HomeIn my car the gears are park, reverse, neutral, drive, then 2 and L, what the hell are these last two gears for?
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Question for somebody with more driving experience than me
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Question for somebody with more driving experience than me
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Re: Question for somebody with more driving experience than me
by Hyacinth Girl Thu Feb 02, 2012 2:56 pm
The last two let you use the engine as a brake, by slowing down the vehicle, via the engine itself. Unless you're driving a semi, my advice is to not ever use those--wearing out your brakes and replacing those is far less expensive than getting an engine job because you over-worked it by making it do something you really don't need to do with it.
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Re: Question for somebody with more driving experience than me
by Alan Smithee Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:19 pm
Hyacinth Girl wrote:The last two let you use the engine as a brake, by slowing down the vehicle, via the engine itself. Unless you're driving a semi, my advice is to not ever use those--wearing out your brakes and replacing those is far less expensive than getting an engine job because you over-worked it by making it do something you really don't need to do with it.
Well said!
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Re: Question for somebody with more driving experience than me
by Nystyle709 Thu Feb 02, 2012 11:04 pm
Yeah, she said it all already. You need to learn how to drive a manny.....
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Re: Question for somebody with more driving experience than me
by zthatzmanz28 Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:35 am
JUst DO NOT use "L" over 30-35 MPH..."L" is also like 1st, it is a LOW gear that can be used in slippery conditions to get started. It is usually good up to 25 MPH. 2 is second gear and usually good for 25-40 MPH. There are RARE times you might have to manually start out in a lower gear than DRIVE for traction.
I would be very hesitant to use 2 or L for an engine brake at speeds over 40 MPH. Also you would use 2 if you had a small trailer or some weight in the car and you were going though the Rockies or Appalachians and D was just chugging along on an UPWARD climb.
I would be very hesitant to use 2 or L for an engine brake at speeds over 40 MPH. Also you would use 2 if you had a small trailer or some weight in the car and you were going though the Rockies or Appalachians and D was just chugging along on an UPWARD climb.
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Re: Question for somebody with more driving experience than me
by Marc™ Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:01 pm
I always thought those last two gears were for driving uphill or if something was attached to the back of the car.
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Re: Question for somebody with more driving experience than me
by Tony Marino Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:59 pm
Marc™ wrote:I always thought those last two gears were for driving uphill or if something was attached to the back of the car.
So did I?
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