Autogear Question

julian_lim SG

Will it cause any grievious damage or is it better if I shift to Neutral gear while waiting for the red light to turn green?

What is the Neutral gear used for anyway?

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kops21 SG

Auto gear are more prone to wear and tear than manual.

Traffic light stop, just step on the brake and left ur gear at D.

Praetorian111 SG

from a techical point of view shifting to neutral may cause wear and tear that results in premature usage of the gearbox.
But for safety and personal preferences, shifting to neutral may deem as a better choose as it prevents any accidental movement that may cause accidents to occur as a process.

Theatre Of Dreams SG

heez i beg to differ. either way should keep the brakes on. at neutral the car may roll so slow it's out of your knowing, but enough to make a dent on the bumpers. at D, you know it's gonna move, you always keep your brakes on.

free4ever SG

I disagree too...Putting in neutral means you might nor apply brakes which make it more dangerous if someone knock you from behind...esp when you are the first car at the traffic light junction...

houndy SG

Keep the gear at D and step on the breaks…if you want to switch to neutral, do pull up the handbrake

RevX SG

changing the car from drive to neutral and neutral to drive causes a lot of wear and tear at point of contact. it is better to leave it at drive. it will in fact produce less wear and tear.

kluzzy SG

Then, may I know what is use of having the neutral gear at all ? Confused

Can the neutral gear be used as a temporary position when we stop the car completely before we switch off the engine and then shifting the gear to P (parking) position when the engine has already been switched off ?

You see, I found that it is so much easier to push the gear to P position, when the engine has already been switched off ? Shocked

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free4ever SG

Alternativey, you can pull handbrake if you are lazy to step on the brake even when the car is in D...Just leave the transmission alone.... Mr. Green

houndy SG

This is not really that good... heard it will wear off your gear

free4ever SG

N can, for instance, be used in situation when you want to rev the engine for a fast getaway from a standstill or create a wheelspin. Can't be shift from P to R to N then to D right? Evil or Very Mad

Also, for emergency freeing of gear in case your accelerator get stuck, notice you dont have to release the catch (press the button) to shift fr D to N and vice versa. Shifiting to P can be dangerous as it will lock the wheels.

If you car breaks down, try pushing the car wit the gears in P or D, the car probaby will not move. N is also useful here.

Although there is not much application in daily driving, since much of P function overlaps / or is superior to N purpose, N is still designed to be there for some reasons.

And one more thing, shifting frequently will cause wear and tear but that does not mean shifting into N will do damage the gearbox. Example when you are waiting for someone, shifting to N might be a good idea.
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kluzzy SG

Originally posted by free4ever:
If you car breaks down, try pushing the car wit the gears in P or D, the car probaby will not move. N is also useful here.

I totally agree with you on that point, it could happen when you want to push your car when you run out of fuel for instance hehehe Laughing

And one more thing, shifting frequently will cause wear and tear but that does not mean shifting into N will do damage the gearbox. Example when you are waiting for someone, shifting to N might be a good idea.
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I think I would rather off my engine than keeping it idling for some time. The manual I read strongly against engine idling. Idiling is only for coldstarting the car only...

Anyway thank you for the various input so far... It has really been wonderful knowing about it... Very Happy