Quote Originally Posted by userfriendly View Post
Dont ever shift to N while car is moving. I'm not 100% sure but I read before that it cuts off supply of ATF and can cause damage to your tranny. So better safe than sorry.
That may be true for older A/T vehicles...

In today's A/T vehicles: they would have made measures to prevent shifting from D to N, like requiring the driver to press the LOCK RELEASE BUTTON if it will damage the tranny. Read on...

Ulitin ko lang ang aking pagninilay tungkol sa Avanza A/T:

Question: If your shifter is on the D position and the vehicle is moving, can you shift the Selector Lever to the R position?
Answer: Yes, but [SIZE=4]DON'T! [/SIZE]But anyway,[SIZE=4] you need to press the Lock Release Button[/SIZE] in order to go past N towards R.

Question: But why do I have to press the button?
Answer: Because [SIZE=4]it's not safe, and the transmission will get damaged[/SIZE] if you shift to R from D while the vehicle is moving forward! The button is part of the shift lock system to minimize the possibility of incorrect operation.
(Oh, so that's why there was a long beep when I accidentally shifted to R from D... good thing I didn't release the button...)

Question: Why am I [SIZE=4]not required to press the Lock Release Button before shifting from D to N[/SIZE], then?
Answer: Because it's safe for the transmission, it will not get damaged.

Question: I see the diagram in the manual... Oh, so it's also safe to shift from L to 2 to D (as indicated there) while the vehicle is moving (that's how some of my friends drive)?
Answer: Yup.

Question: Why am I required to press the Lock Release Button when shifting from D to 2 or L?
Answer: Because engine braking will occur, and this is not normally done in regular usage.