What is the reason why an automatic transmission car cannot start in P gear?

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AmirAnn
09/05/25 5:49am
The reason why an automatic transmission car cannot start in P gear is: the starter motor of the car has malfunctioned. The meanings of the letters in an automatic transmission car are: P gear is the parking gear, R gear is the reverse gear, N gear is the neutral gear, D gear is the drive gear, L gear is the low gear, S gear is the sports mode, and OD gear is the overdrive gear. The precautions for driving an automatic transmission car are: 1. Do not shift into P gear while driving; 2. After driving, you must turn off the engine and shift into P gear to remove the key; 3. Do not shift into N gear to coast while driving; 4. Start the vehicle in P or N gear, shift the gear lever out of P gear while stepping on the brake, turn on the power and step on the brake to shift to N gear, and after ignition, shift into D gear to drive directly; 5. When switching between N, D, and L gears, there is no need to press the shift button. To shift from L gear to lower limit gears, press the shift button, but shifting from lower gears to higher gears does not require pressing the shift button.
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