On an automatic. For instance, you are shifting from D to D3 and for some reason, overshoot it (by a few gears) and get into R or P while doing 50mph, what would happen?

is it a honda. first of all? if so, i think that if it was an AT, then it would not shift to reverse, because the transmission computer would sense that the car is going too fast...... i could be wrong tho....

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Well, I was talking about an accord (these are accord forums). The reason why I ask this is that the gear selecter is really easy to push.

On a side note, does anyone know what the speed should be in 3rd gear @ redline on a 06 AT accord?

well, when the shifter is down at 1, all you have to do is push the shifter into 2, then D3, and then D. as long as you don't push that silver button on the shifter, your car won't go into reverse, it'll just stop at neutral. so the best thing to do is, if you are pushing down the shifter (from Neutral down to 1), then use the button, but if your going up the shifter ( 1 up to neutral), then don't use the button, cuz by using the button, you might risk going right into reverse. what happens when overshooting into reverse or if it's even possible, i dont' know. as for the speed in D3 at redline, i dont' know that either since i have never taken my car to redline at all, 5500 rpm is as far as i went.

On an automatic. For instance, you are shifting from D to D3 and for some reason, overshoot it (by a few gears) and get into R or P while doing 50mph, what would happen?
I hope your not serious. Ever heard the term "dropped the transmission"?

You don't have to physically push your car to the redline in 3rd to find out it's speed.. Just do a little math. Ie if you're in D3 and the engine is spinning at 3500rpm at 40mph, then the top speed for that gear will be 78mph, etc.. It's slightly different for I4 vs V6.

Newer Accords should refuse to go into R (physically) when you're going forward above a certain speed. I don't know about older accords, though. I don't reccommend testing that out. Worst case scenario is you're going to end up blowing your tranny and your engine. Best case scenario, nothing happens or your engine shuts off.

I wanted a manual when I bought my accord, so I got a manual. Problem solved!

Well, I was talking about an accord (these are accord forums). The reason why I ask this is that the gear selecter is really easy to push.

On a side note, does anyone know what the speed should be in 3rd gear @ redline on a 06 AT accord?
Never, I repeat, never push the shifter button while shifting between D and D3 and you'll never run into this problem. The shifter button only needs to be pressed while shifting out of P, from D3 to 2, from 2 to L, from N to R and from R to P. You don't need to press the button down any other time when shifting between gears. Ie going from D3 to D, just push the lever up a notch. If you overshoot D, it will just stop at N.

while we are at this topic, could someone please explain to me when I can switch b/n 1, 2, D3 and D? I do understand that I have to come to a complete stop before switching to R and maybe even N, but what about the others? For some people the answer is obvious but it's not for me - I never drove a manual :D

Just get a feel for the engine. When you here and feel it starting to work then you can upshift to the next gear. Personally I would not recommend shifting at red line every time.

BTW, if you want to shift gears get a manual. If you have an automatic let the car and the transmission do its job........




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Don't use the other useless gears...leave it in D and let the tranny do it's thing. The only time you would want to downshift to the lower gears (you can do this whenever you'd like except when you would go past redline - even then the computer will just ignore the command) is when you're on a hill in either direction. Going up, if you feel the tranny hunting and you want it to just stay in one gear, drop it down a gear to say D3 and it'll just stay in that gear. If you're going down, you can drop it to D3 for a little extra engine braking - 2 might work but I wouldn't recommend it, it'll rev way too high.

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Never, I repeat, never push the shifter button while shifting between D and D3 and you'll never run into this problem. The shifter button only needs to be pressed while shifting out of P, from D3 to 2, from 2 to L, from N to R and from R to P. You don't need to press the button down any other time when shifting between gears. Ie going from D3 to D, just push the lever up a notch. If you overshoot D, it will just stop at N.

I never knew that, I'll have to try that out. I guess that answers my question.

In any modern vehicle w/ an electronically controlled transmission, throwing the car into Reverse or Park while tooling down the highway will cause the computer to overide the command and automatically shift the transmission into neutral. You won't blow the transmission... everything is governed by the computer and is pretty much fool proof (emphasis on fool!)

Rental cars can teach us a lot :D j/k.

Just an FYI, but the 6-speed V6's (manual transmission), there is an interlock to prevent you from shifting to reverse when you're shifting from 5th -> 6th. Or at least that's what they say (I haven't tested out this feature myself =). But I believe if you wanted to (and God knows why you would), you can shift from any other gear into reverse, while the car is in motion.

In fact, if you just hold the clutch down, I think you can test this out (I've tried it on my old MX6). Just don't drop the clutch =p

You don't need to be driving to test out the interlock. I've tried this on my 5-speed, it goes into reverse with any gear except the top gear. Sometimes if I shift into 1st to stop all the movement before I go into reverse (since it has no syncro), it doesn't mesh correctly and won't go in, so I try some of the other gears too...but mostly I just let off the clutch and try to let it mesh again.

Like it has already been stated, just leave the car in D. There are only a few situations where you would want to use anything other than D for normal forward driving. If you are loosing traction from a stop sign in the snow you can shift the car into 2 and it will start out in 2nd which has less torque and the wheels shouldn't spin.

Also, you can use D3 to get power quickly to pass on the highway (I wouldn't shift down to D3 if you are traveling more than about 70 or so).

Other than that just leave it in drive. If you want to manually shift your car all the time trade it in for a manual trans car.