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Automatic transmission question for test

  • 31-05-2011 12:02pm
    #1
    sam_mom1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭


    hope someone can help me,

    In an automatic, when stopping at a traffic light, do you put the car in Park or do you leave it in Drive with the foot pedal on???

    thanks in advance


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  • #2
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    There was a thread about it not too long ago AFAIR.

    Normally leave in drive unless stopped for more than a few seconds.


  • #3
    veetwin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,002 ✭✭✭veetwin


    Yup leave it in drive. Put it in Park when you're parking. No good can come out of shifting it from D to P constantly.


  • #4
    sam_mom1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 170 ✭✭sam_mom1


    cool thanks everyone!

    mother in law is doing her lessons and wanted to know (instructor and husbands opinions clashing YAWN)

    i personally prefer manual myself :D

    thanks for your help!!!!


  • #5
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    OSI wrote: »
    I'm not entirely sure leaving it in drive will be seen as best practice by the driving test instructor.

    I remember being told that leaving my manual car in gear at traffic would result in a mark in the driving test, so I can imagine the automatic test being similar.
    You were told wrongly so, its the same for a manual, leave it in gear if stopped for a few seconds, if longer stick her in neutral. (having done my test and passed, just over a year ago following this method.)


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