Is fequent manual shifting on auto transmission harmful?

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Is fequent manual shifting on auto transmission harmful?

Just wondering if frequent shifting of automatic transmission is harmful for it.

My friend has rented his lancer 1.3 auto to office and I have noticed that its driver shifts the automatic transmission lever from D, 2, and 3 just like we change gears on our manual transmission. And this he does in Islamabad especially while moving he puts the car in 2 and then in 3 and then in D and if he has to reduce speed due to congestion he shifts it in 2 and after finding the way again shifts in 3.

I was wondering why he was not driving in D? And what is the use of auto transmission if he is shifting gears madly like in manual tranny.

I told my friend to educate his driver as I fear that the transmission would breakdown if he continued to use it like manual.

What are your opinions friends?

Gari.pk User 605 asked on 16 Jun 2010 13:43:12 pm

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Zayan - on 16 Jun 2010 13:44:59 pm

dude ur auto can also be driven like this,
i usually do it when i wanna have a quick gain in speed
its not harmful for tranny dude

harmfull for tranny is like shifting in N and giving full race and then shifting in D causing wheelspin