how to use the automatic stick

[pacho]

I have been using a manual stick on all my vehicles all my life, and my 2014 4R is my first auto-stick vehicle. Although i 'think' i know how to use an auto stick, i want to make sure i 'm doing it right. any veteran tips ? for example;
1.) when im in the 'P' position, and i want to go forward or reverse, do i just put it in D or R or am i supposed to press the brake pedal first ?

2.) do i press the brake first before starting the 4runner ignition ? or not necessary ?

3.) when im at a stoplight, i get tired of holding the brake down so i usually put it in N then when its green i put it back in D, is this ok ? or not good ?

4.) when do I use the S position ? only for uphill ? or ?

I just want to make sure i'm not wrecking the auto transmission. thanks

 

[wdlsmaerw]

1. Is this a joke?

2. Have you read the manual?

3. Take a driver's ed course....PLEASE!!!

 

[eddiebx]

I have been using a manual stick on all my vehicles all my life, and my 2014 4R is my first auto-stick vehicle. Although i 'think' i know how to use an auto stick, i want to make sure i 'm doing it right. any veteran tips ? for example;
1.) when im in the 'P' position, and i want to go forward or reverse, do i just put it in D or R or am i supposed to press the brake pedal first ?

2.) do i press the brake first before starting the 4runner ignition ? or not necessary ?

3.) when im at a stoplight, i get tired of holding the brake down so i usually put it in N then when its green i put it back in D, is this ok ? or not good ?

4.) when do I use the S position ? only for uphill ? or ?

I just want to make sure i'm not wrecking the auto transmission. thanks

1) You kind of need to press the brake to get it out of park, so yes press the brake, lol

2) no need to press the brake to start the ignition unless you have the smart key; then that's required for the start button to operate

3) it's okay to put it in neutral, but make sure the vehicle is not rolling backwards before putting it back into drive

4) use the sport shift for whenever you want to manually select your maximum top gear...pretty useful in uphill to lock the transmission to a lower gear, and downhill to use engine braking

Just keep in mind that you want to not be rolling in the opposite direction before you shift it, this is baaaad for automatic transmissions. ie. rolling backwards and shifting to drive and/or rolling forward and shifting to reverse.

 

[eddiebx]

1. Is this a joke?

2. Have you read the manual?

3. Take a driver's ed course....PLEASE!!!

1) Probably not.

2) Most definitely not.

3) Might be a good idea.

 

[TOY2G]

Ummmmmm.....
you see.........................
you have to.....................


you do not have to USE the "S" mode.

Have you really NEVER Driven an automatic before..?

nvrmnd

 

[Ol'Baditude]

My answers to your questions below in italics.

I have been using a manual stick on all my vehicles all my life, and my 2014 4R is my first auto-stick vehicle. Although i 'think' i know how to use an auto stick, i want to make sure i 'm doing it right. any veteran tips ? for example;
1.) when im in the 'P' position, and i want to go forward or reverse, do i just put it in D or R or am i supposed to press the brake pedal first ?
Brake Pedal then shift to D, R or S. I don't think the vehicle will even let you shift out of P without first applying the brake pedal.

2.) do i press the brake first before starting the 4runner ignition ? or not necessary ?
Not Necessary

3.) when im at a stoplight, i get tired of holding the brake down so i usually put it in N then when its green i put it back in D, is this ok ? or not good ?
You should always have your foot on the brake when stopped at an intersection. Whether you have it in D or N isn't so important, but it's a good idea to have your vehicle in some sort of forward gear in case you have to make a quick move

4.) when do I use the S position ? only for uphill ? or ?
Use this whenever you want. I prefer to keep use manual mode around the city and in the mountains to keep the transmission in the gear and at the RPM that I want/need at all times. Only on the bald ass flat prairie do I ever put the vehicle in D

I just want to make sure i'm not wrecking the auto transmission. thanks

 

[jrandom]

Sidetracking here... LOL Is it just me :crazy: or does it seem backwards that you pull back to down shift and push forward to go up? It seems totally counter-intuitive to me, momentum puts you back in the seat, if you want more momentum you pull back, push forward to slow down... Large equipment throttles work this way turtle forward->rabbit back. So do paddle shifters forward downshifts, back upshifts...WTF?

