What do N gear and D gear mean respectively?

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Elmer
07/29/25 11:57pm
N gear and D gear refer to neutral gear and drive gear respectively, and the differences between them are: 1. Different usage: N gear is used for temporary parking; D gear is used when the car is moving forward and can automatically select the gear. 2. Different applications: N gear is suitable for both manual transmissions and automatic transmissions; D gear is suitable for automatic transmissions. An automatic transmission does not require the driver to manually shift gears; the vehicle will automatically select the appropriate gear based on the driving speed and traffic conditions. Other gears include: 1. P gear is the parking gear; 2. R gear is the reverse gear; 3. L gear is the low-speed gear; 4. S gear is the sport mode.
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