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Old 08-16-2007, 10:20 PM
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If you drive in Manual mode and you are in 3rd gear can you just shift back to automatic drive? Will that harm the tranny? I have a 2003 3.0 automatic with manual shift option
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No, it will nearly always be easier on the vehicle to be in automatic mode. Just move the shift lever over.
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The transmission is programmed to not let you do anything that would potentially harm the transmission.

Moving from manual to automatic at any time is perfectly fine.
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No, it will nearly always be easier on the vehicle to be in automatic mode. Just move the shift lever over.
Is this BMW info or your opinion?? I put 100,000 miles on a 01 4.4 and have over 80,000 miles on a 04 4.4 sport and have used the manual mode I would guess 98 percent of the time and have not had any transmission problems at all. I would be interested to know where you got your info.
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The transmission is programmed to not let you do anything that would potentially harm the transmission.

Moving from manual to automatic at any time is perfectly fine.



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Inthe manual mode if you don't shift at a reasonable RPM then it will shift for you as a defult, so your in control but not? Know what I mean?
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