Will Stepping on the Gas in P Gear Damage the Car?

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VanJordan
07/30/25 3:43am
If the car is in a parked state, stepping on the gas in P gear will not damage the car. This is because P gear is the parking gear, and pressing the accelerator at this time is equivalent to revving the engine in neutral, causing no substantial harm to the vehicle. P gear simply has an additional locking mechanism for the output shaft compared to neutral gear. In P gear, the power does not reach the output drive shaft, and the internal gear mechanism merely spins freely. Information about P gear is as follows: 1. The "P" in P gear comes from the first letter of the English word "park," so in automatic transmission cars, P gear is the symbol for the parking gear. 2. P gear evolved from N gear. In addition to placing the transmission in neutral mode, it also includes an internal pawl in the transmission that locks the gear on the output shaft, creating a mechanical lock to secure the drive axle and fix the vehicle in a stationary or slightly moving state.
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