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Subject: Re: [T3] AutoTrany Swap into a Bettle for Handicapped. > Thats one of the reason He was looking at a bug. She has used hand > controls on other cars and they have a thing that they can move from car > to car. Don't you have to shift a autostick. I think you move it like a > std shift? > Thanks > Yes, you have a shift lever like a manual trans, but it does not have to be shifted unless you want to. The shift lever has a switch built into it, that accuates the servo for the clutch. When you take your hand off the shift lever, the clutch engages, but the torque converter then starts to do it's thing, and lets you hold the brake, and the car will sit still. As you release the brake, the car will start to move as the engine RPM's come up with throttle. No, you do not have to shift the autostick to drive it. It can be started out in any gear. The torque converter slippage takes care of getting underway. Most people drove them by putting them in 2nd gear for around town, and then shifting to 3rd for on the highway. If you are on a steep hill, I would recommend shifting down into 1st, then as you crest the hill, go into 2nd or 3rd. The Autostick trans has the same gears as a manual trans, EXCEPT that there is no first gear. It is a 3 speed trans, with a small servo accuated clutch, and a torque converter, and a different transmission case. NONE == 1st manual trans 1st autostick == 2nd manual trans 2nd autostick == 3rd manual trans 3rd autostick == 4th manual trans Russ Wolfe russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org