2007-01-06 11:15:52 · 6 answers · asked by smartfem_18 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Safety
Driving with an automatic is almost like falling off a log. Your experience with a manual transmission puts your far ahead on the learning curve.
For 99% of the driving, you only need D (drive), R (reverse) and P (park.) Sometimes, D is inside a circle, which means that gear is the highest gear and includes an automatic overdrive for better gas mileage. The low gears (1, 2 and perhaps 3) would be mostly used for downshifting when ascending or descending a long hill, to better match the engine power and torque to the hill (climbing) and for braking (descending.) Don't worry about that for now.
First thing: an automatic doesn't have a clutch, so you can rest your left foot on the left side of the footwell. Just use your right foot for acceleration and braking. (Some people learn to use the left foot for braking properly, but too many people 'ride the brakes' and either wear out their brakes and/or annoy the people behind them with flickering brake lights.)
Secondly, notice that the automatic transmission makes its own up and down shifts, depending on speed. Just put it into P and drive away. When approaching a stoplight, just lift your foot off the accelerator and slip it onto the brake to come to a smooth stop. Then keep your foot on the brake, otherwise the car can begin to move forward on its own. When you are ready to go, slip off the brake and drive using the accelerator.
Parking: after you have stopped in your parking place (driveway, at the curb, in a parking spot), just keep your foot on the brake and slip the gearshift into P, then turn off the engine and remove the key. Depress the emergency brake pedal or pull the e-brake handle to assure the car won't move.
2007-01-06 18:45:03 · answer #1 · answered by Tom-SJ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first thing u should know is to change from p(park) u must apply the brake...
p=park=stop
r=reverse
n=neutral(no movement)
d=drive=forward.
u may also have a 1 and a 2 maybe 3 if ur driving a real fast car or a truck, but those are for when u are driving r with a heavy load
to stop all u have to do is apply the brake (no gear changing)
2007-01-06 11:23:38 · answer #2 · answered by Mario diaz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
automatic is much easier. Not a lot involved. Before putting car in gear , you must place your foot on the brake and then engage the car into whatever gear you are needing. Thats all. I recommend before parking that you place the hand brake on then place the car into park .
2007-01-06 11:19:49 · answer #3 · answered by gxr_rider 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
p is for park r=reverse n=neutral d= drive 3=third etc. put it in drive and go when you park stop the car completely then put in park.if parking on a hill stop car set parking brake let foot off your footbrake making sure car stays put then shift to park otherwise it may be difficult to get out of park
2007-01-06 11:21:16 · answer #4 · answered by bobin35 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That relies upon. I stay and paintings in a rustic the place hills are very elementary. even nevertheless i'm additionally residing and dealing in a rural section, the rustic the place i'm is so overpopulated that the site visitors pass is extra densed than in Australia or North usa, exceedingly once you go right into a small city. in case you reside in North usa on flat lands, Australia, or South Africa, employing instruction manual is extra perfect (yet no longer inthe vast cities). while you're in South Korea, force automated.
2016-11-27 00:36:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll have to learn to use your both feet and pay attention to change your gear .
2007-01-06 12:40:08 · answer #6 · answered by massimo 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