Shifting (A/T)

[Pavel Olavich]

Originally Posted by Yaris Revenge

It IS that simple when it's built in. Hit "+", it upshifts, hit "-", and it downshifts. No gas adjustments are necessary. I believe you're talking about a standard auto, while I'm talking about the "manu-matics".

~YR

Think about it, when you downshift a manual transmision, one most often bleep the gas to rev-match, to make for a smooth downshift...the same is for A/T, regardless of the A/T type....

Think about this too: Most people that drive manual trannys don't know how to drive them properly. One more thing: Most people that manually shift an A/T don't know how to do it properly either.

For an A/T, when you hit the + or - selector, the tranny will not necessarily shift the gear UNLESS the tranny revs and the engine revs are happy with each other....this is the same thing when down shifting a manual...to save the clutch, to keep it smooth.

The fact that the A/T's that allow + and - manual gear changes is not responsive is the driver's fault, his ignorance of how to up/down shift an A/T properly...and not the car's fault.