Which Gear Should Be Used for Long-Term Parking?

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Which gear should be used for long-term parking depends on the specific vehicle model. For manual transmission vehicles, shift to neutral and then engage the handbrake for long-term parking. For automatic transmission vehicles, first engage the handbrake and then shift to P (Park) gear. Manual transmission refers to a manual gearbox, where the driver manually shifts gears by moving the gear lever to change the gear engagement inside the transmission, thereby altering the gear ratio to achieve speed changes. Automatic transmission eliminates the need for the driver to manually shift gears; the vehicle automatically selects the appropriate gear based on driving speed and traffic conditions. Generally, automatic transmission vehicles have six gear positions, arranged from top to bottom as: P (Park), R (Reverse), N (Neutral), D (Drive), S (Sport), and L (Low).