When are the '2' and '3' used?
 

I've never used either one on the shifter. Can anyone tell when they are used?

you actually use them every day, it's just a way of telling your transmission to use what gear the "2" selection your car will only use 1-2 gears the "3" will use 1-3 and D will Give you overdrive when needed, Atleast thats how I think it works...

I use it when someone is tailgating me by dropping into lower gear and flooring the accelerator. Creates an awesome burned diesel smoke behind me forcing the tailgater to back off.

This may actually be a problem if you have a manual trans.

If I'm driving in a hilly region, I'll use 3 to stop the car from shifting up into 4th. I'll also sometimes use 1 to keep the car in low when climbing a long steep hill.

When hauling dead bodies in the trunk.

That's the first thing my dad said when he saw how big the trunk was on Umlaut.

"HOLY SNIKES, YOU COULD FIT THREE OR FOUR DEAD HOOKERS BACK HERE"

Same here, plus when I'm in town I use 3 (or S on my 300D). Keeps the transmission from shifting into 4th when I let up on the accelerator at a stop. Too, it's kinda fun on curvy country roads to lock out OD.

Around here in Raleighwood 3rd sure did work better in stop and go traffic, now I just shift between 2 & 3.

When I'm driving around town I'll keep it in 3, same if the motor is still cold and I'm not on the highway.

-Jason

'D' & 'S'
 

I use 'S' in the cold mornings to prevent the last upshift and keep it peppier...

I use "S" to prevent un-needed shifts to 4th around town.....that's about it. I like to choose when it uses 4th gear most of the time.

Maybe I just need to get a manual trans.....

isnt the dead body coun't standard for measuring the size of trunks

Yup, I remember telling someone that they had a "two Jimmy Hoffa" trunk.

That's funny, because I always thought the standard unit of measure was the "dead hooker" as noted above. Anybody know the conversion from Hoffas to hookers???