Any harm to switching from auto mode 'D' to manual mode and back while driving?

Originally Posted by flashburn Yep, I do it all the time to downshift to slow down. I'll pop it into Manual mode just to downshift, and then switch right back

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Any harm to switching from auto mode 'D' to manual mode and back while driving?

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05-14-2010, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by flashburn

Yep, I do it all the time to downshift to slow down. I'll pop it into Manual mode just to downshift, and then switch right back to Drive mode.

Why? Just use the downshift (left) paddle on the steering column (you don't need to shift into manual mode just to downshift).

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