Do I still need to step on the brake when in N gear?
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You need to step on the brake when in N gear, otherwise the vehicle may roll. If on a flat road surface, the car won't roll after shifting into N gear. Both manual and automatic transmission cars have N gear, which represents neutral. In automatic transmission vehicles, there are two gears that can be used when parking: one is P gear, and the other is N gear. There's a clear difference between these two gears: N gear doesn't have a locking mechanism, while P gear does. After shifting into P gear, the locking mechanism will lock the final drive gear in the transmission, so even without engaging the handbrake, the car won't move.