Can an automatic transmission vehicle be started in neutral gear?
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An automatic transmission vehicle can be started in neutral gear. Here are the relevant details: 1. Benefits: Starting an automatic car in neutral gear is to avoid the so-called backlash caused by shifting from P to D through R gear, which is designed to protect the transmission. 2. Neutral start protection: Automatic transmission models must be in N or P gear and the brake pedal must be depressed to start. This feature is called neutral start protection, and the main purpose of this design is for safety. 3. Manual characteristics: Most manual transmission models can only be started when the gearbox is in neutral, and some models also require the clutch pedal to be depressed to start.