What do the different gears in a Volkswagen automatic transmission represent?

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LaAlejandro
07/29/25 3:17pm
Volkswagen automatic transmission gears represent forward, park, reverse, and parking. Below is a detailed introduction to the automatic transmission gears: P gear: Parking gear, used when parking. D gear: Drive gear, but currently most are manual-automatic transmissions. After shifting to D gear, you still need to move forward (up) or backward (down) or left and right to operate the manual mode or S gear sport mode. It is neither reasonable nor convenient in the middle position, and the final position is more reasonable. R gear: Reverse gear. If it is swapped with N gear, which is the neutral gear, being adjacent makes it easy to accidentally shift to the drive gear, which can lead to traffic accidents or damage the transmission. Therefore, the N gear is used as a separator in the middle, and it is also convenient to shift to neutral when parking, for waiting at red lights or brief stops. N gear: Neutral gear, with reverse gear above and drive gear below, allowing smooth shifting up and down.
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