Compared with manual transmission, automatic transmission cars have less clutch and only accelerator and brake, so automatic transmission cars are easier to operate and are favored by more and more drivers. However, if you want to drive a good automatic car, it is not as simple as stepping on the accelerator and stepping on the brakes, there are still many things to pay attention to, and to learn some methods and skills, today Tutu will summarize it for you, as well as the correct practices summarized by the old drivers, to see which of the following wrong habits you have.
Do not drive with your feet
There are many novice drivers who have just obtained a driver's license because they learned to manually transmit in driving school, and after getting the license, they drive an automatic transmission, so they habitually use their feet to open the automatic transmission, brake with their left foot and throttle with their right foot. But this is actually a very wrong habit, if you encounter an emergency, it is easy to confuse the brake and accelerator, so this is a big taboo.
And it is best to develop the habit of braking, when you don't need to step on the accelerator, when you encounter an intersection in front of you, when you encounter a red light in front of you or when you encounter a blind spot in front of you, it is best to put your right foot on the brake and be ready to brake at any time, so that when you encounter an emergency in front, you can take the brake as soon as possible, and you can effectively avoid the accelerator as a brake.
Neutral glide is not allowed
Many drivers have always had a misunderstanding, thinking that coasting in neutral gear will save fuel, although this idea is good, but the conclusion is wrong, because the current car is controlled by the computer system to inject fuel, in D gear do not step on the accelerator computer system will judge that the car is in a coasting state at this time, will control the fuel injector not to inject fuel. However, if it is coasting in neutral gear, the driving computer will judge that the vehicle is in an idle state, and it will continue to inject fuel in the idle state, and the fuel consumption of idle speed is not low, so strictly speaking, neutral coasting is not only not fuel-efficient but also more fuel-efficient.
In addition, it will increase the risk factor of driving, because the car itself loses the braking ability of the engine when coasting in neutral gear, if there is an emergency at this time, it is very likely that an accident will occur if it is too late to hang the gear, and the danger will occur in an instant, and will not leave us enough time to react, so we must not coast in neutral, even if it is coasting in neutral, it must be hung in D gear. For example, if you see a red light far away from the intersection ahead, you can hang it in D gear without stepping on the accelerator, put your foot on the brake to prepare for the brake, and slowly let the car slide over.
It is not allowed to park for a long time and hang D gear
When waiting for the traffic light or a short stop, there are often many drivers in order to save trouble and do not use to shift back and forth, they have been hanging in D gear and stepping on the brakes, at this time if the brakes are not stepped on hard enough, the driving computer will think that the vehicle is going to start, the vehicle will have forward power, in the long-term start and brake competition, it will cause certain damage to the gearbox, and will also increase carbon deposits.
It is not allowed to hang the P gear when temporarily parking
P gear is the parking gear of the vehicle, is the gear to be hung when parking for a long time, when the vehicle is hung into the P gear, the gearbox gear will be in a locked state, and in case of short stops, waiting for traffic lights, traffic jams, waiting for people on the side of the road or someone getting on and off the car, do not hang P gear. Because the gearbox is in a locked state, if the rear car collides at this time, the vehicle passively crashes out and displaces, which will cause damage to the locking mechanism of the gearbox, and hanging on the N gear can avoid this situation.
It is not allowed to use D gear to go up a steep slope or down a long slope for a long time
It is best to use S gear or L gear, if there are no two gears on the car, you can switch to M gear manual mode, because in these gears the vehicle can get more traction than D gear, and when going uphill, you don't need to step on the accelerator too deeply, you can easily climb uphill;
It is not allowed to park and directly hang into the P gear
If it is parked on flat ground, this operation is actually nothing, but if it is directly pushed into the P gear parking on the slope of the road, there may be a situation where the gear lever is stuck in the P gear and cannot be pulled, the correct parking sequence should be "foot brake - N gear - handbrake - loose foot brake - foot brake - P gear", there may be friends who say why let go of the foot brake and then step on it. This is mainly because on the slope due to the weight of the vehicle, there will be a downward natural force, the purpose of first releasing the foot brake and then stepping on the foot brake is to act this force on the handbrake instead of the P gear. If this force is applied to the P gear for a long time, it will certainly not be of the slightest benefit to the gearbox.
You may think that Tutu is worrying about the sky after reading, but after all, the car is a sophisticated instrument, we enjoy the convenience brought by the vehicle at the same time, we should also follow the suggestions summarized by the experience of car manufacturers and old drivers, only in this way can we ensure that the performance of the vehicle is in good condition, improve driving safety, and also extend the service life of the vehicle. Do you think it makes sense? Feel free to leave a message and let us know what you think.