I've just spent the last 2 hours watching tutorials on paddle shifters and your video was the first that actually demonstrated exactly what I wanted to know. Subscribed.
I'm glad you found the video useful! It's tough to get this concept across to those who have never tried it. It would be much better to just hold a class in person so everyone can learn that way, a more practical approach. Thank you for the support its very much appreciated!
Gathered my 20 secs of courage and tried manual mode on my 2021 mazda2 hatchback, watched your videos to teach myself. 8 year old is very happy 😁 thanks for the great content🤙🏾
I'm happy it helped. It becomes more fun once you get to use them and them raise the rpm and floor it that way, rather than wait for the automatic mode to do it. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video. At first, I thought my brother's automatic 2014 camry just could not pass cars on the highway and was built to just cruise along for fuel economy until I tried it's manual mode to downshift and rev it higher. This video helped me understand it a lot better and can now feel more confident driving it!
I just bought my first car, its an 04 325ci w/the steptronic tranny. these videos are the only ones that have demonstrated what i actually care for knowing, thank you very much for the help!
The jerk from downshifting is easy if you understand engine braking and how gear speed relates to throttle pedal. Best displayed in 1st - it is very sensitive and as soon as you take your foot off the gas - you slow a lot. That's because the throttle closes and the air supply gets down to minimal. Same happens when you downshift - the throttle position in 3rd grants a different speed than the same position in 2nd. So unless it's a hard braking where you need that extra deceleration from the engine braking, you can downshift w/o jerk by "catching" the downshift with additional throttle input and manage it from there avoiding unintended engine braking.
Thank you for this second one. It helped me to better understand how to do this, especially the uphill and downhill sections due to where I live. Very helpful and very much appreciated. Keep up the good work.
The geese and I have been at war for generations. We lose some and they lose some. On that day, we won. Hahahaha I honestly never noticed. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Thank you this was very helpful. I've owned several manual transmission vehicles but just bought my first auto/manual and was lost as what to do without a clutch lol
😂🤣 why do you make it look so easy? Anyway thanks heaps bro! Really, really appreciate it for the bonus Hill category 😅 will be sure to try it out, definitely without any traffic first though
No problem at all. The first hill was quite small and maybe a tad rushed but the longer second hill I know would be the best. Its really just getting comfortable. Its like when you first start driving or the first time you go on the highway. Its something new that you have to practice but you'll get there in time, one day you won't even have to think about when to shift!
Lol, in a way. Especially since most people have never done this before, this second part shows them a visual representation. Most of this was answered in my comments on the first video but its easier to grasp visually.
Both videos very useful and informative for a novice driver of a semi automatic. Thanks a lot. UK drivers mainly use manual gear shift models so this system is relatively new unless you are in a premium vehicle. (More people would see this second video if it was flagged up more clearly.)
Appreciate the comment and I'm glad it helped! Ah that's interesting. In the US we had the paddles for a while its just the transmissions improved greatly over time. Any recommendations on the title? I wanted people to be able to go to the next video as a continuation, and while my first video did great, I can't name it the exact same thing haha but I welcome and appreciate any advise you have on the change
Finally I get it! Thanks so much. Could you recommend a video explaining sports mode with paddle shifters in an automatic. I see you don't have one about this. I have a honda civic sport plus 2019.
Happy this video helped! Looks like the channel Modern Muscle has a good one, when you search "sports mode automatic transmission". Sport mode should just make the throttle more sensitive and in manual mode that should be it. Reason being, in automatic sport mode the car will let the car rev to a higher rpm before shifting into the next gear. However, in manual mode you can shift whenever you like. Your car manual may additional information.
