To those whose technically minded, I always shift my box to neutral if I know I'll stop at the red light for at least half minute or longer. But there are other people who thinks it will cause more wear doing so...but I think it reduces the wear....

So which one is correct then?

I also put it into Neutral , not technically minded or think about wear and tear , mostly think about the poor sod behind me having red spots in his eyes especially at night .

Considerate or what ............ must be getting in touch with my Feminine side

Some people put on handbrake, but leave it in Drive, I didn't like doing that either, kept thinking it'll wear out my handbrake mechanism as well...seriously!!!

I generally stick the box into park & take my foot off the brake...

I'm presuming this isn't a problem?

The User Manual says: When stationary in traffic, select N (Neutral) to improve fuel economy and air conditioning performance; and: Select neutral when the vehicle is stationary and the engine is required to idle for a brief period (at traffic lights, for example). Also: DO NOT allow the vehicle to remain stationary for any length of time with a drive gear selected and the engine running (always select N if the engine is to idle for a prolonged period).

Another great case of R T F M !!  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

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Cant beleive i had to RTFM to remind myself what RTFM meant

What's RTFM? Read The F Manual?

YEP

Abreviations are no good to me to me coz i am Dslyeik Dyslecksick Dislecksic , cant f k read

Ah, National Dyslexic Association - DNA...

All autos I've driven/owned have been the same, and had similar instructions in the manual.

When stopping briefly at lights etc, use handbrake and Drive.

When stopping for more than a few seconds, handbrake and select neutral.

Maybe it's only noticeable in a TD6, but try using Neutral, it suddenly sounds a lot less strained (Oddly enough! ) I gather it mainly stops your g/box overheating.

Since upgrading my alloys to 19" and getting increased vibration at idle, I now put it into neutral when stationary, it stops ALL the vibrations. I find that just weird. It doesn't make sense.  Discovery 4 HSE
1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF
1982 Series 3 Hard Top

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I get a little vibe that comes thru the gear selector when sitting idling with the box in D. The vibe dissappears when shifting to N or P. Whatcha think? Is it gonna blow up?

dantheman wrote:

I generally stick the box into park & take my foot off the brake...

I'm presuming this isn't a problem?