what is the right gear

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wu_tang6931
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what is the right gear

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ok to all the automatic owners out here or any one that can answer me. what is the correct gear supposed to be when you are going up a steep hill. is it S or L? thanks
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D seems to work for me :) j/k<BR>um I dont know you could check in your owners manuel it has all the information on L and S and when you should use them.<BR>I only use them when im driving in snow and ice so that the transmission does the braking
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L is for low speed incline S is for high speed incline. Use L if you have someone in front of you and your speed is varying instead of increasing. S is for when your wide open and can more freely increase speed on the incline
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wu_tang6931
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ok thanks. cause the weather is getting bad here and my apartment is on a really steep hill.
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