Will starting in 2nd gear all the time kill my Montero?

[dsiglin]

If I keep "hold" on (on option on the A/T switch) my car will start in second gear and hold it there for a little longer. You are supposed to use this option when starting out on ice or snow. Well, will it hurt my transmission/Montero if I keep the "hold" option on all the time? So every time I start out cold it will start in second gear?

My Montero thinks the "hold" button is on all the time so if I don't have the button flipped to "hold" it will keep itself in 1st gear for longer than it should and then shift roughly to 2nd. I figured I would save some money by not having the problem fixed and just keeping it on "hold" all the time. But will this be more expensive in the long run?

thanks,
david