Automatic Transmission: How to Use it Correctly, What Not to Do and Maintenance Tips 

Thank you for the video.....how often and when should you change the transmission fluid?

Driving an automatic is sheer pleasure and it is timely that you have made this vid when Autos are coming to the fore in India

Good Video! But some of the things are not quite right. I have been driving automatic transmission vehicles since 4 years now. 1. You must be specific when you say it's not recommended. 2. There is no harm if you put your engine to park mode in traffic signals instead of keeping it on drive where your breaks are constantly applied while your engine is connected unless it has a motion isolator. 3. You also need to let people know that not all automatic transmission are the same, eg. in a CVT and one you show is a VW Tiguan which is basically a DSG gearbox. 4. Absolutely NO HARM in changing mode to sport mode while you are driving. Rest looks neat.

thanks, bro.keep it up

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Very well explained the best video so far!

Thank you for very nice and useful tips. After 20 years I am selling my old car with manual transmission and buying new one with automatic transmission and I had no idea that even in traffic jam you must leave it in D. With my skills with manual transmission, I would put it to P or N. Good that I learned not to do that from you :)

Thank you for detailed tutorial.

Thank you .

Very nice video . Any idea which grade transmission fluid is used in Scorpio automatic Mhawk 2010 and how much. Can't find anything in the vechile service booklet.

Hey thanks for this video

Great tips thanks

Thanks bro

Very Useful Review 👍👌

Fantastic

Excellent video

Sir, As I’m getting a DCT CRETA certain thing I would like to know if you can help me. 1) While going downhill I should be keeping in Drive mode right & when it comes to standstill I should apply auto hold & change to Neutral so that I won’t harm the clutch and starts heating.? 2) While in incline i need to maintain a distance and Press the accelerator slowly. & when i comes to stop i need to apply auto hold & change to neutral?

Nice video once again. I have a suggestion, it would be great if you would make a video teaching to drive an auto transmission car.

Awesome

In traffic long traffic signal if we want to power off the engine for saving fuel, how can we do that? Shall we put to D mode and power off or Neutral is also fine with hand break

My Swif VXI AGT stopped in traffic with steering waring symbol on the board and brake got locked, when i tried to do ignition it did on start my car for sometime, why do you think it happened? and it got restated after i shutting down car let it rest and try again in sometime. when i googled it, i found that it is due to, In hydraulic power steering systems, a leak in the system causing a low fluid level is the most common cause for this problem. Please suggest me whether i have to be cautions with this now and take it to showroom or just let it go? thanks in advance!!

Crisp, to the point, very well explained. In the present cars, does the transmission oil cut off in N hence proper cooling doesn't take place - so never put in N while driving to save some fuel? Will you pls answer?

Kindly make a video on how to drive automatic in water logged areas

Nice explanation..but one thing at traffic i think its not recommended to be in D becoz DCT/DSG make heat up.

@ 3:49 What's the solution then? In a signal where you need to stop over a minute isn't it ideal to shift to N and engage the hand brake. Won't holding the brake for a longer period cause harm to the clutch?

While turning the car is it bad to keep the gear at neutral from reverse before drive mode or can we shift the gear direct from reverse to drive.

Some suggest me is it good to keep car in n while in traffic or to keep it in d all time

Good explanation, i have a question , my amt car got into a problem where even if u put the vehicle in neutral the vehicle shows its in drive and and can’t start at all, any suggestions on why and how to resolve

Rather than using brake for a halt for more than 15 secs. put it into Neutral Although the ECM does its job and disengage the clucthes.

How to park a DSG car on inclined surface? As at the time of restarting the car, gear shifter has feel very hard while shifting from Park to Reverse/Drive mode. Please explain the techniques associated with the DSG cause VW technicians are not aware of that.

Some helpful tips but I wanted specifically to understand how to use the plus minus gears for high and low when going up or down a hill you did not touch on that at all!

Should I put the transmission in N mode if i'm stopping at red signal for about a minute, because pressing the brakes for that long will damage them, right?

