# 2016 Toyota Corolla - Shift to Neutral At Lights?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-corolla-shift-to-neutral-at-lights/146777>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 15, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-corolla-shift-to-neutral-at-lights/146777 "2019-08-15T15:47:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Kasibjohn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/74df32/32.png) [@Kasibjohn](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kasibjohn)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-corolla-shift-to-neutral-at-lights/146777/1 "2019-08-15T15:47:14Z")

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It’s safe to put my car in natural at a red light,will it damage my engine?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-corolla-shift-to-neutral-at-lights/146777/2 "2019-08-15T17:23:07Z")

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Generally NOT safe. No it won’t damage your engine. Just a risky idea, you might shift into the wrong gear and either backup or stall your engine.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-toyota-corolla-shift-to-neutral-at-lights/146777/3 "2019-08-15T19:16:38Z")

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This question twice in 3 hours , Good Grief .