What gear should be used at traffic lights?

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VonDaniel
07/29/25 11:12pm
Generally speaking, for manual transmission vehicles, when waiting at traffic lights, you should shift to neutral and step on the brake or engage the handbrake. For automatic transmission vehicles, you can respond flexibly according to the actual situation. If the waiting time is short, you can keep the gear in D and simply step on the brake. There are 3 gear options for manual transmission vehicles when waiting at traffic lights: 1. Shift to P gear: When the gear selector is in P, the parking lock mechanism in the automatic transmission locks the transmission output shaft, preventing the drive wheels from turning and the car from moving. At the same time, the transmission is in neutral with no load. 2. Shift to N gear + parking: When the gear selector is in neutral, the automatic transmission is in neutral. At this time, the engine's power is transmitted to the automatic transmission through the input shaft, but it only causes the gears to idle, and there is no power output from the output shaft. However, the transmission's output shaft is not locked and can rotate freely, so the car can be pushed or towed away. Therefore, you must step on the brake or engage the handbrake (or automatic parking), otherwise the car may roll away. 3. Shift to D gear + step on the brake: When the gear selector is in D and the brake is pressed, the forward clutch of the CVT transmission will engage, the DCT transmission gear will be in first gear, and the clutch will be in a ready-to-engage state. At this time, the transmission's output shaft does not rotate, the gears inside the transmission are stationary, and the torque converter's turbine is also stationary.
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