What does the N in automatic transmission mean?

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Automatic transmission N gear is the neutral gear, which usually means that the shift lever of the motor vehicle is not placed in any forward or reverse gear, and the transmission is completely separated from the drive wheels. If the car suddenly stalls while driving, you can directly shift the gear to N gear to restart the ignition without needing to restart the engine. If you shift to P gear, you need to stop the car and restart the engine. When the vehicle is driving at high speed, the engine speed and the output shaft speed of the automatic transmission will be very high. Once the gear is switched to N gear, it will cause the engine to lose contact with the wheels, and the hydraulic lines inside the automatic transmission will also experience insufficient oil pressure. Automatic transmission means that the vehicle will automatically select the appropriate gear based on driving speed and traffic conditions. Its working principle is to use a planetary gear mechanism that can automatically shift gears according to the degree of the accelerator pedal and changes in vehicle speed. The driver only needs to operate the accelerator pedal to control the vehicle speed.