How to drive efficiently an automatic transmission car?

[Retz]

karamihan sa mga kilala kong drivers, nasa 'D' lang palagi. Ung mga galing sa manual tranny lang ung mahilig mag lagay as 'N' during a stop.

[Noel Salisipan]

^ Keeping the car in D is more fuel efficient that putting it in N?

Ito ang reply ko dyan,

Originally Posted by*:
"Quite a number of drivers, particularly the ones who picked up bad driving habits from other drivers who didn't know any better, often practice improper driving by not shifting to neutral when the car is not moving. While I would like to tell you that there is a good reason (under normal circumstances) for keeping it in D and stepping on the brakes at a stop, I can't.**It's mostly born out of laziness and improper training.*

As you have correctly surmised, the engine does consume more fuel and you do wear down your brake-system components more when you leave your transmission in D or Drive while the traffic light is red or when you’re idling and waiting.

With automatic transmissions, the engine is energizing or driving the transmission to move in the direction of the gear you've selected--forward or reverse.**When you keep it in gear*, you are telling your vehicle to move;**when you're on the brakes*, you're preventing motion. You're unnecessarily and slowly raising your automatic transmission fluid, wearing out your transmission clutches, and consuming more fuel because you're on the brakes to keep the car from inching forward. You're also unnecessarily wearing down and heating up your brake pads. By simply shifting to N or neutral there would be no need to apply the brakes with the amount of force required to resist forward motion.

Should you really shift to neutral when stuck in traffic? - Motormouth Online | TopGear.com.ph
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[admiral88]

Drive using D all the time or whenever possible, except when stopping for too long.
Overdrive should be "ON" all the time...unless you need to use your 3rd gear for overtaking and engine braking.
Accelerate gradually...and avoid sudden braking.
Check your tire pressure regularly. -I made sure to check it every 2 weeks.
Your Aircon setting also affects fuel economy. I set it to 26degC kahit tirik ang araw sa tanghali, lalakasan ko lang yung fan speed.
This routine for my 1.6Li A/T...i average 9km/li sa city and 13-14km/li sa highway.

[valacirca]

^ Yang 9km/li sa city, sir, anong ave. speed mo niyan?

[admiral88]

^ Yang 9km/li sa city, sir, anong ave. speed mo niyan?

Average speed ko 40 to 60kph around QC area.
Ooh...im using Petron XCS and semi-syn motor oil.

[dfopiso]

karamihan sa mga kilala kong drivers, nasa 'D' lang palagi. Ung mga galing sa manual tranny lang ung mahilig mag lagay as 'N' during a stop.

isa na ako dyan

pero based sa mga replies to this thread, most prefer shifting to N sa stop light kung it will take some waiting time. aside from fuel saving benefits, the tranny is not stressed daw

http://tsikot.com/forums/transmissio...a-d-n-p-89359/

[Retz]

^

IMO, nasa nagmamaneho na yan pag tantya niya na sandali lang ung stop niya edi 'D' lang pero pag matagal stoplight edi shift sa 'N'. Nakakangalay din ung naka apak ka sa brake ng matagal.

[timrev]

paturo po mga guros kasi pinahiram kami ng tita nya ng Isuzu Crosswind AT....e tagal ko ng hindi nagdrive ng automatic...minsan lang ako nakadrive sa fortuner 4yrs ago pa...madalas ko lang drive talaga puros manual mga luma pa...

anu ba dapat isa alang alang sa pagmamaneho ng Crosswind na matic?

[d'flash]

IMO lahat ng A/T cars, malakas sa gas,

[timrev]

nakakatawa lang diko alam gamit nun P

sa parking ba yan? atras abante ba yan? hehehe