What is the parking sequence for an automatic transmission?
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Parking steps: When the car comes to a stop, first decelerate, press the brake pedal, and shift to N gear. Here, instead of directly shifting to P gear and turning off the engine, this is to prevent the transmission from passing through R gear when the engine starts, thereby reducing an impact. When turning off the engine, the power is not cut off because the gear is not in P, and the key cannot be removed. Engage the handbrake and release the foot brake. At this point, you can feel that the force has been applied to the handbrake. Automatic transmissions generally have P, R, N, D, 3, 2, and 1 gears. Remember: P stands for Park, R for Reverse, N for Neutral, D for Drive, and 3, 2, 1 indicate forcing the transmission to stay below a certain gear. For example, 3 means forcing the transmission to stay below third gear. When unable to move the gear lever, do not force it. In over 99% of cases, it might be due to the driver doing something wrong. For instance, in some cars, there is a lever below the gear lever that can be pulled out or pushed in to shift to P gear. In a Polo, it's a button at the thumb position that needs to be pressed. Be cautious, as this mechanism is designed to prevent accidental operations, such as pushing into R or P gear while driving, which are extremely dangerous actions!
