Re: Is coasting in neutral bad for an auto transmission?
Jack Benny says ::Put the automatic transmission into ‘Neutral’ when you’re stationary…
When stopped at traffic lights, if your vehicle has an automatic transmission, putting it into ‘Neutral’ will take the pressure off it until the traffic lights turn green, when you can put it back into ‘Drive’. When the automatic transmission is in ‘Drive’, it’s still driving the wheels even if you have your foot on the brake to keep the vehicle stationary at traffic lights, for example. If you were to take your foot off the brake, the vehicle would drive forward under power without you even pushing the accelerator since the engine is running at idle speed and is therefore driving the automatic transmission.
after thinking a bit,, maybe Jack Benny did not say this.. kiddin ya Tim
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