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Mordarvia · 11-08-2008, 06:25 AM

Why Don't People Just Read The Owners Manuel?

*kimona* · 11-08-2008, 07:44 AM

CMR · 11-08-2008, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mordarvia

Why Don't People Just Read The Owners Manuel?

Easy...because not all of us have time if we are working full time and going to school. I was able to read some of it, but did not read the whole thing.

CMR · 11-08-2008, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by kimona

It is not D3!!!!!! It is 3 - D... which quite simply means that to the left is 3rd gear and to the right is D for drive... which is 4th gear. Try moving the shift lever from left to right when you are in the 3 - D position, then you may catch on to how it works. Or, return to the dealer and ask the service writer to show you how the transmission shifter works.

I know how it works, I was asking the difference between the D and the what I thought was D3. My old car did not have a 3rd gear.

CMR · 11-08-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by tetzyamis

P
R
N
3D
2
1

For the one with 3D, there actually are left and right.
Left is 3 and right is D.
Maybe it's the other way if your handle is on the right side.
I don't know but if it is, then it has D on the left and 3 on the right?

The D is on the right and the 3 is on the left which I thought was a weird set up. It's very different from any car....even my grandmother's old toyota.

MadMax · 11-08-2008, 11:18 AM

I like the set-up, it makes sense as it allows for easier downshifts with the auto.

And I don't see how tough it is to figure out, all you have to do is run the shifter through the gears to realize how it works. Heck, I also work full time and am going to grad school, plus I have two young kids; and I found time to read the owner's manual. It's not like a 500-page graduate level book on the history of military deception (which I am in the middle of reading)!

Cheers! M2

SilverBack · 11-08-2008, 11:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordarvia

Why Don't People Just Read The Owners Manuel?

Yes, that would help wouldn't it?

floydisrock · 11-08-2008, 12:35 PM

Pretty simple 4 speed automatic,no matter what they call each gear.
Each gear has two options lower or higher.
They are made in a way to prevent you from over shifting and slamming the car into reverse,or another unwanted gear.

specialeducator · 11-08-2008, 01:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordarvia

Why Don't People Just Read The Owners Manuel?

It is something the salesperson can cover in thirty seconds.

tetzyamis · 11-09-2008, 02:40 AM

It looks like I guessed it right

ebaumdef · 11-09-2008, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by MadMax

I like the set-up, it makes sense as it allows for easier downshifts with the auto.

And I don't see how tough it is to figure out, all you have to do is run the shifter through the gears to realize how it works. Heck, I also work full time and am going to grad school, plus I have two young kids; and I found time to read the owner's manual. It's not like a 500-page graduate level book on the history of military deception (which I am in the middle of reading)!

Cheers! M2

I have 6 children and no mate, I am simultaneously workong on 7 PhDs, and I work four full-time jobs. I win.

ebaumdef · 11-09-2008, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordarvia

Why Don't People Just Read The Owners Manuel?

Why don't people just answer a simple question without dragging it out and insulting the person asking it?

IsLNdbOi · 11-10-2008, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mordarvia

Why Don't People Just Read The Owners Manuel?

manual

darthbauer · 11-10-2008, 12:18 AM

I dont see whats so hard about this. Thank god the AT doesnt have a sport shifter.

MadMax · 11-10-2008, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ebaumdef

I have 6 children and no mate, I am simultaneously workong on 7 PhDs, and I work four full-time jobs. I win.

Only 6 kids? You puss!

Cheers! M2

eTiMaGo · 11-10-2008, 07:52 AM

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Originally Posted by IsLNdbOi

manual

You didn't get a Mexican kid with your Yaris?

dybbuk · 11-11-2008, 07:51 PM

While I haven't seen it before, I'm surprised some people had this much trouble with it. I'm far from an automotive person, but, just looking the gear selector it lays it out pretty plainly.
---P
---R
---N
3--D
--2
-1

3 is beside D. There is no 3-D3 there's a 3-D you can slide the shifter left and right there, so one could (should) be able to conclude that 3 is on the left and D is on the right.

Mordarvia · 11-12-2008, 12:21 AM

When you put the car in 3D all of a sudden everything turns Blue and Red, and things jump out at you. You'll need a special pair of glasses to drive correctly

11-08-2008, 12:35 PM	#26
floydisrock 73 Centurion droptop 455 Drives: 2009 S Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 64	Pretty simple 4 speed automatic,no matter what they call each gear. Each gear has two options lower or higher. They are made in a way to prevent you from over shifting and slamming the car into reverse,or another unwanted gear. __________________ "THIS SITE HAS BEEN HACKED BY www.bimmerfest.com. YOU FUCKERS!"

11-10-2008, 12:18 AM	#32
darthbauer Not really here... Drives: 2008 Blazing Blue S hatchback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,062	I dont see whats so hard about this. Thank god the AT doesnt have a sport shifter. __________________ Liberate Tutemet Ex Infernis.

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MadMax Drives: 2008 Yaris Liftback (Sprocket) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 2,799	I like the set-up, it makes sense as it allows for easier downshifts with the auto. And I don't see how tough it is to figure out, all you have to do is run the shifter through the gears to realize how it works. Heck, I also work full time and am going to grad school, plus I have two young kids; and I found time to read the owner's manual. It's not like a 500-page graduate level book on the history of military deception (which I am in the middle of reading)! Cheers! M2

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11-11-2008, 07:51 PM	#35
dybbuk Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fredericton Posts: 50	While I haven't seen it before, I'm surprised some people had this much trouble with it. I'm far from an automotive person, but, just looking the gear selector it lays it out pretty plainly. ---P ---R ---N 3--D --2 -1 3 is beside D. There is no 3-D3 there's a 3-D you can slide the shifter left and right there, so one could (should) be able to conclude that 3 is on the left and D is on the right.

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