Neutral bad for Transmission?
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Neutral bad for Transmission?
So, I hate keeping my foot on the brake when I'm at a stop light. I like to put my car into neutral and then pop it right into drive when the light goes green. One thing I like about Lexus - they don't require you to have your foot on the brake to move from N to D. But, is doing this bad for the transmission? Should I put my foot on the brake when going from N to D?
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Leaving it in neutral in traffic won't hurt the tranny. But it is always a good idea to have your brake depressed when stopped, or when you change drive mode. If you get hit in the rear while in neutral you have the possibility of the rear car driving you forward into the car in front of you. Then you have three cars involved in an incident.
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I don't think he was talking about reving the engine and then putting it in drive.
I think he means. The car is stopped at the light so he puts it in N. When the light turns green, with his foot still on the brake (or at least to pressing the gas), puts it into D.
I do this but not too often. Mainly at those long red lights.
I think he means. The car is stopped at the light so he puts it in N. When the light turns green, with his foot still on the brake (or at least to pressing the gas), puts it into D.
I do this but not too often. Mainly at those long red lights.
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I don't rev at all. I'm stopped at a light and put in in N. My foot is then neither on the brake nor the gas. When the light turns green, I put it in D (my foot is still on neither the brake nor the gas). Then, once D has engaged, I put my foot on the gas.
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yeh.
I know what u mean. I normally do not take it out of gear until the car is completely stopped.
What if..... you are slowing down.. and then all of the sudden the light turns green? drop it back in D? may not be safe if your RPM's are up~
What if..... you are slowing down.. and some SOB is about to cut in front of you? How will you accelerate defensively to maneuver away from them?
Just something to think about...
I know what u mean. I normally do not take it out of gear until the car is completely stopped.
What if..... you are slowing down.. and then all of the sudden the light turns green? drop it back in D? may not be safe if your RPM's are up~
What if..... you are slowing down.. and some SOB is about to cut in front of you? How will you accelerate defensively to maneuver away from them?
Just something to think about...
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