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Old 06-12-2012, 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by New2MB View Post

If the answer is that selecting that gear manually takes the place of the hydraulic pressure then my next question is; how could the transmission NOT go into 2nd when manually shifted there?
"Manual" operation of the gear selector does not equate to "mechanical" gear selection. All shifting is facilitated hydraulically.

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Originally Posted by New2MB View Post

It seems to me that just because you place the transmission in a particular gear does not mean it would neccessarily have the hydraulic pressure needed to shift into that gear.
That is correct. Except for the parking pawl.
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