Is It Okay to Park an Automatic Transmission Car in Neutral?
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It is not advisable to park an automatic transmission car in neutral. Here are more details about parking an automatic transmission car in neutral: 1. It is best to park in P (Park) gear: If left in neutral, the car's modules will not go into sleep mode, leading to battery discharge and potential battery drain. For temporary stops of two to three minutes, you can shift to neutral, but you must keep the brake pedal depressed and preferably engage the handbrake. 2. For parking longer than one hour, you should shift to P (Park) gear instead of neutral: There is a difference between P gear and neutral. Neutral simply stops the car without providing any braking force, relying on the handbrake for braking. In contrast, the P (Park) gear engages a pawl inside the transmission to prevent the car from moving, which is fundamentally different from neutral.