Very good video Idk if certain cars are different but my corolla SE 2020 actually will tone bc it doesnt down shift for you only if your that high of a gear so if your on five and just starting lime you did in the video it will notice and tone and if not it will take over but pretty much cancel the manual mode in essence until your fully stopped then you can continue to upshift again but yeah its pretty cool and its really manual in my car the feel and all its amazing sometimes I want hop in the car and drive just bc its so fun! If you get a sporty car this is the way to go especially if you like to accelerate hard and race around you can control the shifting so you can really crank it up hitting a yield ramp to get onto the highway its alot better then relying on the automatic to floor the pedal and pick up the speed which is usually fine but it just alot more fun and more engaging
Yup, most cars have a tone for downshifting if you are two high in rpms and even a tone if you are trying to upshift to low in the rpms! It does making driving that much more fun and to people who have never used it, its like unlocking a feature you never knew you had. Exactly, you can select the gear you want and be ready to accelerate so this really comes in handy when passing someone. Thanks for watching!
11:35 I noticed you were downshifting while trying to stop and went to 2nd gear. When I tried to go to a stop I downshifted to 1st gear maybe around 10mph (without pressing the brakes) and the car slowed down on its on like I press the brakes, does that mean I downshifted too early and should’ve slowed down more in order to downshift to 1st?
@@250tsar Downshifting will cause the car to slow down, the term is called "engine braking". Since the engine is matching the rpms to the lower gear selected, you feel that slow down braking effect when downshifting. In some transmissions it is more pronounced, especially if you downshift to 1st gear since its such a short gear. 10 mph should be fine. I rarely downshift to 1st gear and let the car do it, depends how I'm feeling. Its just more rough. In a manual car, you would go into neural for a stop anyway and take off in first gear so its really rare to downshift to 1 st gear overall.
Usually, I'm in a lower gear as you are joining faster traffic, so I'll be lets say in 3rd gear in the middle of the rpm range so I can quickly accelerate when there is a gap in traffic and then upshift from there.
Thanks for these awesome videos on manual mode. One question that wasn't covered - when going downhill I used to use D3 on my old car going like 30mph (steep hill) but I honestly never paid attention to rpm. So on manual mode what rpm and what gear would be best to use to avoid breaking so much?
To avoid using the brakes or brake pedal you can use a downshift to 'engine brake". So, if you downshift from 3rd to 2nd you will start braking. The thing is, with a downhill you will start speeding up and the RPMs will climb. I still think since the car chose 3rd gear in automatic mode (D3) your best bet is to stay in 3rd gear in manual mode as well. Are you trying to avoid using the brakes, why if so?
Amazing video thanx just on thing I can’t understand, when u say u want to pass someone u switch to lower gear for acceleration but when I do that it feels like the engine is working hard but the car is not moving as fast as in higher gear so how do u pass him which leads me to the question when u say downshift to pass do u mean u downshift for the power then when u get that higher rpm u up shift to get the car really going?
When you downshift, the engine is "working hard" because it is in higher rpms. You do this because the higher the rpms, the more power the car makes. Do you mean the car moves slower when you step on the gas at higher rpms (lower gear) vs lower rpms (higher gear)? If so, its not really the case, depending on your engine (naturally aspirated, forced induction, ecu mapping, etc.) the car can give the feels of more torque. When I mean downshift to pass, I mean downshift to a lower gear so from lets say 5th gear at 55 mph to 3rd gear at 55 mph, you step on the gas and as the car is accelerating and the rpms reach redline, you shift into the next gear. You need to shift up a gear to go faster. the reason you downshift, is the increase your rate of acceleration. Your car accelerates slower in 5th gear at 55 mph than at 3rd gear at 55 mph when you floor it.
Watched the whole video. It’s very helpful. Just one question, how should you engage the gear if you are going 40-50 in a downward sloping road? I tried to lowered the gear but the rpm jumps up to 4-6k. Not sure if that’s right.
Glad you found this helpful. So, on a downhill, you have to remember that gravity is helping you and the car will naturally want to keep accelerating. Do you mean engage the gear as in upshifting or downshifting, the second part sounds like downshifting so in that case when you are going to a lower gear, that's normal. If you downshift from lets say 3rd gear at 3500 rpm and go to 2nd gear, the rpms will be at 4-5k. When you downshift at high rpms, you will go into even higher rpms. So, wait till maybe 2500 rpms and then downshift, this way you end up in 3000 rpms instead. Hope that makes sense?
