What are the plus and minus buttons under the steering wheel for?
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Steering wheel plus and minus buttons serve for manual mode gear shifting. Below are related expanded contents: Introduction to manual mode: Many automatic transmission vehicles feature manual mode, with such transmissions referred to as semi-automatic transmissions. Some cars have paddle shifters behind the steering wheel, allowing direct gear changes via these paddles when in manual mode. Differences between automatic transmission manual mode and manual transmission: In manual mode, automatic transmissions only permit manual upshifting or downshifting without direct gear selection capability. Manual transmissions allow drivers to directly select any gear. Most automatic transmissions incorporate protective programs - when the transmission computer detects inappropriate driver shifting operations, it will override the command. This constitutes another key distinction between automatic transmission manual mode and traditional manual transmissions.