Re: Auto-Park

Posted by d c On 2016/6/23 16:12:06

I was wondering if a thread was going to be started on this. As someone who has been driving an older vehicle, I was startled to experience this kind of electric gear shift lever in a new vehicle. I would like to hear others views if they have driven a 2016 bmw or one of these jeeps . It was not intuitive to shift from park to reverse or shift to park by pressing a button only. I was wondering if this would cause issues with older drivers who are used to the feel and operation of the console shifted autos in which have been all pretty much the same for twenty years or so .
I also have a fear this may cause issues in the future for young drivers who grow up experiencing only these shifters. I can see them assuming pressing a button on the side of the shifter and having the car go to park without movement of the shifter causing the same safety issue if they borrow a friends "older" car and as habbit, stop the car, press the thumb button and think the care is now in park without moving the handle thus causing injury upon exiting. What happened to a "standard" . Diddnt they learn anything with the P R N D L?