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L, 2, 3, D - Gears Shifting while driving.
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Pages: 1 2 3 >>raceafterschool - Tech Advisor
Let me start by saying i dont do this never have, never will. I was riding in my friends car the other day and the transmission shifter (automatic) was close enough like our cars except it was a straight line not the little squiggly thing. And he was starting in L and shifting it manually. is that bad for the transmission? i thought it was but his dad who is some kind of self proclaimed transmission genious says its not. I was just wondering if it is or not.
[#] Sep 04, 2007 08:10pm hvtopiwala
- Godlike Advisor
i always thought it was bad to do that. when i had my auto corolla i did it all the time, transmission failed after. then car totaled then i got a tC 
[#] Sep 04, 2007 08:15pm Vicious
- El Chupacabra
His dad is an idiot, never listen to him again. Yes that IS bad for the transmission.. If they wanted to be able to shift on their own they should have purchased manual cars :c
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[#] Sep 04, 2007 08:16pm Aviator213
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yeah its bad to do that. Orin explained it in another post lemme see if i can find it...
[#] Sep 04, 2007 08:16pm raceafterschool - Tech Advisor
- Vicious wrote:
- His dad is an idiot, never listen to him again. Yes that IS bad for the transmission.. If they wanted to be able to shift on their own they should have purchased manual cars :c
Thats what i thought
[#] Sep 04, 2007 08:22pm SquallLHeart
- The Techie
^^ pretty much what all they said..
the ecu itself knows if you wanna go fast by how hard you push down on the gas...
shifting liek that is just unnecessarily wearing down parts.. frankly dumb.
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Below All (USAF - Uncle Sam's Academic Failures)[#] Sep 04, 2007 08:29pm Mayo
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Like 10 minutes ago I was going to answer "Of course its bad!" But then I thought, "why?"
So I did some research. Everywhere I have been reading, people say its not bad for the transmission because you are simply changin the gears for the car.
It doesn't sit right with me, but I cant explain why it would be bad for the car.
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-- Want to post a "For Sale" thread? Check out the rules first.[#] Sep 04, 2007 08:53pm Aviator213
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- Mayo wrote:
- Like 10 minutes ago I was going to answer "Of course its bad!" But then I thought, "why?"
So I did some research. Everywhere I have been reading, people say its not bad for the transmission because you are simply changin the gears for the car.
It doesn't sit right with me, but I cant explain why it would be bad for the car.
I know its bad and Orin explained it in an earlier post but for the life of me i cannot find it
[#] Sep 04, 2007 08:54pm SoFloTC
- Godlike Advisor
ok well ive asked this question to several car dealerships including Hollywood scion and Toyota of stuart and they said no aslong as u dont redline it or downshift like to 1st going 50 .. i do this all the time not as much shifting from L to 2 to 3 but i downshift alot which makes me use more gas and puts more stress on the transmission but not a biggie
[#] Sep 04, 2007 09:12pm Orin
I couldn't find the post either 
both Web, Vicious and I would agree you shouldn't shift an auto like a manual unless your car was meant to do so, like a tiptronic or xtrontic or the + - you see on the Mazda 3
you may get away with it for a while, but over time your automatic is going to have bad shift timing
it puts a lot of stress on flexible parts of the automatic transmission that is meant only for normal daily driving
my best advice: don't do it
[#] Sep 04, 2007 09:21pm michele
- Detailer
wow im glad i read this.
i've been shifting pretending to be cool in a manual
i guess i'll stop
[#] Sep 04, 2007 09:27pm tcgrl05
- Chief Mechanic
my old significant other used to do it in my integra... few months after him driving it, the teg blew up. i say dont do it.
[#] Sep 04, 2007 09:54pm Aciidsneaker
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Scion Wiki ~~ Donate for the cause, make this site better!! [#] Sep 05, 2007 02:07am Triniosito
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- hvtopiwala wrote:
- i always thought it was bad to do that. when i had my auto corolla i did it all the time, transmission failed after. then car totaled then i got a tC
^^^ Didnt U say u trade That Car To Get The Tc????
