Do You Need to Press the Brake When Shifting from P to D?

[EmersynFitz]

Shifting from P to D requires pressing the brake. If you don't press the brake, the car may move forward directly, potentially leading to an accident. For safety reasons, it's essential to press the brake. From the perspective of protecting the car, pressing the brake while shifting to D can effectively reduce the impact on the transmission. Generally, automatic transmission cars have six gear positions, arranged from top to bottom as: P, R, N, D, S, L. Automatic transmission usually refers to the car's automatic gear-shifting mechanism, where the control system of the automatic transmission selects the appropriate gear based on the engine's speed and load during driving, thereby replacing the driver's subjective judgment of timing and gear-shifting operations.