Introduction to Car Gear Positions?

[CalvinFitz]

Small cars have the P gear, which is the parking gear; R gear, the reverse gear; N gear, the neutral gear; D gear, the drive gear, etc. Tips for using automatic transmission gears: You can freely switch between forward gears while driving. Although these gears limit the highest achievable gear, as long as the gear matches the speed, you can switch freely. When starting the car to move, you must press the brake pedal to move the gear lever from P or N gear to the driving gear. Release the brake pedal, and the car will slowly start moving. Precautions for using automatic transmission gears: Do not shift into N gear to coast while driving, because the automatic transmission requires lubrication. When the gear is placed in N while driving, the oil pump cannot supply oil normally for lubrication, which will cause the internal components of the transmission to overheat and result in complete damage.