Car goes forward when in Neutral and Reverse mode by default?

[caruser]

Hi all,

Whenever I put my car in Neutral or Reverse it goes forward by default.

I have to hit the break pedal in Neutral to stop it.
And I have to press the accelerator a little to make it go in reverse in the Reverse mode.

It was on a slope mind you so don't know if this happens to you guys.

It is an automatic Toyota Auris VVT-i model.

Is this supposed to happen with Toyota Auris cars? Do you get the same thing?

[JarnoSe]

Every car (despite the make) with automatic gearbox has gone slowly forward when in neutral.

[caruser]

Thanks,

It's just I am new to this and it surprised me when it just went forward.

I had another automatic by another brand of car and it only went in reverse when I pressed the accelerator (while in Reverse mode) and in Neutral it stayed in a stand-still mode.

With my Auris it only stops rolling forward when I hit the breaks. And in Reverse mode I have to use both Accelerator and break-pad together to control it. Otherwise if I put in Reverse and don't use the accelerator it rolls foward.

Is this normal? Does this happen to others cars here too?

I am just trying to be sure on how it's supposed to behave :)

[E]

I have driven more autos than manuals and my experience is that when you engage d from p,the car starts moves forward(slowly) as you lift off the brake pedal and doesn't move in n (and again moves when in r as u lift off the brake). I have the auris auto hybrid and behaves as above.

[Heidfirst]

3 hours ago, caruser said:

Is this normal? Does this happen to others cars here too?

On a slope quite possibly depending upon severity.

[Phil_1985]

Isn't this because the Auris Multi-Mode Transmission ('auto') isn't an auto but a manual gearbox with a robotic clutch? I'm talking only about the Auris MMT here, not the hybrid. 

[Chad27]

Wen put my Toyota Mark x 05 into nutreul reverse it drives forward but only in 1stgear won't change out of 1st