What does a P on the car mean?

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Galadriel
07/30/25 2:18am
The meaning of a P on the car: 1. If the P is displayed on the dashboard, it is a circle with a P in the middle, brackets on both sides of the circle, and the entire symbol is red, representing the parking brake indicator; 2. The P button on the car is the on/off switch for the parking sensors; 3. The P on the gear shift. Some car models will display a P on the dashboard when the P gear is engaged. P gear is the abbreviation of Parking, meaning the parking gear. The parking brake indicator is used to indicate whether the parking brake is engaged. The indicator light turns on when the parking brake is pulled up and turns off when the handbrake is released.
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