Originally posted by mr sunray:
Used to shift to N gear while stopping at traffic lights on my old car for 5 years already. So far my auto gear box did not fail me. Till the day I scraped my old car, it also did not fail me.
But now, I'm driving a new car. Have since changed my bad habits after consulting experts from another car forum. Be safe than sorry.
Initially, still got the habits of changing to N gear but after a while, get used to it.
May be experts here can shed some lights on this.
Logically speaking, D gear should save a bit of fuel as RPM is slightly lower than N gear.
here's ur explanation as quoted by a website :
It is not advisable to shift to N while on the move as this may damage the internal parts of the device. When engaged at N, deceleration will allow the output shaft to overrun the hydraulic clutches and the gear trains of the gearbox. All hydraulic clutches at this gear will be at a disengaged position. The driving and driven plates will be separated slightly as they rub against one another, causing premature wear and tear. At D position, the governor or speeds sensor in the Electronic Control Transmission is still in operation. There will then be an automatic downshift, also known as coast downshift, to give better control of the vehicle and engine braking
dun really understand also...ahhahha