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I wouldn't see neutral, but I do see people putting their car in park. At a stop light. You can tell, because when you go down from park to drive, the reverse lights on their back lights flash.
People seem to be getting dumber every day.
That’s quite possibly the worst of both worlds. Can’t respond quickly and in a panic situation could potentially throw it in reverse by mistake.
I guess I'm the outlier. I put my 2015 Mustang V6 Automatic into neutral now and then -- when I'm on a level surface, when I'm not the front car or near the front, and when I know it's a long light. The engine seems happiest with the transmission in neutral and the AC compressor turned off, and if I know we'll be there for a bit, notching it into neutral takes a split second. I also relax from the brake (this is when I know there's no incline-induced roll and when cars are already stopped behind me).
Getting it back in "S" is instant too (though the transmission takes about a second before it starts exhibiting idle creep, at which point I start using the throttle). I never do this when I'm the first car in line -- I take off within half a second of the switch to green (because I can't stand the 2-3 second delay and tepid acceleration a lot of fellow motorists use when they're the first car in line).
Some people get sick of standing on the gas pedal at a 4-minute light.
In that instance... shut the car off and start it when the light turns green.
Verify well beforehand that your car will start back up with ZERO issues, and is healthy there.
I don't know about you, but I step on the brake when I'm at a light. But the easy solution if one doesn't like to keep their foot on the brake at a light is to engage auto hold.
I don't know about you, but I step on the brake when I'm at a light. But the easy solution if one doesn't like to keep their foot on the brake at a light is to engage auto hold.
My first car, the carburetor would often stick. When I came up on a light I slipped the transmission neutral so I could stop and so I woudl not have to stand ont he brake to try to hold it back while the light was red. It was a powerful car with weak brakes and when the carb stuck, it would idle at about 5500 rpm, so stopping was very difficult in drive, let alone holding it at the light.
I don't know about you, but I step on the brake when I'm at a light. But the easy solution if one doesn't like to keep their foot on the brake at a light is to engage auto hold.
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Originally Posted by dkf747
What is that?
Auto hold is a feature that keeps the brakes engaged once you come to a complete stop so you can take your foot off the brake pedal. The brakes will release as soon as you press on the accelerator pedal. To activate this feature just push the "Hold" or "Auto Hold" button on your center console or dash. Personally, I don't ever use it because I don't live in an area where I'm stopped for very long.
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