I need help with my gear in my car!

Question

On my automatic car my gear box looks like this - P R N D 3 2 1 - Is it safe to drive it like a manual car and shift the gear from 1 2 3 on a straight road?

Answer 1

not really, and not necessary.

Answer 2

Yes, it is, but you're gaining much. The only time to bother driving an automatic like a standard is in slippery conditions.

I'm not going to get into the engineering of it; basically the tranny shifts at the optimal point for the vacuum being drawn. The amount of vacuum being drawn is dependent on the throttle position.

Answer 3

yes it is. but remember that it is not a good thing to over rev a car in a lower gear. you overpressurize the transmission. keep the rpms within the tolerance limits of each gear speed.

Answer 4

It is designed not to be driven that way because you can over rev the engine and transmission that will lead to serious repairs...

Answer 5

No, it is not a good idea. The 1,2, and 3 mean that that's the highest gear it will go (put in on 1 and it will stay on 1, on 2 it will stay on two, and so on.) Just put it in drive and it will shift itself, you needn't tear up your transmission.

Answer 6

its basicly a tiprtonic car you can drive on the manual but remember that you have to put it on N when you stop