Wow thanks a ton for doing this video as well as the first one. Question if you dont mind, lets say i was shifting at 1000 rpm on my 1st and 2nd gear can I shift to a higher rpm like 5000 for next gears? Also it really necessary to be shifting on same rpm ? Thank you😊
Appreciate it thank you! 1000 rpm is pretty low to be shifting and some car may idle close to that rpm. You can shift at and rpm you like in any gear. You can shift at 5000 rpm in 1st gear, 3000 rpm in 2nd gear, and then 4500 rpm in 3rd. All depends on the situation you are in when driving. You don't have to shift at the same rpm. The car in automatic mode does this when driving normally because that's what its set to by the manufacture.
Still kicking around here from time to time. Normal in town or cruising is going to be around 2.5 to 3k rpms. If you want maximum accelration and the power through the gear, shift at or near the 6.5k mark in that case
@@TheF90Crew alright thank you, i really wanna get more comfortable driving it in manual especially for highway driving, any time i try to hit it to switch lanes when traffic is tight there's such a delay with hitting the gas and the car actually going that it feels almost dangerous, i wanna just be in control of it
i have a noise when switching from manual mode to drive to reverse to park but it clicks when i do that can that mean anything going bad or nothing at all?
Not necessarily. The clicking you hear is the transmission engaging a drive or reverse gear or parking, etc. This happens in every car with a transmission. You should like a thud/click type sound audible enough and noticeable but not crazy loud or jarring.
You'd have to use the gear selector to go back to D (Drive) or tap it in the same direction as the +/- again and it should cancel out and go back to auto
Can you leave the car in the same gear for a while? Like coasting and accelerating and letting the gas pedal go but not down shift nor up shifting unless stopping or having to go faster?
Yes. No issue there. I usually do that when I want to hear the exhaust and just accelerate a bit and slow down in the same gear when traffic is pretty slow
I drive a Chrysler 300 2011 automatic when I’m on 4th gear can I put it back on D or do I have to be parked to switch back to drive automatic if that makes sense ?
There's only one "transmission" and automatic and manual are just "modes" on how to control the transmission. So, if the transmission goes out, both functions will not work or vice versa.
@@TheF90Crew ... Yeah, I found that out. I have a 2013 Escape. Right now it won't even shift into manual "mode". I mean you can physically move the selector there but it doesn't engage. The S on the instrument panel doesn't light up and it pretty much stays in Drive.
10:00 take this example when you are in 2nd and don’t wanna accelerate because a car moved in front of you. Can you just let the car slow down by itself instead of going to 3rd or 4th gear? Is the point of going to 3rd and 4th just for fuel economy?
Yes, you can just coast in that gear. You don't always have to be shifting every two seconds. You can stay in that gear as long as you like. 2nd gear is still pretty sensitive when driving around so the car may feel jerky when you get on the throttle, like as if it always wants to accelerate. That's why you upshift to a higher gear, like 3rd or 4th, so you can be more smooth with the throttle application. You can try this out, start off in 1st gear and look how sensitive the throttle is to your inputs, the car wants to go, because the gear is so short. They get longer as you move up the gear. You could argue around town maybe 4th gear for fuel economy but its usually the last 2 gears or so so 6th or 7th or 8th that you will see as fuel economy gears.
@@TheF90Crew Took my car out yesterday and tried out the shifting. It’s basically everything you said. Like riding a bike, but with car as well, first gear is always sensitive, at least to my Audi A4, that should be changed to M2 right after the car picks up, then M2-4, 5ish are basically for acceleration. 6 is for fuel economy. But the question that I have had in my mind after yesterday is that, my car is almost at its 10 yr mark. If I drive manual with my car and do these upshifting and downshifting to it (mostly within 2k-3k rpm safety range as you suggest), or in general, is driving manual in an auto gonna hurt the motor/transmission more than I just drive the car in drive mode?
