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Manually Shifting an Automatic

posted by  jddaigle on  Fri Mar 28 08:27 CST 2003
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So I was sitting at a stop light the other day (as I find myself all too often during my commute), and had a thought cross my mind as I was looking at the shifter in my AW70L-equipped 740. The shifter has positions for 1, 2, and D (3/4), and by using the lockout button you can keep the car in 3rd. Now, I know in general terms how auto transmissions work, but not enough to know if my thought is best kept an idle speculation: would it be possible and/or wise to manually control the transmission while driving by moving it between 1, 2, and D and using the lockout button? Would there be any benefit, or any harm done to the transmission? Not that I'm seriously considering doing such a thing, but the mind wanders while at stop lights (and at work). Have at it!

jeff daigle
'89 745GL 142,000mi






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