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  1. Join Date
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    #1
    Hi! Question lang ano meaning or para saan ang use ng d3 and 2 sa automatic gear?Kotse ko honda 98 civic lxi

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    #2
    D3 = 3rd gear
    D2 = 2nd gear
    L = Low aka 1st gear

    Best used to engine brake down hill or to hold a gear going up hill.

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    #3
    afaik, kung nasa 2 yung tranny mo, yung 1st and 2nd gear lng ang gagamitin ng car mo, kung nasa 3 (d3) naman, 1st,2nd,and 3rd gear naman maglalaro ang car mo. usually, ilalagay mo sa 3 or 2 ang tranny to utilize engine braking when going downhill.

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    #4
    D - Automatic shifting between gears 1 to 5 on 5-speed A/T or 1 to 4 on 4-speed A/T (a.k.a. overdrive enabled)
    D3 - Automatic shifting between gears 1 to 3 (a.k.a. overdrive disabled)
    2 - Fixed to gear 2
    1 - Fixed to gear 1
    Last edited by oj88; July 15th, 2012 at 12:41 PM.

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    #5
    Quote Originally Posted by oj88 View Post
    D - Automatic shifting between gears 1 to 5 on 5-speed A/T or 1 to 4 on 4-speed A/T (a.k.a. overdrive enabled)
    D3 - Automatic shifting between gears 1 to 3 (a.k.a. overdrive disabled)
    2 - Fixed to gear 2
    1 - Fixed to gear 1
    you mean, if nasa 2, 2nd gear na agad gagamitin nya even from a stop?

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    #6
    Quote Originally Posted by taraki17 View Post
    you mean, if nasa 2, 2nd gear na agad gagamitin nya even from a stop?
    nope sir, start padin siya sa 1st gear, pero up to 2nd gear lang sya nun..

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    #7
    Quote Originally Posted by silverworx View Post
    nope sir, start padin siya sa 1st gear, pero up to 2nd gear lang sya nun..
    ito rin ang pagkaka-alam ko, kaya i asked for clarification sa sinabi ni sir oj88, since sabi nya "2 - Fixed to gear 2"

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    #8
    Yes. 2 is a fixed gear. It DOES NOT automatically shift from or to 1st gear. As per Honda, it is used to get out of slippery situations, like snow, or more appropriate in our local setting, loose sand or gravel.

    RTFM. It's all there.

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    #9
    Kanina nagamit ko ung 'L'. Very steep kasi ang paakyat sa Shrine of St. Therese in RWM.

Automatic gear d3 and 2 meaning?