@@raefong9219 I would say no. Unless you start revving the motor in the higher rpm ranges or driving more spirited than normal with manual mode vs auto mode (Which happens because you control the gears). Essentially, drive it like you have been with auto mode. If you drive normal in auto do the same with manual. If you drive spiritedly in auto do the same in manual. Unless you start abusing the car and start bouncing off the rev limiter (redline area) constantly, than no, its going to be fine. Although your car is up there in age, as long as you keep up with the maintenance, and balance normal with spirted driving, you'll be fine. If something is going to happen to your car, its going to happen because of wear and tear from age.
@@raefong9219 I would say no. If you drive in manual mode the same way you drive in auto mode, then you aren't changing anything really. If something is going to happen to your car it will most likely be from old age and wear and tear. Could driving spiritedly increase this? Yes. Unless you are bouncing off the limiter consistently and looking to cause an issue, the car will be fine.
Yes. 120 mph in lets say a 7 speed car, and you are in 7th gear, you should be able to downshift to 5th or so. The high speed doesn't matter so much as the right speed for the right gear.
You can do either or. It depends what situation you are in. Lets say you want to pass someone an you are in 4th gear and low rpms, you give the car a good amount of gas but because you are in a high gear and low rpms the car struggles to go quickly. In this situation I would still be on the gas pedal accelerating while downshifting so I minimize the time it takes for me to pass the car. If I am cruising around or I need to downshift and I have plenty of time and just want to enjoy the car or power of the car, I'll downshift with my foot of the gas, wait till I'm in the right gear and then floor the gas. This is more so just for fun. The important thing to note is that you can do this either way, with or without your foot on the gas.
@@marwannakouzi5274 I highly doubt it. The car's computer won't let you downshift if it senses the next gear on the downshift will place it above redline. Even if you downshift quickly, the car just simply won't let you do it. Its not like a true manual where you could potentially over rev the engine passed the redline area.
Most cars will automatically upshift for your and some will not. Two ways you can find out is either searching car forums for your car and see if this question has come up or, while driving the car rev it high while in gear and see if the car upshifts for you or bounces off the limiter. But yes it can happen. The Audi s4 on this channel would upshift automatically while the Mercedes GLC would not.
I've just spent the last 2 hours watching tutorials on paddle shifters and your video was the first that actually demonstrated exactly what I wanted to know. Subscribed.
I'm glad you found the video useful! It's tough to get this concept across to those who have never tried it. It would be much better to just hold a class in person so everyone can learn that way, a more practical approach. Thank you for the support its very much appreciated!
Those 2 parts of the video told me 28363839 times more than my Toyota manual. What a guy, thumbs up man
Appreciate it, I'm glad this helped you out even more!
Shifting between 1k and 2k is smoother and also better for fuel economy.
Agreed! But above that is the fun zone.
Gathered my 20 secs of courage and tried manual mode on my 2021 mazda2 hatchback, watched your videos to teach myself.
8 year old is very happy 😁 thanks for the great content🤙🏾
I'm happy it helped. It becomes more fun once you get to use them and them raise the rpm and floor it that way, rather than wait for the automatic mode to do it. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the video. At first, I thought my brother's automatic 2014 camry just could not pass cars on the highway and was built to just cruise along for fuel economy until I tried it's manual mode to downshift and rev it higher. This video helped me understand it a lot better and can now feel more confident driving it!
I'm glad this video helped! Driving in manual mode and being able to select your own gears really adds a new layer to driving.
I just bought my first car, its an 04 325ci w/the steptronic tranny. these videos are the only ones that have demonstrated what i actually care for knowing, thank you very much for the help!
I'm glad they were helpful, thanks for watching!
