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Message: <blockquote data-quote="saat" data-source="post: 44209" data-attributes="member: 77">You brought up 2 discussions.The second being whether to leave in D when stationary (e.g at traffic lights - 30 secs) or to shift to N.In this particular issue, there are 2 schools of thoughts.  The first being leave  in D, save the pressure valves (in the gearbox) and cheaper to change the brakes due to higher wear.  The second is put it to N, relieve the gearbox internal pressure and save the brakes but increase the pressure valves wear.  I am afraid, the answer is - The jury is still out on this one, this is an age old discussion that has been argued since the invention of the automatic gearbox and noone has the answer till today and each sholl will present their point of view.Your first question on whether it is OK to use D2 in traffic.  My personal opinion, is that it should be OK to the gearbox.  I suspect that you will not get to 3rd gear in a stop start situation.   Your real damage is your pocket - in higher than normal fuel consumption, becaus eyou are holding a lower gear than called for, and higher wear and tear of your drivetrain when you slow back down. Cheers</blockquote>