 

[IAmTodd]

Sidetracking here... LOL Is it just me :crazy: or does it seem backwards that you pull back to down shift and push forward to go up? It seems totally counter-intuitive to me, momentum puts you back in the seat, if you want more momentum you pull back, push forward to slow down... Large equipment throttles work this way turtle forward->rabbit back. So do paddle shifters...WTF?

BMW and some other companies have theirs reversed. Common way is how the 4R is setup though.

It seems backwards the way it works. Every car I've driven that has a manual mode is truly manual. What gear number is displayed is what gear the trans is in. Coming from driving mostly manual vehicles the select shift seems like a waste.

 

[jrandom]

BMW and some other companies have theirs reversed. Common way is how the 4R is setup though.

It may be common, but actuating it actually feels natural to you? I guess that is what I am asking.

I have run a lot of types of equipment driven less types of cars/trucks (LOL I watch a lot of Top-Gear UK), slower is always forward, faster is always back. I would say that BMW+ has it right IMO.

Think about it even the window switch, push forward the window goes down, pull back the window goes up.

Universal User Interfaces someone is breaking the rules!

 

[Intruder]

Pretty sure he's taking the piss. Posted in November that he picked his up, so no way he could not know by now that you need to press the brake to get out of park...

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/5th-gen-t4rs/140201-2014-4runner-126.html#post1537020

 

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[Yotta]

Sidetracking here... LOL Is it just me :crazy: or does it seem backwards that you pull back to down shift and push forward to go up?

Feels entirely natural to me as the typical motion in manual in the "screw this, I need power now!" situation is to downshift from third into second and for that you pull the stick down, towards yourself.

 

[alnem1126]

Best thread ever. LOL :first:

 

[JB.]

Every car I've driven that has a manual mode is truly manual. What gear number is displayed is what gear the trans is in.

This is interesting so I want to double check what I think you're saying. They are automatics that prevent both up and down shifting out of the selected gear?

This is how I would prefer it to be, though I suppose too many people would get themselves into trouble leaving it in manual mode when coming to a stop.

 

[dwm2112]

Thanks, I have had my daily dose of humor now...

 

[1engineer]

Just don't put it in "R" for "Race mode."

 

[bimrunner]

Just don't put it in "R" for "Race mode."

See, I was wondering why my car kept running out of gas and wouldn't go in Nuclear mode. I thought that was so that the eco light would stay on and never need more gas. After sitting in the dealer lot for about 8 hours, I finally ran out of gas (so I know that mode isn't working right) but man did the engine roar when I stomped on the skinny pedal! The whole time I was trying to get it over to the service department to have them look at the ECU because every other car I had went somewhere when I pushed on the throttle... Never really paid any attention to Race mode! I always push my car when I have to backwards because they forgot to put at B on my thingy (you know "backward mode"). Does anybody else have that flaw or was this fixed in the 2014 models?:flypig:

 

[buchaja]

Sidetracking here... LOL Is it just me :crazy: or does it seem backwards that you pull back to down shift and push forward to go up? It seems totally counter-intuitive to me, momentum puts you back in the seat, if you want more momentum you pull back, push forward to slow down... Large equipment throttles work this way turtle forward->rabbit back. So do paddle shifters forward downshifts, back upshifts...WTF?

Yes, seems backwards to me too. I don't know how many times I've gone to grab a higher gear and startled myself when I actually go to a lower one.

Grew up with a stick shift and it's a hard habit to break.

 

[eddiebx]

Yes, seems backwards to me too. I don't know how many times I've gone to grab a higher gear and startled myself when I actually go to a lower one.

Grew up with a stick shift and it's a hard habit to break.

That makes no sense, you can move the lever forward or backward to upshift with a manual transmission, it all depends on which gear you're shifting from, lol.

 

[FlyNavy]

Sidetracking here... LOL Is it just me :crazy: or does it seem backwards that you pull back to down shift and push forward to go up? It seems totally counter-intuitive to me, momentum puts you back in the seat, if you want more momentum you pull back, push forward to slow down... Large equipment throttles work this way turtle forward->rabbit back. So do paddle shifters forward downshifts, back upshifts...WTF?

I try to think of it like the throttles in an airplane. Forward = Go faster / Back = Slow down.