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With an automatic transmission, there are four or five gears, each gear bigger than the last. The bigger the gear the higher the speed. But once in a while, you need power, or "torque", to tow heavy items or carry great weights up steep hills, for example. Since your automatic transmission Is not a mind reader, it switches gears from low to high regardless of what you are towing. So using "low gear" forces the transmission to stay in the low gear even at speeds where it wants to go higher. This gives you less speed but more torque (power), so you will be able to make it up the hill without burning out your transmission. So only use low gear when towing or carrying great extra weight and do not drive fast, read your manual for low gear speed limits so you don't blow your transmission.
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What is the L on the gearshift of a car?
low gear.
What are the I and L shifts in an automatic car?
Low stands for Low Gear or 1st gear in the transmission.(I), is one I have never seen. If you mean 1 then that is 1st gear.
Car doesnt move when put into gear?
When the shifting linkage is disconnected the car will appear to go into gear but not move. The car will not move when the transmission fluid is low.
When a car is on first gearthe rear wheels turn very slowlyexplain why this gear is best for climbing a steep hill?
Gears in a car change where the powerband (or Torque) are in the RPM range relative to what gear it's in. When a car is put into 1st gear, the "power" in the car is very very low in the RPM range and this is why a car is put into a low gear when climbing a hill or steep grade.
What means automatic gear fault in peugeot 307?
it means that the gear is not able to push up the car due to low preasure in the gear
Why does your car jerk when you ease off the gas?
your car must be stuck in a low gear and not able to switch out
What is lo on the dash of a 1998 Subaru Forester?
That means that the car is in low gear.
Why doe your car sound like it is in a high gear when you are driving in a low gear?
Cooling fan clutch could be seized.
First gear in a car with a manual transmission is used?
The first gear in a car with a manual transmission is used to start the car moving from being stopped and to climb steep grades at a low speed.
How fast is a car going at 2000rpm?
That would depend on the gear ratio between the engine and the wheels, and in the diameter of the wheels. The transmission of the car lets you change the gear ratio, so in low gear the car may be going 15 MPH, while in high gear the car may be going at 70 MPH.
What does driving at low speed20mphin second gear for 10 - 15 minutes do to your car?
Not a lot.
Why does car idle in neutral but die in gear?
the reason it are doing that is because in is ild to low