The jerk from downshifting is easy if you understand engine braking and how gear speed relates to throttle pedal. Best displayed in 1st - it is very sensitive and as soon as you take your foot off the gas - you slow a lot. That's because the throttle closes and the air supply gets down to minimal. Same happens when you downshift - the throttle position in 3rd grants a different speed than the same position in 2nd.
So unless it's a hard braking where you need that extra deceleration from the engine braking, you can downshift w/o jerk by "catching" the downshift with additional throttle input and manage it from there avoiding unintended engine braking.
Bro these videos have been life savers! Thank you so much man!
Saving lives by making videos, nice haha. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for this second one. It helped me to better understand how to do this, especially the uphill and downhill sections due to where I live. Very helpful and very much appreciated. Keep up the good work.
Appreciate it!
17:13 Says there's geese here, then car proceeds to rattle lol
Very informative video thanks
The geese and I have been at war for generations. We lose some and they lose some. On that day, we won.
Hahahaha I honestly never noticed. I'm glad you enjoyed the video!
Rip geese
Thank you this was very helpful. I've owned several manual transmission vehicles but just bought my first auto/manual and was lost as what to do without a clutch lol
Hahaha you can now give your left foot a rest! Glad you found this helpful, thanks for watching!
😂🤣 why do you make it look so easy? Anyway thanks heaps bro! Really, really appreciate it for the bonus Hill category 😅 will be sure to try it out, definitely without any traffic first though
No problem at all. The first hill was quite small and maybe a tad rushed but the longer second hill I know would be the best. Its really just getting comfortable. Its like when you first start driving or the first time you go on the highway. Its something new that you have to practice but you'll get there in time, one day you won't even have to think about when to shift!
Great video!
If people would have paid attention to the first part, this video wouldn't be so much necessary.. XD
Lol, in a way. Especially since most people have never done this before, this second part shows them a visual representation. Most of this was answered in my comments on the first video but its easier to grasp visually.
I actually enjoyed this second one, because of the hills where I live :)
Just found out my Chevy Sonic has a manual mode and this helped me a ton. Thank you
Glad you found the video useful, thanks for watching!
Perfect explanations!👏
Appreciate it, thanks for watching!
Very informative and helpful! Thanks for sharing
Glad it was helpful!
Both videos very useful and informative for a novice driver of a semi automatic. Thanks a lot.
UK drivers mainly use manual gear shift models so this system is relatively new unless you are in a premium vehicle.
(More people would see this second video if it was flagged up more clearly.)
Appreciate the comment and I'm glad it helped! Ah that's interesting. In the US we had the paddles for a while its just the transmissions improved greatly over time.
Any recommendations on the title? I wanted people to be able to go to the next video as a continuation, and while my first video did great, I can't name it the exact same thing haha but I welcome and appreciate any advise you have on the change
thank you, video was super helpful!
Glad you enjoyed and thanks for watching!
Thanks man. Super informative and helpful. Looking forward to driving manual in the new K5
It definitely makes it that much more fun. Thanks for watching!
Great video.
Much appreciated, thanks for watching!
Finally I get it! Thanks so much. Could you recommend a video explaining sports mode with paddle shifters in an automatic. I see you don't have one about this. I have a honda civic sport plus 2019.
Happy this video helped! Looks like the channel Modern Muscle has a good one, when you search "sports mode automatic transmission". Sport mode should just make the throttle more sensitive and in manual mode that should be it. Reason being, in automatic sport mode the car will let the car rev to a higher rpm before shifting into the next gear. However, in manual mode you can shift whenever you like. Your car manual may additional information.
Love the video man
Appreciate it and thanks for watching!
Really helpful video, thx!!
Glad you found use in the video! Thanks for watching!
