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Nice video. Need to mention to the viewers that you can leave the car in auto mode (rather than going full manual mode), and when you want, you can shift down or up using the paddle shifters. I find this useful when I want to keep it in auto but want some control on-demand when cornering or going downhill (foot off accelerator and shift to lower gear for engine braking)

Great tutorial. Been driving manuals for 30 years. Picking up my first auto w/ manual shift feature tomorrow and was like: "how does manual work without a clutch?" 🍻!

I've spent a fair few years doing ECU and TCU programming on my cars (Audi, BMW - so anything I've learned is based on how they work, but I honestly doubt a lot of difference across manufacturers). The TCU has many inputs, not just 3. It has throttle position (not pedal position!), brake pedal input, speed, engine speed. It also can measure throttle change rate, and it receives inputs from traction control and ESP, engine temperature, battery charge state (IBS). It also feeds yaw into the TCU, to know if you're in a tight or fast corner. These inputs feed into a shift map. That shift map can additionally be modified by the adaptations learned from the driving style, which is saved to the keyfob used to start the engine so that these adaptations are assigned to the key, and are not universal. Sport mode, for example, makes the gearbox pay more attention to the change in throttle, so as you press it down, it's more likely to down-shift when the engine speed is low, but not when the engine speed is high. Ultimately the gearbox doesn't know what the road will be like in 5 seconds, so even with all these inputs, the gearbox can decide to upshift into 6th gear 1 second before you enter a corner you have to brake for.

I, of course, use it for "spirited driving," but it can also be useful when you're taking it easy sometimes, such as to take advantage of engine braking. Sometimes, instead of using the manual mode I just give the gas a little blip, to trick the transmission into downshifting, then laying into the gas.

Almost perfection explanation due to you actually showing the examples clearly multiple times with clear video. Thank you so much!

As someone with a manual this video has been invaluable information

the way he talks about driving makes it feel like driving is more of an art than anything

been driving Manual-matic since yesterday and never ever returning back to automatic transmission UNLESS NEEDED. Loving the experience so damn much and the the control you have over everything "2011 Mitsubishi Lancer 30th Anniversary CJ Auto MY12" 🚘

I used manual a fair amount in my Altima. I used it as much as possible in my Impreza, as I hated the CVT it was the only way to make driving enjoyable, plus you could get little rubber band bursts of speed by downshifting letting the revs build then upshifting again, worked for passing. My Golf Alltrack, on the other hand, Sport mode is so good I only ever use the paddle to go up a gear once I’m cruising, but more often I bump the stick to switch between sport and normal depending on if I am driving spirited or cruising at speed.

i actually laughed out loud at your experience in automatic mode 😂 great video

Greatly detailed video, I have a deeper understanding of the engagement of gears when shifting manually.

This actually gave some insight on using manual mode on a dual-clutch (DSG Mk6 Gti). Cause while i understood the nature of it, my first exposure was a 2011 Elantras manualmatic, so knowing the GTI felt "different" for a better term, it bothered me on how it was delayed, it always threw me off. But i was treating it like an Elantras, and not a GTI's, not knowing the different gearboxes needed different styles of interaction. Im gonna implement your approach on the dsg, regarding upshifts and downshifts connection to braking and accelerating, and see how i fare. Ill subscribe because i want to understand better etiquette for driving, im tired of too many close calls, and enjoy moments of satisfaction when i actually drive properly (letting a trucker merge and get emergency flash as thanks!). I think your channel may have purposefully crossed paths with me. So keep it up!

I have a Nissan Rogue SV and I always drive in the manual mode. Even though it is an SUV, the manual mode makes the driving more fun and feel more in control. This mode will be a requirement in any future cars I purchase. I like it that much.

I like this guy and how he explains everything in detail! He's making me want to go hit the back roads, lol! I'm here hoping to learn how to properly shift at the proper RPM and to learn what's too high or too low. Hopefully he explains all of that for me. I'm used to manual transmissions in semi-trucks, not cars, especially in an automatic transmission. I don't use mines often for fear of destroying it by lacking the proper instruction!

