lureynol

Hey guys, is there an advantage/disadvantage to using the 3 - 2 - 1 set up below the "D" on our auto shifters? Whats the purpose, and when do we use it? I stay in D all the time and she seems to go well enough...

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Horrific_Ending

Look in your owners manual that came with the car. it will tell you when to use these gears.

lureynol

The Owners manual... ::headdesk:: Why didn't I think of that?

Thanks man.

onefastv6

it just makes it so if you were on a road coarse and you stepped on it coming out of a turn you wouldnt have to wait for the transmission to downshift. and it sounds good too

hamidlmt

For normal driving, just keep it in D.

I'll sometimes drop it into 3 if down steep grades and don't want to keep tapping on the brake.

joshetc

honestly I use mine all the time cause it seems way cooler. Often I find myself downshifting to 3rd on this road coming home from work, everyone likes to go 30MPH in a 35MPH zone when they have to go downhill for some reason..

def wish I bought a manual though now, even though I cant drive one shifting really gets me going for some reason...

LesteR723

whats the drawbacks for someone whos owners manual is several hundred miles awaay?

Skoshi42

I actually like shifting from 1-5 with my Automatic, even though im over reving it, i love the sound of the engine just makes me all tingly inside.. hehe.. but mostly its in D, buying a manual and knowing when to press the clutch and the 1-2 seconds to release the clutch, is just too much for me to remember.. just brake, gas and GO!

SPARTAN VI

For racing, the shifting is still sluggish when using the 1-2-3 settings. I redlined once going from 2-3.. engine was really raspy. First and last time I heard that.

acstone7

+1 i was at the track though lol over revved 2nd to 3rd, last time for me as well...