Gear Position Of A Cvt When The Vehicle Is Idle

[SimpleAuto]

Guys,

When the vehicle is idle, is it ok to keep it at "D" while engaging breaks or should it be shifted to "N"? lets say if the car is idle for about a minute.

Thanks a lot.

[nano31]

It should be better if you can put it to N (or P, if appropriate) if you gonna keep it for sometimes (5 min?) as it will reduce lot of mechanical stress for auto box.

Another thing to remember is that you should not keep the vehicle in P position in a uphill or downhill without applying "handbrake" as that cause undue stress on the parking pin and could eventually lead in to early malfunctions! It need not to say that the hand brake should also be well adjusted!!

Edited August 17, 2011 by nano31

[harshansenadhir]

It should be better if you can put it to N (or P, if appropriate) if you gonna keep it for sometimes (5 min?) as it will reduce lot of mechanical stress for auto box.

Another thing to remember is that you should not keep the vehicle in P position in a uphill or downhill without applying "handbrake" as that cause undue stress on the parking pin and could eventually lead in to early malfunctions! It need not to say that the hand brake should also be well adjusted!!

Shifting to N will reduce stress on engine and mounts and on torque converter, not the gear box or valve body. I'm also doing this at lights but still having doubts that it will lead to excessive operation on valve body and pressure regulating valves. May be the life time of valve body is being reduced. Any advise from a user manual. ?

[SimpleAuto]

Thanks guys !!!! Any more expert comments??? :-)

[Pericles]

Shifting to N will reduce stress on engine and mounts and on torque converter, not the gear box or valve body. I'm also doing this at lights but still having doubts that it will lead to excessive operation on valve body and pressure regulating valves. May be the life time of valve body is being reduced. Any advise from a user manual. ?

He said CVT machang. Otherwise I would have gone "use the search" by now

[harshansenadhir]

He said CVT machang. Otherwise I would have gone "use the search" by now

Oh, my bad, didn't pay attention to the cvt part in the subject. The stress on the system and drive belt wear too should be considered. Then, changing to N makes more sense.