D or 3 ?

richardstanley · #1 03-18-2007, 06:45 PM

Just wondering, do you guys drive around town in 3 or Drive?

Manarius · #2 03-18-2007, 07:16 PM

Drive. If you put it in 3, it binds up the tranny when slowing down.

-JJ- · #3 03-18-2007, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Manarius

Drive. If you put it in 3, it binds up the tranny when slowing down.

??? realy??

I was told that suby recomended driving in 3 in traffic, to stop the trans constantly changing gears and thus heating up Not to metion extra wear!

Would be interested if someone could clarify!

I drive in traffic in 3 normally, but i change gear "manually" quite a lot

Cheers,
Jake

svxxx26 · #4 03-18-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Manarius

Drive. If you put it in 3, it binds up the tranny when slowing down.

Please elaborate what you mean by "binds up the tranny when slowing down." I was thought that selecting "3" kept the transmission from going into overdrive. What effect does slowing down have on the transmission in 3?

Manarius · #5 03-18-2007, 08:13 PM

Today when I was driving up and down hills, putting the tranny in 3 made it act like a manual tranny (not free deceleration like in neutral). I thought 3 was good to stop tranny hunting when going up hills - not driving in traffic.

I was also told that shifting a automatic isn't worth it and could be potentially harmful to the tranny.

richardstanley · #6 03-18-2007, 08:40 PM

Aha, another question this made me think of. What advantage does the "manual" button give?

Nomake Wan · #7 03-18-2007, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by richardstanley

Aha, another question this made me think of. What advantage does the "manual" button give?

Since the 4EAT in the SVX is similar to the '90 Legacy's... I would assume that the manual button prevents the transmission from shifting down in whatever gear you have selected. In 'D' it does nothing, but in 2 and 3 it prevents the transmission from downshifting if you hit the throttle and are in low revs.

Trevor · #8 03-18-2007, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by richardstanley

Just wondering, do you guys drive around town in 3 or Drive?

I have always driven in direct drive 3 around town and on winding roads, for obvious reasons. It is my opinion that if the selector had been labeled, 1, 2, 3 and O/D, Subaru would have saved a lot of the transmission problems.

huck369 · #9 03-19-2007, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Trevor

I have always driven in direct drive 3 around town and on winding roads, for obvious reasons. It is my opinion that if the selector had been labeled, 1, 2, 3 and O/D, Subaru would have saved a lot of the transmission problems.

My thought exactly....especially in the SVX with the high gearing, anything below 50 mph is better off in "3"