2007-04-10 18:54:49 · 4 answers · asked by lim j 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
lim j Hi under normal conditions you can forget about L, & 2 gear .. Lets talk about a tran. with overdrive say a 4, 5, or 6 speed . In that final gear refered to as overdrive you are almost free wheeling . So when you let off the gas the car still has forward motion for a while.. This is where you get your best gas mileage in this gear .. 2 gear : can be used to down shift to slow the car with the engine . (like down shifting in a stick shift .) This also extends the life of your brakes .. Fact: the brakes on a stick shift that is down shifted at stops. Last much longer than brakes on a auto. 2 gear is also a pulling gear & control gear . Towing on a steep hill you may use 2 gear . And on snow or ice you have better control . ( no free wheeling )
Low gear is to move a very heavy tow from a dead stop & control . ( control such as a very ,very steep hill where you must go slow and keep control .) This may or may not have slippery conditions . Such as snow & ice .. I hope this is helpful .. Good luck ..
2007-04-10 21:48:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people think they get better performance if they manually shift the automatic (like hold it in L until they hit 'red line')
Some people use 2 for starting out on slippery surfaces, to there is less torque to spin the wheels
Some people use 2 when decending a hill (especially with a heavy load) so they won't have to ride their brakes all the way down.
2007-04-11 02:05:09 · answer #2 · answered by jimanddottaylor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
L, or your low gear provides for more torque. when towing something or going up a steep hill, it is best to use this gear to get the car going. for example, if you were hauling a uhaul trailer. it is advised to turn on your overdrive (the button on the shifter) and start accelerating in L in order to effectively get the car rolling without ruining the transmisson
2007-04-11 02:02:28 · answer #3 · answered by amshamah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
low and 2'nd gear are used for start towing and wheel control in bad terrian. Slippy roads (snow) is an application where going up a hill you would use 2'nd to keep your tires from spinning.
2007-04-11 02:03:53 · answer #4 · answered by Carl P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