on it that i can see.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 I thought it was an extinguisher but it's bolted down, unless you just pull something and it sprays the driver with the contents? There's a tube coming off it, so I think it is probably piped around the cabin and engine bay to either automatically deploy, or there will be a trigger outside the car somewhere for marshals to set it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 I suppose it's the only place it could go being so bulky as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyelcomb Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yes, the Lifeline bottle is the car's extinguisher. Used to be Halon gas, now they use a type of foam as Halon hurts the ozone layer more than flames hurt the drivers... There will be two feeds from it - one to the cockpit and the other normally directed onto the carburettors as that's most likely to be the source of flame. The driver can operate it by pressing the red button down on the left, sitting within a ring so it can't be set of accidentally. There will also be a separate trigger button outside, next to a battery cutoff switch, that marshals can use. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 All seems very logical now, thanks Andy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Yep, thanks for the explanation Andy, makes sense to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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