Very good video Idk if certain cars are different but my corolla SE 2020 actually will tone bc it doesnt down shift for you only if your that high of a gear so if your on five and just starting lime you did in the video it will notice and tone and if not it will take over but pretty much cancel the manual mode in essence until your fully stopped then you can continue to upshift again but yeah its pretty cool and its really manual in my car the feel and all its amazing sometimes I want hop in the car and drive just bc its so fun! If you get a sporty car this is the way to go especially if you like to accelerate hard and race around you can control the shifting so you can really crank it up hitting a yield ramp to get onto the highway its alot better then relying on the automatic to floor the pedal and pick up the speed which is usually fine but it just alot more fun and more engaging
Yup, most cars have a tone for downshifting if you are two high in rpms and even a tone if you are trying to upshift to low in the rpms! It does making driving that much more fun and to people who have never used it, its like unlocking a feature you never knew you had. Exactly, you can select the gear you want and be ready to accelerate so this really comes in handy when passing someone. Thanks for watching!
Literally answered all my questions! Gl
11:35 I noticed you were downshifting while trying to stop and went to 2nd gear. When I tried to go to a stop I downshifted to 1st gear maybe around 10mph (without pressing the brakes) and the car slowed down on its on like I press the brakes, does that mean I downshifted too early and should’ve slowed down more in order to downshift to 1st?
@@250tsar Downshifting will cause the car to slow down, the term is called "engine braking". Since the engine is matching the rpms to the lower gear selected, you feel that slow down braking effect when downshifting. In some transmissions it is more pronounced, especially if you downshift to 1st gear since its such a short gear. 10 mph should be fine. I rarely downshift to 1st gear and let the car do it, depends how I'm feeling. Its just more rough. In a manual car, you would go into neural for a stop anyway and take off in first gear so its really rare to downshift to 1 st gear overall.
You seriously didn’t just count your fingers to make sure u were right
I'm bad at math
Hey man how about when you are merging in the highway?
Usually, I'm in a lower gear as you are joining faster traffic, so I'll be lets say in 3rd gear in the middle of the rpm range so I can quickly accelerate when there is a gap in traffic and then upshift from there.
@@TheF90Crew thanks man I appreciate it
Thanks for these awesome videos on manual mode. One question that wasn't covered - when going downhill I used to use D3 on my old car going like 30mph (steep hill) but I honestly never paid attention to rpm. So on manual mode what rpm and what gear would be best to use to avoid breaking so much?
To avoid using the brakes or brake pedal you can use a downshift to 'engine brake". So, if you downshift from 3rd to 2nd you will start braking. The thing is, with a downhill you will start speeding up and the RPMs will climb. I still think since the car chose 3rd gear in automatic mode (D3) your best bet is to stay in 3rd gear in manual mode as well. Are you trying to avoid using the brakes, why if so?
Amazing video thanx just on thing I can’t understand, when u say u want to pass someone u switch to lower gear for acceleration but when I do that it feels like the engine is working hard but the car is not moving as fast as in higher gear so how do u pass him which leads me to the question when u say downshift to pass do u mean u downshift for the power then when u get that higher rpm u up shift to get the car really going?
When you downshift, the engine is "working hard" because it is in higher rpms. You do this because the higher the rpms, the more power the car makes. Do you mean the car moves slower when you step on the gas at higher rpms (lower gear) vs lower rpms (higher gear)? If so, its not really the case, depending on your engine (naturally aspirated, forced induction, ecu mapping, etc.) the car can give the feels of more torque. When I mean downshift to pass, I mean downshift to a lower gear so from lets say 5th gear at 55 mph to 3rd gear at 55 mph, you step on the gas and as the car is accelerating and the rpms reach redline, you shift into the next gear. You need to shift up a gear to go faster. the reason you downshift, is the increase your rate of acceleration. Your car accelerates slower in 5th gear at 55 mph than at 3rd gear at 55 mph when you floor it.
Watched the whole video. It’s very helpful. Just one question, how should you engage the gear if you are going 40-50 in a downward sloping road? I tried to lowered the gear but the rpm jumps up to 4-6k. Not sure if that’s right.
