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Originally Posted by Christ
Yes, you can put it in D just as soon as you let off the key and the engine is started. Gentle on the accelerator until you start moving, though.
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True. I shift into neutral at virtually every red light I'm waiting at, then put it back into drive when the light changes. Why? because it takes a load off the A/T, and thus it generates less heat.
But I don't understand why you are downshifting an automatic. I can understand how it will provide braking (and save your brakes to some small degree) but how will it save gas? If the downshifted engine is braking the car more, it will be coasting less.
