manual switch on automatic transmission?

Submitted: Thursday, May 24, 2007 at 01:10
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Hi everyone,

I have a 1992 Subaru Liberty GW Wagon 4WD, Automatic. On the center console is an orange switch that reads "Manual". As per the owners manual description, it forces the transmission to change and remain in whatever gear is selected by the driver (ie. like a manual transmission). In short, it stops the car kicking down a gear, to the extent that I can take off in 2nd gear if i really want to.

That's the question, though. Why would I want to force my car into a gear, and prevent it from changing down?

For the record, the owners manual simply states the function, not the reasoning, which i am after :P

Thanks in advance.
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