[#] Sep 05, 2007 02:15am tC_vixen
- Mayo wrote:
- Like 10 minutes ago I was going to answer "Of course its bad!" But then I thought, "why?"
So I did some research. Everywhere I have been reading, people say its not bad for the transmission because you are simply changin the gears for the car.
It doesn't sit right with me, but I cant explain why it would be bad for the car.
Yea, but its an automatic. Its not you thats suppose to be changing the gears, its the car, appose to a manual transmission where you do the shifting.
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so.. despite me already knowing the answer... do you know why they put in that option to lower gears anyway?
(i.e. why would anyone shift it to 2 or L?)
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Below All (USAF - Uncle Sam's Academic Failures)[#] Sep 05, 2007 02:35am swiftprov - Scion Guru
- SquallLHeart wrote:
- so.. despite me already knowing the answer... do you know why they put in that option to lower gears anyway?
(i.e. why would anyone shift it to 2 or L?)
just for more power i think
edit: also some high end cars automatically start in second to save gas, not sure about regular cars though.
[#] Sep 05, 2007 02:36am tC_vixen
I think gear 2 is used for when your vehicle is being towed. And gear L is for hills.
CLICK TO DONATE & HELP MAKE THIS WONDERFUL SITE OF OURS BETTER! [#] Sep 05, 2007 02:41am SquallLHeart
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btw, you never dinghy tow an automatic vehicle.. esp. an auto tC..
read your owner's manual.
actually.. the answer's in there.
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Below All (USAF - Uncle Sam's Academic Failures)[#] Sep 05, 2007 02:51am swiftprov - Scion Guru
really? so auto cars are never towed?
may i ask why?
[#] Sep 05, 2007 02:53am SquallLHeart
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dinghy tow..
now lemme try to understand vixen here... you put the car into '2' to tow the vehicle?
uhm.. what?
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Below All (USAF - Uncle Sam's Academic Failures)[#] Sep 05, 2007 03:00am tC_vixen
- SquallLHeart wrote:
- dinghy tow..
now lemme try to understand vixen here... you put the car into '2' to tow the vehicle?
uhm.. what?
I said I think. I wasnt positive, but I did read it on a yahoo forum. This is what it said:
Leave it on D, Manufacturers aren't even sure of how to properly use the gears on a vehicle and you can tell from their owners manual. In the manual they always recommend to use 2 when towing a vehicle as for L usually says use at low speeds and state certain KM or Mi. Which does not really answer anything else, as how about when you get stuck can you use L or does it produce too much power and the wheels will spin over the max speed. What I get from the vehicles owners manual is keep it in D at all times. Maybe in the future they can improve the owners manuals to actually help on using the vehicle. GOOD LUCK AND have fun with your vehicle
CLICK TO DONATE & HELP MAKE THIS WONDERFUL SITE OF OURS BETTER! [#] Sep 05, 2007 03:05am vastano1
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got this from wikipedia
"Use the lower gear positions when descending hills. This lowers the amount of braking necessary to slow down and helps keep brakes cool. The same may be desirable when climbing a hill as it can stop the transmission from constantly shifting between gears."
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[#] Sep 05, 2007 03:11am SquallLHeart
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so you got it from another forum which doesn't have much of a solid foundation for truth.... it's like trying to get solid facts from wikipedia...
not saying all of it is wrong... but it is definitely not all correct.
i dunno.. but last time i read my owner's manual it had correct information.
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Below All (USAF - Uncle Sam's Academic Failures)[#] Sep 05, 2007 03:11am swiftprov - Scion Guru
- vastano1 wrote:
- got this from wikipedia
"Use the lower gear positions when descending hills. This lowers the amount of braking necessary to slow down and helps keep brakes cool. The same may be desirable when climbing a hill as it can stop the transmission from constantly shifting between gears."
that makes much more sense.
btw...settle down squall!!! lol
[#] Sep 05, 2007 03:13am
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