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I have a driving habit that i guess is harmless to the vehicle, and i want to hear your opinions on the matter.

Sometimes i change the gears, for example, 1st then 3rd then 5th, when i am driving downwards, since it doesn't make the car choke.

So the question is, is it harmless to the gearbox to change gears in a non-sequential way?

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You have a non-sequential gearbox and can select any gear you desire. By design, the type of manual transmission you have allows you to do this. It is fine and will not damage your transmission at all.

So long as you do not over-rev your engine getting back to first and you rev match the engine, as well, should not incur any damage either.

Best of luck.

DucatiKiller
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