Have a question for drivers who converted to AT from MT

bismarck SG

during the first few weeks or days do u get unused, where yr hand starts reaching for the gearstick to change gears and engaging clutch as well ?

and when u want to engage the handbrake, u find yrself reaching for the 'handbrake' thinking it still exists?

my dad was reversing out of my gran's place into a main road. then i was wondering why the car wasnt moving and remained like 90degs to the direction of the cars' direction. after a while he drove off and he told us he was having unused to the CVT trans and wanted to shift the 'gears' into 1st gear.
Laughing

ahkico SG

Sometimes coz we quite used to auto liao... So hor... Is ways lik tat de lor... We used to fang bian liao ma... So suddenly got to keep shiftin gears, will be a bit not used to it...

But then my dad really ok leh... He drive auto v long liao... Then suddenly drive manual, no pro lor...

Me ah... Drive auto car - my dad's... Think if u give me a manual car... Heehee... I doubt the car can really move! Embarassed

But then sooner or later, it will jus come to u as 2nd nature.... I think is only for the time being only la... Don worry...
Wink

Haru84 SG

For me,if i drive manual car, my parking will eb faster than auto,i juz dun dare to step on the accelertor during reversing........
But cars still ok,i drove citregon belingo b4,reverse parking is damn hard,u7 can't see the back at all!!!! how to park sia,must really depend on the side mirrors

Aulf SG

Auto car when goin down slope/car park ramp muz use brake all the way rite ?
Manual car in this case is better as u can shift to 1st/2nd gear & use engine brake ... Very Happy

Aulf SG

Auto car when goin down slope/car park ramp muz use brake all the way rite ?
Manual car in this case is better as u can shift to 1st/2nd gear & use engine brake ... Very Happy Can go down faster n smoother and won't wear out the brakes if u often do it

jiayong SG

Originally posted by bismarck:
during the first few weeks or days do u get unused, where yr hand starts reaching for the gearstick to change gears and engaging clutch as well ?

and when u want to engage the handbrake, u find yrself reaching for the 'handbrake' thinking it still exists?

my dad was reversing out of my gran's place into a main road. then i was wondering why the car wasnt moving and remained like 90degs to the direction of the cars' direction. after a while he drove off and he told us he was having unused to the CVT trans and wanted to shift the 'gears' into 1st gear.
Laughing [/b]

U mean your auto car got no handbrake? what special car is that.

Larry SG

Mercedes’ handbrake exists in the format of a pedal.

[email protected] SG

weird, i've never had that problem. but then, like i mentioned in another thread, i do find it easy to adapt fast to diff cars.

[email protected] SG

special? my merc and my Airtrek both no handbrake one... special meh? eh... last nite someone try my airtrek reach down to find handbrake cannot find. hahahaha Laughing

KhidMasAE86 SG

basket!!! hahahahahaha anyway...i no problem driving auto...coz i my family used to own a manual...then switch auto then switch back to manual...then my dad sometimes bring back auto or manual company car...so i no problem the only problem is handbrake sometime!!! but i get used to it k!!!

[email protected] SG

yeah right. hahaha! eh? handbrake where ah? Laughing

mercuryaw SG

When an auto car going down slope, u can shift it to a lower gear (the gear below D) so that u can have a higher engine brake to reduce the need to step on brakes.

BrUtUs SG

cerfiro n camry oso no handbrake... but its oso pedal...

victorco SG

most auto car use foot brake instead of handbrake so sometime will forget to release one

JLennon SG

the jag XJ series doesn’t even have a pedal brake or handbrake but activates its brakes automatically once the car is stationary and engine is turned off. there is a catch near the transmission stick to release the car from its brakes before moving off.

[email protected] SG

but all these cars, u can't have fun attempting handbrake turns. Razz