Which Gear is Reverse?
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In vehicles, the letter R represents the reverse gear, whether it's a manual transmission or an automatic transmission. Automatic transmissions typically have four main gears: P, R, N, and D, which stand for Park, Reverse, Neutral, and Drive, respectively. Some automatic transmissions also include an S gear and an L gear, where S stands for Sport mode and L stands for Low gear. The reverse gear, fully known as the Reverse Driving Gear, is labeled as R on the gear console. Its purpose is to enable the vehicle to move backward, serving as a special driving gear. When the driver shifts the gear lever to the reverse position, the direction of the power input from the engine remains unchanged, while the internal reverse output gear of the transmission engages with the output shaft, causing the output shaft to rotate in the opposite direction. This, in turn, drives the wheels to rotate in reverse for backing up the vehicle.