How do you drive a Standard Automatic car?

I just got a 2007 pontiac g6 gt. You can either drive it in automatic or switch to standard. I want to drive in standard but i dont know how to drive it that way. At what point in the speedometer do i change gears? There are only 4 gears. I dont want to shift gears at the wrong time. Anyone who can help me out, i would appreciate it.How do you drive a Standard Automatic car?
If you don't want to ruin your transmission and blow several hundred dollars don't try ti teach yourself how to drive a stick shift. Find a friend who knows how and have him take you to say a school parking lot when there are no cars and have him show you how. In a couple of hours you should have it down pat. The only other people you may find there with you will be some fathers teaching their kid how to drive. Good luck.How do you drive a Standard Automatic car?
its actually called ';semi-automatic';. its basically an automatic transmission, but with the added bonus of being able to change gears when you like, as you've said.



there should be paddle shifters on the steering column. when you wanna go to a higher gear, you press the right paddle, when you wanna downshift, you press the left paddle.



you should shift early to save fuel. you have to look at the tachometer, not the speedometer when changing gears. most the time, you should change around 3000-4000 rpms, depending on the car. but lets say your cruising on the highway at around 2000 rpm and you need extra power to pass someone, you should downshift so your rpm's go up. this helps because you will have more power in the higher rpm range, so you can accelerate faster to pass. also, make sure you don't redline the engine if your doing this. redlining once won't do much, but if you do it often, it can cause some damage.
We have a 2005 malibu V6 which is built on the same SAAB chassis.



Our car has the Automatic with Manual shift mode. It is easy to use.



on your dash you have PRNDL shift position indicators, to shift into manual shift mode press the front of the floor shift lever and move the shift lever into the ';L'; position. On the dash the number 1,2,3,or 4 will appear to the right of the L on the dash, this will indicate what gear you are currently in. use the toggle +/- switch on the left side of the gear shift handle to manually shift gears.(+ =up, - = down)



In manual shift mode you will determine when you shift gears, but the transmission will not shift up to OD until speed and RPM's allow you to do so.



Manual shift mode will allow you shift at higher RPMs and run in a lower gear. Care must be use to avoid loss of control or mechanical problems while running in manual shift mode. It can cause higher maintenance costs. and if it leads to reckless driving and speeding it can lead to an accident or tickets.



(but it can also be more fun)
I dont think it is possiable to over rev it. If the rpms get too high it should switch to the next gear by its self. Drive with it in auto first and see where is shifts at do this for normal driving and hard driving. Ive drove many manuals in my day and i dont need a tach all you need to hear is the sound of the engine.