How do you drive an automatic transmission corolla? When do you use D, 2, & L?

Asked by Deemac Jun 26, 2007 at 07:36 AM about the 1997 Toyota Corolla

Question type: General

How do you drive an automatic transmission car?
When can you use the following :-
D.
2.
L.

Deemec.

2 Answers

Hi Deemac, you should always leave in D. There really is no reason to drop it out of D to 2 or L. All that is does is change the gear ratios and leaves it in gear for a little longer, but it's not good for the engine to do it for extended periods of time.

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