Glad you found this helpful. So, on a downhill, you have to remember that gravity is helping you and the car will naturally want to keep accelerating. Do you mean engage the gear as in upshifting or downshifting, the second part sounds like downshifting so in that case when you are going to a lower gear, that's normal. If you downshift from lets say 3rd gear at 3500 rpm and go to 2nd gear, the rpms will be at 4-5k. When you downshift at high rpms, you will go into even higher rpms. So, wait till maybe 2500 rpms and then downshift, this way you end up in 3000 rpms instead. Hope that makes sense?
Driving highway continues at speed 120km in auto or manual
I'm not sure what you mean? Do you mean are you able to switch between auto or manual mode at 120 kph? If so, yes you can.
Wow thanks a ton for doing this video as well as the first one. Question if you dont mind, lets say i was shifting at 1000 rpm on my 1st and 2nd gear can I shift to a higher rpm like 5000 for next gears? Also it really necessary to be shifting on same rpm ? Thank you😊
Appreciate it thank you! 1000 rpm is pretty low to be shifting and some car may idle close to that rpm. You can shift at and rpm you like in any gear. You can shift at 5000 rpm in 1st gear, 3000 rpm in 2nd gear, and then 4500 rpm in 3rd. All depends on the situation you are in when driving. You don't have to shift at the same rpm. The car in automatic mode does this when driving normally because that's what its set to by the manufacture.
Do you let off the gas when down shifting
No need. You can keep your foot on the gas with modern automatics and shift.
not sure if you'll see this since the video was posted years ago, but my redline in my 2011 e350 is a little under 6.5k, where should i be shifting?
Still kicking around here from time to time.
Normal in town or cruising is going to be around 2.5 to 3k rpms. If you want maximum accelration and the power through the gear, shift at or near the 6.5k mark in that case
@@TheF90Crew alright thank you, i really wanna get more comfortable driving it in manual especially for highway driving, any time i try to hit it to switch lanes when traffic is tight there's such a delay with hitting the gas and the car actually going that it feels almost dangerous, i wanna just be in control of it
i have a noise when switching from manual mode to drive to reverse to park but it clicks when i do that can that mean anything going bad or nothing at all?
Not necessarily. The clicking you hear is the transmission engaging a drive or reverse gear or parking, etc. This happens in every car with a transmission. You should like a thud/click type sound audible enough and noticeable but not crazy loud or jarring.
how would i switch back to automatic to paddle shift for bmw 1 series
You'd have to use the gear selector to go back to D (Drive) or tap it in the same direction as the +/- again and it should cancel out and go back to auto
Can you leave the car in the same gear for a while? Like coasting and accelerating and letting the gas pedal go but not down shift nor up shifting unless stopping or having to go faster?
Yes. No issue there. I usually do that when I want to hear the exhaust and just accelerate a bit and slow down in the same gear when traffic is pretty slow
I drive a Chrysler 300 2011 automatic when I’m on 4th gear can I put it back on D or do I have to be parked to switch back to drive automatic if that makes sense ?
You can switch back to Drive while driving and vice versa back to manual. No need to park it.
I asked this question on your other video but I'll ask here too. If the automatic transmission goes out does the manual transmission still work?
There's only one "transmission" and automatic and manual are just "modes" on how to control the transmission. So, if the transmission goes out, both functions will not work or vice versa.
@@TheF90Crew ... Yeah, I found that out. I have a 2013 Escape. Right now it won't even shift into manual "mode". I mean you can physically move the selector there but it doesn't engage. The S on the instrument panel doesn't light up and it pretty much stays in Drive.
10:00 take this example when you are in 2nd and don’t wanna accelerate because a car moved in front of you. Can you just let the car slow down by itself instead of going to 3rd or 4th gear? Is the point of going to 3rd and 4th just for fuel economy?
