Tegger wrote:
> "alfred" <tomboy83=@yahoo.com> wrote in
> news:CrPRj.30838$KJ1.16631@newsfe19.lga:
>
>>> AAAAAAAAAAAGH! STOP IT! STOP IT RIGHT NOW!
>>>
>>> You are causing 20 times the amount of wear in your transmission each
>>> time you drive like this. At this rate, you will be looking at a
>>> complete rebuild in about two years.
>>>
>> I seem to remember in the car manual that it said that the car can be
>> driven like a manual if you want, by using the gears. Why would this
>> put strain on the tranny? Its just like driving it the reular way
>> except you are shifting it.
>
>
>
> Shifting manually will do no harm at all; the tranny is designed for this.
>
> According to the Owner's Manual:
> "To shift from Second to First, press the release button on the bottom of
> the shift lever. This position locks the transmission in first gear. By
> upshifting and downshifting through 1, 2, D3, and D, you can operate this
> transmission much like a manual transmission without a clutch pedal."
>
>
> Have fun. Just make sure you shift below the redline.

1. the only "fun" alfred ever has is finding things to worry about.
[and bleat on newsgroups about.]
2. it's impossible to manually abuse that transmission. it's all
electronic, so the ecu won't let you shift in a pattern that'll harm
anything.