I drive a DSG GTI and this was great. Thanks!

Nice video and explanation! Watching from the states.. the right sided driving and the narrow streets got my anxiety on a 1000 😂😂😂

Awesome video explanation (especially for someone who is considering to shifting from manual to automatic gearbox car). Ps, what a remarkable car you have! Look forward to more videos like this :)

I've driven automatics for years now. There are some other occasions when selecting gears manually can be useful. For example, an automatic will change up downhill. Changing down manually will help you control your speed using engine braking. This has greater effect in a diesel. The sport mode in some cars will change down and hold gears for longer. Otherwise it's worth changing manually. The other thing is if you want a burst of acceleration in drive, it takes the gearbox a few seconds to figure this out on some of them. Driving manually can help with speed control as well. You might find by changing down a gear, it's easier to maintain a certain speed.

This was a really good video. I've just bought a fairly powerful car with an auto box (sport auto mode and paddles) and wasn't really sure how to go about it. This video makes me realise the ideas are the same as in a manual in that you need to actively keep in the power band. And I also chuckle when I floor the car like you do!!! Subscribed.

There's another very important situation that you need manual control. I took my daughter to a friend's house in Slovenia. The climb, in automatic, of 18 minutes and 1600 MTs was no problem! Then face the descent! Manual is absolutely a must, even in a modern car to save the brakes and ones sanity!

This is interesting, because even before auto cars with an M slot came out, I had thought about that idea, but I wanted M to be _literally_ manual, meaning that you'd have to have both a true manual clutch and a torque converter (this was far enough back that it was before CVTs existed in street-legal vehicles and before DCTs existed at all, as far as I had ever heard), and a true manual transmission and the automatic. So of course you'd have your automatic lever right next to your literal manual shift lever (maybe above, below, left, or right; I don't know), and arranged so that the torque converter would be locked up while in manual mode and that you'd usually put your manual trans in 1:1 while using the auto side, or that they'd be side by side and one would bypass the other... something like that. So I got really excited for a second on the day that I heard about the first car with an "M" mode, but then immediately disappointed that it couldn't be practically built in the way I was thinking but would just be a fakely manual version of an automatic. Anyway, still kind of cool.

I drive a 2018 Toyota Corolla SE with a CVT. It has the manual mode and paddles on the back of the steering wheel. The shift has M left of D. In America, some people don't like CVTs and would prefer a regular automatic tranmission

Great advice ...! I drive Honda accord avtomatic and make myself the same questions..thanks!

An automatic transmission is generally reactionary - it senses speed and load and shifts accordingly. The load requires two forces in balance though: the force put to the engine and wheels from the accelerator, and the resistance offered by the car and the environment. Examples of environmental resistance include: hills, wind, water on the road, towing, the car's own inertia if you suddenly want high power. The car only knows those things are there if you are trying to overpower them with the accelerator, otherwise it will just drop in speed and stay in the same gear until the rpm is very low. The car thought you wanted to slow down. This creates confusion if you encounter a drop in the speed limit from 60 to 30 halfway up a hill. You can coast down in speed and the car doesn't realise a lower gear will be needed until the last minute, though rolling back on the accelerator as you drop towards the new speed limit can help the car out. So intelligent use of the accelerator can help an automatic find the correct gear. Choppy use of the accelerator will generally cause the car to make poor gear choices. Things that an automatic transmission generally doesn't know: What speed you want to go down a steep hill to control the car (it will generally sense no load and choose the highest gear). If there is a sharp corner - the gear won't generally change until your foot is on the accelerator out of the corner. If there is a sudden change in gradient and you want to be in a lower gear before you reach it. If you are getting ready for an overtake and want to be in a "pounce" gear - generally no load no shift (perhaps a quick stomp on the accelerator can kick it down in advance?).

