What does the R in manual transmission mean?

[BriannaFitz]

R gear is the reverse gear. When the transmission is shifted into this gear, lightly pressing the accelerator will make the vehicle move backward, thus completing the reversing operation. Make sure the vehicle is completely stopped before shifting into R gear, otherwise it may cause reverse impact on the transmission and damage the internal gears. Here is some relevant information: 1. Manual transmissions usually have five gears, but there are also six-speed manual transmissions. The six-speed manual transmission has one more gear than the five-speed, which is the highest forward gear. 2. Automatic transmissions do not require the driver to shift gears manually. The car will automatically select the appropriate gear based on speed or traffic conditions, and the driver only needs to control the accelerator pedal. Automatic transmission cars have six gears, from top to bottom: Park (P), Reverse (R), Neutral (N), Drive (D), Sport or Sport mode (S), and Low (L).