What does 'Shift up at five and down at zero' mean?
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Shift up at five and down at zero refers to: shift to 2nd gear at speeds above 15 km/h, shift to 3rd gear at speeds above 25 km/h, shift to 4th gear at speeds above 35 km/h, shift to 5th gear at speeds above 45 km/h; shift to 4th gear at speeds below 40 km/h, shift to 3rd gear at speeds below 30 km/h, shift to 2nd gear at speeds below 20 km/h, shift to 1st gear at speeds below 10 km/h. Generally, passenger cars have manual transmissions with 4 to 6 gears and automatic transmissions with 4 to 8 gears. The more gears a vehicle has, the better it adapts to different driving conditions, which can help reduce fuel consumption.