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However, you should use the parking brake to ensure the car is safely immobilized.

When needing to stop briefly, at a traffic queue for example, you don't need to move the transmission out of Drive and into Park.

This will prevent any confusion in an emergency.

As with a manual car you should use your right foot to brake.

Once in Drive the car will slowly move forwards, so make sure you have the foot brake engaged before switching to Drive. To do this, you will need to push in the security button mounted on the gear lever.

To drive away you should move the lever from Park to Drive.

Ensure the gear lever is in Park (P) and that your foot is firmly pressing the brake pedal before starting the engine, as most automatics will not start unless these precautions are taken.

However, this general advice will prove useful and relevant to all systems: These have a manual gearshift, giving the driver control over gear selection, but no clutch pedal - the clutch is operated automatically every time a new gear is selected.Īutomatic and semi-automatic systems differ from car to car and you should always read the manual carefully before driving one. Semi-automatic transmissions are becoming increasingly popular. In such a situation the automatic transmission will try and change into a higher gear, however, for safety reasons, it is better to drive down a steep hill in a low gear, hence the manual override. Well, sometimes, the driver of an automatic will need to override the automatic system and select a low gear, i.e. Why, you may ask, are first and second gear available for the driver to select, this is an automatic after all.

D - (drive) select when driving forward.N - (neutral) this is the same as neutral on a manual gearbox.P - (park) this locks the transmission and should only be selected when the vehicle is stationary.Nearly all automatic have a gear selector, which will usually include: Usually, an automatic will change to a higher gear as the road speed increase, and to a lower gear as it falls.Īn automatic transmission will also change down to a lower gear when going uphill, as the load on the engine increases. When the transmission is put into Drive (D) the car will automatically select the correct gear according to the load on the engine and the road speed. In an automatic car the gear change is made automatically, hence there is no clutch or gear stick. In a car with manual transmission the driver decides when to change gear and does so by pressing the clutch pedal down and then selecting the desired gear by moving the gear stick.

In fact, the evolution of the automatic transmission is happening at such a pace they are likely to soon become the norm. However, automatic transmissions are becoming increasingly more sophisticated and economical. automatic cars give less precise control over gear selection.The consultation closes on 8 January and the department will respond later next year.Traditionally, driving an automatic car has never been as popular as driving a manual car. Changes could include streamlining the application process and improving the sharing of information between agencies. Ways of increasing the number of large goods vehicle drivers – one of the most pressing issues facing the road haulage industry – will also be considered. “These proposals are about modernising customer services and improving road safety, particularly for younger drivers,” he said. The proposals are part of a wider push to improve the efficiency of government motoring agencies, said transport minister Lord Tariq Ahmad. The consultation, to be announced on Friday, will also consider introducing more flexibility to driving tests so that applicants can take them at night or on weekends, and from a wider range of centres. “We support measures that will encourage learner drivers to get the experience they need to pass their test first time with flying colours, rather than barely scraping through or failing and having to repeat the process a few months down the road at yet more expense,” he said. Steve Gooding, director of the RAC Foundation, said the organisation backed the proposals. “There is anecdotal evidence that some learner drivers are booking a practical test date well in advance, at the start of their lessons, and then taking the test at that time whether or not they are ready,” the consultation states. Learners who fail will get no rebate on the £62 charge under the plans, which have been put out to public consultation by the Department of Transport. Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin said: “This change will give those who pass first time some money back and provide an incentive for learners to be more prepared before they take their first test.”