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Is this common, that an automatic transmission won’t immediately shift to neutral? I thought that automatic transmissions usually let you shift to neutral witho
by rlanday 13y ago
Is this common, that an automatic transmission won’t immediately shift to neutral? I thought that automatic transmissions usually let you shift to neutral without pushing the shifter button in to let you shift to neutral without blowing through it at trying to put the engine in reverse. Shifting into neutral while driving shouldn’t break anything, unless maybe if the throttle is fully open and the rev limiter isn’t working, but that’s the most important situation for being able to shift into neutral, isn’t it? I don’t see why an engineer would want to try to prevent this.
- dmm 13y agoThe Prius doesn't have a tradition automatic transmission with a torque converter and multiple gear ratios. The gas engine is connected to the wheels at a fixed ratio along with two motor/generators in a planetary gear system. Reverse is achieved by running the electric motor in reverse. There is no reverse gear. Shifting the neutral on the prius just means disconnecting the MGs and turning off the ICE.