Where is the Neutral Position in a Manual Transmission?
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Manual transmission's neutral position is located in the middle of the gear lever, without any letter markings. Most manual transmission models have gears ranging from 1 to 5, an R (reverse) gear, and a neutral position. Among these, gears 1 to 5 are forward gears, R is the reverse gear, with 1st gear at the top left; 2nd gear at the bottom left; 3rd gear at the top center; 4th gear at the bottom center; 5th gear at the top right; R gear at the bottom right; and neutral is in the very center. Neutral typically refers to the state where the vehicle's gearshift lever is not engaged in any forward or reverse gear, completely disconnecting the transmission from the drive wheels. In manual transmissions, neutral is in the middle position, whereas in automatic transmissions, it is marked with an 'N'. For fuel-injected engine cars, coasting in neutral should be used with caution, and coasting with the engine off in neutral should never be attempted.