Switching from R to D

[datoda]

I accidentally found that I could go from reverse to drive without braking when my M3 travels at a low speed (2mph when I found this behavior). The transition was very smooth, and simply added agility to an already agile car.

My apologies if this is a well-known behavior.

 

[Tony_YYZ]

Definitely known behaviour. I like it.

 

[Zirak]

Makes it so much easier to adjust your car when trying to park.

 

[StealthP3D]

Yep. The design of the Model 3 is the first time a car has taken a step away from the irritating "nanny features" that have been steadily creeping into car design over the last 25 years. Very refreshing to have a car that says "yes" instead of "no".

 

[Big Earl]

The threshold is 5 mph. I shift from R to D and back routinely without stopping.

 

[rtanov]

Most Ev's do this. Even some ICE cars would allow it.

 

[hamtonp]

I do this a lot when backing into my garage. Drive forward and then flick it into R while the car is still rolling. No need to step on the brakes. Then there was one time I was in a rush and tried to switch it before I hit the 5mph threshold. I almost rammed into my fence lunging forward.

 

[Antarius]

Most Ev's do this. Even some ICE cars would allow it.

Every manual transmission car allows this.

 

[whataboutbob]

One thing I don’t quite like is that as soon as you turn to D, the back up camera view is closed, I think it should be based on traveling direction rather than selected gear.

 

[aspec818]

Manual officially says you can make gear shifts (r-d or d-r) under 5 mph. It’s like driving stick shift all over again!