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From forward to reverse without stopping
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From forward to reverse without stopping
The right side stick in my last car controls wiper. Push it up will wipe the windshield once.
Ever since I bought the C300, I have been worried about what if my old habit kicks in. And it just happened.
Luckily, the car is moving slower than 10 miles a hour. The car stopped suddenly. I reacted immediately and stepped on break. Changing the gear to D and it went forward as if nothing has happened.
Certainly, I don't want to try what will happen if I don't step on the break. The gear shows R but I don't know if it will actually goes back.
Does anyone know what will happen? I'd think the car needs to be stopped first before going into reverse gear. But it does not appear to be the case.
Ever since I bought the C300, I have been worried about what if my old habit kicks in. And it just happened.
Luckily, the car is moving slower than 10 miles a hour. The car stopped suddenly. I reacted immediately and stepped on break. Changing the gear to D and it went forward as if nothing has happened.
Certainly, I don't want to try what will happen if I don't step on the break. The gear shows R but I don't know if it will actually goes back.
Does anyone know what will happen? I'd think the car needs to be stopped first before going into reverse gear. But it does not appear to be the case.
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The right side stick in my last car controls wiper. Push it up will wipe the windshield once.
Ever since I bought the C300, I have been worried about what if my old habit kicks in. And it just happened.
Luckily, the car is moving slower than 10 miles a hour. The car stopped suddenly. I reacted immediately and stepped on break. Changing the gear to D and it went forward as if nothing has happened.
Certainly, I don't want to try what will happen if I don't step on the break. The gear shows R but I don't know if it will actually goes back.
Does anyone know what will happen? I'd think the car needs to be stopped first before going into reverse gear. But it does not appear to be the case.
Ever since I bought the C300, I have been worried about what if my old habit kicks in. And it just happened.
Luckily, the car is moving slower than 10 miles a hour. The car stopped suddenly. I reacted immediately and stepped on break. Changing the gear to D and it went forward as if nothing has happened.
Certainly, I don't want to try what will happen if I don't step on the break. The gear shows R but I don't know if it will actually goes back.
Does anyone know what will happen? I'd think the car needs to be stopped first before going into reverse gear. But it does not appear to be the case.
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Next time look at the gear indicator screen - the number of arrows next to the gear is how many clicks of the shifter are necessary to move into the gear, and if there are no arrows it means the gear isn't available. When the car starts moving above a crawl, the arrow next to the P and R disappear, telling you it can't go into those gears no matter what you do. At a slow speed, you'll see a double arrow next to the R telling you that you have to tap up twice or push all the way up to go into R, and the arrow next to the P will show up as well.
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