Reply #1: i have always had manual transmissions so i understand how your sisters feel

[AlCzervik]

ok so having said that when i go to San Fransisco and i'm on a steep hill i shift my car in to 1st so i would imagine this shiftronic dodad drops the tranny in to a lower gear for uphill or down. keeping you car in drive on a steep hill means keeping your foot all the way to the floor getting you no where fast hence the down shifting in to a lower gear.