What are the harms of leaving a manual transmission car in gear when parked?
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Leaving a manual transmission car in gear when parked does not harm the vehicle. In fact, keeping the car in gear after parking can effectively prevent the vehicle from rolling backward, especially when parked on a slope. In addition to applying the handbrake, it is essential to leave the car in gear rather than in neutral. A manual transmission, also known as a manual gearbox (MT), requires the driver to manually shift gears by moving the gear lever to change the gear engagement inside the transmission, thereby altering the gear ratio to achieve speed changes. Manual transmission cars have significantly lower maintenance costs compared to automatic transmission vehicles. Since automatic transmissions are foreign technology, China's current development of automatic transmission vehicles is not yet mature, resulting in higher maintenance costs for automatic transmission cars compared to manual ones.