Probably the simplest explanation i have seen on KZfaq. Thanks

Also, on fuel consumption, I noticed that my Alfa Romeo in Automatic, tends to consume more, as she cannot predict at the right time, as you pointed out quite well in your video, downhills, slopes, bends, etc. and uses the Torque as a tool to trying to maximize fuel consumption (what you have described that annoying cruising feeling), when you really want to maximize the driving in a Smooth/Dynamic mode and have more control of the response of the car by increasing the revs. My car in normal automatic mode, in a flat road, likes to be in around 1000-1500 revs! (Hate that!). If I use the Sport mode, which is nearly always, she is happy to be cruising in about 1800-2200 revs, which already makes the car much more responsive if I need to increase the speed for any reasonable reason while in automatic. My wife asked me why I like to drive in Manual mode most of the time, and my response to her was very similar to the facts of this video, in addition that I missed a bit the traditional manual gearbox (but is decreasing). At the moment, with the actual automatic gearbox technology available today, is not yet as good as the input of the experienced driver (I have been driving all type of cars for more than 33 years). Automatic mode is probably good enough for the drivers who just want to drive from A to B and be as chill as possible in a car; it is acceptable; or when on the odd day, you want just to chill and divert your mind to other thoughts apart of the driving experience.

I have a 22 wrx CVT, and driving in manual mode in sports # is the most fun I’ve had in a car, I crave the twisties

My Lexus is250 has sport mode, which is the equivalent of manual mode on your Citroen. I found that it does help to keep fuel consumption lower, as sometimes at 30mph with slight pressure on the accelerator im revving 2000, but if I managed to put it in 4th gear manually, I get the revs down to 1400-1500, which is where I want to be

Especially handy if you jabe a gutless wonder like my 2.4 Renegade. You have to go manual if you wish to merge, accelerate, anything. I lile going annual on a gradual longer drive. I can go into 9th which drops my RPM well below 2000. My mpg greatly increases vs going 21/2200 in 8th. So far every car I jad if you are going lile 65 68 under 2000 mileage is great but if going 70 75 it gets to 2200ish and mileage noticeably changes.

Great video, keep the good content coming.

I drive a Honda Civic i-shift 2009. I mainly drive in manual and I switch to automatic in heavy traffic. I never use the paddles on the steering wheel but I may give it a try some day.

It's funny I'm glad you mentioned how upshift is pulling back where here in America we push forward on my corolla SE 2020 I think it should be like in your car great video watching this to send to a friend bc I found it hard to explain most ppl who have driven a manual car before can figure it out easier then those who have never bc they don't understand the RPMs and when and why to down shift or upshift

Thanks! In many European country, an automatic box was considered for sissies by many. Alfa Romeo caused a quiet revolution by having their automatics include manual shifting. Now men could say they bought this version, so the wife could use the car comfortably and they could still shift like a proper macho.

mind blowing! thanks for this video!

I once used my manual paddles by mistake when a bloody fly entered my space.. I swatted it & hit the downshift!! Thankfully I wasn’t traveling at excessive speed.. I thought at the time I would have thought Mercedes would have had a failsafe to stop it happening.. That cars 7G auto box would learn from your previous driving in sports mode so didn’t have the problems you mentioned.. I now have an Audi TTS which is fitted with a 6 speed DSG box .. 2 years into ownership & I miss my 7g auto ..

Thanks alot for this helpful lesson sir i really learned a great amount of knowledge

Awesome,explained perfectl

I do that same little snicker in my car you did at 7:23 in the video.

