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Originally Posted by JoeC
serious question. Is is damaging to manually shift an automatic that doesn't have a "manual mode"? Every auto I've ever seen still has manual gear selections. Is it bad to use those to row through the gears or are they just made to hold the car in a certain gear?
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Unless you shift to opposite direction gear or park while the vehicle is still moving, manual gear shifting is never a problem. Automatic transmission shifts perfectly every time since the shift is actually done by the transmission itself. Just engine/transmission wear can be a problem when you hold the gear at low and drive at very high rpm for extended periods, not mentioning the waste of gas.