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    Aug 22, 2011, 04:33 PM
    Shifting an automatic like a manual?
    I drive a 1997 ford expedition. Anyway, one morning last week I left in a hurry and inadvertently shifted into 2nd gear instead of Drive, and I didn't realize it until I was accelerating & I noticed the gears weren't changing. I slowed down almost to a stop before I shifted into drive, and I was wondering, if for any reason I needed to shift between Drive, 2, and 1, would it hurt the transmission if this was done while moving because it is an automatic? Thanks
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    Aug 22, 2011, 04:39 PM
    That all depends on how fast you are traveling... assuming you aren't shifting into a gear that would result in an inappropriately high engine speed (I.E. dropping to 1 from 60 mph). Otherwise in the situation you described you could have simply put it into drive.
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