When downshifting you mentioned ideally braking as you do so but you also covered you can downshift to have higher RPMs if you want to accelerate faster than you would by just pressing the gas pedal harder in the same gear you're already in. When you down shift to accelerate faster do you take your foot off the pedal or do you just not press harder on the gas pedal until you shift down? I also have a DCT and I just want to make sure I am not harming/ fighting my transmission when shifting.

great video nicely explained

This video is great for the fact that I had to settle for an RF AT Miata, I could not for the life of me get a MT from the dealers, and going used or importing isn't an option for where I live. Since I've never owned a AT car with sport mode or paddle shifters, this video has been awfully helpful. And a great way to cope for not being able to get an MT rf miata 😵

Can the same method use on a usa Hyundai transmission and what about drag racing.

When im driving on the road can i change from automatic transmission to manual transmission in my mazda demio

What kind of car is that? That interior is fucking mint

Thank you

Thank you very informative video. I own a automatic transmission roadster and I try to use the manual mode when I do spirited driving. I drive and understand the manual mode pretty well, but I’m not comfortable only bc I feel I’m taxing / wearing out the transmission. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks

It may be perspective of the camera and being an American accustomed to driving on the other side (right) if the road, but it seems so tight and mighty impressive as your accelerate Along the windy roads crammed car millimeters next to you. Cheers

just clarifying something, when you are downshifting you should brake to do so? (Non DCT automatic)

Fantastic video.

First one of these videos that's actually made sense, been easy to understand, and gave actually relevant information. Your work is appreciated.

So is there any benefit to using M mode in a CVT transmission? I always thought it was weird in my car for having it it being a cvt

Hi Mick! Seeing you guys ripping those roads makes me want one more :) Have an RS Ultime on order, can't wait to the delivery day. Have nice and safe roads Mick. Btw, nice videos 👍

The only time I see any need to use transmission in manual mode is when I’m towing my nearly 3T caravan. In Australia we hand vase distances between towns. I have always used it while towing as it good to let the engine to rev out a little bit more in each gear obviously without thrashing it to help the transmission to stay cooler and prevent lugging. 🇦🇺

I drive a passat dsg and in sport auto mode it usually does all of these things alone so i don't feel the need to put it in manual,even though i enjoy it sometimes.

Useful video....however, not all auto boxes are alike. My 2011 Merc has a 7 speed auto with paddle shift....It allows more control than some older boxes BUT has some issues. If I brake and change down...the gearbox often tries to do same. E.g. I may be in 5th and select 3rd....but the car is also downshifting as I slow. This can result in me making 2 downward paddle shifts but ending up near redlining in 2nd. As dual clutch transmision is not the same as an auto with a torque converter. I am not a mechanic or engineer but felt need to point out that the amounts of flexibility offered can vary quite widely depending on the specific car & box. Thanks

When were you going to to go over the supposed advantages of using the shift _lever_ vs. the shift _paddles?_

Legend 🥃☝️

Watching from africa nigeria this is a great video

Are there problems if the Tiptronic is always used?

You are just increasing your fuel consumption for your driving fun. One of the main purpose of using Dct is to make the fuel economy and keep the driver comfort at maximum.

What about automated manual boxes. Any Suggestions for those?

While upshifting in Manual mode, do we leave the gas pedal for a second or we can upshift along with the gas pedal pressed? I don't want to harm my DCT :)

By far the best video on this topic

Simple and clear, I can easily understand what you are saying as a non-native speaker. Can I ask a question, when shifting, do I need to release the accelerator pedal?

Can I keep/drive the semi-auto cars in manual + sport mode all the time? I hate the auto drive on the car I have to drive (it is a bad, earlier design gearbox 🤦🏻‍♀️)

Very nice explanation , enjoy your Renault RS very good choice

Manual can save stuff like a duall clutch to. For instamce i have a dsg and 1st/2nd are definently not short. So if im ever in a parking lot or just goin 5-10 mph the transmission goes to 2nd and burns the clutch even if thats 5+ mph too low

When changing up do you need to do anything different with the throttle or do you just keep your foot on the power the shift up?

bro makes it look easy

you should buy one have S mode. the first thing when I sit on a manual mode car, i need to find out when the engine speed when up to red line what the ECU will do, will the ECU change it to high gear or will cut the fuel of the injectors,

Hi.. so when ur changing gear, do u still need let go of the pedal? Or u can just press accelerate whilst shifting?

