Second gear switch

**Minnesotawhite** · 02-28-2010

So now i just realized that my car is taking off in second at all times. Apperently there is a switch that will engage the tranny for it to take off in second ( for ice and crappy weather etc) located on the center counsel dealy. i got a 92 grand prix with the heads up display on the dash and the center cousil hud info thing. Any one know what that switch is called? Second gear start switch? I called all auto places and apperently they have no clue what im talking about, go figure.

**blueguy** · 03-03-2010

This is on a fully decked out 1995 SE Coupe with the 3100.

Wish I would have bought that thing too for the $1,200 he was asking

**Condor120** · 05-11-2010

Who are you calling? they should know what a second gear launch switch is....It says it in the name! lmao

This is why I post forums asking questions, look it up, then do the work by myself. I don't trust other people with my wheels, cuz most of them don't know what they're doing now a days

**RareGMFan** · 05-17-2010

The "2nd gear start" feature was an option, and while it's not rare, it wasn't super common, either. The picture bluegtp posted is what the button would look like on the '94 - '96 style interior. For your '92, if it came with the feature, it would be on the end of the center console (just below the Driver Info Center if your car has one of those). However, 2nd gear start only works with electronic transmissions, so the only w-bodies it would be optional on are all 3.4 DOHC motors, and '93 & up on everything else.

**slappy** · 05-18-2010

Originally Posted by RareGMFan

The "2nd gear start" feature was an option, and while it's not rare, it wasn't super common, either. The picture bluegtp posted is what the button would look like on the '94 - '96 style interior. For your '92, if it came with the feature, it would be on the end of the center console (just below the Driver Info Center if your car has one of those). However, 2nd gear start only works with electronic transmissions, so the only w-bodies it would be optional on are all 3.4 DOHC motors, and '93 & up on everything else.

Was wondering about this. My 96 gp 3.4 is equipped with it. Never saw this before with any vehicle I owned. So I just switch this on in bad weather and It lock's it to 2nd gear for the take off instead of first which causes alot of wheel spin. Interesting. Learn something new every day. By the way, I can't wait to finally get to drive this car.