Stop Doing These 5 Things If Your Car Has An Automatic Transmission
By DANIEL TROCK
Shifting
Most people only shift their automatic cars into Drive, Reverse, or Park. However, most people may not know that you shouldn’t change gears while your vehicle is still in motion.
Automatic transmissions aren’t designed to shift between these states without coming to a complete stop. Doing so could damage your car without you realizing it.
Although it may be tempting to floor the gas pedal when your red light suddenly turns green, doing so from a complete stop can damage your transmission.
Despite everything appearing to be okay, you may find that your check engine light is on. This warning often goes ignored, but doing so could cause more problems.
For your transmission, the Check Engine light could indicate any number of problems, including low transmission fluid levels, overheating, gear grinding, or gear slipping.
While all automatic transmissions have a neutral gear, it’s mostly used for emergency measures. However, some use the gear when waiting at a stop light.
Doing so won’t save you gas, but it does cause unnecessary wear and tear on the gearbox. To make matters worse, accidentally stepping on the gas in neutral can be dangerous.