how much damdage does it do to the car if you shift with an automatic?

 

WTF? Shift to what? Automatic means that it shifts for you.

 

I think that he means, shifting from the low gear setting to a higher gear setting. There's a low gear and a high gear normally. I'm not sure how it's set up on the scion. Unfortunately I'm not sure how much damage it will do. I don't think that it would be very much.

 

um u can shift an automatic

 

the gears are L 2 3 D, thats how u shift it

 

really doesnt do any damage if you do it well .... you have to be carefuk though because are auto engines arent really made for down shifting and stuff. So if i were you i wouldnt even try it... Just shift gears when needed. Like uphills and downhills

 

how exactly do you shift with an automatic? please do tell. i want to know

 

L.2.3.D

 

start in L, punch it till redline, then push the shifter to 2 and so on...

 

Exactly, this might be an automobile revelation. As for those low to high gears, you aren't supposed to be shifting those during driving. You are supposed to stop and switch them. The automatic transmission isn't built like a manual and is not supposed to be abused like that. Why would you want to switch them anyways? If you like to switch gears, get a manual.

 

i've noticed that if i "shift" my automatic since apparently everyone says thats impossible, my car is quicker.

 

Most of the time it only feels quicker...but I'm not sure about with the scion transmission.

 

Just dont start with L > 2 > 3 > D, as if a manual!

 

Chaning the gear selector in an auto should be done at a stop or very slowly. Its useful for going up steep hills and making sure you don't go too fast down them. My dad always had to do that when we were going to see my grandmother in buchannon county, VA.

Like others have said, don't shift it like you want a clutchless manuel (a la auto stick) because it will tear up the transmission over time. If you did it one, or did it a couple times while being a dumb ___, I don't think you've tanked your tranny. If you do it everyday then you will blow it pretty quickly.

Don't be a dink, use your car like you're supposed to =)

 

Those lower gears are for inclines and downgrades to keep your engine from overexerting itself and preventing loss of torque. The lowest, L, is for really just towing as far as I'm concerned, but what could you tow in a tC?

 

exactly! towing..

 

i find myself shifting down from D to 3. It says in the manual, that that is for engine breaking.. so it throws the RPMs up but slows down the car without you having to press the brake pedal.

 

lol why didnt u just get a 5sp. .

 

wow, lets not rip on the kids with autos or anything.

I sometimes downshift in the winter to "engine break" brakes are almost useless in ice, so you use the engine to slow yourself down. I'm sure doing this is often or switxching to L going 45 will damage teh tranny.

But these are Camry trannys. I dont think they are that easy to screw up!

 

id be willing to bet that the atx will shift faster than u can ever shift it manually so why bother