Can a car be started in P gear?
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It is correct to start a car in P gear, and many vehicle models are designed from the factory to only allow ignition in P gear for safety reasons. The P gear is a common gear position in automatic transmission vehicles, usually located at the frontmost position of the gear shift console, ahead of the R gear. Its purpose is to lock the axle when the car is stationary on a slope. When the P gear is engaged, the locking mechanism inside the automatic transmission locks the gears of the transmission, which indirectly locks the wheels. Even without engaging the handbrake, the car cannot move.