What do the plus and minus signs on the automatic transmission mean?
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Automatic transmission's plus sign represents upshifting, while the minus sign represents downshifting. To increase the vehicle's speed, push the gear lever toward the plus sign to achieve upshifting. To reduce the vehicle's speed, push the gear lever toward the minus sign and then downward to achieve downshifting. N stands for neutral gear. Selecting the N button disengages the transmission and disconnects the driven wheel of the transmission. At this point, the vehicle will move based on its own weight, momentum, and inertia, equivalent to turning off the engine. The car cannot rely on the engine for operation, so remember not to use neutral gear when going uphill. D gear is the drive gear, which works by engaging all possible forward motion ratios through the transmission, typically ranging between 3 and 9.