"alfred" <tomboy83=@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in
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>>
>> "Slow down faster"....like what situation are you talking about?
>>
>> Peace,
>> Polfus
>>
>
> I just mean if you are on the highway going 60 mph for instance and
> you want to take an exit and as your breaking in D you realize that
> there are cars going slower than you thought in front of you. You can
> then put it in D3 when your going about 45 mph and this will help you
> slow down faster.
You'd best be using the brakes for that. The transmission only acts on two
wheels, which could be disastrous on wet or icy roads.
>
> I think speed wise its better to use D3 in the city and when the rpms
> get high enough, such as 3000 at a cruising pace, put it in D. Then if
> your going slower you can always drop it back down to D3.
For reasons of fuel economy, the transmission will ordinarily attempt to
achieve the highest gear possible as quickly as possible.
Therefore, some other makers' transmissions have an "overdrive lockout"
button, which accomplishes the same thing as moving the lever to D3 in
your
Honda. With either system you're intended to manually lock out overdrive
in
situations where overdrive may be inappropriate, such as in hilly terrain
or city traffic.
> If you know
> anything about New England you know that we have some very steep
> hills. Sometimes 2 is good when going down one of these. I also like
> to use 2 when accelerating in snow from a stop, so the car takes off
> from 2nd gear. I think this helps with wheel spin.
It does. The reasons you list in the paragraph above are exactly why you
have manual control over gear selection in the first place.
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