Yes, you can just coast in that gear. You don't always have to be shifting every two seconds. You can stay in that gear as long as you like. 2nd gear is still pretty sensitive when driving around so the car may feel jerky when you get on the throttle, like as if it always wants to accelerate. That's why you upshift to a higher gear, like 3rd or 4th, so you can be more smooth with the throttle application. You can try this out, start off in 1st gear and look how sensitive the throttle is to your inputs, the car wants to go, because the gear is so short. They get longer as you move up the gear. You could argue around town maybe 4th gear for fuel economy but its usually the last 2 gears or so so 6th or 7th or 8th that you will see as fuel economy gears.
@@TheF90Crew Took my car out yesterday and tried out the shifting. It’s basically everything you said. Like riding a bike, but with car as well, first gear is always sensitive, at least to my Audi A4, that should be changed to M2 right after the car picks up, then M2-4, 5ish are basically for acceleration. 6 is for fuel economy. But the question that I have had in my mind after yesterday is that, my car is almost at its 10 yr mark. If I drive manual with my car and do these upshifting and downshifting to it (mostly within 2k-3k rpm safety range as you suggest), or in general, is driving manual in an auto gonna hurt the motor/transmission more than I just drive the car in drive mode?
@@raefong9219 I would say no. Unless you start revving the motor in the higher rpm ranges or driving more spirited than normal with manual mode vs auto mode (Which happens because you control the gears). Essentially, drive it like you have been with auto mode. If you drive normal in auto do the same with manual. If you drive spiritedly in auto do the same in manual. Unless you start abusing the car and start bouncing off the rev limiter (redline area) constantly, than no, its going to be fine. Although your car is up there in age, as long as you keep up with the maintenance, and balance normal with spirted driving, you'll be fine. If something is going to happen to your car, its going to happen because of wear and tear from age.
@@raefong9219 I would say no. If you drive in manual mode the same way you drive in auto mode, then you aren't changing anything really. If something is going to happen to your car it will most likely be from old age and wear and tear. Could driving spiritedly increase this? Yes. Unless you are bouncing off the limiter consistently and looking to cause an issue, the car will be fine.
Can you downshift at high speeds?
Yes. 120 mph in lets say a 7 speed car, and you are in 7th gear, you should be able to downshift to 5th or so. The high speed doesn't matter so much as the right speed for the right gear.
When downshifting to create more create more torque do you keep your foot on the gas while downshifting or let go of the gas while downshifting?
You can do either or. It depends what situation you are in. Lets say you want to pass someone an you are in 4th gear and low rpms, you give the car a good amount of gas but because you are in a high gear and low rpms the car struggles to go quickly. In this situation I would still be on the gas pedal accelerating while downshifting so I minimize the time it takes for me to pass the car. If I am cruising around or I need to downshift and I have plenty of time and just want to enjoy the car or power of the car, I'll downshift with my foot of the gas, wait till I'm in the right gear and then floor the gas. This is more so just for fun. The important thing to note is that you can do this either way, with or without your foot on the gas.
@@TheF90Crew awesome thank you, just wanted to make sure I wasn’t hurting my car in any way
@@TheF90Crew Won’t the gear box break if we downshift from let’s say 5th to third gear quick at high speeds ?
@@marwannakouzi5274 I highly doubt it. The car's computer won't let you downshift if it senses the next gear on the downshift will place it above redline. Even if you downshift quickly, the car just simply won't let you do it. Its not like a true manual where you could potentially over rev the engine passed the redline area.
Hi, if you put it on sport mode and you want it to gear up and down automatically, without clicking on the + and - can it happen?
Most cars will automatically upshift for your and some will not. Two ways you can find out is either searching car forums for your car and see if this question has come up or, while driving the car rev it high while in gear and see if the car upshifts for you or bounces off the limiter. But yes it can happen. The Audi s4 on this channel would upshift automatically while the Mercedes GLC would not.
@@TheF90Crew thank you
I tried it at home and crashed into a bush in the parking lot
Ohhh might need to stick to auto mode in that case, jk. Practice makes perfect ;)