How To Shift Gears In An Automatic Car-Driving Tutorial

In this video, I show you how to shift gears in an automatic car. Your car must be equipped with a shift lever that has a gear selector option for this to work. You must put the car into drive, and press the lever to the side. Once you have put the automatic transmission into manual mode, you can press the gear selector up or down to switch gears! This is a great way to learn when to shift gears, and is the perfect thing to do before learning how to drive a car with a manual transmission.

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[michaelwong]

the way he talks makes me feel like an idiot😂

[patrickmcleod]

**How to shift an automatic transmission when racing**: First, you put it in "L" for leave. Once you hit 30mph, you put it in "D" for drag. Then as you hit 70mph, shift it into "R" for race! Once it's towed out of the ditch, simply have the transmission repaired or replaced, then rinse & repeat! Lol

[iceshines]

Tought me how to drive in a few minutes lol. Im a manual fan but I git an auto car so this litterally was the best tutorial ever.

[stevebrownrocks]

NEVER downshift to 1st when moving! It's ONLY to be done at a full stop, & shifted to 2nd after you get moving.

[tutw]

i’ve had my car for a while and my friend showed me this, definitely the most fun i’ve had in a while i highly recommended doing this

[straighttothepoint]

instructions unclear the transmission doesnt seem to be a part of my car anymore

[ImAlrightITHINK]

Is this how I beat the hondas that pass me

[takbongchubbycdo]

very helpful sir. ive been driving manual trans for years and its my first time to drive matic trans thanks a lot!

[johncapp]

Ah yes, manual gears in an automatic. I do this everyday. Its quite fun for beginners like me who doesnt know how to use a clutch as good as others

[barrymonteiro]

Awesome edit. Right to the point. Getting a CX5 and I'll be testing out manual mode for sure!

[nateone]

It is very simple good video. I had to learn in drivers ed on a Mazda 3 because we learned RPM control on hills in NC. I was Mainly looking for an RPM gauge point of when to shift without grinding though.. now I have a Mazda 6 to drive semi manual

[janlorenzabellana]

This feature is perfect for the toyota 86, it feels like a complete sports car with the paddle shifters. It's like a sequential gearbox that racers use. I hope they keep it for the next gen toyota 86.

[subscribegood]

I legit didnt know you can do this in automatic cars, honestly they dont look that bad now

[kytastone]

A lot of people told me how to do it but no one ever showed me until today. Great vid thanks. Going to test it out later in my 2014 Dodge Avenger!

[rtyuu]

Great explanation to get me started. I just bought a car and am literally a pre-school level knowledge on cars but i really wanna learn how to use the manual mode of my Automatic car

[masonf]

I got a used 2004 Mazda 6 with this exact same transmission type, and I was wondering what the M - + meant...thanks!

[syedali]

My PARENTS WOKE UP when he said
middle of the night...

[beniscool]

Thank god ive been looking for a video like this for hours

[CanadianBullFrog]

I tried gearing down in an automatic car during an emergency situation and the car just beeped at me. True story.

[shifterde]

Do you have to be on the brake at all when downshifting? Like when you gear to P or down to 2 or 1 in older transmissions