While driving can you change the gear from d to d3, d3 etc?

Should we turn off AMT's in Neutral and then put them in D/M/R (when we are not having P) or we can directly trun off the ignition while in D/M/R?

During in red light can I put the gear on ‘N’ or should it be on ‘D’ only?

Instead of using a parking brake, can we put the gear in Drive, and turn off the vehicle, expecting it to be on a gear? Is it harmful for the transmission? ( Using an AMT car, by the way )

when i jam we have to not keep on putting it on D but we have to shift to N as in D car will still remain in Drive mode and engine is pushing it ahead while u put break then it is acting vice versa clutch plate and tramision will burst

why do vws dsg s coast in drive when you take your foot off the gas then ?

@Motoroids: @3:50 I have a doubt. I've a GT TSI with DSG. Do you recommend shifting to neutral at red lights in order to reduce the wearing of clutch?? Clutch remain engaged in drive but not in neutral. Please reply. It's going to be of immense help.

Please Explain traction control for bikes in a video

Nice..luv..the.How to series.. So informative! Plz do more.liked it!

Is vento TDI dsg is reliable? or is it better to go with manual?

*VW TIGUAN* 😍

Is it okay to put the gear in Neutral while waiting in traffic? For eg, if the signal has a countdown of like 120 seconds, it is very tiring to hold down the break while in D mode.

Simple n informative. Let me add one thing, when u r in traffic better shift to neutral

I have an issue that sometimes even in d mode or even reverse mode it doesn't move it raves only till I switch off n on once generally it happen at very slow speed or at traffic signal, polo gt tsi pls advise what could br reason

thank you for the tips bro.

Trafic signals you should be in P mode..

I partially disagree with one of the point you made which is about not putting the car in P mode when you waiting at a traffic signal because there are two reason - sometimes during night when I am at a traffic signal and don't put my car in P mode thereby keeping my foot on brake , I realised the brake lights are not comfortable for the person behind me. This is the reason I keep in P mode with hand brake. Second reason : Just a question - isn't it harmful for brake pads when you constantly keep your foot on brake while waiting at traffic signal ?

Companies recommend to put car into P while waiting for standstill like on signal. Because if you have to keep brake pressed, and if you have applied half brakes then chances are there to damage clutch or transmission. As per service guys for DSG gearbox.

But dct gear box heats up in traffic i thought we are supposed to put it in neutral while we wait rather than chomping on break while in D mode doesn't it heat up the gear box

What if i put in N during a minor traffic. ? And than again in D . Is it safe . ?

What is car name please sir

Can we use Neutral in traffic signal waiting

Can we put car in neutral while waiting on signal and then put in d mode while we are ready to go..?? I do it .. is it ok..??

this was a very nice video. Good explanation. Just one Question to motoroids, is there an actual script or a write up when you make such videos???? Or the host tells things from the top of his mind. PS i had a Honda City CVT back in 2010 - 13 and i used to hate that Auto Transmission. It had such a Rubberband Effect to it. press the Accelerator and the car would start accelerating after a delay of 2 sec. Todays Auto has become far better. Drove a Creta which has a CVT I think and actually liked it.

but neutral has to be kept in hyundai venue as it overheats easily

Sir how to join motoroids as journalist....

How do you park dsg?

So should we keep the CVT in D mode and have the break pressed all the time in Traffic Can we not move it to N and pull the hand break (especially during traffic signal with more than 1 minutes wait time) Please help me here I just bought a CVT car and would like to know info on this......any info would help here

You haven't told about manual and as drivers can use manual as well.

So you're saying while waiting we should just press the break while car is in drive?

You are wrong at one point. In traffic if you stop for longer time. Put your drive mode to N. Else your transmission is gone 😭🙏

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Not at all helpful. Using big words. Not easy to understand. Very bad way to explaining. Make it simpler.

Sir my Dad has bought a new MG Hector Automatic & we are confused that what is + - sign in the transmission panel just next to D(drive) mode ?? 🙂🫢🫢

Put it in D 😂😂 good morning sars 🌄