moving on neutral gear

**silver streak** · June 21st, 2009 11:27 AM

mga pipols, query lang.

Situation: one drives in NEUTRAL gear an A/T caR. hindi naman malayo ang tinakbo ng car when driver found out that gear was in NEUTRAL (hand brake is down/not engaged) while A/T vehicle was moving. then, driver stopped to shft gear to "D".

Question: ano kaya ang magiging effect nito sa car? Please advise if there should be anything that the driver will have his vehicle checked with the situation.

thanks.

**oj88** · June 21st, 2009 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by silver streak

Question: ano kaya ang magiging effect nito sa car? Please advise if there should be anything that the driver will have his vehicle checked with the situation.

thanks.

Nothing. Just keep on driving.

**shadow** · June 21st, 2009 05:13 PM

how can the driver not now that he's in neutral? especially on A/T cars?

**1D4LV** · June 21st, 2009 06:55 PM

if the gear is in neutral, it will not move, except if the road is downhill. assuming it is downhill, and the driver shifts from neutral to drive, walang bad effect yan. ok lang yan.

**oj88** · June 21st, 2009 10:43 PM

Originally Posted by shadow

how can the driver not now that he's in neutral? especially on A/T cars?

In stop and go traffic going down an incline, you'd save some gas by letting the car coast down using just the brakes. The sensation is very similar to A/T creep while in gear. Because of this, it is possible that one can forget about the shifter set to neutral while the car gets to a level part of the road.

**oj88** · June 21st, 2009 11:03 PM

Double post.

**woohoo** · June 21st, 2009 11:32 PM

No problem there. It's safe to shift from Neutral to D and vice-versa even if the vehicle is in forward motion. This is why there is no button that needs to be pushed, like when shifting to R from N.

**Siyudad** · August 26th, 2015 10:19 AM

Hi Sirs,

Revive ko lang topic na ito. Thanks.

Normally kapag Stop ang Traffic Signal Light, I shift from D to N then release the foot brake and not engage the hand brake anymore. Ganoon kasi pagkakaintindi ko from TopGear PH article quoted below:

Should you really shift to neutral when stuck in traffic?

"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."

My question is - "Bakit umaandar pa rin iyon auto ko pa-forward even if flat naman iyon road?"

Though hindi naman ito madalas medyo duda lang ako if my fault ba iyon transmission ko and if mali driving habit ko. Mine is an AT and not MT.

Thanks again!

**Siyudad** · August 26th, 2015 10:19 AM

Hi Sirs,

Revive ko lang topic na ito. Thanks.

Normally kapag Stop ang Traffic Signal Light, I shift from D to N then release the foot brake and not engage the hand brake anymore. Ganoon kasi pagkakaintindi ko from TopGear PH article quoted below:

Should you really shift to neutral when stuck in traffic?

"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."

My question is - "Bakit umaandar pa rin iyon auto ko pa-forward even if flat naman iyon road?"

Though hindi naman ito madalas medyo duda lang ako if my fault ba iyon transmission ko and if mali driving habit ko. Mine is an AT and not MT.

Thanks again!

**Siyudad** · August 26th, 2015 10:27 AM

Hi Sirs,

Revive ko lang iyon topic na'to. Thanks.

Normally kapag Stop ang Traffic Light Signal, I shift from D gear to N gear then release iyon foot brake and not engage the hand brake anymore. Ganoon kasi pagkakaintindi ko sa article from TopGear PH:

"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."

My concern is - Bakit pa rin nag-mmove forward auto ko even if nasa N gear na and flat naman iyon road?

Mine is an AT and not MT. Medyo duda lang ako if tama or mali ba driving habit ko and if may fault iyon transmission ko.

Salamat sa inputs mga Sirs.