# Accidentally knocked my car into manual without noticing

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-knocked-my-car-into-manual-without-noticing/154449>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [December 11, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-knocked-my-car-into-manual-without-noticing/154449 "2019-12-11T06:28:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-knocked-my-car-into-manual-without-noticing/154449/2 "2019-12-11T06:34:39Z")

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Starting a new thread isn’t going to get any different responses.

> [@Accidentally went into manual without noticing](https://community.cartalk.com/t/accidentally-went-into-manual-without-noticing/154422):
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> driving to class today in a 15min drive, at some point during it i accidentally knocking my car in manual without noticing, my music being loud i didn’t hear my car revving, i’m not sure what gear i was, what rpms i was at, or how long i was even in manual. but i noticed when my car starting running off and then a sensor came on for “low engine oil” and then following right after that my “alternator malfunction” sensor also came on and my car suddenly shut off and all i was able to do was roll t…

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