What Do the Gear Letters Stand For?
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Gear letters represent: 1. P stands for Parking, also known as the parking gear; 2. R stands for Reverse, also called the reverse gear; 3. N stands for Neutral, known as the neutral gear; 4. D is called the Drive gear or forward gear; 5. S is the so-called Sport gear; 6. L is the Low gear for slow forward movement; 7. M stands for Manual, which is the manual mode, usually found in models equipped with a semi-automatic transmission. Automatic transmission generally refers to the car's automatic gear-shifting mechanism, where the transmission control system automatically selects the appropriate gear based on the engine's speed and load while driving, replacing the driver's subjective judgment of timing and gear-shifting operation. A typical automatic transmission car has six gears, arranged from top to bottom as: P, R, N, D, S, L.