Do you have any experience with Megane 4 GT 1.6 205KM? I'm going to buy one but I'm not sure if it's reliable in terms of electronics etc. Do you recommend Renault cars?

For upcoming corner, your are obviously going to apply brake, so when you apply brake Automatic box won’t reduce the gear?

Great video buddy. What kind of car are you driving? I'm not familiar with it.

great video

yeah i drove manual untill last year(and love it 10 times more than automatic), but now my 530d bmw is a 8 speed zf , i find it very hard to handle it s manual mode and i think the transmition changes great by itself

Nice explanation. BMWs have best sport gear modes which eliminate the need of manual shifting for me.

I haven’t got those pedals around the steering wheel only the gear stick for the manual option. Wish I had them.

Good job bruh

THANK YOU for calling DCTs _automatics!_ There are too many times when I've heard people say crap like, "Ahhh, DCTs aren't automatics, they're uhh... uhhh... 'automated manuals'!" Well if something's automated then that means it's AUTOMATIC, doesn't it? Pschh! Yes, and CVTs are automatics too. And while hybrids are automatic, so even are pure EVs, but just in a de facto sense.

Hi Thanks for the video I learned a lot, what make and model of car is it with a paddle shift

Is it possible to use both gearbox, manual and automatic at the same time, there s no problem using them both ? For example when am driving in automatic gearbox and something happens unexpectedly and would need to slow down and press the brake, i just shift down the gear in manual mode and the car comes down.am i destroying my car?

(Going back...) What if you shift into M without choosing Sport mode (it sounded like you were telling us to do both), since having to do both sounds redundant?

my auto toyota has all 4 gears selectable, L 2 D(overdrive off) and D (overdrive on) its pretty interesting

Should you shift down to first when in the city at a light or a stop sign in the country

I have a audi 3.0 tdi quattro with tip tronic, what best applies to manual driving. I use auto all the time, never used sport drive or manual or paddle shift

I have used manual mode in poor weather. I have noticed that its a bit less control. So when I first brought an auto I would often put my car in manual but its not a sporty car.

Nice.

For sporty driving

so you downshift when pressing on the brake? always? or just when hitting corners?

Why do automatics need a manual mode for sportier driving even though you can manually shift autos without that; we've been able to do it for decades in vehicles that have some combination of P/R/N/O/D/3/(L)2/(L)1 with the specific low-gear numbers? I've heard some people say that manually shifting regularly using those would put a lot of premature wear on the transmission, while having an M+/- won't. But why? How would manually shifting through 1/2.3/D/O and back with that type of auto be any more strenuous?

Do you keep your foot on the gas when shifting up? Or do you release the gas before shifting up like in a regular manual transmission?

I hardly ever use my brakes in my auto car i love using manual mode it make my car power hard and firm on bends and similar road conditions it’s funny to see cars behind me heavily brake and almost loose it as i disappear away.

hello, very informitive video. But i am still woundering if every automatic gear box has a manual mode. An example being a base lever 2007 golf or a base level 1997 civic.Thanks

small questions: in cars such as this, do you have to lift ur gas pedal when you shift?

I definitely like manuel mode but i noticed how much gas i was burning, which led me here. Now i see how to manage it a little better. I was staying in the lower gears a bit too long.

Does the manual mode let you do mistakes with the choice of gears? Like, does it let you go into first by quickly shifting down while going 50? Do you get any sort of warnings or does it let you blow the engine?

I use manual mode now since my transmission isnt goibg into 3rd gear but in manual it switches just fine

I use manual mode in my car because it makes twice as much power as it did stock and if I flat foot it in auto It's going to fullboost downshift and lunch my trans.