Should You Shift Gears or Release the Handbrake First When Starting an Automatic Transmission Car?
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When starting an automatic transmission car, you should shift gears first and then release the handbrake. Below is an introduction to the relevant content: 1. Automatic Transmission: Automatic transmission usually refers to the car's automatic gear-shifting mechanism. While driving, the control system of the automatic transmission selects the appropriate gear based on the engine's speed and load. 2. Operation: It replaces the driver's subjective judgment of timing and gear-shifting operations. 3. Gears: A typical automatic transmission car has six gears, arranged from top to bottom as P, R, N, D, S, L. 4. Professional Term for Handbrake: It is an auxiliary brake, different in principle from the main brake. It uses a steel cable connected to the rear brake shoes to brake the car. Long-term use of the handbrake can cause the steel cable to undergo plastic deformation. 5. Deformation: Since this deformation is irreversible, long-term use will reduce its effectiveness, and the handbrake's travel distance will also increase.